Our Aberdare Fund L3,842 is. 7d. so far

The following list represents subscriptions to the SPECTATOR. Aberdare Fund received up to tlu, first post on Tuesday, December 18, 1928. . 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 the SPECTATOR Ltd., and crossed " Aberdare a/c." We acknowledge gratefully a further consignment of parcels. 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. s. d.

Mrs. Christabel R.

Burton .. .. 210 0 0 Wilfred Dean .. .. 100 0 0 " M. H. A. E." .. 50 0 0 Mrs. Graham Rees-Mogg 50 0 0 " Anon. B. D." .. 50 0 0

Miss• Wagg 25 0 0 Col. H. S. Nelson .. 25 0 0 " A. K." .. t5 0 0

Mrs. Walter Wigram .. 20 0 0

Name. Mr. & Miss Bush M. W. Dugdale J. D. Cook .. Miss E. V. Martino .. Colonel k The Hon. Mrs. Abel H. Smith .. Benenden School Anonymous .. Edgar Home

B. H. Eccles .. Amount sent.

£ s. d.

20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 15 0 0

15 0 0 13 15 0 10 15 0 • 10 10 0 10 10

Amount sent.

Name. £ s. d.

The Hon. Alexandrine

Peckover .. 10 10 0 W. Howard Hazell .. 10 10 0

Dr. Faithful Smith .. 10 0 0 Anonymous .. .. 10 0

0 F. Ransom .. .. 10 0 0 " Muster " 10 0 0 Mrs. E. M. Fisher .. 10 0 0

Mrs. W. Robson

. Arbuthnot .. .. 10 0 0 Amount sent.

Name. £ a. d.

" E. C. G." .. 10 0 0 W. S. Dixon .. 10 0 0

" Valentia " .. 10 0 0 Miss Amy Tyrrell .. 10 0 0 Edward B. Ormond ..

10 0 0 C. B. Jones-Mortimer 10 0 0 Col. T. A. Colfox 10 0 0

Mrs. Phillip Dickinson

10 0 0

Anonymous .. 10 0 0

10 0 0

Our Aberdare Fund—Ccntinued.

Amount sent.

Name. £ s. d.

Mrs. ' Peacock, Mrs.- Ewen & W. A.

Osborne, Esq. .. 8 10 0 Miss Helen Robinson .. 7 . 0 0 Mrs. 'Helen C. 'Oxley .. 6 10 7 L. A. Southern.. • .. 5 10 0 ,Sir Ruthven & Lady Monteath .. 5 5 0 R. G. W. Yemen .. 5 5 0 " A. W. L." .. .. 5 5 0 Admiral & Mrs. Niblett 5 5 0 5 5 0

' Mr. k Mrs. G.-R. Dennis

5 5 0 Mrs. Campion .. 5 5 0 Fred Story .. 5 5 0 Anonymous .. . : 5 5 0 . Dr. & Mrs. W. T. Collier 5 5 0 H. Muller .. .. 5 5 0 The Countess of

Chichester 5 5 0 Rev. Lionel Corbett .. 5 5 0

5 5 0 Lady Mackeller .. 5 5 0 ' J. F. Crichton-Stuart . 5 5 0 Arthur 0. Townsend .. . 5 1 8 Mrs. 'Little .. 5 0 0 • F. H. W. Law:rick .. 5 0 0 Georgia Griffith & Miss

• Griffith 5 0 0 E. C. Aitken .. 5 .00 Adam Hamilton .. 5

0 0

"H. W." - -

5 0 0 Mrs. Mabel H.- Webster 5 0 0 Mrs. Rosa Waugh .. 5 0 0 • Lord • Warrington of

Clyffe.. 5 0 0 H. S. Scott .. 5 0 0 Mrs. W. Spencer .. 5 0 0 Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E.

Wells 5 0 0 Miss T, P. Pref3tmeh .. 5 0 0 " B. C. W." .. 5 0 0 Mrs. -Bruce 5 0 0 " Fox " 6 0 0 C. H. C. Johnstone-

- - Brodie - - 5 0 0 E. M. Hildyard .. 5 0 0 " .". 5 0 0 The Countess of Cromer 5 0 0

5 0 0 Cyril F. Bengough .. 6 0 0 R. Kershaw .. 5 0 0 Lt.-Col. Frank Witts 5 0 0 J. Metcalf Hart . 5 0 0 Mrs. Charles Duff 5 0 0 E. R. Davy .. 5 0 0 S. H. Ellis .. 5 0 0 W. AL Pim .. 5 0 0 Mrs. Russell Rea 6 0 • 0 Retallack 5

0 0

' Anonymous 5 0 0 Anonymous .. .. 6 0 0 The Hon. Mrs. Sackville

West .. . 5 0 0 W. King-Fone .. 5 0 0 G. Bonham Carter • .. 5 0 0

5 0.0 John Cross -.. 5 0 0 -. Thomas England . . 5 0 0 Miss H. M. Souper .. 5 0 0 Mrs. Groser - 5 0

0-

Miss G. Roxburgh .: 5 0 0 " W. B. J. & H. B. J." 5 0 0 " W. B. W." .. 5 0 0 " H. W. K.", .. 5 0 0 Miss Olga A. Boyer .. 5 0 0 B. C. Pearce .. 5 0 0 Charles T. Pendle .. 5 0 0 Rev. & Mrs. C. Arthur

Mount 5 0 0 Rev. F. Clifton Smith.. 5 0 0

Ivie M. Dunlop

5 0 0 Major Nigel Maxwell 5 0 0 Rev. F. J. Salt- .. 5 0 0 Mra Bushell 5 0 0 J. A. Eddison 5 0 0 A Reader 5 0 0 " C. E. C. & B. C." .. 5

0 0

C. H. Pownall 5 0 0 Mr., Mrs. & Miss Coates 5 0 0 Hugh Pettit.t 5 0 0 Dr. Habgood 5 0 0 Miss H. M. Johnston .. 5 0 0 " K. G." 5 0 0

Mrs. E. C. P. Hull ..

5 0 0

Harry W. Guthrie Smith 5 0 0 Mrs. P. E. Williamson.. 5 0 0

4 0 0 " R. R. D." .. 6 0 0 " M. C." 5 0 0 " Sympathiser " . in

Aberdeen .. 5 0

0

W. P. Tuke 5 0

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Mr. & Mrs. Henry Ewa2t 5 0

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Major W. T. Fraser-

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Anonytnotns 5 0

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J. Lotthouse 5 0

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U. C. Owst • •

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gridge • Lt. Col. G. J. West, Thomas Nichol 0 Mrs. Legh . John G. Johnston • .. M. E. James ..

M. H. Smith .. .. 5 Ernest Duveen.. • :. 5 Mrs. Du Croz 5 Miss Hughes .. .. 5 Mrs. Charles _ 5 Miss L. P. King .. 5 H. Wilmer .. - 5

V. Bertie 5 A. L. Royds5 A. L. Anthony .k Son... 4 The Misses A. M. & E. A. • Hayes - ..4 Messrs. J. P.- Collier .k Son .. .. 4 0

Anonymous .. 3 5 Claude M. Leigh .. 3 3 Angersleigh Parish • . Church (2nd contri: bution) .. 3 H. G. L. S." .. .. 3 Miss Joan Grace Reed.. 3 Lady Hume-Williams 3 C. L. Overton .. ; .. 3 Messrs. Smith Dolby- Welch, Ltd. 3 F. C. H. Borrett .. 3 G. M. R." .. .. 3 The Dean of Dromore 3 " K. E. E." .. .. 3 E. K. Featherstone .. 3 Mrs. E. Mitlar .. 3 Mrs. Shirley Woolmer 3 Miss L. Clare Latham.. 3 Mrs. N. Powell . .. 3 Miss Ethel E. Pryco Aspinall .. 3 " S. P. E. P." .. 3 Henry Forde .. 3 3 " Some Girls of Wimble- don High School " 2 10 J. M. Smith .. .. 2 10 S. F. Maurice Dauncey 2 10 The Rev. & Mrs. W. R.

Bather 2 10 Mrs. Palmer .. .. 2 10 Mr. & Mrs. Agnew and their children .. 2 Miss E. Barker • .. 2 R. J. Routh .. 2 Miss Cargill _ .. 2 Sir Maurice & Lady de Bunsen .. .. 2 2 Mrs. Barrow .. 2 2 W. P. Symonds 2 2 Major Gen. Sir Herbert 'Mansfield . • .-. 2 2 H. E. Killick 2 2 A. F. Wills .. 2 2 H: H. & Miss A. 1.

Gnining 2 2

Miss-M. B: Gourley 2 2

2 2 Mrs. T. G. Hare 2 2 Mrs. A. M. Kilby 2 2 " G. A.!' .. 2 2 Oscar Dorton .. 2 2 0. T. Coldwell .. 2 2 Rev. C. H. Binstcad .. 2 2 Mr. & Mrs. F. G. de Faye .. .. 2 T. L. Hayes .. 2 Mr. & Mrs. C. P. Thorpe 2 H. P. Mortimer 2 Dr. F. R. &.Mrs. Sutton 2 Arthur E. M. Hales .. 2 " In Memory of T. H. S." .. .. 2 " M. C. S." .. .. 2 " E. k'. C." .. 2 " C. R. S." .. .. 2 " H. E. S." .. 2 Mrs. Alers Hankey .. 2 " E. R. M." 2 Brig.-Gen. & Mrs. T. N. Howard .. 2 Mrs. Russell Baker .. 2 Rev. C. J. Etty .. 2 Miss Mary Sainsbury .. 2 C. H. Jarrett .. .. 2 Mrs. Wight Boycoto .. 2 2 " K. J. S." .. 2 Penelope " •-• 2 F. C. Guthrie . 2 2 Colonel & Mrs. A. J.

Arnold . 2

W. H. P. Okeden 2

E. Howard .. 2'

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Mrs. Margaret Ewing : The Misses Hariot . . " M. E."

Frederic Hadley ..

" M. E."

"Miss D. Webb ..

IL 13. Montagu Miss Kate Newton ..

.R. H. Petrie • .

H. Nowell Ffarington Miss Mary McClymont " Highway " Miss M. M. Boyd Charles Dewer A. Foulerton Miss Phyllis W. Allen..

. Anonymous ..

R. P. Ashe " I. E. E." Mrs. E. M. Gardner ..

Basil H. Philpott • C. Dinghan Major & Mrs. G. A. L. Green Rev. A. E. Selland • Rev. G. H. Francis .. " B. M. K." ..

Mrs. Peter Jones. • G. A. Billings ..

Mrs. Edith Robinson . Dr. & Mrs. Bathe Grieve Mr. & Mrs. E. W. Hendy Mrs. Charles Watson A. B. V." • . Ernest J. Wellman H. R. Filmer W. Fuller .. Wm. C. Nicholson " B. W. G." Mrs. K. S. Bulby Mrs. F. Chitson and T. R. Chitson A. W. Fisher .. Lt.-Col. Bryce Ellain.. Rev. Roger E. Faning' Mrs. Mary Thacker .. Mrs. James Lipp • Mr. & Mrs. M. Foord Rev. I. & Mrs. Lamb .. H. K. Glazebrook W. Esdaile, Esq. .. Rev. & Mrs. D. Stephens The Dowager Lady Swaythl ing Rev. J. P. Malleson C. E. C. Peach Miss M. Currey J.T. Brown .. . • T. Dutton . . R. Roland Hughes .. John J. Cooper Mrs. Thompson E. T. S. Can Miss D. Cattley C.G. "

Rev. A. R. Buckland Miss J. Wylie Gordon .. Rev. H. W. C. Geldart.. A. O. Prichard...

A. H. Digby Lighton Rev. I. R. Gillen • Walter Douglas Rev: A. C. Woodhouse • E. M. Arisen " C. J. B." Reading .. Rev. James MacMillan " Two Scottish Readers " Mrs. Thomas A. Leigh.. Miss Aldred Anonymous, Shanklin.. Miss Ada A. Harrison ..

M. Cary.. .. Mr. & Mrs. C. T.

Atkinson .. -•• .

Lionel Thurman .. George A. Henderson .. Mro. G. A. Knowles . • A. C. Campbell " L. & 0. P. A."

Mrs. T. W. Saxby "G F. C." .. E. I.. Clark S. L. Carey _ Mrs. V. Hamilton .. "M. C. H."

H. C. Turnred Mr. & Mrs. W. Bewley..

Miss Tillard . . . . Major W. W. Pratt .. Miss A. C. Hull Mrs. L. S. Fry _ " B. E. P." .. Henry L. Williams Mrs. Annie G. Roper Mrs. S. Wimbush " W. A."

Rev. Wm. Reed .. Miss C. G. Collins.

£ s. d.

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Rev. & Mrs. L. R.

Majendie. .. 1 0 0

In Memory of A. S." 1 0 0

Anonymous .. • .. 1 0 0 D. Orlebar 1 0 0 R. H. Heath .. 1 0 0 Henry M. Steele 1 0 0 C. J. Helton 1 0 0 Two Old Spectator' -

Readers ..

1 0 0

" B. P." 1 0 0 " Co. Wicklow " 1 0 0 Mrs. Egerton Fairelough 1 0 0 -Miss E. G. Walsh .. 1 0 0 " A Yorkshire Quaker " 1 0 0 " H. G. H." 1 0 0 A Reader.. 1- 0 0

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Miss Rosamund 1 0

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Dr. Margaret Scoresby-

Jackson - . .. 1 0 0 Miss Peggy Hughes-

Jones 1 0

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G. H. Woolley. 1 0 0 Mrs. D. W. Hingley . 1 0 0 Miss Mary Bunnell

Burton.. .

1 0 0

Miss L. . Saunders .. M 1 - 0 0 F. T. Linen. 1. 0

A. F. Wallis — 1 0

.0 • W. H. lb 3. L. Brown.'.

1 0 0 Rev. A. P. Potts .. 1 0 0 D. Kerr .. 1' 0 0 Miss Somerville 0 1 0

Rev. Reginald. Hewitson

1 0 0 Sir Daniel and Lady

Twomey 1 0 0 John Smith .. 0 19 10 "Pam" i. 0 12 6 H. AL Ingamells G. Macintosh"

0 .10

0 10 8 0 G. Bell .. 0 10 0

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur

Warren " N. S."

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0 Anonymous . 0 10 0 Mr. & Mrs. C. F. . 0.10 .0 Miss B. H. Grieve .. 0 10 0 F. Adams ..

0 10

0 Mrs. R. E. Russell .. 13 10 0 M. V. Reigate .. 0 10 0 H. W. Slater

0 10

0 Miss Mona E. Roberts 0 10 0 Anonymous .. • • 0 10 0 Mrs. A. S. Orlebar 0 10 0 F. Linton .. • • 0 10 0 " A. M. A." .. • • 0 10 0 " Deganwy " .. • • 0 10

0

T. Finnegan .. • • 0 10 0 W. J. Harper .. • • 0 10 0 Anonym ous 0 10 0 " G. M. 0 10

P. B. Cardwell .. 0 5 0 " T. C. S." .. 0 5 0 S. Prince & M. Hawley 0 5 0 Miss Annie Flack field .0 5 0 Anonymous .. 0. 5 0 Miss Littlejohn • 0 5 0

Miss Coles ..

Mrs. E.H.Shims:ion. .

_ 0 5 0 Mrs. E. M: Martley

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0 " C. G. P." .

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0 " B. M." .. • .. 0 3 0 " Q. C. S." 0 - 2 6 Rev. J. P. Taylor .. 0 2 6 Mrs. William Hall . • 0 2 6 — Cumber .. 0 2 9

Anonymous .. 0 2 6 The sum of £13 10s. acknowledged last week from the literary staff of the Daily Sketch and Sunday Graphic should read " From • several departments of Daily Sketch and Sunday Graphic."

300 more packagei of clothing have been received and despatched to the Town Clerk of Aberdare. for immediate distribution, making the total to date 466. Two parcels included A consignment of Ceylon tea from Messrs. George Robinson and Co., 109 Princess Street, Manchester.

111 pairs of children's boots and shoes from Messrs. Thomas Rankine & Sons, Ltd., 22 St. Janies Square, Edinburgh,- as instructed by Mr. Richard Winkler,' 9 EttriCk Road, Edin- burgh, to whom we tender. our grateful thanks. Our special thanks are due to the Rev. H. L. Brander, B.D., and his congregation at Highgate for several -large consignments of clothing.