Just an Earful
Maoriland Worker, Volume 7, Issue 295, 11 October 1916, Page 2
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Just an Earful
(By SNIPER.)
HniTonrfc fieatty, tlio actor who toured these, islos with, the Nellie Stewart Company, has boon wounded whilst lighting at tho front.
]{(H'cntly Miss Clara Mr/Murray, oi America., aged 17, made a. record by swimming from Liverpool to Havana, 11 miles," in three hours and CG miuutes.
May Martin Wirth, tlio Australian circus Kill, who is declared champion lady rider of the world, has just signed up lor a season with Barnum and liaiJey's circus at a salary of £120 per week. No Arbitration Court about this
-All. Fonton, the Australian sculler, leit for Franco with tho Australian forces la.sb month.
livn Kiekaby, who represented Wellington at soccer foorball, Juts been killed in action in Franco. At time of enlisting, Ben was a member of the Wellington Bootmakers' Union.
B. 11. Wise, Agent-Uoneral for N.S.W. in London, whoso death was recently chronicled, was in his young days a ileety nmucr. In 187!) ho won tho mile championship of England in 4 mm. 29 sees., and in 1881 was again successful in the same event in thequicker tinio of 4 mm. 24 2-u sees.
As an inducement to purchasers of motor cycles an English agent advertises that ho gives away from six to ten gallons of petrol free, according to the class of machine bought. The idea is businesslike, but who would have ever dreamt that things would come to such a pass that the givenaway-Tvitli-a-pound-of-tca principle would one day apply to petrol?
Tho Anstralinn Dxuilop Tyro compares more than favorably with any imported cover. Tho quality and cost of rubber used is staic'd to be higher than used by foreign tyre makers, whilst heavier casings are fitted to better withstand Australian road conditions, and just as up-to-date- methods are used in manufacture. These covers arc giving tho greatest satisfaction amongst users, iv fact, 110 imported tyre is giving similar results, at the same cost per mile as the present-day "Dunlop."
A relay of 43 small-powered lowpriced American motor cars ox tho same make recently succeeded in crossing the- United States from New York tcTsau Francisco (3331 miles) in Guays IS hours 10 minutes, equal to an avera«o speed of 25 m.p.h. for the full distance. Whilst this was a good performance for a cheap runabout, it docs not compare with the recent straight through run in a "Marmon" car by Mr. S. B. Stevens, who negotiated tho same course in 5 days 18* hours.
It. G. Hickmott; Canterbury star wicketcr, has been killed in France. One of New Zealand's most finished batsmen, a splendid fielder, it can bo truly said that war robs us of many of tho best. It. G. 11. toured Australia with tho Domiuion team a few years br.uk, and created a good impression in the land of eriekot critics.
A rpceut oablo from London state: "Tho Australian swimmer, Longworth, won the 220 yards race in the Empire Services Swimming Championship, at Everton, in 172 seconds." Longworth is the best all round swimmer Australia has produced in recent years.
