SANDY'S CORNER

Wanganui Chronicle, 19 April 1949, Page 4

SANDY'S CORNER

After a quiet, relaxing vacation, it will be good to get back to work and really relax. BATTLE CHANGES * The nations of the world are not fighting for peace. They are fighting for pieces of the world. THE PRIVILEGES OF HOME Home is a place where a man can say what he pleases because there nobody takes any notice of him_ RUGBY GREATNESS. If half the All Black team go down to sea-sickness, asks the Spriggens Sprite, what hope has New Zealand of lifting the world’s Rugby crown from South Africa? This question poses the wonder, which is the greater —man as an enemy, or the elements? ARE THE IRISH STILL IRISH? What we want to know is, will the change in status in Eire do anything to disturb the traditions of the Irish, which, if our memory serves us correctly, were aptly defined by Pat? ‘ls there a Government in this country,” Pat asked us. and when we told him we thought there was. but we weren’t always sure of it, Pat smiled: “Then whenever there’s a Government lad, I’m agin it!” NAME CHANGING The name changing habit, is likely to grow. Taihape is contemplating being known merely as “Die Happy.” Upokongaro would feel happier if the powers that be would regard it as “Upuk.” People haven’t, got time in these busy days of socialism to use long words. Fordell has never quite known whether to call itself “FORDeII FORD-hell, or simply “Fordl.” Okoia could adopt the simple “Oke” and let it. go at that. It would probably be called “Ike” in any case, because of its Mayor. Places up north, conforming to the speed of modern life, could cut down the time taken in using full names. “Kai” for Kai Iwi, “Max” for Maxwell, “Wave” for Waverley and “Pat” for Patea. There should be some strong stand taken, nowever, where two place names compete for the honour of giving name to the same place, such as Upokongaro and Makirikiri. We have never yet been able to determine whether the “posh” people prefer Makirikiri” and object to “Upokongaro” or whether it is the other way about, and the “less than poshers” prefer the first name The place should make up its mind, either by ballot or a show of hands, whether to be “Upuk” or plain “Mak.” .The same line ot argument applies to Sandon and Sanson —Sandon on one side of the read, where the blood is red, and Sanson on the other, where it is blue, or vice versa We have never known which is the blue side and which th? red. We would have to do n bit of blood letting to find out. Wo leave the thought of shortening name.- to keep pace with Socialism to people with more imagination than we have. We can see the post office delivering mail automatically to Aramoho that is addressed simply “Ara.” to Gonville if addressed “Gon,** “Cas” to Castlecliff, “St” to St. John’s and “Die" to Durie Hill. It is time we taught the Geographic Board a few lessons in speed.