AN UNPRONOUNCEABLE

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14530, 18 November 1910, Page 6

AN UNPRONOUNCEABLE

MR. GLOVER SUGGESTS'ifSS^^ffi — ' £ .. I[BY TELEGRAPH.— COBBSSPOBI>Bi&%^^® Wellington, There was an • interesting . in the'. House of Representatives; ; : y#|||i terday ,as 'to whether 4 ., steps should . not'be taken to place the. ; names, railway stations in a more conspicuous place. It was stated by soiiie members 4g§| til that the only designation visible &om i|J trains in many instances was,-"—*, Schnapps." This led Mr. Gkwer> M-*« . I for Aucldand Central, to explam his view? on the naming of railway stations. . I< 1 | have," he said, "a great respect for"the 1 Maori traditions. But what' r 3* f 9 the use of having Maori nag which only a few can pronounce, T&fc*- -K Otahuhu for instance. That place WduM _ , } be better named "Glover." {Hear, If the name were "Glover'' one woi%, ' y have any difficulty in pronouncing it.. Vij (Renewed hear, hears.) By. . amendment the Department would : ; vl emblazoning on the scroll of fain& i|||gv j f l name of a worthy citizen. (Low,'„i (Loiidi ! 1 plause.) There were other places : | change might be made. One e j hunga. .* - , -. I The Wellington Post says Mr. Glover iw%;v • H raised larger crops of . laughter tha® I other member who has sown' Wiiat tW| Americans call "smile seed.". Sir. Glovef does not add pages to the Statute Book, fogpgj§| he flourishes various comic cuts of hifl-owir.c.js| invention. ... New Zealand may tinil® Mr. Glover's very serious request to his name immortalised, but it is siid by, those who know that no man is more fiimlf M»>|j| seated'in this House. It is stated that political cordite, dynamite, gelignite, ::o||€®| blasting powder cou.'d shift him from land Central. He is not a walking paedia of national politics, hut he is creoiiteJirj' §1 with marvellous canvassing abilities,' .