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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 279, 25 November 1931, Page 6

Technical College Oarsmen On the River Avon at Christchurch to-day tho Technical College crew will row Christ’s College in the first ennual rave between tho respective “fours.” Tn the list of members of the crew in the “Chronicle” yesterday morning the name of the stroke, William Stephens, was omitted. Too Much Borrowing. Dealing with loans, when speaking at Mosston last evening, Mr H. G. Dickie, Coalition candidate for Patea, said that one could not go to the pawnshop to raise money on clothes too many times because ultimately one would die. That, metaphorically speaking, was what was wrong with New Zealand. “Better close the pawnshop,’’ remarked a listener, who had, until tho chairman intervened, a tendency to engage in general conversation with the speaker. Gaol for Woman. Twelve months’ imprisonment, was imposed upon Eleanor Hollier by Mr J. H. Salmon, at tho Magistrate’s Court nt Wanganui, yesterday morning, on a charge of being an incorrigible rogue and with having insufficient lawful moans of support. A charge of stealing a gold chain was also nref<u*''d against her hut was dismissed by the mn£ristrp*o, who considered that the evidence was a little weak. Detective J. Walsh said that ho had known tho woman for four or five years but bad never known her to do anv work. She was in tho habit of hanging about hotels ai’d when brought to tho noliee station she had no money. The detective produced a list of some 20 convictions for various offences.