WAR FUND.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6730, 27 February 1900, Page 4

WAR FUND.

The" following further subscriptions have: 'been;, received for the -War .Fund, per Mrs . Howie : —Boys' contingents — Matheson's Road £1 15s o£d, Cambridge Street 10s, York Street 10s, Queen Street (Sydenham) £6 8s 3d, Aldwin's Road £4 14s. lid, Wilson's Road £1 14s 3d, Linwoocl £3 2s Bid, East Belt 11s Id, Ollivier's Road 9d ;, Mr Hallam 4s; total £19 11s-. Also, pupils Broadfield School, money collected for annual prize and. treat fund, £3 ; Devon Road contingent i4s. Mr G. A. Lewin, honorary secretary, and treasurer of the Lyttelton Committee, acknowledges the following further contributions to the War Fund : — S. E. Collins £1 Is ; subscribed by employees of Mr W. G. Shepheard— W. G. Shepheard £1 Is, G. Bundv 10s, C. Shepheard ss, H. Gilmore ss, G. Couch ss, T. Wells ss. W. Hillier ss, S. Maiden 2s 6d. The sum of £42 5s 6d was subscribed by the members of the Lyttelton Lumpers* and Wharf Labourers' Association as follows : — T. Coffey, P. Enland, Maitland, Rodovanich, Bozanti, A. Haydon, A. Day, Roberts, Penteny, J. Buckley. W. . Mapple, R. Wakelin, J. Norris, Hock, Suli livun, Stevenson, P. Gower, D. M^Rae, Hansen, Veale, Burnell, J. Fenton, H. ! HewStone, Forte, W. Adams, J. Fletcher, I'ercival, D. Boyd, F. Coffey, Matheson, Zealandia, Read, H. B. Jones, J. Knowles,Campbell, W. Koskella, T. Austin, A. C. Smith, R. Meyrick, R. Pearson, O. Johnson, Bamford, sen., S. Bowden, J. E. Brown, G. Barnett, J. Madden, jun., F. Bowden, W. Watson, G. Austin, J. Lewin, J. Donnelly, Burke, Hunter, R. Fisher, A. Morris, W. Deare, A. W. Anderson, E. 1 Nelson, Cox, J. Rait, P. Tenley, H. Bowden, M. M'Dowell, A. Robertson, Hawkins, Carson, G. Walklin, Roderick, J. Radcliffe, J. Bryant, S. Shepherd, A. Anderson, W. | Loader, Calson, Graham, Goodwin, Penny, J. Newton, J. W. Lyes, J. Annan, W. Sud- [ dons, A. Morton, Bergman, Massina, Allan, Howley, P. Olsen, J. G. Coffey, Schow, S. . : Maiden, P.'Devereau, S. Bruce, jun., SerI gentina, H. Clarke, I. Madden, Wallace, H. I Brown, Pascoe, D. Johnson, F. Perara, J. Patop, G. Fitzsimmons, T. Harkiss, F. Laming, G. Smith, W. Chapman. T. H. Webb, G. Cogle, C. Fitzsimmons, T. Miilhern, I. M'lntosh, W. Thomas, G. Madden • G. Mapple, Mills, C. Wilson, G. Taylor) J. BlackJer, W. E. Harrington, C. Warren, G t R. Beecroft, Viditich, T. Beecroft, S Boyd, T. Radcliffe; C. Bryant, .Longman, G. Rich, S. Edgar, Stone, W. Stewart, H. ' Olsen, L. Longue£, A. Jeffries, A. Palmer, - H. Gibbons, J. R. Smith, J. Bryant F Gleeson, T. Nelson, W. North, E. Ellis, r! Dunn, Snow, G. Morgan, S. Bruce, sen Queree, Lyssen, W. Slater, F. Mapple, E j Hewstone, W. Kinley, C. Morris, W. Dav, A. Berry, Lester, jun., R. Mapple, t. Buckley, Henderson, J. Swan, G. Gray Jago J. Clarke, W. Agar. D. Serra, each ss; S. Wright 2s 6d, D. Miller 2s 6d, J Driscoll 2s 6d, W. Suddon 2s 6d, W. Burnell 2s 6d, R. Robson 2s 6d, T. BeTry 5s W ( Hewstone 2s. Total subscribed to 'date £283 6s 2d, which has been remitted to the Central Committee. A race meeting, in aid of the Canterbury War Fund, was held at Little River <»r Saturday. Post entries and catch weights. Messrs Faton, Meyers, Munro, Robinson and Biidline conducted the meeting. The following gentlemen gave trophies for competition:— -Messrs G. J. Black, T. B. Taylor. Walshaw, A. l£drigiies, J. Beecher, L. Vangioni, Gunning, Colombua, Latter, Meyers, M. Harris and Son, Fletcher, . Humphreys and Co., M'Namara Birdhng, Goodwin, Ruck, Nutt, Fergu-on a-nd Harris. The. racing was very good, every poet from start to finish being made a winning post in most .of the events. Afternoon tea was given free by ihe Little Rirer ladies. Tho following is a^list of the events:—Kimberley Relief Stakes, for trophies — Won by Mr Mitchell's . HobaTt. Colesberg Trot— Won. by' Mr J. Haughie's Little Tom. Pretoria Cup Won by Mr Shadbolt's Jack. New Zealand Rough Riders' Handicap, for Maoris only-;*--Won by Mr Powrina's Captain Rose, Mr Robinson's M'lntyre. a short head away, pecond. Ladysmith Plate— Won by Mr Mitchell's Hobart. "The Kopje Trot— Won by" Mr Price's Major Robin,' hard held. Mafekirg" WelterWon by Mx .Shadbolt's Jack. 100yds, for' men — Won by L : , Mason. The net amount to the War Fund "will be £U.I . :_: . • , ' i

'. ' ~ : . , „ ; • Up to- yesterday afternoon. the Defence authorities had received. some .sixty applica-! tions for enrolment in the reserve for South ..Africa,, . . . .