Poverty bay 1914

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Willie Tan has forwarded the following letter to tho Chairman of the Citizens' Gift Committee : — "Dear Sir : On behalf of the local Chinese, I wislh to extend to the New .Zealand Government out of sympathy m the present war that has been forced upon the British Empire by a. hostile nation. I enclose i herewith a cheque for £37 4s, being a small donation towards'the Government patriotic war' fund. . ■ In wishing tlie I New Zealand forces many successes m ■ their expedition we are agreed that I they will do credit to New Zealand, the fairest spot m the .Empire. God save the King-" The subscription list is as follows: Won^j Sharer , £8 Bs, Hudson Bros. £6 6s, Ji ramie Lee and Co. £3 3s, Willie Tan £2 2s, Louie, Yonk £2 2s, Tee Ham £2 2s, Ching Tay £2 2s, Boy Mon £1 10s 6d, Long Lee £1 Is, Wong Tow £1 Is, Way On Louie £1 Is, W. Quong £1 Is, Lee Ohoy 10s 6d, Wong Kow 10a ; 6d, Joe Tuen 10s 6d, Ching Chunj? 10s 6d, Ching Foo 10s 6d, Wong Lung 10s 6d, thingy Mun 10s 6d, Louie Hee ss, Louie Shoon ss, Wong High £1 Is; total, £37 4s. ,

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13461, 17 August 1914, Page 6 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=PBH19140817.2.40&cl=search&srpos=1&e=-------10--1----0wong+ham+hee--&st=1