WANGANUI WHACKS.

NZ Truth, Issue 63, 1 September 1906, Page 3

WANGANUI WHACKS.

Out Magistrate bas very, peculiar--ways at" arriving at his judgments,, and he, m reducing the fine m the two whisky cases, from £25 to £10. j-did not, m the opinion of numerous reagents here, give any solid reasons why he did so. In his judgment he aaid that both cases were without any justification for extenuating reconsideration, and m the next breath he reduced the fine.

The only magistrate for years- that flas enjoyed the universal 1 respect ofthe townspeople here was -Mr Brabant ; the others were either intellect tually incapable of discharging theiir duties ; or, when ability was shown, adopted the French- system -of conducting their Court.

Some time ago when an-appoint-ment to the Supreme Court Bench was on the tapis, the morning wowser led dff with a leader advocating Cargo Kettle, Esq., as a fit and proper person to -get a kick 'up... It was said that the gentle. Cargo had a finger m the pie m the making, but I feel sure that the pie will never be cooked, which all pious Christians r thank God for. „' .

The football match, Wellington vv, Wanganui, was a most^njoyafole feast m the leather-hunting line.- As .your readers have no doi*t had full particulars, your humble servant can only say that Mark 8, latter portion of verse S, suited the occasion right down to-the-ground, and all this, for a bob I ■ , .. - ' •

It is- most humbly submitted to "Tote George" that no persons £&ould : be allowed to sit oh seats inside the enclosure m front of the stand. Put. ,the seats wihere people stand, and then; all can see. If the occupiers of the seats are critics of the . game they must be so only m theory, as a more splay-Jooted lot it would be a job to find. Play football '? Why they could never have run a hundred yards m an, -houf^amd'a-halfi . • '

The employment of persons who. either have a business to attend to, or are annuitants for their life, should not be tolerated at' the football, ground, There are plenty of men who are capable of discharging, any duties they may be- "called upon to>fulfil, and these ought to be given a'< show, instead of getting ground sharks • who prevent a married manfrom earning a bob or two/ m the slack season.

It" 4a time that- our. Borough Council took over all recreation grounds. •I will, with your permission, and en--1 quire m the meantime, place before before your readers the fallacy of al--1 lowing one section of spofrts ; to domi--nate all others.