To the Editor of the "Nonru-Cinxa Dany News Si—The- lines which we now pre sent to your readers. inspired as they were by your sub-editorial of this morning, are an attempt to describe imaginary interview with the genial Secretary-General. " Metrieal Tanguage is perhaps the best form of reproducing such _an_ interview. Its Influence in investing a simple Hight of the imagination with' some semblance of reality. will be admitted and if we have failed to do justice fo the theme. no harm will of course have been done.
On being offered a chair, we very briefly Inquired if we could have an answer fo the queries raised in your columns? A knowing smile irradiated the countenance of the courteous Rentioman who. presides over the city's destinies and in Tess than five: minutes he had vouchsafed all the enlightenment we needed:—
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And C'tral British War Fund To the Editor of the "NonriteCinxa Daly News"
Sin—The lofer of Mantsa. dated April 18, in which reference is made to the absence of mention of the Merchant Navy in the appeals of the Central British War Fund, implies a Fequest for an account of the Fund's activities ili connection with the "Sea Services." in particular the gallant Merchant Marine. Such an account 1 am glad to have the opportunity to ive, The Fund from the start allocated its disbursements primarily tothe Red Cross. the provision of comforts the men of the Army. Air Force and Sea Services and later to Air Raid Relief, In the case of the Sea Services the "Navy League Comforts Supply" wore a centralized organization ooking after the welfare of sailors and could be relied upon to make both Wwide and wise use of the money remitted from Shanghai.
In June last year, an inquiry. was' sent io: the Navy League as to when ther in their allocation of Funds the Merchant Navy benefited along with the Royal Navy. A reply was. ceived and the gist of it published an article entitled "Central War Fund. assists Seo Services" which appeared in your issue of October 17 ast The most recent Progress Report of the Navy League R. N. Comforts. Supply to reach here, covering the period—November/December lest year, goes over much the same ground as. that reply and 1 quote below relevant extracts, was decided by the Council, when comforts Supply' Was inausiarated:
Comforts should be asked for and Supplied to the men of the arr ah netoase, Hayal Morea. It map, be mentioned that 2 popular Heuer la for the ce, conte a Ino, are dealt wil ata abi aR kta giariom sd a that to be" Built "tp trem Its mate the public large expansion of, the hich was bourd tu take sie sSempatis oth the ina eifteUtarticies fol emirely settable fe ihe posal Skoretston of the wishen of the daners {hat "a tha id ego to. the Alen This Fund continued to believe! therefore that no wiser course could bbe adopted than to go on sending the main part of their allocations for the Sea Services to the Navy League.
ince the Fund started the amounts wh ich have been remitted for the benefit of Royal Navy" personnel
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