AN INFORMAL ROLE
THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL VISIT TO AUCKLAND Y.M.C.A. (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, May 25. For a short time to-night the Governor-General (Viscount Galway) adopted a very informal. role, that of; a pool player. "The incident occurred during a brief visit to the Auckland Young Men's Christian Association by His Excellency. When His Excellency was inspecting the billiard room he was handed a cue *
and immediately he proceeded to break up the balls on the newly-set pool table. His action was greeted with loud applause from the players in the room, who then gave an exhibition of the game.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23200, 26 May 1937, Page 8
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100AN INFORMAL ROLE Otago Daily Times, Issue 23200, 26 May 1937, Page 8
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