NEWS AND NOTES.
Walking into the tailor’s one day, the Duke of York (says a London weekly) put- down a bill and his cheque on the eounter with the remark, “I’ve eome to pay this account." The tailor receipted the account and passed it hack with a sovereign and said, “I'm sorry I can’t make it any more, young man, hut it's your own fault —you should see the Duke orders more clothes. When you brush his clothes brush them with the hack of the brush—they’ll soon get shiny, and then you can toll him he can’t possibly go on wearing them any longer.” “Thanks!” replied the Duke, as he pocketed the receipt and the sovereign. “I’ll tell my man what you sav, but you may take it my account is closed with you.” A mutual friend told the writer that he met him one morning walking down, St. .Janies' Street carrying a huge brown paper parcel nearly as large as himself, and asked him what he’d got in the parcel. “Oh. it's my uniform—l’m .just going to the Levee." A serious reflection upon Association footballers is contained in the annual report of the Swifts Club. Wellington. The |>nrticular remarks referred to are brief but pointed: —“It is regrettable that during the past few years there -meins to have been steadily growing a spirit of semi-professionalism among higher grade clubs. In Wellington there obviously are large numbers of soccer players available but the clubs which for the moment happen to lie the head of tlm tables seem to attract most newcomers. This perhaps is only natural, but it is submitted advisedly that the old idea of sportsmanship is missing. ‘Pol-hunting' is rampant, and to attract new players is almost an impossibility unless certain advantages are guaranteed, and one of the most sought-after advantages is tin* non-necessity ,>f paying subscriptions. It is contended that if a game is worth playing at all it is worth the expenditure of a sum of money to provide the means of enjoying the game.” A numerical comparison of the staffs employed during Herman and British occupation of Samoa was made by Colonel Tate, ex-Adminis-trat or of the mandated territory. The Herman administration, with the approval of tho Hovernmcnt at Berlin, provided for a staff for l!lL> of 73: the present European staff numbered !)5, while additional officers' had been appointed to the educational and medical services, and to the radio, station. During the Herman regime the educational si aIT numbered live, whereas it now is nine. In the medical service the staff had been increased 'from.six to 1<), while seven men were employed at the radio station. ’I be native Samoans employed in the Public. Service were given every encouragement to qualify for promotion, said Colonel Tate, classes being held on three.afternoons a week for ! their benefit. It was hoped that in course of time all the junior positions now held by Europeans would held by native Sam-ums and persons born in Samoa, and that Euro--1 pea us from Overseas would be required only for senior positions such as heads of departments.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2564, 7 April 1923, Page 1
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517NEWS AND NOTES. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2564, 7 April 1923, Page 1
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