Our Aberdare Fund-6,o4I 5 s. 8d. so far The following list

represents subscriptions to the *SPECT ATOR Aberdare Fund received up to the first post on Tuesday, January 8th, 1929. All remittances (which should be addressed to the Editor, The SPECTATOR, 13 York St., Covent Garden, London, W.C.2) should be made payable to thi SPECTATOR Ltd., and crossed "Aberdare %." We acknowledge gratefully a further consignment of parcels. To avoid delay, goods should be sent direct to The' Hon. Secretary, Service Committee, - Town Hall, Aberdare, marked " SPECTATOR Fund. ' The distribution of the SPECTATOR Fund is in -the hands of a local . Committee at Aberdare, the Chairman of which is the Chairman of the Urban District Council, the Hon. Treasurer is the , Director of Education, and the Hon. Secretary, the Town Clerk. The need is urgent, and we would appeal to those who have not yet contributed to do so.

Amount sent.

Name. a. d.

Anonymous .. 60 0 0 " F.W.C., R.C., F.S.C., and K.M.C." .. 12 12 0 W. M. Hill.. 10 10 0

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" F... M. L. & R. L.," Two constant readers 10 0 0 J. Muncaster Jones .. 10 0 0 Sir Henry and Lady

Harris

10 0 0 , Mrs. Renshaw .. .. 10 0 0 B.-Potter - 6 0 - 0

" J. M. H." ..

5 5 0 " Primrose " 5 5 0 J.' F. Junkin 5 0 0 Miss Jacob .. 5 0 0 J. P. Backwell, Jr. 5 0.. 0 Rev. W. R. Mills 5 0 0 q Y. M. B." .. 5 0 .0 "F. A. H." 5 0 0 " C. S. B."• • 5 0 0 " ik Shes " . '5 0 * 0 Miss Louise Broadwood 5. 0 0 Mrs. Hubert Silvans .. 6 0 0 Rev. John Gardner-

Brown .. 5 0 0 Sir William Ayling .. 5 0 0 Miss E.- Higgins .. 5 0 0 Mrs. A. C. Harman .. 5 0 0 " A Strachey Admirer " 5 0 0 E. T. Hopkins 5 0 0 Amount sent.

Name. £ s. cl.

W. hi. Lunham .. 5 0 0 A Handful of Country Sympathisers .. 3 14 0: E. J. Enthoven . 3 3 0.

From All Saints' Church, . Stratfield Turgia .. 3 0 0 Anonymous .. .. 3 0 0 Miss E. G. 'Evans 3 Q 0 " L. D. W." .. 2 10 0 A. hi. Paterson 2 .2 0 F. J. Galloway_. 2 2- 0'

Miss V. Lancaster

2 2 0 " H. & N. H." . . 2 2 0 W. B. Phillips -.. .. 2 2 0 Harry Buchanan ' 2 2 0 • IL M. Stevenson -

_ 2 0 William -McKirmel .. 2 2 0 W. Misted .. 2 2 Q Mrs. L. Green .. - 2 0

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Miss Joan Boots .. 2 0 0 Miis Phyllis Jesiopp .. 2 0 0 J. Muir A a few friends 1 12 0' "W. H. B." .. 1 8 0 " Llanfor Church Carol

Singers ' 1 2 0 " E. M. B. & G. W. B." 1 1 0 Anonymous .. 1 1 0 Miss M. Elsie Atkins - 1 1 0 Miss K. Kersopp .. 1 1 0 F.C.C." 1 1 0

1 1 0 1 1. 0 1 0 0 1 •0, - I . 0 0. 1 0. 0 1 0 0 1 -0 0 1 :0 ,0 1 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 1 . 0 0 1 0 0 ", A. N. O. N."- .. 1 0 0 Rev. A. - A. Cooper, Aston Tirrold,' and

• his friends (2na

tion) - _ . 1. 0 ..0 E. D. Mayall 1 Q 0 D. J. Collar • 0.10 0 A Newcastle, Co. Down, - - Subscriber .. ' 0. 10 0 "A Widow "- .. • 0 10 0

" M.- G. L. T." - - 0 10 0

R. I. Mark • 0 10 0 Rev. S. E. L. Skelton . • 0 10 0 d. Name. £ s. Amount sent. In Memoriam, Rev. Wil- Ham Edwards (Ebene.

" M. Md."

Henry C. Martin - H. P.R. Stephewan Capt. A: Hall' Hall Lady Alice Bli3h R. 0. Thomas Dirtrey Leivis From an American Mrs. Stafford .. " .B. and L"

Mrs. Eleanor Reilly " -P," Oslo, Norway. W. K. Weston Amount sent.

Name. £ s. d.

Miss Helen J. Frencklyn 0.10 . 0 Miss Elizabeth Kenneth 0 7 6 " Deganwy " 0 .5 0 L. M. L."

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Anenymous 0 2 6

The Fund Committee in Aber- , dare have' now perfebted their -arrangements for the local distri-

bution of parcels, and readers

• wishing to forward. CLOTHING AND OTHER GIFTS IN KIND for our Aberdare Fund are re- quested to send them direct to the Hon. Secretary, Aberdare Service Committee, Town Hall, Aberdare, marked " Spectator Fond." . All 'sash- donations - (eheipie.i, 'postel orders 'or money' orders) should be addressel as usual to the Editor, The Spe,ctator, 13 'York Street, Covent' Garden. London, W.C. 2.

_ . • Nors.-In order to prevent possible . loss in _transit, readers. are requested to send their remit- tances to the Srscrsroa office and not to include there in their parcels

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We publish below the second list of subscribers who have responded to the invitation to provide a weekly sum for one or more - - - of the 1,500 necessitous families in Aberdare for a certain period.

Lady Ashburton, £13 (10s. weekly for two families for 6 months).

:` W. A.," £10 (10s. weekly for two families for 20 weeks).

Miss Chadwick, £8 10s. (10s. weekly for two families for 13 weeks).

A Sympathiser," £6 10s. (10s. weekly for two families for 13 weeks).

Mrs. Clayton Grosvenor, £8 10s. (10s. weekly for two families for 13 weeks).

'Fred W: Tanner, £6 (10s. 'weekly for two families till Easter).-

Mrs. E. Williamson, £6 (10s. weekly for two families till Easter). Mrs. and Miss Merivale, £6 ( lbs. weekly for two families for 12 weeks) Mrs. R. Dodd; £6 (10s. weekly for two families for 12 weeks).

Rev. A. S. Royds, £6 (10s. weekly for two families for 12 weeks).

Fred Story, £6 (108. weekly for two families for 12 weeks).

Mr. and. Mrs. James Dickson, £6 (10s. weekly for two families for 12 weeks).

" L. M. H.," £5 (10s. weekly for two families for 9 weeks).

Mrs. Cochrane, £5 (10s. weekly for two families for 9 weeks).

" W. J. F. W.," £5 (50. weekly for one family for 20 weeks). Mrs. O'Brien, £5 (10s. weekly for two families for 9 weeks).

Mrs. and Miss Johnston, £5 (Ss. weekly -for one- family for 20 weeks). Miss B. Brown, £5 (10s. weekly for two families for nine weeks). Mrs. Fannie Royle, £5 (58. weekly for one family for 20 weeks).

Miss Gurney Smith, £4 (5s. weekly for one family for 16 weeks). M. Rotheram, £3 10s. (5s. weekly for one family for /4 weeks).

Miss Robier, £3 10s. (5s. weekly for one family for 14 weeks). F. Firth, £3 5s. (5s. weekly for one family for 13 weeks).

Miss Hilda Kekewick, £3 5s. (5s. weekly for one family for 13 weeks). The Hon. Mrs. A. Davey, £3 5s. (5s. weekly for one family for 13 weeks).

" G. V. A., £3 Es. (5s. weekly for one family for 13 weeks). " P. M. D., £3 5s. (Ss. weekly for one family for 13 weeks). Mrs. Rose. Selby., _£3 5s. (5s. weekly for one family for 13 weeks). " B. B., £3 5s. (5s. weekly for one family for 13 weeks). Alfred K Lidgate, £3 5s. (5s. weekly for one family for 13 weeks). Miss Lidgate, £3 5s. (5s. weekly for one family for 13 weeks). " H. 13., Sheffield," £3 5s. (5s. weekly for one family for 13 weeks). Rev. L. and Mrs. Starey, £3 5s. (5s. weekly. for one family for 13 weeks). Mrs. truce, £3 5s. (5s. weekly for one family for 13 weeks). Mrs. L. W. MeAlliston, £3 3s. (58. weekly for one family-till Easter). Major C. Bishop, £3 (5s. weekly for one family till Easter). Miss Elizabeth Robinson, £3 (58. weekly for one family till Easter).

" A. E. R.," £3 (5s. weekly for one family-for-12 weeks). - " From a Grateful Disciple," £3 (5s. weekly for one family for 12 weeks). Mrs. Egerton Fairclough, £3 (5s. weekly for one family for 12 weeks). " A. E. R.," £3 (58. weekly for one family for 12 weeks). Mrs. Langworthy, £3 (5s. weekly for one family for 12 weeks). Miss Frances Martin, £3 (58. weekly for one family for 12 weeks). Miss Agnes Smith, £3 (5s. weekly for one family for 12 weeks). " E. hi. B.," £3 (5s. weekly for one family for 12 weeks). Mrs. Henry Wigram, £3 (58. weekly for one family for 12 weeks), F. G. Dawson, £3 (58. weekly for one family for 12 weeks). M. H. Eyre, £2 5s. (5s. weekly for two families for 1 month).

Miss B. A. L. Ash, £2 (5s. weekly for one family for 8 weeks). The Misses Robinson, £2 (10s. weekly for two families for 1 month).

Miss K A. Heathcote, £1 55. (58. weekly for one family for. 5 weeks), " G. W. £1 Is. 8d. (5s. weekly for one family for one month).

Miss M. Eyre, £1 (5s. weekly for one family for one month). Arthur Eastwood, £1 (58. weekly for one family for one month), Mrs. Cox, £1 (58. weekly for one family for one month). " C.A.C.," £1 (5s. weekly for one family for four weeks). Mrs. Royds, £1 (5s. weekly for one family for four weeks). Miss Jacob, £1 (5s. weekly for one family for four weeks). " A. B. S., £1 (58. weekly for one family for one month). " C. C." and " G. II.," £1 (5s. weekly for one family for 1 month). Miss Grace Day, £1 (5s. weekly for one family for 1 month.) Anonymous, £1 (5s. weekly for one family for 1 month). Mrs. Charlotte Bowles, £1 (55. weekly for one family for 1 month). H. Wilmer, £1 (5s. weekly for one family for 1 month). Robert Watson, £1 (58. weekly for one family for 1 month).

" L. IL and E. M. D.," £1 (bs. weekly for one family for 4.iveeks).

Mrs. Fenwick, £1 (58. weekly for one family for 4 weeks). " Alpha," £1 (55. weekly for one family for 4 weeks). Mrs. Robie Uniacke, 15s. (58. weekly for one family for 3 weeks). A 40 years reader in East Yorks, 10s. (6s. weekly for one family for 2 weeks). Rev. G. H. Parsons, 58. (5s. weekly for one family for one week). " Karshish," 5s. (58. weekly for one family for one week). Miss L N. Dawson, 5s. (Ss. weekly for one family for 1 week).

One hundred and eighteen necessitous families are, by the generosity of our readers, now assured of assistance for a definite time. Out 011,500 there remain 1,382 to be " adoPted." Further consignments of clothing received at the SPECTATOR Office have been despatched to the Town Clerk of Aberdare. They will be distributed at once by the Organizing Committee.