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NATIONAL FUNDS.
THK RED CROSS.'
AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY.
"TUB AltOllS" I.lST.-l'rcvloaiBlv arknow leelgeel, _ll,KS3/;0/4: II.. -Ill; .Miss "llollalail'9 Winfield Nurses' Home, £5/3/0. 'I'olul, ¡C 11,80_/1!>/10.
lion. Trcumirer (Mr. Edward Miller), Government House, and 352 Flinders lane', Mel- bourne, nckuowleelges further contributions: I'orepunl.iih Heel Cro~, £7: -Mrs. Freel Knight (monthly donation), £3; Tallarook "lied Cross, £3/17/; Dartmoor Hall ciaromiUcf, £2;. Yandoit hranc.lt, £2; Dorotheei anel Vernon. Francis (sale uf iHnatrainls), £1/5/0: Mr». J. Alston, ,£1/1/1 Ml<« Ncsln Mcliellar, 111/: ,1. F, II. Mitchell, 7/0: Mrs. .1. Stokle, 7/(1; employees of E. W, P. Creel and Co., fa/: Tyntynder Central dor Dclgluui llellrf Fund), £3; NovvSoiltli Wales Rallwoys and Tnanmayaa, for maintenant- .Velicy Huts, £330; New South Wales, Goulburn llnttitti for Australian wounded in English hospitals, £100: New South Wales, Calcino branch, for glove« for stretcher lacarers, £100; A*' (I. Gordon, £5; staff and messen pera 1-dflo Cable Hoards, Melbourne ottlec (iminthlv donation), £4/10/; clerical staff 11 neleh rt, Parker Mil. (l2Sth elonation), £4: Dorothy Snow, 10/. llaloncc now on hand is ii (ltt,l>74.
On August 21, 1914, tlie clerical staff of Huelehirt, Parker lilli., Melbourne, commenced weekly donations towards Hie Australian branch of Hie Urillsb lied Cross Society. Up to elate the tealaal amount paid in lo the feanels of the society is £503, which is au illustration of what can lae done by regular weekly contributions.
PRISONERS OF WAH FUND.
Tho honorary treasurer (Mr. Edward Miller), Government House, anti 3-2 Flinelcrs lane, Mel- bourne, acknowledges further contributions: Presbyterian bailies' Ouild, Willaura, £5; Mr». .1. Linton, Malfra, £1; Mrs, Newton, 4/; New South Wale» division, £138/10/1; Miss F. M. Goelfreiy, £1; A. O. Coralon, ¡C3¡ W. J. Mit'oiv, £2; L. A. llelpral, £1.
. .BELGIUM'S NEED.
THEAHGÜS" SPI-OIAÍa APl'HATa.
Previously acknowledged (Including £11,037/8/2 of "Tho Argus" fund appeal), £07,017/2/; Dandenong comrnlltec, December nnel January (per C. Holgate, lion, treasurer), £34/15/; Kyneton (00th weekly), -10/0/6; li., £5; A. G. Gordon, £5; Mrs. Fred. Knight (23nl monthly), £5; Edgar II. Cutts, £3 3/; A. W. Williams, £2: "Three Frierais," £1/5/; -lias N. II. Cutts, £1/1/; stan* State Savings Hank, Prahran (47th). £1; linly Trinity Anglican Claurrh choir, Rochester, 6/; T.M.S., 5/; Ueelley Hclga-n Hellcf League, Ueelley, £13/1/; M.J.M.. 0/; A. Sandford, .C3; 4S74, £1; employees of Claud Laivmnco and Co., 6/; F.A.T., 21. Total, <«(>7,105/15/0. .
BELGIAN CHILDREN'S XMAS
APPEAL.
"Till. AIIOUS» IalST.-Previouily acknow- ledged (Including £101/10/4 of "The Argus" Km pire Appeal handeel to Hie Lord Mayor),'£702/4/1; " £5; the Quisisana tlabcs, Winiiaaor, £2//10/;
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á2 710/-/Í1.
The Lord Mayor, as lion, treasurer of the Com- monwealth Button Fund, acknowledges the follow- ing adelltlonal amounts:-Amount previously ack nowlcdgeel, £5,755/10/; Hawthorn envelopes (per Mis. P. .1. Hussell, mayoress), £101/0/0; Kew en- velopes, incomplete (per Mrs. K. P, Wynne, mayor- ess), £150/1/4; Dalian »eel Cross cnveloyes (per -lins T. McCoppin). £31/8/3; North Carlton Heil Cross Soolcty envelopes (per Mrs. K. M. I*c), £S0 3/3; Flinelers and Siinrehaui envelopes (per Mrs, M. Holland), £27; halt« nogo Heil Cross Society envelopes (per Mrs. MoLachlan), £_i/B/; llealh cote envelope- (per Miss II. 1). Thomas), £22/8/10; Numurkah envelopes (per Mrs. M. Dolphin), £10 11/5; llroadford Shire envelopes (per shire secre- tary, Mr. P. ,1. Halinor), £10/8/0; Cobram Heil Cross Society envelopes (per Mrs. S. Adaeeis), £15 5/1; Cope Cope envelopes (per Mrs. M. Hodgson), £11/1/0; Welshpool Heil Cross Society envelopes (per Mrs. M. Spiers), £9/10/8; Pakenham Upper Heil Cross Society envelopes (per Mr., J. Hamagc), £7/13/5:'Glen Iris envelopes (per Mrs. Unltt), £7 H/3; Wilby Reel Cross Society envelopes (per Miss 1Ï. I. Cross), £7/7/; Koo-wee-rup envelopes (per 11. .1. Townson), £7/4/7; Ellerslie and llalhlngcrch Reel Cross Society (per Miss M. Onuslcy), £7/0/4; Sutton Grange envelopes (per Sir. P. Lloyd Smith), £5/9/0; Hamilton envelopes (Mrs. Tayles, per Mrs. Christie). £5/8/1; Barham, N.S.W. (per Miss S. MeConnell), £5/7/7; envelope 17,073, "Hiawatha." lMgr-ve. (per Mr. A. llamen), £2/17/2', Middle f>cck Heel Crews Society, envelopes (per Miss I. Fay), £2/1/4; Mrs. Staughton. (eily rnvclopcl). £1/3/3; Mrs. Winter (adiHlleenal envelopes), £1 2/0; Sandy Creek envelopes, ailelilinnal (per Miss K It. .Maddock), £1/711; envelope 22,001 (per Mrs. Winter), £1; envelope. 05,51» (M. T. anel li. Fisher), 17/; Moori Reel Cro=s Society, mlilltlniuil (per Mrs. II. Meiore-.lone'S). 15/; Hrnthcn Reel Cross Society, aelelltlonal (per Miss L. Kaaynett), 13/0; t'lamfn envelopes, ndelitlonnl (per Mr. Puckley, town clerk), 12/; envelope 18,441, collected al "Eli ra- wali," Hav, N.S.W. (per Miss Nanson), 7/0; Wan- tirna, aililitihnnl (per Miss M."sVlncer), 4/; llc.irii Heil CrossiiSoclctr, envelope«, adelltlon'(per Mi«s II. Ii. Coghill),, 3/8;, Honeglllia' Heal,Cross' Society, additional (per Miss N.Foanl), ,1/: Mickleham Heil Cro.s Society, aelditlon.it (per Miss loiloliloril), 2/0; "Anonymous" (Armadale), 2/lt; Mr. Holmes, Collins street, 1/0: envelope! 152.370 (per "Hie Argus"), 1/; St. Killin Patriotic I'uii.l (per Mr«. Harnett, majores*), £331/10/8: Kennis; Heel Cross Society, ciavclnprs (per Mr. .1. It. linrrell), £5S 5/8; Oakleigh Heel Cross Society, envelopes (per Mrs. L. nlreh), £40/5/3; llornugll of Sale (per
lllnr Win. Fiilcher, mayor), £13/10/11; .a lied Cross Soclelv, envelopes (per Mi-»s
Mis., iN. NhervvlllV,' £43/7/1) 'Allah-ton Pelerinil Re- lief I'dnil; envelopes ' (per ;Mr.*'l\ 'J.' 'Juniper), £27/1'; Peelhurst Riding, envelopes (per shire secretan', Mr. D. Wall), £22/8/1: Lalbert Real Crewe Soilclv (per Miss M. Neill), £20/lS/7; Ilaiiabow Reel Cross Society, oaivelopes (per Miss M. lleljar), £10/1/10; Corack Cast Iteal Cross Soclelv, envelope- (nor Miss Lucy Shepherd), £12 0/8: Woodstock ami Eastville Reel Cross Society (per Miss O. R. Fullarton), £0/1/1 Mooroopna Reel Cross Society, envelopes (per Mrs, E. C.rlfllii), £7/9/3: Newham Heel Cross Societv, envelopes (per MM Ç. Anderson). Xn/iqßi, Duiikedil Riding, envclniics'(per Mr. It; W-onilliuni),"_0/i/7i Wprrap Reel'Cross Srloirty. "líulnbow (per Miss E. 'M. H,erncs)i . -5/7/2; Mr. (Î. M.'S. Rucluinnu. SI. Kilela. donation, £5/5/; Rushworth Dlstilcl nnel Vrceeelin, envetopes (per Miss L. Corr), additional, CI/07: Ilnrakoe- Reel Ciws Society, envelopea (per Mrs. II. Mitchell), C3: The Wait, nibil liona!, .Cî/lil/fl; Olhlas Famllv, Orbost, Xeaa.es elinner collection, £2/12/: Nhill Reel Creas» Society, dual (per Mrs. C. S. Goldsworthy), £2/7/7; Natha- lia Reel Cross Society, envelopes (per Miss F. .1. llrouel), £1/10/0: Warrandyte Red Cross Society, cnvelooes. atlelllionnl. (per Mrs. M. Keen), £t 1/(1: Harkaway Reel 'Cross, envelopes (per Mrs. S. Creed), 7/fli 'envelope 4.301 (per Miss Feather »ton), 5/2; envelope llM.OOO (per Mrs. A. I. Staf- ford. Malvern). 5/: envelope 123,301, 5/11; Mrs. F. ,1. Ryan, nildlllonal envelopes, 2/(1; Mr«. Scott, additional envelope», 2/3; envelope 181.733, 2/: envelope 107,001, Del. Total, ¡a. 7,054/18/-1
0UE DISCHARGED SOLDIERS' DAY
The liri! Mayor, as lion, irensaircr of the Com- monwealth Button Fund, acknowledges the follow- ing additional amounts:-Amount previously
nowleelged, £4,411/11/7; Hawthorn (per Mrs. I
Russell, mayoress); £07/10/2; North Melbourne (pea Mrs. .1. K. Troup), £0fl/7,'IO; Hrlgbton Ilearh (per Miss Vera Hardie, proceeds of garden fete), £71 15/el; Hamilton (per Mi» K. Reid), £5/8/; Yarra- wonga (Per Mr. II. Trellall), £5; Portsea (per M|83 Ford), £4/12/.' Toial, .« 4,7'ja/O/U
BLIND. SOLDtERS' APPEAL.
F.mplojces R. Hornsby ond Son Ltd., £5/2/; F.,
SERBIAN RELIEF FUND.
TUB ARfillS" MST.-Prcl'louslv acknow- ledges!, £5,001/17/7: A. (I. Gordon, £2; T.M.S., 5/. Totnl, ,iir"tll)T/_/T.
»ral Mayor's Liest.-Previously ncknoav. leiigeil (Including £»,_» transicrred from "The Argus" list), Í20.8SI/11/8: Alfred Cornish, £0. Total, etí_0,8M»/11/8. ?
POLISH RELIEF FUND.
eLoril ïlïnyor'M I.Ui*.-Previously acknow- ledged, £7.430/1(1/11; Alfred Cornish, .CO; A. (1. Gorelon, Ellerslie, £1/1/. Toiul, iii 7,44»
17/11. _,__
LADY MAYORESS'S PATRIOTIC
LEAGUE.
laaaril Mayor»» I,Int.-Previously ackhow Icelgcel, £3S,70S/12/0; The Walter and Eura Hal! Trust, £200; rcluiuls, flannel, wool, «te, £:»/«/; W. G. Ilalfour, £5/5/; Howers (per Mrs. Lyle), £0; proceeds children's concert at Northcote, £3/3/0; Miss Mary Shaw, £2/10/; Miss Margaret Ycncken, £1/3/2; "O.K.," £1; Miss Swinburne, 2/. Total, .-:H>,01K/-/!>.
, minnoo In hand, £2,900/15/0.
! FRENCH 'SOCIETE MATERNELLE.
Tlie lion, treasurer (Mr. L. K. S. Mackinnon, 120 William street, Melbourne) of Madame Crl vetlt's appeal acknowledges:-Amounts prci iotitilv acknowledged, £8,550/5/0: Miss li. L. Atkinson (for maintenance of god-child), £22/0/(1; Zerc' '
Ladles' Business College (second Instalment), ... 3/: W. MacDonnld, £1; per Madame Duvul, 15/; F.M.W. (Fit-roy).lO/. Totnl.di S,68_/-4/.
Y,M,C.A.
linn. Trenmirer'N I, i set.-Received hy Mr. A. 11. Sargooel, 233 Flinders street:-Amount pre vioiasiy acknowlcelgcel, £70,150/13/2; Australian Portland Cement Co. Ply. Ltd., £60; Murray How. ing. Associotlon, £21/0/7; employees R. White (I.e.), £14/12/10; net proceeds concert, per Míhs Ruby McDonald, £10; staff of A.M.P. Society (seventh monthly contribution), £(1/14/3; Mrs. II. Armstrong, £6; -Mr. nnel Mrs. W. Williame, £5; manager and staff Australian Dcpo3it Mortgage Hank (f.e.), £3; Mr. Cernid W. Young (Le.),' £2/2/; "Golliwog," per "The Argus," £2; nota dale Red Cross Society, . £2; Mrs. Ilousten, '£1/I,i7' General Downe» (I.e.), £1/1/; David Shearer (f.c), £1; Miss 1). Snow (f.c,), £1'; Mrs. d, H. Lind- quist, £1: W. 1. Thoms (f.c), £1; _.W., w/. "Tiny," 5/; Mi». A. Mcinnes, 2/0, TotuI, ,._7«,-8»/a/4. . '.' '
FIELD AMBULANCE CORPS.'
On belinlt; of tho Field Ambulance Camel (îorps, who arc shortly embarking for the front, ii public appeal is made for the com- forts to brighten the social side qf the journey." The gifts could take the form of healthy exercises, games, cards, music, mouth organs, ami other musical instru- ments. . 11 is the wish of the boys to obtain a, small collapsible organ and gramophone, and help to procure these would be greatly appreciated. The receiving depot will b*e Messrs. Allan nnd Co., gramophone depart- ment, Little Collins Blrcet.
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S NATIONAL
LEAGUE.
Owing to Mr. Ruddcn's urgent appeal for more milk for "our boys in the trenches," it was
GOLCetYST-tho famous blood purifier-ii u a I necessary for heilth In » bom« u t oik« oi tata:
, unanimously deei I I at the eiccutlic committee
nritlm, of tit iloyc leamie hell yesterday to doubl ti e usual quantity of Austnlian tinned muk .tcs.jttl.od ly the IW M. and 200 car - »til II. rtfore le at one«, forwar leal instead
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\ larg number of post cards and letter« »e
nil from o'dlers on irtiyo eeruce gralclully npjr.ciitl.e of gifts of tobacco from
SW N L
GIFT FROM AMERICA
Tlie Iori Miyor (bir Dull Hennessy) lester day rcctiyetl a letter from Mr I torehenl of Cunha (U S V ) enclosing a draft for £5 which lie desired should lie ...1 iel to the fund for the relief of Australian wounded solllers. The writer styted that ho lived in Melbourne so-no years ago yyhen bo »as employed by the late Sir Frederick Sargood
VARIOUS EFFORTS
On March 2", 2.1 an 1 li in aid of the Camber «eli branch of the Heil Cross, it is proposed that a cnmly&l be held on lines similar to that of luit year y meeting of nil interested »111 be held to-night, at 8 o clock, in the Canterbury Theatre, lo form committee»!, and take all preparatory steps. Lady liest who Is the convener of the m.otlmr hopes for a largo attendance
\ Henley on the Maribyrnong Aquatic Carnival is to bo held in old of returned wounded soldier) on Saturday nut. Sir John Madden will opea the
can.il al.
REO CROSS AND PURPLE CROSS
CARNIVAL
| The Purple Cross Committee of the Itcd Cross
and Purple Cross canilyal to be held at the Caul
ilcltl racecourse on the last three darn of March, purposes helping on ' Vi in the War ' Day and It Is suggested that lady omi -.ontlemnn riders tako part In the procession Members of the Purple Cross stn ice and othur riders interested in the moyement »ill Im cordially »c.comcd In order Hint it may le efficiently organised, tiley arc asked to coman nicale »Uli Miss U Montgomery, Manning ron! ljist Maliern (tel Mallem 007), with the leii.it possible delay
ENTERTAINMENTS TAX.
TO TIIL Hiiro« 0* THE ARGUS
Sir,-Throughout this district there is much ' doubt concerning the operation of the entertainments tax upon purdy natuotic functions In some instances ladies, who bayo been organising Kinpirc efforts during the yvholc progress ot the yyar ire holding hack in dread of some, mythical £50 penalty in order to nil ty doubts in certain quarters, I telegraphed to the commissioner of taxation asking if tickets for entertainment») solely for patriotic purposes required stamping and receiycd the tolloyving courteous nnd lmmo ihalely teltginphcd lcplv-"I'ntcrtunmcnts Tai -Tickets need not be stomped if yvholc proceeds without deduction of anything for expense« go to object, or if expense do not exceed 10 per cent of the takings lou
must submit accounts Ibis ofhec '
This nurdy means that workers may go straight ahcitl simply furnishing the com mission«, nt the lonclusion of the enter tainmcnl with audited linuneiil nu lemont and vouchers Seeing that the schools iloue in this district have obtained i.10,000 for the war fttndn ind that in many centres the yvnr nnd the yvar alone ib tile object of all t (Torts it would be a pitv to hamper the only yvork Hint matters The commis sionci s reply smoothes away nil difbeul tits-Yours _c, Bl l-LAKSE
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