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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17999, 9 November 1926, Page 6

From Central China to Papanui is a far cry, and the vestry treasures of St Paul’s Church, Papanui, where the new’ bell gantry was opened last night, is a translation from a banner in Chinese, which in view of the recent anti-British outbreak in China, is of interest. It reads: —“Miss E. Searell, British Subject and Evangelist, on June 4. 1900, laid down her life for the Gospel, and was buried on the 26th day of the 6th moon in the 27th year of the Great Chinese Emperor, Kuang Ilsu. Offered with respect and reverence by the church members at Ilsino-i and San Chuan Chan.” Miss Searell was a Papanui girl and a member of St Paul’s choir. She died at her post during the Boxer rebellion. The Canterbury Labour Representation Committee on Saturday evening endorsed a motion by the Council of Christian Congregations protesting against three months’ training camps for Territorials. At last night’s meeting of the Sumner Borough Council it was stated that for the last month the consumption of water amounted to an average of 100 gallons per resident per day. This was considered to be excessive. The council decided to take prompt measures with defaulters, if the state of affairs did not improve.