The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-10-23
More Than $1,000 Has Been
Subscribed and Pledged To
War Sufferers
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS
TO BE SENT BY MATS0NIA
This Sum win Be Divided Be-
tween Belgium France,
Servia and Austria
lFtom weanesday Alyertll el.l

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(From Wednesday Alycrtitof)
In the comparatively short time tho
war relief activity has been under way
in Honolulu, total Of $TGs1.05 has
been subscribed and pledged, not
eounting a small sum believed to have
been in the contribution box in Kalihi
which was stolen by some miscreant.
Of the money in hand, $1,000 Will
Ne sent forward by the steamer Mat
sonia today 20 he distributed to the
Belgian, French, servian and Austrian
relief funds in equal sums Of $1,000.
The Belgian money goes to J T.. Nor
gan & Co., the New. York baasins frIn
which is handling this fund, while the
other contributions viii 20 to Seere
tary Of state Bryan to be turned over
70 responsible parties engaged in the
relief work.
Britain and Germany Excluded
When the committee went to work
in Honolulu to- secure those funds for
the sufferers and refugees in Europe.
IL was learned that large sums Of
money, agRregating in oach case more
than the total collected by this com.
mittee to date, had been Contributed
specifically for the British and for the
German relief funds.
In view Of this fact no money from
the general relief fund was forwarded
for either England or Germany with
this contribution, It being deemed On.
necessary to 60 over the same ground
again 50 soon.
/ The pnoportionatc distribution Of the
general relief fund TO these two com.
tries will be taken up later, when suf-
hcent funds have accumulated to war
rant the forwarding Of another con
i tribntion
The same action viii be taken in the
case Of Japan. w
chinese GIVE Monsy FresIy
The committee in charge announces
that its eiforts have met with ready
response, and the work among the chi.
nese was especially gratifying. A spe>
eial committee Of Chinese, Of which
Chn Gem is chairman and Ching Sal
treasurer, has turned in 70 date 1920.
In addition to this, the Chinese won.
on are reported to be raising funds
for the relief of women and children
of the stricken countries
The Chinese contribution includes
very large number Of small donations
from persons of limited MEANS many
Of which came separately through the
mail. Mtt s3
Chairman Castles Report
Following is Chairman Castle e re-
Eport;
a. In orlor to keop the public fully
informed, the war relief Committee
takes worry great pleasure In reporting
progress TO date as follows:
"TOtal amount received, together
withla small number of pledges amount
ing TO SITS, $763l.05.
zoe this, $l26l 80 was specifically
handed in for the relief Of Belgian
willows and orphans.
fTho COMMITTEES takes very great
pleasure In reporting fine work by the
Chinese, They organized special
rominittee and have been about the
town and in the country soliciting such
amounts as people choose to give for
this great purpose, and, In our opinion,
the response has been magnificent. They
have paid in Sl220, Much of this comes
in very small sums from Chinese who
are earning day + wages only.
Japan To Receive Attention
| Sup TO date we have not heard from
the Japanese, but IL is believed that
when they once get TO work they will
respond as nobly as have the Chinese.
| II may be that Japanese have already
paid something into the relief boxes
placed about the streets, for tho notices
on those boxes are in English. Hawai-
ian, Chinese and Japanese, and as soon
as the committee feels that there is an
/ urgent call for relief in Japan thai
| country will receive our attention
Eve regret TO have to say that YES
to-day the box IN Kalihi was carried
on and has not yet appeared. This was
mot very long after it had been hung.
and II is possible that very little WAS
Inside. The committee hopes that, in
stead of being a piece of rasenlity. Il
was a mischieyous trick on the part OF
some boy, and that the box will be re.
stored. i1E~
MasSOnia Takes $4,000
'1By the Matsonia, which goes today.
the committee are forwarding $4,000, as
follows:
/ For belgian relief, $1,000; French.
$1,000; Seryian, $1,000, aud Austrian.
$1,000. 1''t3
! I've have yet TO hear from quite
large number Of localities to which
letters have been sent, and the commit.
toe hopes that the response win be as
generous as It has been up to date.
In view Of the fact that the com.
munity has already been eanvassed Cor
aid specifically TO tho Germans and spe-
cideally 70 the English, and that a con
siderable nninber Of others than those
Municipalities have paid in money, il Is
quite likely that the committees may not
immediately extend relief 10 those two
nations, as we understand that the
amount sent forward "a paeh ~ ~. N.