RED CROSS

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 829, 6 October 1916, Page 4

RED CROSS

A SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT. BY ST. JOHN" AMBULANCE. The Canterbury, Nelson. Marlborough, ami West Coast Centre of the St. John Ambulance Society has every rea-son to be proud of its efforts made for the Red Cross Fund. Money and poods received from September. 1914. have reached the record total value of £09,710 18/8. They have boeri disposed of as follow: — £ s d Remitted for British Red Cross purposes . . . . 29,;>75 0 (i Balance in hand September 30, 1916, for various purposes 5,767 l! 9 Balance in hand September 30, 1916, Sales Depot.. 1.450 0 0 Balance in hand P. 0.5.8. September 30, 1910 (as an emergency fund for purchase of material).. 1,000 0 0 Remitted for French Red Cross (from all towns in this centre) . . . . 5.621 15 11 Value of Red Cross goods distributed .. .. .. 53,003 0 0 Approximate stock of material on hand . . . . 3,500 0 0 Total £99,716 IS S

GENERAL FUND. ! The following additional subserip- ' tions have been received for sick and I wounded soldiers at the various hospijtals where New Zealanders are lying: — !Mrs Bowon 10/-, D.D. 5/-, Sumner ißranch (per Mavor of Sumner) £lO, G.P.M. (-monthly) ">/-, Mrs W. Webly 1 (monthly) £l, Mrs Moore 9/-, Mrs T. F. Green £l, Woolston School Staff (monthly) £1 12/-, Anonymous £l. " The Ladies' Committee acknowledges, Iwith thanks, receipt of gifts in kind | from the following:—Lower Rieearton Branch, Rugby Street Unit, Cashmere ! Hills Branch, Oxford Branch. Knox Church Branch (per Mrs Whyte), Mrs Collins, Mrs Greer, Miss Greer, Mrs Beckett, City Branch, Sydenham Branch, Mrs Rae, Mrs Wait. Otira Branch (per Mrs B. A. Linklater), Redcliffs Branch (per Mrs Beaven), Gebbie's Valley and Motukarara, Shirley Burwood Branch. Shirley-Burwood » hool Children, Mrs Moorhouse. Mrs M. Harris, Aylesbury Branch (per Mrs Boulnois), Children of the Heathcote Valley School. Waimate Branch (per Miss A. M. Jones). Mrs Cogan. Leithfield Branch (per Mrs Hotchkiu), Ministering Children's League (Fendalton), the Tennis Players. Avonside Branch, Mrs Beckett. Mrs Daw, Rakaia (per Mrs Hardy). Combined Clubs, Fendalton C.D.C, Sydenham School, Prebbleton Branch. Governor's Bay Branch. "OUR DAY" FUND. The following additional subscriptions have been received at the office of the Red Cross Fund. 119 Worcester Street, Christihuri hj:—Amount previous Iv acknowledged £.!7."!1 2/10, Greendale Red Cross (]>er Mrs Warren) £lO, Mis-; tletoe Lodge No. ;; 1.A.0.P. £1 1/-. Mistletoe Lodge No. . n , U.A.O.P. (collected nt concert) £1 10/-, Win Ree.c £lO, United Ancient Order of Druids (Ivy of Lin wood Lodge No. DO £5, the; Mayor and Mrs Johnson (Mount Tor-: less'e) £lO, Canterbury Brick and Tile-1 makers' Union (peril. Vincent) £1 1/-.! Belfast Red Cross (per Mr J. Johns):! Cricket match (donated by F. B. Clark's' team) £lB ">/-. tea tent £7 4/-, sweet ! stall £1 1/9, sale of buttonholes £1 17/;!; ' total, £'! l S/.1. Mr Ni.holls £lO. Mr J. 1?. D. Johns £.", Hockey Match £."> 0/0.1 St. David's Church-retiring Collection 1 iyi| _£s;> ii r>. Grand total. £:'.849 15/4. ; r r -; I