THE LIVERPOOL FUND.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 764, 22 July 1916, Page 6

THE LIVERPOOL FUND.

DEPOT NOTES. j Mrs Neville, who has been indefatig-] | able in her work at the depot since the i inception 01! the fund, is at present] spending a short holiday in Timaru. j One hundred and eleven cases, con-; taining 4000 Dominion parcels, left the: depot this week for France. Cases •){ ■ jam, chutney, books, and magazines, together with 5001b cake, were forwarded jas usual for the troopship. The usual |monthly quota of 750 housewives and] | holdalls were also sent to Wellington. ] The local committee has decided toj I supply the Canterbury, Westland, and j I Nelson sections of the ICth and 17th Reinforcements, who will arrive in Eng-. land in the winter, with leather waist-j 'coats. They have decided to have them' j distributed before the men embark, as, j in that way, the soldiers would have thj: use of them during the voyage. Colo-; !nel Potter, in a letter received by the i Mayoress, says that he considers a lea-! j titer waistcoat a most acceptable ad-; ljunct to kit equipment, and one that: I will be most appreciated by the troops.; !Colonel Potter will see that they are! I correctly distributed before the men j ; leave. The committee asks for the gen-j erous support of the public in this matter, as it feels that nothing should be; i left undjne that will be for the benefit, ■ 'anil add to the comfort of those that j are making such sacrifices for us.

I As the 10th Reinforcement leaves in 'about four weeks' time, the committed I hopes for a quick response to this apI peal.

All the waistcoats proviileil will be specially treated with a preservative, which, it is hoped, will make them most durable. A letter was recently received by the J Mayoress from Lady Godley, in Egypt) thanking Mrs Holland and her ma ay workers for the generous assistance igiven Iter in helping to supply the New iZealanders in the convalescent homes

■ with comforts. She was leaving shortI ly for England, where she hoped to continue the work of helping New Zealandj ers. The following is an extract from a letter from a sergeant witli tlte Cantertbury Mounted men in the Desert:—

I "We have also got a lot of Lady Liverj pool Committee's parcels, with milk, etc., in th' m. Milk is one of the most (useful things yon can send. We use

it as a drink mixed with water, or as jam when it runs out, and also with jam as butter.'' In a let' 'r received by a Marshland resident recently, a relative serving at I the front states that they were supplie I \ with jam sent through the Liverpool I Fund, from his own district. He remarks how verv much the men appreciated the <;ifts.

1 Chin; collectors should inspect three 'pieces of old china presented by Mrs 'Boys, Hereford Street, from her collection, that are now on view in the depor window. Colombo Street. They are ti> 'lie auctioned at some future time for (the benefit of the Red Crosv and Lady ; Liverpool Funds. j The Sheffield Patriotic Committee sent in £.27 14/1), the amount received I from a concert given recently bv th.< jChristchurch Lyric Orche-tra.