'The flow of subscriptions to all the numerous funds for the sufferers by the war—refugees, soldiers, and reservists, their wives and families, their widows' and orphans, does the highest credit to the patriotic feelings of the country, The Mansion House Funds alone have reached nearly half a million, the highest individual contribution being £10,000 from an anonymous Australian donor. The two hospital ships, the Princess of Wales and the Muine—the latter the gift of our American cousins—have entered into a friendly rivalry to see which can fit itself most completely with every alleviation and comfort and luxury for our wounded soldiers. Phe Princess of Wules was the old pleasure steamer the Midnight Sun, which used to be employed. in taking tourists to Norway. The cabins on both sides of the rear saloon have been removed, and wonderfully comfortable and cheerful ward, extending from side to side of the has thus been formed, The beds arranged that they can ensily he on to the deck without discommoding occupants, and every surgical apineludiny a Rntyen Ray apparatus ly the Duke of Neweastle, has been provided. The Maine is apparently not quite so forward in its equipment, but when it is Gnished it will probably he hard to decide which is the more perfect hospital ship of the two.
24th November.
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