WELLINGTON NOTES.

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1924, Page 1

WELLINGTON NOTES.

'l IIK ALL MLAC'KS

(Special to “Guardian”.)

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M elliiiotou has fa re welled the All idaeks alier payino them adef|Uate iiomaye and leastino and felicitating tiit’in. hut the farewells and eonoratulalioits were 'somewhat spoilt l»y the iiiekerinos as to the (i inpusitioii of ilie

tei'in ami the need for m reiiotlieiiino it. Delations were very inueli strained

when tlm iiuiiiaoement eummiitee of '•lie X ■ ■.»• Zealand iDiehv ITiion met on .Monday eveiiiu;:, mid the report of the pri.ei'i'diuos leit a nasty imprc'M in i u •lie minds of those who are mu i.'.vti-

sa.i- ol any oi the players selected or r iecled. 'i he drapoino in ~| the u.iines ol tlm .Minister ~| I’uhlie Works mil the Prime .Minister was. to sav the least ol it. uiifei l Mimic, lor it a e

tile impression —a wrone one no doubt - ihat mi attempt was heine made to

mix up polities with sport, and in tho "I'iuien ul a o''"d many people sin Ii iii association would he as detrimental tu

Die amateur «;:im-_’ as mixing it with rjamhline mid proiessioimlisai. It was very unfortunate that the two .Ministers should-have allowed themselves to he drawn into the dispute. However the team as select ad Inis eune, and the

host wishes of everyone go with them. Men who are interested in foolhall, hut wlm are eapahle of expressing imhinsi'd opinions, not being liable to stiller Irom •'l'ompoiind insanity” as tar too many enthusiastic supporters of the mame do, think (hat a very mood selection has heeii made, and that' I her,' are still many mood players left in New Zealand of eipial, or nearly ci|Ual. merit as those who have left our shores. Kurtliermore confidence is expressed that the team will return with a creditable record lor their perloi'maiiees on the held and their heInn'imir oh' lie.' lie!-!. No iiniioftmiee is altaehed to the defeats in Sydney mid Auckland, part iinlarly the latter. II is colli ended I flat the All Mlarks did mu play tln ir hot at either Auckland or I’aln:.r-tmi Xortli for none of them

were disposed lo accept li-ks of iniuri lo provide a spectacular Icii't lor i iio-e in at teiidanee. And there is

lu'ieli to he -aid lor t hi- view ol the ■ miter. M hen l! i r leal task begins in England the hoys will play iheir harde-t and their best and accept.' all the ri-ks in their efforts to win. TAXI CHARGES. Taxi drivers here are being assailed lor their extortionate charges, and a eon'espi,ndciil writing to a Wellington paper give- half a down instances of lieino overcharged and remarks; “In thi- propre'sive city the time is ripe, in fact verv miicli over-ripe. lor the eotliii'il to refuse to license any man miles- lie hie- a taximeter installed in hi- conveyance." And there are hundreds who will agree with him. The fact 111. the mutter is that the taxi .service is overdone and far 100 many 111 the ears lire obtained oil the liirep:ire|iase system. It can lie understood that those who are working under 'Hell eonditioils eaillmt afford to miss any opportunity and in nvereliaroe a siuipleteii seeiits natural. The system invite- iiveri'hm'oe'. I)| course ti re ale a ore-, o, taxi drivers who are reasonable in their ehaiges and iherclore have a rcg'.ih:r ilientele. It is the taxi rogue llmt requires to he kept in el:i"■ I. and tlm taxi meter should he in cverv 111 utv*ya mi e at aif a file bn hire. 11 till lule were irunnril the uumiier oi 11 • i 111 •!,•plvino lor hire would he nilisidel'iddy redueed. lor only deeeiit men w ould I'" able in mak" a fiviiiir at I lie

VICTORIA (01.1.K0K DERATES. l-'roin readin.r the report- til' the dehate- held not in 1 leipn-ntly hy the \ii - toria Colli-e.:- Society and out side nr-:-i:ni-:ilii;l!s Ihe General pnhlie believe I 111- Seeieiy to he a hot lied of extreme n.i iali-tie ihmnthl ulnle tho-e "ho have actually li-iened lo the dehates hav*- np dmiht ahoiit it. This impeachment i- vi-nroii* ly denied hy Ihe student-. halt a mere denial does not oarry convict inn. Tin—l* denial- have been made year after year lor some vi-ar- pa.-t and still the pnhlie i redd tin- S * i•i * v with Ihilshevi-iie leaiiin***. ,\t a meet'll" ill tin' s'oeiety this Week il wa- decided to take immediate ■ t'-ps to a-'itre lie- public that no -tub trend of ihor dii exi-ied aniono tin- -tndenis. The public v, ill In- very clad to have ihi- a --uranee. Thi- activity un the p;,ri of th • So. ill y is din- lo life laid that in I'VI-tuary next tliree nn-mhers of ihe Oxford I'utoii are to visit New /ealand. Th.e party i- to include th--on of M.r l!ain-ay .Mae Dona Id. I.abottr Prime .Miui-l--r oi Oreat Ihitaiu. and two ex-pi -'-idenl s of tin- Oxtord l nion. To -al'eeuard ii - mr-mhers front sinister aspersion- tie- ('ollom- Di-halmo Soeiett Ini- decided that -unpurt would hi* "iven to visitinn speakers only nil eoud.it ion that no argument- of a Hoi - -hevi-tie "I- So. iali-tie nature were made u-e of. It wa- decided hy -peel:,l voie to allow CM' towards expoiise- incurred d-iriu" tin- vi-it "I ike Oxford Party. A part of the trouble is due lo the Sold, tv eiiynttin:.; in dehates with the Seeiali-t - ill the city and nmiuhers of the extreme l.ahoor Party. I’erhap- it wa- impossible for Il,e Society to secure other anta-oiiists and m-ie-sarilv the subject- debated V ,, n . pol-hevi-tie and Socialistic . ' ait'-r. Ami l ie worst of ii i- that In till* vutii'-J followin': the debate the Soc-ali't ie element nearly always soenred a d-ei-ive majority.