FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1924, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION FREE STATE DEFEATS ENGLAND. CAPETOWN. August oth. I ‘.e Free State country districts defeated the British Rugby team bv .six to nil. FOOTBALLER'S LEG FRACTURED. I’AHLVTFA,. August 7. The representative Rugby game at Ma uga taiuoka. Bush versus Danuevirkc. was hard and willing but not rotign. Dannevirkc won by thirteen to twelve. Harold Reeves (Bush) had bis leg lracturcd, while F. Barclay and Hojimi (Dannevirkc) weie also injured. "IGNORANT" F.S. .MOTHERS. LONDON, June 17 Charles Wolford Travis, 22, student, of 17, Rryaustou-strecl, W., was remanded for a week at Maryleboiic yesterday on a charge of murdering his Kliponl hs-olil child, whose hotly was lottml in a leather kit hag at Newstreet Station, Birmingham. Mr Wallace, for the proseeulion, said Travis came from America with his wife and child and took rooms in liryanstnn-Ntrcct. The ha by did not seem to have had anywhere to sleep except a small collapsible pram. Dr David Roxburgh, of Seymourstreet, -aid he was called to attend the child, and found some skin irritation, due to the ignorance of the mother. .Mr Kales (cross-examining): You put the child'* condition down to the mother's ignorance r Dr Roxburgh: Yes; she is very young and American. Mr Hay llalkett, the magistrate: Why should she he any worse because she is Amorican ? Dr Roxburgh: Ignorance. Mr llalkett: Are they a more ignorant race in America F

Dr Roxburgh : Their ignorance is colossal, like their confidence.