GOOD WORK.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 44, 21 January 1926, Page 7

GOOD WORK.

IN WESTERN SAMOA.

MODERN CONVENIENCES APPEAL. Pei Press Association. WELLINGTON, Jan 20. Speaking at the New Zealand Club, General Richardson mentioned some of tho results of the visit of Samoan chiefs last year. Thoy had been greatly impressed with the methods of supplying water, in which Samoa is deficient, and also electric lighting and town beautifying. Now a dam had been built, which would supply tho villages for 14 miles with «'ater. and one village had been remodelled and electric light installed. . “The Samoans to-day, he said, “are developing in a happy and contented w r ay, one of tho chief reasons being that the system of domestic homo rule allows them to control their own affairs. The good work of the Medical Department is shown by the increase in the population, which formerly was stationary.”

TEST CRICKET

AUSTRALIA AND ENGLAND.

FORMER TEAM’S POSSIBILITIES

Received Januarv 21, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 19. The third article in the All Sports Weekly on the coming test cricket matches says it would bo impossible to picture an Australian eleven minus the majority of the names it now includes. Tho writer regrets that Gregory will not bo supported by MacDonald, whoso loss will be almost irreparable. The fielding, he states, will bo Up to tho standard, with tho exception of a slight weakness in tho slip catching. It is not always possible to attain tlvo perfect standard of Armstrong’s combination, but tho writer believes that the team will prove keen fieldsmen and declares that tho Australians are terrible realists. Tho stars fall from grace as soon as they strike a run of bad luck or record a few failures. A. and N.Z. cable.

SELECTED AUSTRALIANS.

ALL ACCEPT INVITATION

SYDNEY, Jan. 20. All twelve cricketers so far invited to participate in the tour of England havo accepted.—Press Association.

CRICKETERS’ WIVES.

BAN AFFECTS HENDRY

Received January 21, 9.5 a.m. SYDNEY, Jan. 21.' Tho cricketer Hendry is married, but under the Board of Control s ukase he is unablo to tako ’his bride on tho English tour. —Press Association.