WORKS AT PLAY.

Dozerdust, Volume 2, Issue 12, 11 March 1944, Page 4

WORKS AT PLAY.

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« WHAT do you do in your spare time ?” This is one of the most frequent questions in ” letters from homo V Occasionally there are warnings not to ” go making love to those hula girls under the palm trees ” - a warning that would have some point, t® it were there ” hflla” girls who had half the charms of N.Z. girls, and palm trees that are not the camping grounds for mosquitoes and everything’ that creeps and crawls. Evan Clarke Gable would find his masLaboss somewhat handicapped by ants crawling up the leg of his pants, moths fluttering round his mouth, mozzies nipping him .aft and bats blinding the moon. But, joking aside,love making is not in our line. HORSE racing is more in our line; not flesh and blood horses, but wooden nags about two foot high and two foot six long, with jockeys up in all the poses jockeys assume when making for ths winning post. We have a ” course a mile ” round ” and races vary from seven furlongs to two miles. The Cup is an M illuminated”address opening with:-” Hear ” etc., opening with signed by tho patron and other Club officers? The six horses are numbered one to to six, so that the horses in one race are Mwfotad to six; the nominations often number sisty six which means that the thirty six aecop « tances arc; bolloted for 1 . :::: TO

racing is addd^g'debating in which Works 'team has not suffered a defeat up to the present; subjects range from problems of the Pacific to Social Security. Incident aljiy, debating reveals that the N.Z. soldier ranks easily first as the best educated soldier in the South Pacific. :::: AS a letter we pub - lish in this issue indicates souvenir making rates high in the t Unit. Work in brass ranges from aeroplanes to ash trays; in wood from a model swing bridge made by Spr. J. Coneybeer, to a model bure made by Spr. T. Martin; work in coconut shells is highly developed by Spr. Jennings, and other members of the Unit, The more highly skilled work of watch repair is carried to the extent of repairing

hundreds of watches by Sgt. ’’Red” Brownlie. Ma crams work that, is placed highly by Americans is done by Spr. J. Hawthorne*;:: WORKS Surf Team has been de sardbed by South Pacific Daily News as ” crack N.Z. Team ” and has justly earned the title. The table Tennis

Club has met most offher teams with successo Cricket, soccer add rugby teams have also set a high standard. .’Boxing and physical fitness also has devotees. Finally, there is the duty that has no irksomeness, the hobby that outshines all others - writing ” home”