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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 5

r The pronunciation..of 'English is a matter to' which special attention is given at lington'College. Tho: principal (Mr. J., P. l«'h'th) says in his annual report: "Last'month a,Now Zealand, writer in ono of the, magazines used words which' imply; that there -is. very little wrong with tluv speech of New. Zealand boys. ; Some years-ago' another I ..writer., in'aiw other magazine made. a sitailnr statement. 7. Is' such' misstatement (for ■• misstatement it : undoubtedly- is) wilful? 11/, am endeavouring strenuously, (I am'glatl to say.' hot-altogether without: success) to lessen Uho uncultivated coarseness of our. general treatment of thp English tongue. There are many difficulties iii the ways one of- theXchlef is-the feeling Of •■the bov (and, while T Jitterly condemn the f6oliiig'iit this case, I have "a, certain respect for it) that any:'departure from the■ general; savours cf what, ho calls' side.'' "Side, .•lie;, ait'ectntioh, is ; necessarily, vulgar; But I, am not without hope of winning my boys to.stfive for what ,is correct in speech; '.■; 1 ' At tho quarterly meeting.of the L iWiilrnrapa Licensing' Committee ..yesterday* renewals' Were granted and transfer. 1 !, approved as follows— Club Hotel, Carterton',, from George' Hhrden to Mrs. JI; Tucker; Gladstone Hotel, from Mr. : Cb.iisto.blo to Mr. White. .'■;'. .....,;..•,V \Tho extremely hot weather of\tho:past few days, has proved . fatal lb , a number of the trout recently liberated in tho lakelet in; tho square 'at ralruerstou; Our local correspondent states that tho' water became quite tepid, tho supply of fresh water having to be. out off, owing to a shortage, at the reservoir, ~ Motor Oarage-most fully, equippedK<: Motor' Garage. In New Zealand, llepairs to any make of car by experienced! mechanics! charges reasonable, lnglls , BrOB., Harris Street.—Advt. ; ■■. Keep "Dingo" Eucalyptus: in the • hoiiseV' For internal or cstern'ttl application no roraody is so prompt to teliovo, or so. oertaiu tu' oure. •U, bottle «verywaMii,-Ad.vtr • •;■:;•> ..-.',■. .>■>;.,.•'