For some time past, notices that a "Tombola" would be held in aid of the funds of the Society St. Vincent do Paul have boon before the public, the proceeds, after paying expenses, to be devoted to aiding indigent foreigners irrespective of creed or nationality. The Committee who were appointed to carry out this worthy object arranged the programme and undertook the responsibility of making all the necessary arrangements with a light heart, but they sven found that the difficulties to be overcome were of such a nature as to almost dishearten them and make them wish they had never taken the matter in hand. As the object, however, was a charitable one, they persevered, and their efforts were crowned with mich greater success than the mostsanguine had at first anticipated. The idea of the Tombola or lottery, which appoara to have been the best under the circumstances, was only mooted a short time ago, but the Committee worked with s will,
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