NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXV, Issue 3277, 5 March 1935, Page 4

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Successful Athlete —At the Auckland provincial amateur athletic championships on Saturday, C. A. Speake, of Cambridge, finished a close third in the 120yds hurdles behind A. D. Bonham (University) and P. A. Finiayson (511. Albert). White Lines for Cars.—To prevent ears from parking against the kerbing in Victoria Street, white lines have been marked out on the road several feet, from the footpath. The word “stop".appears at intervals to remind motorists that they must, not cross the line. It has been found that cars parking in the gutter during wet weather result in the flooding of the footpaths and there were several occasions last month when the water entered a number of shops. Judge and Counsel.—Ant analogy to his having to interrupt counsel several times in the course of his address to tile jury was made by Mr Justice Blair in the Supreme Court at Now Plymouth. Counsel had been placing, so his Honour considered, constructions, on the evidence that were not in accord with the facts.' “You see, gentlemen,-" said; his Honour, “if counsel jumps over' the wrong fence it is my duty to jump after him and drag him back. Audi; if lie gets scratched on the top strand of the barbed wire on the wav backf I’m afraid I can’t help that." Warning to Golfers.- At the annual ■ meeting of the Cambridge Golf Club last evening the retiring president, Dr H. C. Tod drew attention to the necessity for players on the local links “plaving for safety." He referred briefly to a recent action for damages, brought by a members of another club who had been injured by a golf ball, and said: “It behoves all players to exercise great care arid to signal and

to keep a good lookout." Tie mentioned No. 2 tee as a danger zone, if proper care were not taken to see that there was no-one under the bank on No. S. Value of Newspapers.— 1 ‘We owe a lot to the newspapers. They can put us out. of existence, or they can help us, and they have chosen to help us—the newspapers are our best friends," said Mr Victor C. Peters, conductor of the Christchurch Harmonic’ Society, at the annual meeting of the society. “We live by the newspapers; we could not live without them. Every business man knows that lie cannot make a success of his business without advertising. The newspapers help us in two ways — with the advertising space and with the reports. The second night of our concerts is always a big night, because of the newspaper reports, though fortunately the critics are outspoken if they do not like our singing."