15 AUGUST 1914, Page 3

As we write on Friday the subscriptions to the Prince

of Wales's Fund amount to £863,000. That is a good week's work, and we have no doubt that the million point will be reached by the time these pages are in our readers' hands. The Fund is under sound control, and we do not doubt that it will be wisely administered and without waste or friction. All those who are anxious to do something for their country can find their opportunity here. Local Funds must of course, not be neglected, but a great Central Fund can attract subscribers who have no very strong local ties. The Fund, again, will be most useful in the work of equalization. It will be the channel by which the richer districts will help the poorer.