Cathedral Appeal Cheques Presented

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30055, 13 February 1963, Page 2

Cathedral Appeal Cheques Presented

Two cheques to the value of £905, the proceeds from the Christchurch Cathedral’s Christmas tree appeal, were presented to officials of the North Canterbury branch of the Save the Children Fund and the National Council of Churches, by the Bishop of Christchurch (the Rt. Rev. A. K. Warren) and the Dean (the Very Rev. W. A. Pyatt) yesterday.

Although the amount was less than in previous years, more interest had been shown in the appeal by the people of Christchurch, said Bishop Warren. This was apparent by the increased amounts of toys, books and clothing.

There had been a constant flow of people to leave gifts at the tree all the time the appeal had remained open. This had resulted in 32 crates of goods, 16 of toys, and several cartons of books, he said. A cheque for £505 went to the Save the Children Fund. It was accepted by the Dominion and branch president. Miss M. G. Havelaar.

This was the sixth year that the fund had been helped by the Cathedral Christmas appeal, she said. While the greater portion of the money would go to Korea to help relieve individual cases of hardship and to sponsor families, some would be diverted to the hospital for paralysed children in Austria which is run by the fund. The toys and clothing were already on their way to Korea and to Tibet where 4000 Tibetan children were under the care of the fund, said Miss Havelaar.

The second cheque for £4OO was recei' -d by the assistant secretary of the National Council of Churches, the Rev. D. M. Taylor. It represented part of the Christmas Rice Bowl Appeal, by the World Council of Churches.

The money would help swell the fund which was earmarked for special projects in Indonesia, Korea, Hong Kong, Africa, Bengal, and other parts of the world where assistance to povertystricken and underprivileged men, women and children was required, he said.

Mr Taylor mentioned one project in particular which would benefit. The New Zealand council was maintaining a Japanese doctor in Indonesia. No New Zealand doctor had been available. Recently the Japanese Christian Medical Association reported that the doctor did not have enough to live on. Indonesia’s inflationary economy had made almost worthless a salary which was considered adequate by New Zealand standards. This money would assist the doctor in maintaining a good standard of living, he said.