5 JANUARY 1929, Page 20

O,UR - ABERDARE FUND — POINTS FROM LETTERS. A further collection of excerpt*

from readers' letters about our-

fund is appended : •

James C. Nicoll, No. 1801 A venue K, Manhattan Terrace, Flatheish,- Brooklyn, New York.

It is very pleasing to note from my copy of your issue of the 8th inst. just to hand the-adoption of the little town of Aberdare now in such great need, and I earnestly hope that your efforts may meet with ranch support. -Please accept the proceeds of - the enclosed cheques in aid of the Fund; - - • , - - J. Armstrong Name, Hotel Victoria, Alassio; Riviera, Italy.- - •

I am doing .my best to interest people here in- your excellent movement.. . _ _ _ .

• - - --- Mr. Horace C. Column Falcon Lodge, Broughty Ferry, farjarshire_ • • Meanwhile it occurred to mo that many men must have stored away khaki shirts, slicks and .breeches for which- they hive no further use; their service days being over,- and- that-these would prove very serviceable for men. - I-hope to send mine,.anyway.

Miss- Annie G. Evans, clo A. C. Hann; MA., Heighani.- - I hope that it will be possible, as. the resulCol.the Prima Minister's statement MAIN Prince's appeal, to take such action

' as will end the misery that has existed fdr some - '

Mrs. Richard Raphael, 43 Grosvenor Street, W.I. I noted the letter from your subscriber, G. R. Wigram, in the Spectator dated December 15th, and think it is an excellent suggestion, and I should be glad to subscribe £1 weekly, as-he

suggests. _ . .

• [The suggestion was that many readers Might find. it more con, venient to contribute a small weekly • amount fora certain peiriok instead of One large suin.L-En.- Spectator.] ' • ' -- Miss K. P. Curry, Moraen:an Girls' School, Fulneck near-Leeila• I read your article in the Spectator to my girls and they are now

sending-you. £3 for the miners in Aberdare. . • •

Mrs. G. C. Nevi e, Dogwood, Biddenden, Kent.

As. a regular reader-of the Spectator, I .am sending a trunk of clothes for the distressed miners in Aberdare.: Mr. C. W. Cole (Churchwarden), Manor House,-Northleach, Glos. - I have pleasure in enclosing cheque for £2 7s. Id. in aid of the Spectator Aberdare Fund, being collections in Northleach Church,

Glos. - . _

Mrs. B. IL-Percivali 20 Allen House, Allen Street, Kensington, W.8.. Mrs. Percival hopes to send £1 each month for- the -next four months, and only wishes she could` do mere.

Pee. H. C. L. Heywood, Holly Cottage, Olare.1?oacr, Cambridge. - • - -We feel it-would be-siinpler to say we will-give 22s: a month . for twelve months, instead of 5s. -a week for -a -year-, I emilese-a, cheque for £2 4s. for December and January, and I will -do thia

about the beginning of February and subsequent months, _ .