The Words of the Hymn.

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 150, 22 June 1934, Page 5

The Words of the Hymn.

' "Prisoners love singing hymns and psalms,” said Captain Beck, an officer of the Church Army, when relating to Hamilton Rotarians that organisation ’s work in English prisons. It is the only chance the men have of ex- ■ changing news. ' It is noticeable that when a fresh prisoner arrives his neighbours will lean towards him when singing, and the words of the hymn tune would probably bo something like this: ‘How long are you in for this time? What did they pinch you for?” The Family Doctor.

‘ ‘ There is a tendency of the present day to which I would refer —the tendency to set up a class of specialists in the various branches of surgery,” said Dr. A. F. Ritchie Crawford, in responding to the toast of the Inver'Cargill Lodge Surgeon’s Association at the jubilee banquet of the United Friendly Societies. “The tendency is to get away from the old type of family doctor, Who has a very definite place in the home —one which no one else in the world can fill. ■’

Unequal Basis of Conscription “One of the most valuable lessons that the last war has taught us is the blatant inequality of conscription,’ ’ emphasised the Rev. G. H. Gilbert, speaking at St. Andrew’s Church, Hamilton, the other evening. “We saw in those terible days of war, and, I believe rightly so under the emergency that arose, the flower of the country’s ■manhood sent away, while others were free to build up enormous fortunes. Surely human life is the greatest thing, and if, in the event of such a crisis, the greatest thing can be taken, might not the lesser thing, wealth, also bo conscripted and used as a war fund?”

.Sporting and Dramatic Unrivalled in artistic merit are the reproductions, in this week’s issue of the “N.Z. Sporting and Dramatic Review,’’ making the paper a very desirable souvenir for posting to friends abroad. Pride cf place is given to the Auckland Trotting ■ Club’s finely-appointed course at Alexandra Park, which occupies a full page of photographs, while the three-col-oured supplement of the course and appointments is a particularly attractive feature. Photographs of the officials of the club and snaps, of some of the candidates in preparation for the winter ipeeting add to the specific interest.. The centre double pages this week are devoted to street scenes in Wellington, thus adding to the general appeal of the illustrations.