JAPANESE FAMINE FUND.

Otago Witness, Issue 2697, 22 November 1905, Page 63

JAPANESE FAMINE FUND.

We have been requested by Mr A. S. Aldrich. Consul for Japan in Wellington, to mention that, some kind-hearetd sympathisers in various parts of New Zealand having expressed a desire to contribute towards the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans of the Japanese soldiers who lost their lives in the late war with Russia, and towards the relief of the distress which appears to be imminent in some parts of Japan from the failure of the rice crops, he will gratefully receive acknowledge, and forward to Japan any subscriptions which the generosity" of the people of New Zealand may prompt them to remit. Mr R. B. Smith, of the Bank o f, Australasia, has kindly consented to receive any subscriptions from the humane public of Dunedin and neighbourhood. <( A correspondent who signs his letter Prompt Relief" writes to us as follows in connection with the above fund:— "It is pleasing to learn that the Honourable the Premier has now under consideration the question of sending a cargo of produce to Japan for the relief of the famine, anJ that a collection is beins; made locally for same purpose. Regarding the proposed cargo of produce, I venture to suggest tlsA this is not the best . form of assistants to take, it being well known that the staple food of the Japanese is rice ; and for «. given sum I believe we can place a larger quantity of rice into the distressed parts of Japan than we can of colonial produ---«> shipped from here. If we cable our renri'.tance it is possible to afford almost immediate relief with a thorotighly satisfac*x»T food, as against the delay of a cokraiaJ shipment of foods which the Japan*** would hardly know how to prepare * trust that my views will commend theisfiielvesto you, thePremter, and subscribers."

In sending a contribution to the Japanese Famine Fund, Mr W. Cunningham. Great King street, suggests that the Union Steani Ship Company may be willing to give to the fund the money collected on theii- n«w steamer Maheno when the public ar« allowed to inspect her on her arrival in Dunedin.

In forwarding a subscription of Ss to-war Js the Russian Jews Relief Fund, "Anglo Israelite," Leifch street, writes as follows: — " Please find enclosed two postal notes for 5s each. One is for the Russian Jewa Relief Fund ; the other is for the Japanese Famine Fund. I think we ought to particularly help the Japanese, as they have fought our battles, for if Russia had beaten Japan New Zealand and Australia, would soon have had to meet Russia."

[We shall have pleasure in taking charge of subscriptions sent for either fund.— Ed."|

The Labour Department during last month assisted 172 married and 288 single men towards obtaining employment., in addition to 25 other men for whom employment had been previously obtained.

Lieutenant Herd, conductor of the Wellington Garrison Band, bas been appointed to judge in the Auckland band contest on the 29th and 30th of Decembe-. and at the Nelson carnival band contest in February. He declined nomination for the Hawera contest, as there the "Wellington Garrisun. Band will again compete.

I Anglo-Israelite £3 " S. W. J 0 13 F. R. Manning 1 1 J. M 0 2 H. M 0 2 ' E. G. Quick 2 0 Mrs Stone 0 10 J. Stone 0 10 G. F 2 0 Charles H. Tucker and Co 11 Ally 2 0 C. R. S 1 0 Sympathy 0 2 N. J 0 10 D. R 0 5 J. F 0 8 Medicus 5 0 Dr Martin 1 1 M. M 1 0 Sympathy 0 10 H. MC 0 2 Friend . 0 10 Dr Macpherson 11 Skene and Fleming 11 Old-age Pensioner 0 2 Crookston 0 5 G. W. C 0 2 Kaikorai Sympathisers 0 5 J. P 2 0 J. S « 5 0 W. Cunningham 1 1 Mrs J. D. Walter 0 10 Sympathiser, JLew 0 10 W. Mansfield 0 5 M. E. E 10 0 John A. D. Adams 2 0 G. B. N 0 5 Professor Gilrav 1 l h. b. a. ..: i i "Y. Z." 1 0 A Sympathiser 0 5 Jas. T. Donaldson 1 1 Fergusson and Mitchell 2 2 J. N. G 0 6 I. S. de Beer 5 5 0. C. Graham 11 William Souter, Flag Swamp ... 2 2 Mrs Fulton, Outram 1 0 W. Martin 0 10 • 9. ■J § • 0 9. H a i # « 9 a 9 0 a ? £ 6 9 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oi 0 0 o b 0