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Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14529, 5 October 1917, Page 5

PATRIOTIC AND RELW*:? FUND*. HELPING HAND SHOP. Hgg day at the Helping Hand Shop yesterday was ve;£_ successful. About 1200 egga •were received by way of gifts, and the demand from customers exceeded the supply. The children of i £be Tftriooa schools in town contributed j veil, as did the Stoke School and nuI nwrovß residents in the city. The I committee thank those ladies in the city whose turn it was to give yesterday. They also thank tte Tahuna la<fiaßWjarf fche Methodist Ladies' Guild | $n 32 articles of clothing for the work ; stall on "Our Day." The Red Cross i Fond benefits to the extent of £22 16s. \ The expenses were 9s 6d. Contributions were received from tie Moutere, I WaJsaea Weet, Appleby, Pvichmond, Stoke, Bishopdalo, The Port, Wakapu^ka, At:vwhai and ihp- city. The ebiMpea •£ the Brook Street Sohool gave a good contribution of vogetebfes, ■wiith were very much appreciated. 3Rk© fecjs again did good work.

RED CROSS FUND. Mrs. W. Lock acknowledges:—Van- \ gna-rd street monthly collection, per Mrs. Broad. £4 Bs. Mr. J. P. Hayes acknowledges:— > Result from Moutere art i^nion, part • pTGGcette, per Mr. Tiomas Hewetaon, j £l2-198 Bd. ; Received at the depot:—Mrs. E. B. ; Moore's Sewing Bee, 1080 swabs (ma- .; tesisii supplied).

• Tiie amount of tobacco consumed io 'Great Britain last year was 4,728.6001b more than during the previous year. The average length of punishment; for officer prisoners of war in England who attempt to escape is four months.