Oddments

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 August 1947, Page 6

Oddments

After leaving Seddon waid, tl out permission in order to take. a walk in the grounds, a Patient iecentlv received.a “dressing down bj the sister' in charge on his return, for his walk had coincided with the visit of the doctor. This incident was recounted at last evening s meeting of the Hospital Board by the culpi , Mr F A. Oakley, chairman of the board, who was recently a patient of the institution. * # * Robert Earl Hughes, 20, of Baylis Pike County, who weighs HO pounds and claims to be the worldls heaviest man, was presented lee ol charge, with a new pair of trouseis that fit. Henry Reiher, vice-president of a trousers company, saw a pictui of Hughes in the Chicago Tribune, and noted that his trousers were too small. The company asked Hughes for his measurements, and made up the “world’s largest trousers. They were sent to the Tribune ana on to Hughes. Among the dimensions as specified by Hughes, are: Waist 110 inches; seat, 128 inches; thigh, 62 inches; knee, 46 inches. Reiher said that 4g yards of 60-inch material were used. # 'f -f *

Members of the Constitutional Club at Sydney discovered an unexpected affinity between the bard of Avon and the Harbour Bridge when Mr J. Graham Duffy spoke at a luncheon on the subject of Shakespeare. He said that it would be as difficult to lectuie on Shakespeare in 25 minutes as to give a technical lecture on Our Bridge in 25 seconds. Nevertheless within the stipulated few minutes, he did present a somewhat new picture of the poet. He pointed out that the quotation “the soldier, full of strange oaths” presented a familiar picture. After that it did not seem so very sacrilegious to hear the speech of Henry V. before Harfleur described as a “pep” talk. ’ —The Seeker