CHARITY SATURDAY.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 750, 5 July 1923, Page 5

CHARITY SATURDAY.

■ — " RUGBY ATTRACTIONS. Saturday next will" be observed by tb« Manawatu Rugby Union as, "Charity Day," when the Sir Arthur Pearson Fund for the Blind j aqaV iyioX., institutions will receive the proceeds from '.-"the matches. Happily the programme to he offered the public is one of exceptional merit and, apart ] from the support the movement ii worthy of, the clash between Kia Ikw. and Old Boys will create immense interest in itself. Kia Toa will probably take, the field ' with a team. A of vastly superior strength, to. that of'last week, and ii oaa be expected that they will contest every, inch of the game. The conditions will no* be in Old Boys' favour and if the match, is confined for the main part to the forward divisions, the outcome will- be mosfr uncertain. Great interest will alpo follow the meeting between Woodville arid' Feuding on the latter's'ground and it is quite on the cards that the home team wiU reverse the result of their previous meeV ing. As a curtain-raiser to the senior event at the showgrounds, High School will meet the redoubtable Burinythorpe team and th« early public will be fully entertained. ili« programme is one which will make a•«*<»& appeal and a record attendance for tt« season should eventuate. j

Taranaki defeated Wellington at H»wera yesterday by 6 to 8, Brown kicking ft goal from a penalty, and soonng a try for Taranaki. Mark Nioholis kicked a goal from a penalty for Wellington. The game was very even. Heavy rain fell during the.' matt*, which was witnessed by between dUW and 4000 spectators.. Brown is a Nejr, ■Plymouth High School boy, L At Auckland yesterday Auckland.ae* feated the Madri team that has iwt returned from Australia hy eight points Christchurch High School defeated 'Christ's. College yesterday at Christ-• church by 23 points, to, nil.

When the Bishop of Dornakal was in London recently he was asked hy the treasurer of a London church whether he had a cathedral in his Indian diocese, (states an exchange).: "NO," he-replied, "we are not thinking of cathedrals just now. We are concerned with the building of Christ's Church." He then informed the Londoner that the. church building being used at present had cost only £2q. "But you will have a cathedral some day," urged the treasurer. "What wii it cost?" Much to his amazement the bishop replied. , "About £2300." "Why," exclaimed the treasurer, "only, the other day I signed a cheque for £2OOO for repairs to our organ! .That was .the pity of it, said the missionary, for while money was plentiful for the Church's work in Christian lands, the Gospel had to be denied to thousands because the Church in heathen coun« tries lacked funds.