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Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1922, Page 3

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Fowler and Holmes, of “ Everybody's” notify having opened refreshment rooms opposite Ktallord Street, at their popular fruit resort, where patrons can obtain the choicest of refreshments at all hours.

Mr Fred J. Earle, who lias been for many years chief sub-editor ol the Wellington “Evening Post,” and who was in former years a member of the literary staff of “The Press” for a period of about eighteen months, has accepted the editorship of the New Zealand “Truth,” and will take over bis new position in Wellington, early next numb. Mr Earle is one of the best known of New Zealand journalists, and was for many years president of the Now Zealand Institute of Journalists. Ho is a brother of Mr Charles Earle, editor of the “Dominion.’

The blackguards who fell in tlie war were 'blessed by the Bishop of Southampton at the unveiling of a memorial window in the Clayesmoore School Chapel in Winchester. “There is a good deal fo humbug sunk and preached in connection with war memorials.’’ the Bishop said. “I have known memorial services where all the hymns wore about saints. But what about the blackguards who fell in the war for me' | want to give thanks t<> them also. Do you expect me to call them saints for such an occasion ? \\ e know for a fact that, many who fell in the w’ar some whom we were vei.v fond of. were far from being siants. but we want to put ii]i their names just the same, and give thanks to them with the rest.”