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Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1928, Page 4

A resident of Timaru who was in Engl ;nd last year, told a reporter that he was interested in reading the cable news with reference to greyhound racing at Home (says the “Herald’’). When at Home he had seen a good deal of this sport, and he was assured by people there, that it is something of a benefit to the community. because it caused hundreds of thousands of pounds to he spent on beuing, instead of on drink. There was no doubt that drinking at Home had declined. Millions of working people had only a very limited amount -o spend per week on other than necessities, and it was considered Letter that they should spend it on betting, rather than on beer. The fact that steps are being taken to restrict greyhound racing, both in England and Australia, however, suggests that it has not proved of much benefit to the community.

The steamer West Togus. which left Auckland a day or two ago for Australia. forms a link with one of the most remarkable periods in the long history of .shipbuilding (says the “Star”). Tt was during the later years of the war that vessels were turned out at the rate which would have been deemed impossible during normal. The West Tongues was built at Portland, Oregon, in about forty days, hut some ships of similar size were turned out in even shorter time one having lieen made in :2s days. The Togus was laid no in San Francisco Harl'our for six years, and is now on the first voyage of her second spell of active life. Laden with tindier. case oil. and general cargo, she will call at Australian ports and sail via the EastIndies. Java, and the Pacific Islands hack to the States.