RANDOM REMARKS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 672, 27 May 1914, Page 6

RANDOM REMARKS.

-By Onlookar. Spor'£ ( is a gra&t levelier where all meat on a common ground, and in which thsra is no royal ?3sd to success. In tha athletic bxanchas o£ sport, whors, in tha bitter finish clean living and honest effiorS mean all in all to an individual, or to a. side, there should always be a sympathetic understanding and a generosity of spirit extended one to the other. Opponents are not eneir.ieH, and in sacogniticn of this the turn sport, when beaten, 5a the fiyst to extend the han.l •o£ fellowship to tha victor in acknowledgement of the occasion. This will not prevent the vanquished from having another try to reverse the positions; but the determination to excel shoula in no way deter us from admirmg excellence in one opponents. Generosity of spirit should be the sentiment animating sll tru6 sporss, otherwise they will descend to the level of the rr.p?e politician.

The foregoing is in connection with what happened at tbe football matcn at Te Kniti on Satarday last. Tbe. poor spit it shown by the barrackers of tha losing aids i 3 understandabls; inasmuch' as tha barracker ia asually a poor snecimsft cf humanity and in nc sense .a sport Tha players, hows.ver, ara cf a different calibre. Thsy taka tie field in iriendlj/ rivalry with broths? players to try conclusions at a favqurite game. If any oSber spirit dominates them they should not be on tbe fieM Victory ha 3togo to one side or the other, and tha player who has not-learned to take a licking is only lit to join the ranks of tha barrackera. Trus sport knows no distinction of colour c? creed, ana among tbe finest tppes of apciSitnan we have been wont to associata tha Maori. 16 is to ba hoped no actioa on the part cr any member of the will jsopaidisg the Maori record in this respect.

Valedictory socials a?e becoming common in cur midst and while we do oar best to lighten ths departure of any member of ths community tliere ia always an underlying nots of sadness in connection with ths event. The departure of Mr T. EL Foy from Te Euiti will cause a considerable blank'in sucial and business circles. He wan intimately ss3oeisted with ths beginnings ®f Te Euiti, town and district, and at all times utilised fciß Wide knowledge -of men and sSairs to advance the interests ot toe community on the broadest lines. Only by devoting sn immense amount of time and effort to tho work eorsld he have kept his grasp on the rapidly growing bnsine?s with which ho was associated, but he still found leisure and intereat sufficient to take a hand in outside affairs. A true'sport'is always missed, and Ms.' Foy's departure from Te Kuiti will be regretted by all.

Another send-off which is to take place this week is that o? Mr MW. Forsyth, who has bssn associated wi.ib the district for tSis best part oi twenty years. As a public man snd private citizen, Mr Forsyth hag been associated intimately with the progress of both town and district. Outspoker and fearless, the sturdy characteristics of the man were utilised in promoting the interests of the district long bat'ore public bodies were thought of in Ta Kuiti. Mr Forsyth was engaged in the Public Works Da.partment as bridge inspector, and did excellent service to tha coantry in that capacity until tha reorganisation of the service about four years go. Sines that time ha has.bean in business as architect and contractor, and fcha claims of business have unfortunately induced him to shift his abod« from Te : Kuiti. "Mat.," as . his friends delight to address fain?, will always be Bure of a warm welcbma at Te Kniti, or any ©the? part of the district, and the wish that he will frequently return will ha widespread and general.

The send-dfi la Mr E. M. Donaldson, who has been in charge of the local road district on behalf of -tbe Government for the past couple of years, was an unfailing indication of. ths esteem in which Mr Donaldson wse held by his staff. The position, of roads engineer in a rapidly developing district is always difficult to fill and Mr Donaldson discharged hia onerous duties in,a manner which earned for him the respect of those with whom ha cams in contact, It is a matter for general regret that health reasons have contributed to Mr Donaldson's decision to ieave the district,and it ia widely hoped that a return to health jr. the Bear future will mean a return to the district,