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Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1923, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

WOMKX FK-NTFIIS. ART THAT IM PliOV!•>.; Tl I K FKH’I’K i.OXDOX. .May T. •• There i-. m>ll >i 11 l; like fencing fmwomen." -aid .Mi-.- (dndys Davi.-. *’t (T-tlenaii. lianies, S.W.. who ha- in.-1 won tin— yeiir'- women's amateur leucine ehampionsliip of Knghmd. "It i- good iur t lie lirain and the eyes, and for the figure. It keep- ali tile mil-eles i t the hotly loose and supple. " I'u he a good ieneer yon mit.-t have the liditint: -pint. and iie keen, alert, and determined. 1 generally practise sit; hours a week, and [ find that is quite sufficient to keep me in trim. Miss Davis spoke of the advantage to women of a knowledge of fencing in the event ~f attack. "The woman fencer is able to take care of herself anywhere." she said. She pelts of) as the age limit for women fencers. OLD WF.DDi.XH LICKXSK. I.OXDOX. May 1 A voung man. accompanied by a i. rl in summer ore;—. entered a Loudon register office yesterday and produeecl a 'much creased and thumb marked marriage licence. The registrar discovered that the licence was out of date, having beef is.lied more than three luei'hs ago. lie also pointed out that it was after three o'clock. ; .o that in any case the marriage could not have taken place. Later the young man discovered that the girl with him was not the one named on the licence. He explained that |,e had quarrelled with his former fiancee and thought the license would do if the name were clmnged.