Our Aberdare . Fund 2,,o4o izs. so far - . The

following list represents-the subscriptions to-the" Speotator " Aberdare Fund received up to the-firstPost on -Wednesday morning, December 12th, 1928: Later donations Will- be acknowledged in next week's issue of the " Spectator." Next week we hope to publish a statement from the Town Clerk of Aberdare -giving details as to how the funds. are being distributed. The need-is so urgent that we hope next week's list will be an even larger one. :--

Amount sent.

Name. . • • £ - s.- -d.

" Anonymous " .. 100 0 0 " N. T.' ' .. .. 60 0 0 Clara Vyner .. ... 50 0 0 THE " SPECTATOR " , .. 50 0 . 0 Archdeacon and Mrs.

Potter - • .. .. 50 0 0 Sir Walter Roper Law-

, Fence .. - .. .. 50 0 0 Mrs_ & The Misses Camen-

- isch .. .. .. 50 0 0 B. C. J. .. .. - 50 0 0 The " Spectator " Staff 40.15 0

Mrs. Charles Milburn - 25. 0

0 Mr. & Mrs. Deakin .. 22 2 0 Ivor Sant - .. 20 0 0 Mrs. E. Gsskell.. .. 20 0 0 A. Bryans .. .. 20 0 0 " Anonymous " .. 20 0 - 0 Miss A. E. Richardson.. 20 0 0 Miss Johnston .. .. 20 0 0 The Misses Blewitt _ 15 0 0 Majos-General Sir John •

Duncan .. .. 15 0 0 Some Members of the

literary staff of Daily Sketch and Sunday

Graphic .. .. 13 10 0 Mr. & Mrs. A. C. D. .. 12 0 0 Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Gour-

lay _ .. .. 10 10 0 Colonel Noble .. . 10 10 0 Mr. & Mrs. John S. Pit-

man. 10 10_

0 A Thirty-years' reader

of the Spectator : . 10 0

0 Mrs. Fannie Boyle .. 10 0 0 R. J. White .. .. 10 0 0 Charles Glow .. .. 10 0 0 W. Black .. .. 10 0 0 R. T. Morris .. ..., 10 0 0 Thomas Porter.. .. 10 0 0 Miss N. Simpson .. 10 0 0 Sir Philip Baker Wil-

-braham.. . 10 0

0

The Misses H. & J. Wat- son .. .. 10 0

0 John Aspell .. ... 10 0 0 An Ulster Woman .... 10 0 0 Miss Nancy. Lucy ... 10 0 0.

The Misses Harman .. 10 0 0 Lt.-Col. John Murray,

-D.S.O. .. .. 10 0

0 " H." .. .. .. 10 0 0 Mr. & Mrs. Thornely .. 10 0 0 E. Deakin .. .. 10 0 0 R. B. .. .. .. 10 0 0 Mrs. Louis Buxton •-• 10 0 0 " Kenyon " .. .. 10 0 0

Miss Muriel Gore .. 10 0

0 Mr. & Mrs. S. H. Jones 10 0 0 Mi. & Mrs. George Hamil-

ton - .. - .. 10 0 0

Cyril A. G. Coles .. 10 0

0

John Fax .. .. 10 0

0 Mr. & Mrs. C. Martin

Milder .. .. 10 0 0 Yorkshire Coal Owner 10 0 0 A. W. Railing - ... 5 5 0 Walter T. Taylor .. 5 5 0 Charles W. Spier .. 5 6 0 David A. Horner „. 5 5 0

Lady MacKeller ... 6 5

0

W. P. Shell-sardine .. 5 5

0

A.. NE. 5 5

0 T. E. Wilson - 5 5 0 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Price 5 5 0

C. S. 'G.-S 5 5

0 Miss E. D. Pickering - 5 5 0 Canon & Mrs. Marshall 6 5 0

Mrs. Curran ,.. - ;. 5 5

0

Miss Waugh .. .. 5 0

E. H. Sherborne .. 5 0 6 0 " Deeside " • • •• 5 0 0

.I.-L. -Nelson ... . .6,0 6 0

0 Amount sent.

- - -Name.- - - - - £ s. cl..

" Brightonia '7 ..

5 0 - 0 " S. C. B." ; . .. ' 6 0 0 " K." .. .. .. 5 0 0 " A. IL T." _ _ .. 5 0 0 Mrs. J. Sandwith - 5 0 0 ".G. G. G." -- .. 5 0 0 Mr. & Mrs. Lewis H.

Drew .. .. 5 0 0

. Cos .. 6 0 0

Miss A. W. Richardson 5 0 0 C. W. Walsh .. .. 5 .0 9 Di. Telfer Themes.

5 '0 0 The Misses N. & E.,

- - MacSwinney .. 5 0 0 A. J. Neville Robinson 5 0 0 Mrs. Kensington .. 5 0 0 Mrs. I. M. Cox .. 5 0 0 H. E. Okeover 5 - 0 0 Lady des Voeux 6 0 0 J. S. Cooper. .-.

5 _ 0 0 Lady Elphinsto-ne ..

6 0 0 A. H. &-11. K. • .. 5 0 0 I. E. B. .. .. 5 0 0 W. Thompson -, .. 4 0 0 Capt. J. Wyndham .. 5 0 0 Miss Willwyn .. .. 5 0 0 E. Bury .. .. 5 0 0 Miss Gertrude J. Kurley 5 0 0 Miss Wainwright .. 5 0 0 F. E. Pearson .. ..

6 0 -0

Miss Nellie McCallum 5 0 0 S. Mountfort .. .. 5 0 0 Miss E. M. Stuges 6 0 0 Rev. 0. S. Wilford 5 0 0 P. G. Brice .. • . 5 0 0 " Anonymous " 5 0 0 G. E: B. 5 0 0 Alexander Guthrie 5 0 0 W. Summers .. 5 0 0 A Friend .: 5 0 0 A. W. A. .. .. 5 0 0 F. Hudson .. 5 0 0 Anonymous .. 5 0 '" 0 Anonymous .. ..

5. 0 0 Miss-E. M. Fairbrother

5 0 0 Mrs. Pilgrim .., '.. 6 0 0 Curwen's Winilernsere

Parish Church Bible

Class .........

6 0 0 A. Vaughan .. .... 5 0 0 Miss E. M. Lancaster . ; G. T. Boad .. .. '5 0 0 5 0 0 Mrs. M. FitzGerald .. 5 0 0 The Misses Lyster ,. 5 0 Mrs. Mary Smitton ..

5 0 .

M. Druitt . , .. 5 0 0 Constance Lady &sneer 5 0. 0 " Valescure " 5 0 0 Edith McQueen „ . 5 0 0 Miss Francis - .. 5 0 0 Professor Stewart .. 6 0 0

Rev. C. Chetwode Ham-

ilton . , .. ...

5 0 0 R. F. A. 5 0 0

F. M. Coldstream ..

5 0 0 Mrs. Rutherford ..

0 0

Anonymous .. .'.

5 0 0'

H. P. Napier-Clayering

0

Arthur I. Howe '..

5 0 0

The Misses L. & A. M.

Sturnson . ..

5 0 0

In Methory'of j. A J. T.

5 0 0 John Greig. .. ...

.

5 0 0

AnonyMous .. ..

5 0 0

Mrs.- Bulkeley Allen ..

5 0 0

Ethel M. Piesse ..

6 0 0 Mrs. Isabel G, Harter . a 6 0 0

Mrs. Nigel Maxwell ...

5 o. 0

Mrs. Luther .. ..

5 0 0

C. W. Labin -.. ..

5 0

Mrs. Mary Pike ..

Mr. & Mrs. J. Thorp ..

.5. 0 0 6 0 0 Anonymous .. - 5 0 0

Mrs. Clara Latham ..

5 0 0

Name. • The Over-Seas League.. Mrs. J. W. Roberts ..

Robert Campbell - . „ Mrs. G.-E. de Sate ..

Arthur Bailiss . . ..

A. H.-Grey - .. ...-

" B. B. B." - -. ... £ s.- d. • 5 0_ 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 - 0 5 0 0

5- 0 0-

5 - 0 0 The Misses J. E. & A. -

McD. Greig .. . ; 5 0 0 Mrs. E. Arkwright ,-.

" 6 -0

0 A. G. .. .. .. 5 0 0 E. C. Elliot .. .. 5 0 0 Mies Margaret Nicoll .-. 5 - 0 0 Mrs. A. F. Priestley .. 5 0_ 0 Miss 'Aspell .... .. 5" 0 0 Anonymous .. .. 5 0 0 G. T. de Zoete .. .. 5 - 0 0 Mrs. Benham .. .. 5 0' 0 Henry I. Stone . .. 6 0 0 Burnvill Burton • .-. 6 0 4 A. Irvine Machair.. 5 ' 0 0

Miss' E." M: Ritchie- .. " 5' .0

0' The Hon. Mrs. F. S.

. Brand .. .. . 5 .0 0 Miss Bruce .. - ...

-5- 0 a

B. Highfield Jones .. 5 0 0' F. Platten .. ... 5 0 0 Dr. Pollard .. .. 5 0 0 Leighton & Ellen S.

Parks - : . .• 5 0

0-

Isabella Rowat ... 5 0 0'.

Miss IL S. James .. 6 0 0 E. M. D. ... .. 5 0 0 Arthur Symonds .. 5 0 0 Mr. & Mrs. W. R. V.

- Litton ... .. 5 .0 0 Mrs. A. F. Buxton .. 6 0 0 11; A. B. ' .-. .. 5 0' 0 Mrs. H. T. Moore .. 5 .0 0 Capt. F. Williams-Free- man, R. N. .. . .. 5 0 0 Mies G. L. Browne .. 5 0 0 Henrietta Robertson .. 5 0 0

Miss Forman.. ...

6 .0. 0 T. Percy Denman .. 5 0 0 Mr. & Mrs. H. R. Hes-

6 0

0 Mr. Sinallpage ..

5 0 0

Wm. Harding .. •

5 0

0 " Baguio "

5 0

0 " M. B. L." .. ..

5 -0

0

B.-K.&-N;-W... 5 o.

0 M. A_ Jardine ..

5 0

0 E. W. " Lausanne "

5 0

0 Walter Perks .. 5 0

Lady Flora Poore ..

5 0 0 Mr. Spencer • - . 0 0 Lt.-CoL H. H. G. Knapp 5 0 0 & The Misses God- dard Jones .. .. 4 .4 0 H. Revell Reynolds .. 4 0 0 Arthur Eastwood 3 14 0

Mendelson Webb

3 3 0 Miss Weirrdey 3 '3 0 A. E. B. .. , 3 3 0 James Nelstrop .. 3 3 0 Ellen Cole 3 3 0 - Miss H. T. Johnson .. 3 0 0 EL B. Russell .. 3 0 0 E. G. Lawrie Johnstone 3 0 0 Admiral the Hon. and

Mrs. H. E: Holmes

L Court and „Mrs. •

Herbert Page 3 3

Mrs. F. A. Cobbold - e

3 3

0 R. Hornley ..

3 3

Mra. Posol .. 2 10

11 Thews •Hamlyn .

2. 10. 0.

John W. Fawdry ..

2 5

0 R. I. Sandy .. '2 2'

H. F. Becker.- •• . •

2 2

0.

Mr. & Mrs. Webb .. 2 2

0

Miss Chattook

2 2

0 Mrs. Stuart Moore .. 2 2 0

Amount- sent.. - - Amount sent.

Name. -. - - - - £ • a: d.

_Lady Painter .. .. 2 . 2 0 W. R. Eva,ns .. .. 2 2 0 In Memoriam, Rev.

William -Edwards - .W. V. Vickers .. - .. . 2

(Ebenezer) .. .. 2 2 `0

2 0 2 . 0 The Rev. D. W. & Mrs. - Hobion .. ..- ' - 2 2 Dr. L. G. & Miss G. F. -. -- Larner . .. .. 2 2

T. A. Hall .. ... 2 2 0

Mrs. Gemmell .. 2 2 0

W. R. Sparkes 2 2 -0

Mrs. ht: S. Maclean ,. 2 2. 0 Clement Speed : . 2 2 0 Mrs. F. G. Caldwell .. - 2 2 0 L. L. & Miss L. Mends. 2' 0 Miss.-Flora Knox 2 0 G. N. Murton .. 2 2 0 " - 2 2`0 I. S. Heslop 2 2 Q Mrs. Frank Garnett .. 2 2 0 Mre. Rachel L. Hird' ,-.----2 - 2- 0 Anonymous . 2 2 0 H. G. Groser .. 2 2 Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Currie 2 2 0 Dr. & Mrs. E. C. Y. Thom 2 2 0

C. A. . -• 2 2- '0 W. H: Lloyd e. 2 2 0

Ari Old Reader „, 2 2 0 Gilbert- Johnston .. - 2 2 Mrs. Palmer .. 2 2 0 A Friend -" .'„ 2 2 0 Mr. & Mrs. J.: Preston Hyteh 2 0 0

Isabel Finch .. ▪ 2 0 0

Miss B. Lake .„ , „ 2 0 9 F. ht. H:' 2 0 0 Mrs. Ashworth & Miss - S. M. Ashworth 2 0 0

Anonymous .. '▪ 2 0 CI

Miss Robinson 2. 0 0 Sir Stuart Fraser _ 2 0" 0 "A Mother & Daughter" 2 0- . 0 E. E. S. 2 0 .11 E. Napier _ _ 2 0 0 Stephen D. Orme .. 2 0 .0 Dr. E. P. Wrinch & Mrs.

2 0 0 M. H. 'Eyre , 2 0 • 0 Miss L Barns 2 0 0

0. W. Downing „„ 2. 0 0

Mrs. Welsford .. 2. 0 .0 • Heap „ 1 10 0

Miss Wallis - 1 10 .0 Rev. F. I. Ross & Miss L. E. Ross _ 1 '10'-0

" Anon., Leeds " „ 1 10 .0 Miss Joan Sutcliffe 10 0 A.-Mason - - 1 -10 -0 W. R Charles .. „ 1 1 0 Rev. Dr. Radaliffe 1 1 0 A. W. Vaisey 1 1 0 H. M. C. I. S. .. 1 1 0

Walter Hammond .. 1 1-0 Humphrey Downs 4 -1 0

Arthur Dilks 1 1 0 1 0 Rt. Rev. Bishop Hugh Jaines Foss`, ' • 1 1 0 Sympathy ".. 1 1 .0 S. H. Pugh 1 1 0 N. G.'Stowe „. 1 1 '0

K. Douglas Fox „. . 1 ; 0 Bev. barna-id •Bloultiio 1 1 0

Mrs. Ronald Vinsett -- 1 R. A. Roe's 1 1 0 Mrs. Athelston Mitchell "0 Herbert. Ashley . 1..9

E. M. Murray 1 1 .0

Elsie L. Cook .. 1 1 0 W. A. Grierson 1 1 -0 0 0

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 1 1 1 1

0 0

0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0

0 0 0

0

0 0 0 0 0 0

Amount sent.

Name. s. d• Mrs. Dorothy Jolly .. 1 1 0

Louis Nayland . • 1 1 0

Mrs. Dewar .. 1 1 0 A. H. Simpson .. 1 1 0 Geoffrey H. Behrens .. 1 1 0

George Young .. 1 1 0

Miss Fanshawe .. 1 1 0 Mrs. Charlotte E. Wil- kinson ..

Rev. Alex. Hawken ".F. R." " Deva " " Cantium " Mrs. Pringle . 4 Miss Moir Cecil Downton . . . Lt.-Col. C. S. Shepherd. Mrs. Buckley.

L H. Harper .. P. Tatton Brown A. C. Hill .. „ .

Miss Chamberlain ..

I. Todd ..

Mrs. F. A. Baker .. Mrs. Kinnear ..

J. M. W. J. Kingston Davey .. 1 0 0 Miss Jaques .. .. 1 0 0

Mrs.- MacNaughton , ..- 1

Mrs. Caroline Clark .. 1 0 0 Mrs. Ford & Miss Coward 1 0 0 S. C. Farrar .. .. 1 0 0 Miss M. M. Grierson .. 1 0 0

Mrs. Royds .. .. 1 0 . 0 Mrs. T. R. Baker . ; 1 0 0 - " An old Subscriber 7 .. 1 0 0 The Misses M. & F. M- Miss R. Capper .. 1 0 0 Campbell .. • .. '.1 0 0

" Julian " .. .. 1 0. 0 Mrs. Veitch .. .. 1 0 0 W. B. Price .. .. 1 0 0 Rev. T. N. Gorringe .. 1 0 0 F. A. James .. .. 1 0 0 Miss Pamela Abercrombie 1 0 0

Rev. John Holyoak „ 1 0 0 C. M. Luscombe • • 1 0 a H. Stuart Thompson ., 1 0 0 Miss Gray .. .. 1 0 o

G. W." Milroy .. .. 1 0 .0 R. A. Chadwick -.. 1 0 0

P. H. Stevenson .. 1 0 0 John W. L. Seth .. 1 0 0 Anonymous .. .. 1 0 0 Mrs. Stopfoid Hickman 1 0- 0 In Memory of G. D. H. 1 0 0 G.I.Smith-Pearson .. 1 0 0 X. P. F. .. .. 1 0 0 .

Anonymous .. 1 0 0 .. .. 1 0 0

W. Balfour Gourley .. 1 0 0 " Beechgrove " .. 1 0 0 Miss Evans .. .. 1 0 0 Outis .. .. .. 1 0 0 J. Muir „ .. 1 0 0 "-A Friend " .. • . 0 10 8 Miss E. M. Lees .. 1 0 0 H. W. Andrews Mrs. Emma Dakin .. 1 0 0 R. Hardwick .. . • 0 10 8 " Civil Servant " .. 1 0 0 Amount sent Name. £ s. d.

M. YeLlowless 1 0 0 Name. Amount sent £ s. cl• Miss Evelyn Munro .. if 0 0- 0 0 P.H. Mainstone . •-• • 1 0 0

.. 10 0

" Colinton Dell " • • 0 10 6 • • 0 10 0 Amount sent Name. £ s. d. H. R. G. Shardow .. 0 10 9 Miss Barnard 0 10 0 Rev. Martin Lewis, D.D. 0 10 0 R. A. Mackay .. 0 10 0 L. S. D. „. .. 0 10 0 .. Miss A: M. Hall 0 10 0 " Rev. A. A. Cooper, and friends, Aston Tiriold " 0 10 0 Mrs. Denniston • 0 10. 0 Miss Steward .. 0 10 0 Ivy' J. M. G. Gray .. • • 0. 10 • 0 Mrs. Alice Evans 0 10 0 0 10 0 Mrs. J. F. Gilt.. 0 -10 0 " A. B. Dunblane " 0 10 0 The Misses Harris .. 0 10 0

Rev. N. E. Goddard •:. . 0 10 0 " W. A. J." .. 0 10 0

Anonymous .. 0 10 0 Miss L. Graves.. .. 0 10 0

S. A. Clack .. 0 5 0

Mary Ager 0 5 0 " Pierrot " 0 5 0 0 5 0 Anonymous .. 0 2

Muss Brink .. 0 2 6 We also thank the senders of consignees, and which h re of 166 parcels, many of which were unaccompanied by the names been received and forwarded to the Town Clerk of Aberdare.