ALL BLACK SPIRIT.
"TOO SILLY FOR WORDS."
CHRISTCHURCH OPINION
MR. S. F. WILSON'S COMMENT
(By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.)
CHRISTCHURCH, this day.
"Too silly and stupid for words" was Mr. S. F. Wilson's comment on Mr. H. K. Jenkins' description of the .impression created by the All Blacks in Britain. Mr. Wilson was an official member of the party and was with the team right through the tour, representing New Zealand at the International Conference. i "It was a very foolish thing for Mr. Jenkins to .say, even if it was correct. New Zealanders can rest assured that ,it is absolutely wrong. We have had the opinion of sucli people as the Prince of Wales, Lord Dcsborongh, and Lord Lonsdale, and I would prefer theirs to that of the class of persons in .England who made the criticism. It is a ridiculous and unwarranted thing for any man to say. The strangest thing of all is that this should be brought' up after seven years. The whole thing is.too absurd for words and hardly warrants comment."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 305, 26 December 1931, Page 11
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