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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4570, 15 February 1893, Page 3

The Mayor of Bangiora, on receipt of a telegram from the Hon W. P. Beeves yesterday in reference to subscriptions towards the sufferers by the Brisbane flood, at once decided to make a systematic canvaaßof the Borough to-day, for donations towards the relief fund, and the Councillors were invited to meet at the Municipal Chambers 'at 10 o'clock this morning, to arrange for making the canvas. i At the meeting of the Ashburton Borough Council on Monday night, the question of raising aid lor the sufferers by the floods in Queensland was discussed. It was decided that a public meeting should be called at an early date to arrange for the i raising of subscriptions. The residents of the Borough of Eangiora will not be behind in showing practical sympathy for the families rendered homeleas by the Brisbane floods. This morning the Mayor (Mr J. Sansom) and Councillors Blackett, Cone, Foster, Roberts, . Keir and Jennings started on a canvassing tonr through the Borough, and it givea 1 pleasure to be able to state that up to noon i the monetary response met with was most gratifying. Mr E. Sandford, President of the Trades and Labour Council, has received a requisition from a number of Trades and Labour Unionists, asking him to convene a

public meeting for the purpose of considerX ing " what steps, if any, shall be taken to relieve the distress of oar fellow Colonists in .Queensland." '■.; A number of musical amateurs and Mr T. Crook have arranged to give an enter- . tainment at the Theatre Boyal, to-morrow week, for the benefit of the Queensland Flood Funds. The proprietors of the newspapetß and the Trustee of the Theatre have met the promoters in a moat liberal spirit; and, as the gentlemen interesting themselves are very popular, there is no v doubt that a highly attractive programme ' will be performed, and the financial results be moßt Batipfa'^tTy.