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CHAPTER III.
DONATIONS AND LOANS.
PART I.
Donations.
Taking into consideration the comparative poverty of these
Provinces as compared with other and more prosperous communities,
the financial aid rendered by the provinces has been considerable
Not only were the war loans largely contributed to but numerous free
gifts of money were made by the inhabitants for various war
charities. The Imperial Relief Fund received a handsome sum from
the United Provinces and such charities as the Red Cross, Marshal
Haig’s Fund for blind officers, Our Day Fund, Their Majesties
Silver Wedding Fund, and others, all found themselves in a
substantially improved financial condition through the generosity of
our people.
A remarkable fact about this generosity was that it was not
confined to a few rich men; we can say, with truth, that, with the
exception of the poorest of the poor, the people, as a whole, gave
freely and according to their means.
We will not in this chapter take into consideration the
financial assistance rendered by the Government of India; that
will be touched on in our general volume, “ India’s Services in the
War.”
Amongst the funds raised by these provinces, the U. P. Special
War Fund easily ranks first.
The beginning of the year 1916 showed clear indications of a
DONATIONS AND LOANS.
PART I.
Donations.
Taking into consideration the comparative poverty of these
Provinces as compared with other and more prosperous communities,
the financial aid rendered by the provinces has been considerable
Not only were the war loans largely contributed to but numerous free
gifts of money were made by the inhabitants for various war
charities. The Imperial Relief Fund received a handsome sum from
the United Provinces and such charities as the Red Cross, Marshal
Haig’s Fund for blind officers, Our Day Fund, Their Majesties
Silver Wedding Fund, and others, all found themselves in a
substantially improved financial condition through the generosity of
our people.
A remarkable fact about this generosity was that it was not
confined to a few rich men; we can say, with truth, that, with the
exception of the poorest of the poor, the people, as a whole, gave
freely and according to their means.
We will not in this chapter take into consideration the
financial assistance rendered by the Government of India; that
will be touched on in our general volume, “ India’s Services in the
War.”
Amongst the funds raised by these provinces, the U. P. Special
War Fund easily ranks first.
The beginning of the year 1916 showed clear indications of a