CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 11 April 1927, Page 8

CHRISTCHURCH NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)'

CHRISTCHURCH, April 9. ELEVEN DEGREES OF FROST. A reminder that winter is approaching was given by a heavy frost recorded early on Sunday morning, the thermometer showing 11.3 deg. This had al ruinous effect on outside growths of vegetables and flowers susceptible to frosts and many growers were lamenting this morning. MOTOR CAR’S PLUNGE. A sensational accident was reported from Redcliffs, near Sumner, this afternoon. Horace Truscott, a young man, was motoring along the Redcliffs Spur read above the rifle range. What went wrong nobody knows, but the motor left the road and plunged down intoi the valley. Truscott broke several ribs and otherwise was severely injured. FOOTBALL OPENS. The football season opened on Saturday, with two friendly matches. ’Varsity, created a surprise by defeating Ola Boys, last year’s champions, by 23 to 7; and Christchurch beat Albion by 19 to 11. J. T. Burrows, a well-known boxer-cricketer-footballer, had the bad luck to have a rib broken.

In the ’Varsity match, R. Matheson, formerly of Timaru, played for Christchurch and did well, scoring two tries. B. McCleary is playing for Albion, and two other All Blacks —S. White and G. Alley (ex-St thlanders), Christchurch and ’Varsity respectively.

ORPHANAGE FETES

The Rev. 11. • Wilkinson, Otipua, is taken to task) by Mr’ H. M. Bannehr. organising secretary and treasurer of St. Saviour’s orphanages, for a letter addressed to the Bishop of Christchurch.

Mr Bannehr says Mr Wilkinson is a. gentleman Avho believes that church work should only be carried on _by direct giving of cash. He loses sight of the fact that giving of service is frequently more self-sacrificing _ than, giving of cash. “I am not going to quarrel Avith Mr Wilkinson for hus opinion, but I would like the general public to realise that Mr Wilkinson brings no charge against us of dishonest methods, but only objects to our accepting money obtained from concerts, entertainments, sales of work, etc We are most grateful to those of the general public Avho give them services to raise money by these methods. We cannot agree to Mr Wilkinson’s strictures on what may truly he called indirect methods of giving, including, as they do, the offering of time and skill, of labour and love. At the same time, the very backbone of all such work should be direct a systematic giving. A realisation of this would render supplementary methods unnecessary.