THE CHILDREN AND THE GOVERNOR

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 4

THE CHILDREN AND THE GOVERNOR

HAPPY INCIDENT AT WOODV;iH,E.

. • (By, Te!cerai>B,--Prcss. :--'i•r Woodvllle, OctobOTi;2l.•>-v. The Governor' had' a.: strange and; pleasant experience passing' throogh* AYoodville . r this afternoon 'on. his,/way', from. Hastings to Featherston in his' motor-car! In front of the school two of the girls had.a barrier of and .blue irfbbon. 'stretched: across; the-, street,, and, of course, the caij;. .was'. brought, to a standstill. ~'.; . ; Ti- Mayor then went up to the car, and. siiid to ■ 'his EscoUenoy, that;,the.'school; children were anxious to have a look atf him.'.' The-Governor, who seemed very pleased at the interruption,to his left : the car, and the; chairman, .the! Sjchool; Committee', and .the "headmasterl!were'presented to him. After the ■ chiildren. had all been lined up, his- Excellency .addressed ; them,, v.tellnjg.;themif- how.: pleased he was to meet them in duch a strange manner. He ference tofhe day being Trafalgar liDayj 1 and hoped they all would 'emulate the' creator of the day,, and .do'.their)|duty, : to their King" and - : country.:: '.Cheers!' were then given for the Governor (who left on his- journey for Featherstonv.'.';

;.:;,; : : ''.';;;;.;.; AT TE !ATfTE.:iv;,-',-f ' ■'■ >: i (By Telegraph.—Special. Corri?Bpon<s«BU; ; :■'■ ' : Pukehbaj OctoberlSL " The Governor/paid• a short visit to Te • Aute College this morning ofc-hia way to Eeatherstonr He was received ':■ by; a guard of honour from the; (Dadet Corps, :■' and req.uested that the fboysr should .be -put through•rniljSary:-tfyoja-, ; tions. •,•■'•■ AiterwardSj'--:. addressing # jjr;.7 Thornton, 'Captain Cato, and the 'he expressed -'.his; gratulcatipn, : J ; fc ; an\ short and, telling epeech; much a'ppre- '■' ciated by,the boys:' 'He inspected ti» :; bnildings "and;', TeohrjfcaLv and* saw-a number'bf daal.desfetmadß-byi-the boys themselves..: He concluded:by , asking a .IwUday- for the 'rest ofr $»- day. •'.. '-J.':Vm :; ■'.:'-"; : vA:"-;.:f',■:■".