Local & General

Chronicle (Levin), 7 October 1948, Page 6

Local & General

More London Police Although ft has a population of 8,000,000, London has only about 2000 policemen. The fact that a drive to recruit 6000 more policemen has oommenced, was mentioned by Mr. Noei McGregor yesterday after a six months' world trip. Didn't Want State -Aid A bookmaker (who the police said had a yearly turnover of £12,000) was suifering from tuberculosis and could not work, but shunned State aid, according to his counsel. Accused was George Matthews (59), wno pleaded guilty to a bookmaking charge at Auckland. He was fined £100. Dinner Suits Essential Dinner suits are essential for an All Black'on tour overseas, said Mr. H. F. McLean, who toured Great Britain with the 1935 team, commenting today on the Rugby Union's decision not to provide dress suits for the South African tour. "On the 1935 tour we wore 'dinner jackets practically every night," h§ said. "ReStricting the 1949 players to blazers will have the effect of ' completely tying them to official functions." Salesmanship in Sport It was harder to sell anything to the public of Palmerston North tnan to the residents of any other town in New Zealand, said Mr. D. McDowell (president) at last night's annual meeting of the Palmerston Nonth Amateur Athletic and Cyciing Club. He commented that' a sporting bodv had to go to considerable lengths to satisfy the local public if it wished to foster its particular code. He knew the situation in Palmerston North because he had viewed it from several different angles. Dog in the Pulpit A white Samoyed 'dog shared the pulpit with the Rev. Clifford Reay , on Sunday when he gave an address to children in connection with Animal Week at the Orakei , (Auckland) Baptist Church of ; Christ. - "One weruld have thought i he was trained for the part," said Mr. Reay. "He sat in the minister's chair and as I spoke about , him he looked up into my face as i if acknowledging my remarks." The Samoyed, which belongs 'to a | neighbour of Mr. Reay, was taken iut after the children's address. ;