The Archive · 1940

Bad Luck for Far East In Irish Sweep

2,180 Prizes Fail to Include China — Dublin, Jo

The Far East had a blank da; terday when 2,180 prizes were dra' in the Red Cross sweep organized by the Irish Hospitals Trust.

The remaining 1,500 £10/-/- cash prizes will be drawn today Sweepstakes proceeds totalled £333,118, and the prize fund £164,565, comprising five units of £30,000.

Red Cross societies all over the world will benefit by £61,307 as a result of the sweep.—Reuter,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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