NEWS IN BRIEF.

Otago Witness, Issue 3888, 18 September 1928, Page 38

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Twice during the oratory contest for the Plunket Medal in Wellington’ on Saturday night the audience, largely composed of students, laughed when speakers referred to someone being “ called to the Bar” (saj’s the Post). The student mind apparently associated “ the Bar ” with six o’clock closing, rather than with the legal profession. One of the speakers was quick to take advantage of the audience’s perverted ideas, saying of the character about whom he-was speaking that at any rate he imbibed the spirit of the age. “ If a man really wants to see wrest-* ling at the show he won’t stick at a couple of bob.” said a member of the Wanganui Agricultural Association at a recent meeting. It was stated that the wrestling association had agreed to continue its exhibitions at the next show, and it was moved that the contests should be held, in the lawn enclosure to avoid crowding and the consequent spoiling of the view of the contests. It was mentioned that when the wrestling was held outside the enclosure, the machinery exhibition was interfered with. The reason why he could not possibly have been travelling at 29 m.p.h., the speed alleged by the traffic inspector, was given in a new way by a motorist in the Petone Court the other day, when he was charged with speeding on a recent Sunday morning (says the Post)., “On Sundays,” he said, “ I have the 'family in the car. They all drive from the back seat, 'and 25 m.p.h. is considered a very fast speed by them.” Defendant, however, admitted exceeding the 15 m.p.h. limit, and was convicted and fined. The other afternoon IYA, Auckland, interrupted its ordinary broadcast programme to announce particulars of the reception that would be accorded on the wharf to Tom Heeney after his arrival by the Aorangi (says the Star). The programme was then resumed, and the announcer remarked that the next item would be a Maori song entitled “ Hine e Hine ” (the “ Hine ” being’ pronounced in the same way as the name of the boxer). As a matter of fact it is a love “Hine” being Maori for “’girl.”