New Guinea Gives £13,000
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To War Funds
Prom Our Own Correspondent
1, T „ Rabaul, Oct. 24.
N the second annual report of the NG Division of the Red Cross Society, it is shown that £1,834 has been forwarded to Australia during 1940-41 At the commencement of the year, there were 10 separate Red Cross companies in the Territory but, owing to a number of the helpers departing for Australia for the duration of the war, four closed down.
In her report, Lady McNicoll, presi dent of the NG Division, referred to the manner in which New Guinea residents have responded to appeals of the various funds, and she showed that the Terri tory has contributed £4,300 to the Lon don Relief Fund; £1,500 to the NG Com forts Fund; £l,lOO to the Common wealth Government for war purposes (known locally as the Fighting Fund); £4,940 to the Spitfire Fund; together with £1,974 donated to the Red Cross.
This makes a total of well over £13,000.
Officers of the Division are: President, Lady McNicoll; Chairman, Hon. E. T.
Brennan; Hon. Treasurer. Mr. R. H. Sig gins; Council: Messrs. H. H. Page, P.
Coote, R. L. Clark, W. H. Carpenter, G.
Thomas and Dr. Hosking, Mesdames P.
Coote, W. H. Carpenter and R. L. Clark.
Mr. H. Hugo, of Buka, New Guinea, arrived in Australia in October to enlist for active service abroad.