A DIARY OF TO-DAY.

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 39, 21 February 1929, Page 4

A DIARY OF TO-DAY.

(By BYSTANDER.)

A message from Auckland appearing in a New Plymouth papergiving an account of the birth of a three-headed kitten stilted *at the mother was a Persian, but the father was unknown. Could not this have been more happily put? As it stands it seems rather like a reproach. —xx — Dr. Clow, the eminent Scots divine, now visiting New Zealand,, said that he looks forward to the. dav when on Sunday you will see every man c'ome out of his gate with his child by the hand, and a prayer book under his arm bound for i rvf worship The wife some place of worbiniJ. (loesnfltl matter ol course. Woman's place is in the home-cook-ing the dinner. —xx —

Speculation is already rife as to who is likely to succeed Sir Charles Skerrett 1 , and those in the knowhave it that Mr M. M/ms. of Wellington*, .will be selected. seems a likely man, though perhaps Sir John Findlay, who was thought to he in the running when the last appointment was made, may get the chance of refusing or accepting. —XXX —

A Christchurch Magistrate states that he sometimes plays bowls and such other sports as are in keeping with magisterial dignity. , s rather a pity he didn’t state what other sports. There m.ght be many heartburnings as a result „t the omission. How awful it would be if a rumour should get about that the Magistrate Itt question, did not consider brldg ® “ croquet quiet the thing, or a did not favour golf. Society w crash!

—ix — It is not' generally known that the father of the late Chief Justice qualified as a lawyer after his sou had done so. Mr Skerrett. Senr., was Court Usher in Wellington for many years, and was very *ngMy thought of. Amongst his persona (friends he numbered the tfffeu Chief Justice Sir James Preudergast', who had a deep regard lor him Hel did n'ot carry on his work as usher after his son commenced practice in the Courts. —xxx —

The new Minister of Internal Affairs expresses himself as being id favour of the publication of dividends in connection with racing reports. Previous Ministers have expressed similar views but nothing has come of it, and so there has continued fine ridiculous state, ■of affairs under which the Press are prohibited from publishing what m usually well known by almost everyone including the hdokies. Racing legislation is due for -an overhaul. Let us hope!

—XXX — The presentation of a pair of white gloves to a judge when there are no criminal cases as was done in Wanganui this week is an o custom though not always carried out In the chief centres it is of rare occurrence, for the absence of criminal cases there is most unusual. There is no record of it ever having happened in Auckland, We lington ior Christchurch. In Dunedin, in 1918, at one session there were no criminal cases, but the late Mr Justice Sim, who presided, was not presented with any w • , cloves., Knowing -Dunedin, p course he would not' expect them. xxx — The death of Sir Chas. Skerrett removes another notable judge after short service on the Benclh The late Mr Justice Alpers passed away before he had l ' e ® a I the Bench tor any length of time and he, like Sir Charles Skerrett was a distinct loss to New Zeaia.uk Three judges have died wit in last 18 months, the two above and Sir William Sim, who passed away at the end of last year No judge Pf particularly long ser a, h the senior one, with Judges Adam ::: inents.