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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 210, 9 October 1914, Page 7

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4 THE PENDULUM OF BATTLE ALLIES' ALTERNATE ADVANCE AND RETREAT SIEGE OF ANTWERP GERMANS PUSH FORWARD POSITIONS. CANADIAN CONTINGENT ARRIVES IN ENGLAND To-day it is announced that with the exception of violent attacks on the Allies' wings, which have been repulsed, comparative calm, prevails. Furious artillery fighting has been going on round Antwerp, the Belgians exhibiting an heroic resistance against the invaders' superior guns and numbers. The Russians continue to register victories against the. Austrians and Germans, heavy artillery from Konigsberg covering the latter's retreat. .- ' ... • .-.-.■ ■> From the Far East it is reported that the Germans have lost a cruiser and gunboats at Kiao-chau. In regard to the operations in the Pacific, official confirmation has been received of the capture of Nauru, and it also announced that the Japanese have occupied Yap in the Marshall Group, ttefails are given of the sinking of a German destroyer off the coast of Holland by a British submarine;" also of further losses caused by mines in the North Sea and the Adriatic. The Germans are reported to be making extensive preparations for an air raid on England, where precautionary measures have been adopted. Latest advices state that the Allies are alternately advancing and retreating, while the Germans have pushed forward their positions around Antwerp. The first Canadian contingent has arrived in England, and it is announced that Canada will arm and supply half a million men if they are required. By Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright.

CALM IN THE CENTRE. TWO WING ATTACKS. THE STRENGTH OV\ THE GERMANS PARIS, OetoW 8. The following official statement is Kiatle:—"The battle, on the left continues with great violence. The opposing fronts, extending to the regions of Lens and La Bassee (between Arras and Lille), are prolonged by masses of cavalry in action, as far as the Arr.ientiores district. ~... "There is nothing to report between the Somine and the'Meuse." The following official summary has been issued: —'' Except on the two wings, where German attacks have been repulsed, there has been an almost complete calm on the front. "On the left wing the German cavalry have been held to the north of where, they were driven back, while the ground previously j'ielded between ■'■, Chulnes and Roye was recoA 7 ered." The statement adds:—"The forces engaged against us consist of twentythree active army corps; and eighteen reserve corps, not including a number of divisions of the Landwehr and Landsturm." OSTEND, October 8. .'..A.force of Germans, A\;ith artillery, reached'' "Courtroi 'on Tuesday "' from Met/," via Liege. The men were very tired, and had been without food for. forty-eight hours. BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS. OPERATIONS OF THE ALLIES. THE BATTLE IN BELGIUM. ,'The High Commissioner reports:— LONDON, October 7. Official: North of the Oise and at Lene there has been hard fighting, and elsewhere slight advance or retreat varies throughout the lines. Reports are generally satisfactory. The French Army is fighting with great dash and bravery. .The Germans attacking Antwerp haye pushed forward their positions.,against considerable resistance by the garrison. IN THE BRITISH TRENCHES. GERMAN FLAG FOUND. HANDED TO SIR J. D. FRENCH. (Received October 9, 8.50 a.m.); PARIS, October 8 Official: A German flag was found yesterday under the bodies in a trench where the British fought on September 15. It has been handed to Sir John French. SECRET GERMAN MOVEMENTS. COLUMNS WHICH DISAPPEARED. WHAT THE AIRMEN SAW. "Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services. (Received October 9, 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 8. Airmen sent to reconnoitre the Ger^

man lines near the Aisne have reported that there are no abnormal movements excepting the enormous number of transports proceeding rapidly from headquarters, but which .were considered to be insufficient to justify a eounterstrqke. On the following morning the airmen discovered that three army corps had arrived during the night and were assuming a position for an attack. It was then obvious that the covered transport waggons noticed the previous evening had been packed with troops. The Allies took the necessary measures and repulsed the German attack with heavy losses, to their intense surprise. On another occasion two German army corps were observed to be marching towards the woods at Vermont. One joined the troops at. Saint Quentin, and the other vanished. It is supposed that it was concealed in the woods, which they probably left in small detachments and reassembled at an.arranged rendezvous. "Similar disappearances have occurred on several occasions.

AT tHE FRONT. REGULAR SUPPLIES '[ FOR "TOMMY." ■ • COLOURED TROOPS FEEL, THE. STRAIN. "Unit*'' .and "Sydney Sun" Services. ■ (Received October 9, 8 a.m;) \ LONDON, October 8. A correspondent states .that the food supplies, tobacco,. and newspapers for the Army arrive punctually, and there is no hitch in the mails, but; the strain of waiting is felt, . especially, by the Turcos and Senegalese, who lost heavily in the earliest battles. They have learned that the Germans are not taking coloured prisoners, , and fail to understand why they are not allowed to cut off the heads of the captured Germans. ATTACK ON ENGLAND. GERMANS PLAN AIR RAID. THE CONFIDENCE OF ZEPPF.LIN. "Time*"' and "Sydney Sun" Service*. - (Received October 9, 8 a.m.) " LONDON, October 8. Gerniaji papers indicate that Count Zeppelin and his staff are stationed at Wilhelmshaven, from where a raid will be made on Britain. Count Zeppelin was summoned to an interview with "the Kaiseiy'who said he relied upon him for tlie" great work." The Kaiser offered -to .confer on him the title of " Generalissimo of the Air Fleet," but Count Zeppelin replied: "I will accept that When I return from England." ; • Trainloads of aluminium framework and other airship material are arriving at Wilhelmshaven. , .Many private houses in London are insured at 3/6 per cent. at Lloyd's against the risk of bombs. Lives can be insured for i/6 per cent.

THE RAVAGING .GERMANS. HOUSES BURNED DOWN. WHOLE A r ;ILLAGES RAZED. • (Received October 9, 10 a.m.) ; LONDON, October 8. The " Daily- Mail's'' Ostend • correspondent states that two Army Corps are reinforcing the German right." A large force of Germans was seen on Monday advancing from Steenvoords, on Haerdronck. ' • The Germans occupied Douai (18 miles south of Lille) on Thursday, and treated the inhabitants with the greatest rigour, on the pretext that they had fied on" the; troops. Forty houses were burnt, down, and many ,of the neighbouring villages razed. : X BADLY DAMAGED. GERMAN SHIPPING PRESTIGE. VESSELS IN NEUTRAL PORTS. "Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services. (Received October 9, 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 8. German shipping prestige has been seriously damaged through the inability of German vessels to complete their voyages, and it will be damaged further if the present attempt to make merchants share the cost of maintaining vessels in safety is persisted in. Vessels have, taken refuge in neutral ports, knowing .that, if they put out to sea they would undoubtedly be captured by •British or French warships. THE ENEMY'S TRADE. MEASURES FOR SUPPLANTING. GOVERNMENT AVOIDING SUGAR FAMINE. (Received October 9, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, October 8. Lord Desborough, on behalf of the Imperial Council of Commerce, has cir--1 eularised the Chambers of Commerce in the Empire, inviting suggestions for supplanting the enemy's trade by an Imperial interchange of commodities. Suggestions are to be submitted to a Congress at Toronto in 1915. In order to avoid a sugar famine Mr McKenna has purchased 900,000 tons. Demerara, Java, and Mauritius sugar are to be sold at cost price to the refiners, who will resell the refined ar.tide at a price to be agreed to by the Government, and based on the cost of the raw article, plus a fair manufacturing profit. FIGHTING BEFORE ANTWERP. GERMANS' DESPERATE EFFORT. CROSS THE: "rivernethe-. LONDON, October 8. The fighting before Antwerp on Tuesday was of the most furious character. The Germans advanced between the outer forts, but w T crc shot down. Thousands were brought up, and fresh reinforcements from Brussels were hurried to the front. German infantry were recklessly flung against the Belgian trenches, but eventually they crossed the Nethe. Renewed attempts were made to cross the Scheldt, between Gremberghen and Schoonaerde, but these failed. The German shrapnel inflicted considerable but not serious losses in the Belgian trenches. The Belgian artillery shelled the Germans out of Schoonaerde, destroying, a German chemical factory. It is reported that the Belgian ; Ministers" have^^remdvedvrtheir-quarters to Ostend. OSTEND, October 7. Diplomatists accompanied the Belgian Ministers who have arrived here from Antwerp.

FURIOUS BATTLES RAGE. : BELGIANS' GLORIOUS ,RESIST- . ■';. ANCE. . t ..,,. .'.;/' THRILLING ACCOUNTS OF ARTIL- ' " LERY DUELS. '"'[ (Received October 9, 8.50 a.m.) LONDON, October 8. . The Germans, under a white flag, at 7J50 yesterday morning, announced their intention' to begin the bombardment of Antwerp at 0.00. Many fugitives have crossed the Dutch borders, and others, including the Government, went to Ostend, but the bulk of the populace remain. The Germans fiercely bombarded the village of Luith, the Belgians only evacuating it when it was in flames. At Lierrc, the heavy German artillery is telling, but the Belgians made some progress. At Eumpst and Heyndruck, twelve miles to the'south-west of the city, the Germans have retired for a couple of kilometres. The Germans are placing guns on every high building on the line by which they expect the enemy will advance. The crossing of the Nethe is reported to have cost the Germans'2o,ooo men. The Belgians fought the Germans to a standstill on the south, and the Belgian artillery is pouring shells into Ma lines. Jn the fight near Sehoonaerde 2200 Belgians held a position for 24 hours, and when ordered to retire only .'5,8 were left, including the Commandant. Eventually German gun after gun was put out of action, and only once did the Germans advance towards the bridge, but all were shot down. Fighting progressed "simultaneously near Termonde, where the artillery duel was fierce. The Belgian guns destroyed

the locks, Hooding portion of the county hindering the German advance, and compelling the infantry to retire. Later the Germans brought up artillery from Alost, and fiercely shelled the Belgian position. . Two out of four of the latter's batteries were destroyed, and every man killed or wounded. The Germans then moved their guns south to Schoonaerde, only to share in the general repulse after a futile attack. CANADIANS IN ENGLAND. GO TO INLAND CAMP. HALF A MILLION iF'REQUIRED. (Received October 9, 10.10 a.m.) LONDON, October 8. The first Canadian contingent' has arrived in England, and proceeds to an inland training camp.. NEW YORK, October 8. Colonel Hughes, Canadian Minister of Defence, on being interviewed, declared that Canada was able and willing to send half a million fighting men to the front if they were required. AN EXCITING CHASE, GERMAN CRUISER ESCAPES. FLEES ALONG CUBAN COAST. (Received October 9, 10.10 a.m.) . NEW YORK, October 8. Several vessels witnessed a British cruiser chasing the German cruiser Karlsruhe on the Cuban'coast.' The cruiser was overhauling the Karlsruhe, which turned. 1 landwards, risking - destruction, and became hidden behind some rocks, and escaped behind an island in neutral waters. Apparently she slipped out again in the darkness. SYDNEY PRIZE COURT. SEIZURE OFF RABAUL. NEW ZEALAND CONGRATULATES AUSTRALIA. (Received October 9, 10.35 a.m.) SYDNEY, October 9... The Prize Court heard an application for the production of certain documents on behalf of the owners of the steamer Zambesi, seized off Rabaul, on suspicion of cariying contraband and dispatches for the enemy. The captain denied the charge. The application was dismissed on the ground of the continuance of hostilities. MELBOURNE, October 9. The Hon. A. Fisher has received a cable from Lord Liverpool, congratulating the Australian Expeditionary Force, and saying that the New Zealanders welcomed the opportunity of meeting the Australians in the near future. The Dominion would never forget the services rendered by the fleet to the Sainoan expedition. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE. CONTROL SYSTEM ALTERED. LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE :. ACCEPTED. (Received 1 October 9, 11.10 a.m.) MELBOURNE, October 9. 1 The Federal Government has decided that in future the naval and military branches of the Defence Administration shall be controlled by separate Ministers. The Hon. G. F.Pearee will confine his attention to military affairs, and the Hon. J. Jensen will be appointed a finance member of the Naval Board, in charge of naval matters.'' - ' ■'• : The Imperial authorities have gratefully' accepted the offer to provide # brigade of light horse with a brigade train and field ambulance complete. v

GERMANS WIPED OUT. BATTLE IN A WOOD. BRITISH GUARDS VICTORIOUS. LONDON, Occotober 8. It is stated that the British brigade of Guards, during a ; retreat, was followed by a brigade of Germans over double their strength. ' The Guards hid in a wood, and the Germans marched up and a pitched battle followed. The Guards -fixed bayonets and wiped ,out the whole force of Germans, numbering over four thousand. AUSTRIANS CAPTURED. RUSSIANS STILL WIN. , GERMANS REINFORCED. PETROGRAD, October 7. The Russians defeated an Austrian detachment west of the Sanok Pass, in Galieia, capturing guns and many prisoners. They also captured a train and a park of artillery near Munkacs, in Hungary. Advices from East Prussia state that the Germans'have been reinforced from Koingsberg, . and area ottering a stubborn resistance, on • the' Wladislaw-Vo-brackka front. LONDON, October 7. A Pctrograd message says that the railways in the East Of Prussia are congested with retreating Germans. Several derailments and collisions have occurred. The Germans seized hostages in "all the occupied towns in Russian Poland for the security of the railways. Heavy artillery from Konigsberg covers the retreat.

CONTROLLED BY GERMANS. THE AUSTRIAN ARMY. rOPULAB INDIGNATION. ROME, October 7. The '' Corriere Dellasera'' confirms the statement that the Austrian army is entirely under the control of the German staff, notwithstanding the Emperor's opposition. CoiTht von Hoetzendorff, Chief of , the Austrian staff, has been practically deprived of his power, under the pretext that he is unfit, owing to the death of his son. General von Auffenburg, commander of the Eastern armies, has been removed from his command, nominally owing to ill-health, but really because the move on Lublin is considered to have "been an enormous inistake. ....... A message from Vienna states that the Archduke Josef Ferdinand has superseded General von ' Auffenburg. There is popular indignation at Germany leaving Austria unsupported for so long. COPENHAGEN, October 7. The "Politiken" publishes a statejment by a Dane, Who says he saw a | Japanese troop train leaving : Dunaburg 1 for Tilna (near the East Prussian fronJtier). Railway officials told him that; 160 trains had passed, carrying 160,000 men. CRISIS DRAWING NEAR. TSAR AT THE FRONT. DURATION OF THE WAR. LONDON, October 8. .: ''' The Tinies, ■■''•' in a leader, says that the fact that/the Tsar has joined his troops at the front suggests that great events are near. The advance of the British and Frencli.north of Soissons may mean much. The Germans now visiting France have already overstayed the limits prescribed by politeness, but President Poincare, who has gone to the front, will be in time to-bid them a hearty farewell. PETROGRAD, October 8. An officer estimates that the war will not .conclude before Ju#e. -The winter campaign cannot be "of' an .extensive character. :■■ War will break, out with Jiew fury in the .spring*. The mighty German army, though it will have a presentiment of defeat, will assiduously postpone the discussion of peace terms; WHAT WILL ITALY DO? ENGLISH SOCIALIST'S ADVICE. THE STOLEN SUBMARINE. / ' ROME, October 8. 1 Mr Hyndman, the well-known English Socialist, in a letter to the "Messagero," reminds Italians of Cavour's action in sending troops to the Crimea, thus securing Italy a seat in the Congress of 1856. Now'is.the moment for Italy to take a similar decision before the Entente 'a victory becomes definite. General Tassoni, Under-Minister for War, has resigned, and resumed command .?of an army corps. ;. • The Russian Ambassador states that the stolen submarine; was built for Russia, but" on the outbreak of war Russia asked the builders to keep it. OPERATIONS IN PACIFIC, THE CAPTURE OF NAURU, JAPANESE OCCUPY YAP. SYDNEY, October 8. Official information has been received of the capture of Nauru. Island from Germany. A warship took possession of the island with all due ceremony. ~ It is estimated thaV there is sufficient phosphate in'the island to last for fifty years at the present rate of shipment. PEKING, October 7. According to a Germnn report, the Japanese have occupied Yap,sHn the Marshall Group, where British warships destroyed the wireless station a few days ago.i

SHELLING OF PAPEETE. -"■- '■ * DETAILS OF THE DAMAGE. NEW YORK, October 7. San Francisco advices state that the Papeete bombardment did considerable damage. Two vessels were sunk, many residences destroyed, and two people killed. IN THE FAR EAST. GERMANS SUFFER HEAVILY. CRUISER AND GUNBOATS SUNK. TOKIO, October 7. It is reported that the German cruiser Cornioran aivd two gunboats were sunk at Kaio-ehau. PEKING,. October 7. The Germans at Tsing-tau are in a serious plight from lack of food. Many Chinese have been caught acting as German spies. s [The Cornioran is well known in'the Pacific, having for, a long while done police and patrol duty for the German Pacific possessions. She was a sister ship to the Gier, which was reported on October 1 as having captured the steamer Southport in the Solomon group. She was a gunboat of 1097,t0ns displacement, 249 ft long, and with a draught of 15jft. She was built haven in- 1§94, and carried eight 4.1 m

guns and a complement of 165 officer's" and menlj FATE OF TSING-TAU. WILL THE GERMANS DESTROY lTf "Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services. (Received October 9, 8 a.m.) LONDON, October 8. It is persistently stated at Tientsin that the Germans propose to demolish Tsihg-tau in preference to allowing it. to fall into the Allies' hands. THE WAR AND FINANCE. COUNTRIES DEPEND ON BRITAIN. BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. LONDON, October 7.. Mr Lloyd George, speaking to a de-? putation from the Workers' National Committee, chiefly composed of Socialists, said the Avar involved a very heavy burden on the resources of the country. It was increasingly evident that other countries would depend more and more on British markets to assist them in carrying through operations. The cotton trade was the only one that had completely broken down. The distress there would be severe, but it w r ould be premature to anticipate very considerable unemployment elsewhere. As the war progressed the demands on British industries would be enormous. The Treasury was prepared to lend munici- -- palities Government credit if they suggested any reasonable enterprise to avert unemployment. for the £15,000,000.. worth of six months' Treasury Bills totalled *£30,500,000. The average was." £,'> 9/4% d per cent. < • ■■ The Australian associated banks are giving 5/- per cent, on remittances cabled to Australia. The Board of Trade returns for September show that imports decreased by £16,303,788, exports by £15,750,763,' and re-exports by £1,578,972, as compared with September, 1H3.. NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME. CAMP AT SALISBURY PLAIN. SPLENDID PATRIOTIC SPIRIT, ' "Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services. / LONDON October S. ' The New Zealand War Contingent Fund amounts to £4300. Mr George Beetham and his wife, of Masterton, having no sons to send to the war, are presenting the New Zealaniters' with a motor ambulance. The New Zealanders who have en-. r / listed in the New Zealand Contingent . have gone into eamp on SalisburyPlain. ■ ■ .-..■.■• The Hon. T. Mackenzie and LordPlunket bade them farewell amid en-' thusiastic scenes at the Victoria station. They are a fine body of men. Many were wearing South African medals.Mr Richard Staples Browne, of Bampton, Oxfordshire, is presenting the New Zealand Expeditionary Force with a quick-firer. GERMAN DESTROYER SUNK. THE GALLANT SUBMARINE./ HOW THE DEED WAS DONE. LONDON, October 7. Submarine E9 sighted two destroyers at the mouth of the Ems on Monday morning..'* • . - I Submerged, the vessel- got within comparatively close range. Her first torpedo sank on) destroyer, and the second struck the other, considerably damaging the ship. The submarine then made off. AMSTERDAM, October 7." JPorpedo craft were patrolling the. - mouth of the Ems. Dutch coastguards heard an explosion, and saw a high column of water rise at the bows of the ' ship. The vessel capsized, and sank in; three minutes. Some minutes later, two German submarines, rose up and soon after a German cruiser steamed' , up and rescued some of the sunken" ship's crew. Later in the day several, torpedo craft were patrolling near the spot. • ■ - ,

SUNK BY MINES. STEAMER AND TRAWLEIf LOSR GREAT DESTRUCTION IN ADRIATIC. OSTEND, October 7. The steamer Ardmount struck three mines and sank after-the third explosion. LONDON, October 7. Ari English trawler Avas blown up by a mine in the North Sea. Seven men perished. Of the three survivors tAvo Avere se\ r erely wounded:' ROME, October. 7. The "Messagero": reports that four.

Austrian torpedo craft and two destroyers were sunk by Austrian mines. Nearly all the crews perished. [The Ardmount was a steel screw steamer of 3510 tons register, built at Glasgow in 1906. She was owned by the Ashmount Steamship Company (A. Hope and Co.), with Glasgow as her -port of registry.] IN THE ATLANTIC. THE ENEMY'S CRUISERS. SUPPLIES FROM AMERICA. NEW YORK, October 7. A Federal grand jury this week will consider evidence against two business houses accused of falsely listing cargoes, intended for belligerent cruisers in midocean. GERMANS IN CANADA. A CABLE TO KITCHENER. MONEY AND SYMPATHY. OTTAWA, October 7. The inhabitants of Merlin, Ontario, of whom twelve thousand are Germans, or of German descent, have collected 15,000' dollars for the National Patriotic Fund. They have cabled to Lord Kitchener expressing the hope that German militarism will be smashed for good, and the people set free to create a greater and better Germany. TROOPERS' BREAD. MR PAYNE ANXIOUS. {From our own Parliamentary Reporter.] WELLINGTON, October 8. Mr J. Payne (Grey Lynn) was quite dramatic when he rose in the House today to ask a question of the Minister of Defence. The Hon. J. Allen was not - in his place, so Mr Payne addressed his question to the Prime Minister. 'I iave here in my hand," he said, ' a small exhibit. It is the daily ration of - bread and butter served out on the troopships to members of the Expeditionary Force." Here Mr Payne held up a small square loaf, with a pat of butter on top of it, his actions being trreeted with loud laughter. ° Mr Massey: This a question on wrhieh I cannot possibly give an answer at present. I do not have all these details in my mind. # Mr Pavne attempted to persist in ■ pressing the question, but was' ruled out of order by Mr Speaker. At a later stage, Mr Payne gave ■ N notice to ask the question next sitting ' day. He asked the Minister of Defence to examine his exhibit and say whether lie was satisfied that the bread was sufjicient for four meals per day. An hon. member: How many? and loud laughter. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' BENEFITS. FOR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. {From our own Parliamentary Reporter.] WELLINGTON, October 8. The Hon. W. Beehan has given notice Vjn the Legislative Council to ask the .' Minister of Internal Affairs—' 'Whether ' the Government will take into consideration the advisability of paying the contributions of members of the Expeditionary Force who belong to the various .lodges and branches of friendly societies in this Dominion, so as to ensure to such members the benefits accruing in -case of death and of sick benefits in -case they return home invalided; the contributions to cover the period from the time of enrolment to the return home*of the troops?'? PATRIOTIC FUND. The following is the detailed list of subscriptions collected at New Brighton for the Patriotic and Liverpool Funds/; £7l 10/-being placed to the eredit of | / the Patriotic Fund and £SO to the Lady Liverpool Fund: — Mrs'Staniland £2 2/-, Mrs Evelyn Clark £1 1/-, Mrs Hamber 5/-, Mrs McKay 5/-, Mrs Williams 5/-, Mr C. H. Opie £1 1/-, Miss S. H. Ballantyne £2l, Miss A. J. Ballantyne £2l, Miss Buller £2 2/-, Mr C. H. Winny £3 3/-, Hockey: Club £1 14/3, Mrs Williams 15/6, Mrs Goodwin £8 14/-, Mrs Otley £4, Mrs Matthias £1 4/-, Mrs Bruce £3 11/6, Mrs Rides 15/-, Mrs O 'Donnell £2, Mrs Reiger £1 19/-, Mrs Thompson £1 5/-, Mrs Baker £2 8/-, Mrs Hooker 19/-, Mrs Owles £7 0/6, Mrs Musgrave 13/10, Mrs Cox £3, Miss Pattrick £2 3/-, Miss Barrett £1 5/-, Miss Bargrove £1 15/-, Master O. Lilly and the Deadbeats £4, proceeds of concert £lO 11/8, proceeds of l>and concert £7 4/-, proceeds sale of badges £2 7/3; total £l2l 10/-. FOOD FOR BRITAIN AND BELGIUM FUND. WOMEN'S COMMITTEE. Parcels of clothing have been received from the following: —Railway, Tomore, Anonymous (Grocery Store, Bealey Avenue), Mrs A. S. Bull, Bangiora Ladies' Committee, Mrs Ridley, Mrs Tim Raphael, Anonymous, Sympathiser (Burwopd), Mrs R.-W. Sheppsrd, Miss "Newton, Mrs C. T. Newton, A Friend, Mrs W. S. Lovell-Smith, Miss W. N. Lovell-Smith, Nemo, Anonymous, AnonymouSj For Soldiers, F., M., Mrs Belcher, Sympathy, Mrs Froggatt, Miss K. Lees, Mrs F. J. Gledhill, Mrs J. W..Buddie, Mrs N. Guthrie (Coalgate), Mrs Lunt, A Friend, Mrs R. S. Tucker, Sympathiser, Mr and Mrs C. Dalgety, Mrs Sterndale, Mrs West, Sympathiser, Mrs Harper. THE ANGLICAN CHURCHES. The following is a return of collections in the Anglican Churches of the Diocese of Christchurch last Sunday for the Relief of the Poor in Great Britain, Ireland, and Belgium:— The Cathedral £B2 2/10, Christ's College £2O 0/6. PARISHES. St. Michael's (Christchurch) £56 1/5, £t. Luke's (Christchurch) £46 1/-, St. John's (Christchurch) £3B 7/-, Addington £l9 8/-, Akaroa £l7 5/6, Ashburton £lO6 10/-, Avonside £2B 8/9, Fendalton £42 3/3, Merivale £BB 13/8, Opawa £36 8/1, Papanui £33 13/8, Bangiora £3O 13/9, Riccarton £lB 9/6, St. Albans £23 14/-, Sydenham £sl 10/6, Temuka £4l 15/5, Te Ngawai £5 2/5, Timaru £7l J5/8, Waimate £lB 17/7. PAROCHIAL DISTRICTS. Amberley £6 12/5, Banks Peninsula s27_ iV 6 / Burwood £l3 4/-, Courtenay

£5 17/9/ Cust £lB, Ellesmere £ls 14/-, Fairlie £7 2/4, Glenmark £3 19/3, Governor's Bay £ls 19/8, Halsweli £5 10/-, Heathcote £5 7/-, Hinds £5 0/3, Hororata £l6 19/8, Kaiapoi £lB 3/11, Leeston £l2 11/10, Leithneld £9, Lincoln £9 6/1, Little Biver £6 14/-, Lower Eiccarton £l3 14/3, Malvern £8 18/9, Mount Somers £B, New Brighton £ll 6/6, Otaio and Bluecliff £25 5/10, Phillipstown £l4 15/6, Prebbleton £8 9/11. Ross £5 17/6, Shirley £5, Sumner £24 7/8, Tinwald £23 13/-, Tuahiwi £ll 7/-, Waihao Downs £7 13/6, West Lyttelton £l3 13/1. Total, £1260 13/8. The returns from a few more churches and parochial districts have still to come in. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Previously acknowledged £414 11/6, Pleasant Point £l3 6/5, Rakaia £9 17/-, St. Andrew's (Westport) £8 12/-, Horsley Downs £7 17/6, Sefton £4 6/9, Woodstock £2, Granity (Westport) £2, Ashley £1 3/6, Papanui (previously acknowledged £ls 17/-) additional 10/-. Total, £464 4/8. CHURCH. Previously acknowledged £195 15/-, Addington circuit £l6, Scargill £2, Waimate (previously acknowledged £8) additional 6/-. Total, £214 1/-.