PHYSICAL CULTURE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14686, 20 November 1909, Page 8

PHYSICAL CULTURE

evening, the L* ; J , a '!! ,eari "ire last r u 3 da r :-Youth ß ,li^U°^ ui.Wjcl for all olasws, the oomPohfon in «oh being' very k™n and m the over 10,t event had to X four nwn 'wl to go through t'ho mo w» .gain, thoro being B0 little between thorn lho winner* proved to b:liw"n r Imr? rs - W - Ni «»°'*>n; under IW, 0. M'Kinley; over lOst, S. • Wateon. ine open championshin was won bv R Johnson. '

In panting the m«tM 3 to th* winner* i • ; I ? r,d S? n,a , n ' expressed a, high opinion of th« school and the instniction given.

In a few well-diwon words Mr Northey (the instructor), thanked the judges for.tho ab d manner m which they 'had carried out a. difficult, -task, and a hearty rote of thanks was accorded them.

The proposal -to lake Government House at Auckland and divert it with its grounds to the Uses of the University is not finding favour here (wires our Auckland correspone'ent). An agitation is likely to be «t afoot on. the whole question, and already the Star is in the field with a suggestion that a portion of the grounds shou'd be handed over to the Grammar School for "•playground. The Herald publishes n characteristic Auckland letter as follows:"Is it possible that Aucklanders ooiite-m----p'ate allowing tho Government House and grounds to bo stolen from them without entering a protest? Who has boon consulted in reforenca to this outrageous transaction? What arc our so/caM parliamentary representatives doing not to strongly object to such an arrangement? Is 't not . tho duty of someone to take this matter up and fight it to tho bitter end? I maintain that if Auckland's Government House is to be abolished tho- grounds should be used os a' public park Neither the Auckland University nor any other body has any right to it, and before it is too late steps should be taken to prevent this barefaced robbery. Auckland, being a. navel base, will in years to come have to entertain to a considerabla extent the admiral and officers of his Major's ships; and where ;,, Auckland could the Governor obtain at snort notice' » houso in whioh a function of «,„" «,i 2e -d be held, la m thoroughly that no one ha, taken this matter up an-] TOiild suggest that the Mayor call J P Z. natomertmg to Ptotest «.th he properliy 6XWp t to the pil ° a ™uo&^rof!eS: hßh r ,y |>y Professor SanforJT ef £*Z kV a L " s^^iSxta