Mr Fumiss, in “Harry Furniss at Home 11 (Unwin), devotes a special chapter to sport, cricket and .golf especially. He tells a golf story“l had been for a round at Chorleywood Golf Club, and. returning by an early train, I got into a compartment with two other passengers evidently scoffing unbelievers, for one of them, as. they were looking out of the window at the links, remarked, ‘Ah, they play that stupid game of golf here, doncherknow; wretched farce. Ah, look at those idiots. 1 To which his friend replied, ‘Yes, bai Jovel Ought to have their keepers with them. You can judge a game by those who play it. doncherknow. 1 The ‘idiots 1 happened to be Mr A. J. Balfour and the editor of the ‘Times/ who were waiting for the ex-First Lord of tho Admiralty to play off/* Professor J. T. Stinson claims that the liberal use of apples will improve the disposition, removiny all disagreeable’ feelings, and making existence more enjoyable for all. He also claims that apples are an infallible core for the drink and tobacco habit, and that their use as a daily ’ article of diet will have a wonderful effect upon she whole system.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5372, 3 September 1904, Page 12
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