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(1)
463.
On 6th October 21,856 Signaturen had
arrivodg by 9th October 34$25'+r and by 10th October
37,461.
(2)
With signatures arriving at the rate of
over NOW a dar the organicore were reported to be
overwhelmed with work. The total eignaturec were over
54,000 so that a quarter of the total must have come after
the war had started, Over 7,000 aignaturec were sent by
the i1anchoater Transvaal Committoo which made its own
collection. The Mnncheetor Gunrdian suggested that
ministers might submit it to their congregations,
and a large proportion of cignaturea seems to, have been
collected at the end of Sunday cervices on tat and 8th
October# - the Manchester Congro ational Church for
inatanco#sent 126 signaturen and 14 anchentor irimitivo
Mathodiata1 200 oignaturoo, while
Congregational Church collected 11v. (4)
(3)
Boccombo St* George
Other.
batches of names were collectod by individuals, - J. Southall
forwarded 209 signatures from Edgbaoton nour Birmingham,
(1)
; tars 5th October 1899.
(2) Ibid,, 6th October, 9th October1 10th October 1899"
(3) 30th September 1899,
(4) ! hunter Gu*rdien, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Octcbar`1899.