“WVve sot a class in New Zealand sind in other countries,” said Mr. Coorge Witty, M.P., i)n responding to the toast of “The Hoys at the Front,” at the annual reunion of Owners and Breeders’ Association at Christchurch last week,, ‘‘which desires to deprive every sport of every privilege, of everything that is good for immunity. According to them, all we should do is to go out into the desert and wear a she's and sackcloth. God forbid that that day .should come.” Mr. Witty briefly referred to the fact that one of the guests of the evening was Lieut. S. Friekletou, V.C. “and,’ he continued, ‘‘these ‘wowsers’ want us to do away with everything that is best for humanity. Sports have pro- | duced the best men, the host citizens and the host soldiers in the world, and ' a very decisive proof of what I say is our guest, Lieut. Friekleton. Tf he had been a ‘wowser’ he would not have been here to-night, and I question very much whether he would hove won the V.C.” (Loud applause and laughter.) WOLFF’S SCHNAPPS, a liquor .if j unique strength and nality-
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Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1918, Page 3
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