MONEY FOR AMUSEMENTS
HUNDREDTH ASKED FOR' MISSIONS , By Telegraph.-—Press Association. ■Wellington, Aug. T. In a sermon last night Bishop Williams, of Waiapu, contrasted the amount of money spent on amusements with that civen to tho mission fields. Ho pointed out that over £50.060 iu cash would be taken in gate money alone for the British football matches, and the total spent would probably be 1250,000. To that could be added £12,500,000 expended on racing, lawn tennis, golf, the pictures and other amusements. All they could find for missions waa £lB,OOO, but if they denied themselves 1 per cent, of amusement they would have £50,000.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 August 1930, Page 9
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