THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2397, 8 February 1900, Page 43

THE PATRIOTIC FUND.

OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND LISTS. The following is a list of the amounts subscribed in Otago and Southland for tho patriotic fund: — General treasurer's list, Dunedin . . . . £6062 Brough matinee and Aquatic Sports, say 300 Daily Times' list, exclusive of sum alleacly handed to general treasurer (£393 3s 2d) „ 162 Invercargill „ .. .. .. 1472 Oamaru .. .. -„3 . . ..1 .-. >v .. Sl6 Upper Waitaki .., .., .. .. .", .. 112 Port Chalmers .. „• ; ..j .. .., .. „o 300 Walton Park 10 Mosgiel .. .. 180 Milton , 40] Lovell's Flat and Hill End ....... 80 Balclutha .. .„ 20S Kaitangata .. .. .. .. .» , x >. . . 10S Owaka .. ... „j „ „„ „. .. .., .., 80 Tapanui , ..^ „, .. 138 Kelso .. -,X .. „. .. ..- .. .< : ._,i 70 Ileriot .. „ .., .. ..■ .. v .. ... 50 Lawrence „. „, ..1 j,-e ••' ••. •■ «• 211 Waitahima .•] ..■ -..' •• »., ■* .- .. •■• 60 Roxburgh .. .„ .. „. „- ... & o .. 180 Alexandra „ .. „ , 299 Clyde .. .„ .., .„ .. ..- .. 12 Ciomwell „. „ ... „. ... .. .., .. 118 Waipiata ... .. ..- ..1 „1 .... 18 Ophir ,; ...1 .. ..; .. .. 12 G-immeiburn .. .;■. t.- .• : .- c 31 £>de .. .-■ ... <tj .4 „ ..; .. .",. 32 Naseby ...j 3 - fl „1 ..- .. .. 150 St. Balhans „ .., .. „,-; „- .. ... 23 Palmcrston o»- ... «,. „- .«■ .-,, ,>. 130 Waikot-aiti .. r -g »..- , X ,X „ 108 Maheuo .. , q -»-•■ „: .„ ..1 26 Otepopo «...-." ....,.,.,.., 27 Hampden .. a, ... .. ..' „' „ 6G Seacliff - .0 .. .. 3 *_„ .. .. 55 Waitati „ T<l 26 Gore „ „ 350 Mataura (including Tuturau) .. ... 80 Eiversdale .X r „, it . .. S5

v^ueeiiaiuwji „ .. ... „ „ „ .. 103 Arrowtown .„ .. . . „ .. „ „ „ 95 Riverton M „ '.. ... „ 97 Orepuki , «, L .,, 18 Winton .. „ ... .► ..», ... ..• .. „ 53 Otautau .. .. ;.» », „ .. .„ .., 93 Wyndham .. .„ ... «,,.«,.„ 112 Fortrose .. . - .& ... ..,, .« .-,. „ 35 Edendalo „ .. M .„ „„ .. 50 Mataura Island „.„....,.>.„. 7 Upper "VVaianiwa .« ... .„ ...... 6 Wangaloa, « .. „ „, ,« .. 16 Evansdale .. .. -.. .« .. 21 Outram .. .. „ .. tH ... ... .. 60 Otama .. .. .. .. .. .. S Total' £13,413 THE GENERAL TREASURER'S LIST. Subscriptions collected by the Otago Daily Times, details previously published £151 16 11 Aquatic sports 103 0 8 R Giikison, Clyde 21 0 Q Pioceeds concert at Berwick, per Mr \V. Shennan 20 0 0 Collection at "Wangaloa, per Mr Peter Haggart 16 0 0 Proceeds sale " Absent-minded Beggar " 6 6 0 Employees "Wright, Siephenson, and Co. (January subscription) .. .. 5 0 0 F. J. and E,. Cumine 5 0 0 Sunday School 4 5 3 Dundas street Primitive Sunday School 3 0 0 C. H. Stathani 2 2 0 Mrs K. Giikison, Clyde 2 2 0 S. H. Mirams 110 Mrs Ibbotson 0 10 0 Mrs Macdonald, Berwick (for ribbons) 0 9 0 R N. Goidon (second subscription).. 0 7 6 Further subscription, Evansdale .. 0 7 0 G-. D. Ross 0 5 0 R. F. Smith, collected in a hat . . 0 3 8j DAILY TIMES' LIST. Collected by W. Sams from shearers and shed hands at To Anau Downs Station 3 17 6 H.C 2 0 0 Point 110 Miss Anne Cameron • • 0 10 0 Holy Innocents' Sunday School, Leith Valley 0 10 0 X V Z 0 5 0 Messrs A. and T. Burt write to correct a slight error in our issue of 30th xM., acknowledging £1 7s as proceeds of Mr J. F. Kirby's recitation " The absent-minded beggar. ' -Ohis sum represented merely the amount subscribed in one railway carriage only on the return jotxrney from the picnic. MEETING AT PURAKANUI. A large and enthusiastic meeting in aid of the patriotic fund was held in the Purokanui School on Friday last. The school, admission to which was free, was packed. Foote (county councillor) presided. The speakers were tho Rev. Mr Tennent (Port Chalmers) and Mr J. F. Arnold, _ M.H.R. Patriotic address, which were received with applause, were delivered by these gentlemen. Mr M'Tamney, of Seacliff, opened the concert by singing "Sons of the sea" in such a vigorous manner that he had to submit to an encore, which brought in 11s. Miss Mawson sang " Jessie's dream " very sweetly. Mr Ross recited " The Absent-minded Beggar," after which the hat was passed round, and the result was close on £4. The next item was " Soldiers of the Queen," which brought £5 in sight. Miss Baird sang " Loch Lomond " in a very pleasing manner. Mr Horn's item was "Home, boys, home," which was sung in a very spirited manner; and Mr Abel sang " To the front " so takingly that he had to reappear. Mr Barnes recited " The Stoiy of the Stowaway" so well that ho had to reappear and recite " Kissing Cup," with which he was equally successful. "Our Baby" was recited by a little fellow of 10 or 11 years — Master Marlow — in such o manner as to fairly convulse the audience. Mr M'Tamney was the life of the mooting, and made a very persistent "begsar." £5 15s 5d was taken in the room, and the other donations amounted to £19 6s, which makes a total of £25 Is sd. With the singing of the National Anthem the meeting closed at 10.30.