One Canadian Contributes $150,000 for Hospital London, Dec. 21.
The magnificent gift by a citizen of Toronto has enabled Canada to meet the cost of its first war hospital being erected in Buckinghamshire.
Hearing that $150,000 would provide the entire cost, this private citizen, who remains anonymous, sent a cheque for the whole amount.
The gift was made to the Toronto branch of the Red Cross Society, where $825,000 was raised in the first fortnight of a Dominion-wide campaign to provide $3,000,000 for Red Cross work. By the end of last month, the fund, which was inaugura. ted on November 12, had already reached $2,988,799—Reuter, for additional funds All Classes of Canadians Rallied to Form First Expeditionary Force Contingent Now in England Represents Citizen Force From Every Province of Dominion London, Dec. 21.
The Canadian troops arriving in England have been recruited entirely by voluntary enlistment, says special commentary here today.
French-speaking Canadians have rallied as eagerly as the English-speaking part of. the population, emphasizing the overwhelming ver-diet of the general election at Quebec.
The Canadian contingent, the commentary asserts, constitutes a citizen force from every province, from all classes and sections, coming to fight in defence of the liberties and values at stake in the present struggle.
The Canadian troops arrived the same day as an agreement was signed between the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand for the establishment of an Empire air-training organization in Canada. This scheme will produce tens of thousands of trained airmen annually,—Reuter, 5
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