GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6668, 23 July 1928, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

A Vancouver message states that the Niagara has arrived there from Sydney and Auckland. A London cable states that T. D. A. Collet (Leandcr), holder of the trophy, easily defeated Guyc for the Wingiield Sculls over the Putncy-Mortlake course in 23 minutes.

While playing in the second grade match, Taicri v. Port Chalmers, at Dunedin on Saturday, Hugh Paterson, aged 22, fractured his right leg and was removed to hospital. (P.A.) Tie Manawatu Ea,dio Club (2ZF) was again successful in relaying a Now York Saturday night concert yesterday afternoon, tho American broadcast being picked up by tho club president, Mr. W. A. Waters, who sent it over a land line to the studio.

There won't be a baby-kissing cam paign this election, according to the decision of Mr. Hoover, who arrived at San Francisco last Friday. When a fond mother hqld up her baby to b« kissed, he said: “t will kiss no baby for publication." But he kissed it just the same. An Adelaide cable state'b that Eonald Griggs, the erstwhile Omeo (Methodist) parson, who recently was acquitted of poisoning his wife, turned up in South Australia where, under a false name, ho secured a probationary position in the Presbyterian Church and resided with a former soldier chum, whom he met on the French battlefields. The church learned Griggs' true name and the appointment was suddenly terminated. Griggs has now gone to Western Australia.

There is very little snow on tho moun trains, says the ■ Cromwell correspond ent of the Dunedin Star. The Kawarau River is still below last year’s level When the gates were closed, and is fal ling steadily. Representations are now being made to those in authority to have the dam closed if the river continues to-fall. The steps being taken are in the direction of the Government greatly modifying tho terms of the insurance ,and exercising almost direct control over tho dam to meet any possible emergency.' There is no reason why more modified conditions should not bo allowed, as this would permit further progress with the Kawarau gold mining;scheme and tend to assist bigger proposals. A humorous aspect of the demand these days for entrance to professions to be dependent upon examination wai raised in tho House of Representatives on Friday night by Sir Apirana Ngata (Eastern Maori), when a Bill relating to surveyors was being considered. There Wore only one or two jobs now, said Sir Apirana—he would not call theni piofe^ions—-Tom, Dick and Harry could enter without , qualifying by eixamination,! One was politics. “They reckon,” he said, “that any fool can got into politics.” (Voices, “No.”) “Well)-some do,”' remarked Sir Apisrana.. This sally evidently had a double meaning judging by the hearty laughter that followed. There wore very fine men who were foolish enough to stray into politics, continued Sir Apirana. The other, job for which no qualifying entrance examination was necessary was farming. “Any fool can become a farmer,” said Sir Apirana. ‘.‘lf you had to examine all the practical farmers of New Zealand on their practical qualifications for farming I wonder how many would fill the bill by examination./'