SPORTING

Evening Star, Issue 17325, 13 April 1920, Page 6

SPORTING

• YEARLING SALES. Pices Association— By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, April 13. (Received April 13, at 1 p.m.) At the yearly sales Mr V. Ceaay purchased the Berogoon—Porella colt for 100 guineas, and Mr G. Nichol purchased the Chipilly—Lady Level colt for 200 guineas.

The Rev. Stuart Ogden, vicar of Manaia, last week fell down a well over 20ft deep, and was precipitated into water at the bottom of the well. His call for assistance brought help, and he was rescued none the worso except for a very severe shaking. Iho Rev. E. A. Bridtjer, late minister of Greenlane Congregational Church, Auckland, leaves with his wife bv the Makura on a visit to the United States and Great Britain. His intention is to raise a fund to erect a stone church to thcrinemory of the native soldiers from the islands of the South Pacific who died during the war.

The Clutlia Comity Council on Friday considered the report' of Drs Frengley and Wylie. Cr North characterised the report as the greatest piece of ” bosh ” he had ever listened to. The two medical men mentioned were biased from the outset of their visit to Bouth (Jtago, which had been made in company wun the chairman and other members of the Otago Hospital Board. Cr Magiuess expressed the opinion that the report was mere rigmarole. The matter was referred to the South Otago Hospital Committee. At the largest meeting yet held of the Nelson branch of the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association a resolution was passed demanding an immediate readjustment and increase of salaries by at least 30 per, cent, to meet the daily increasing Cost of Living. The resolution also demanded that the war bonus should be paid forthwith, and concluded by saying it was felt that the time had now come when the loyalty of members of the department 'must no longer be penalised to the detriment of their just, reasonable, and legitimate claims.

A man saw an announcement in an ironmonger's shop the other day as follows;—“ Iron sinks.” and he went in and told the man that he knew that iron sank, “Yes,” said the man; “and time hies; but wine vaults, acid drops', sulphur springs, jam rolls, grass slopes,'and music stands; Niagara Falls, moonlight walks, sheep rim, Kent hops, and holi.lny trips ; scandal spreads, standard weights, India rubber tyres, the organ stops and the world goes round, traile returns.” The customer bolted. Then he returned, put his head in at the door, and remarked: 'Yes, I know; and marble busts.”