King George

NZ Truth, Issue 1184, 9 August 1928, Page 6

King George

WHEN the winter days are fine and the turnstiles at • v Carisbrpok t groan under, the pressure of another; thousand hineperices, Vyou'can take long odds' that 'Nelson wears' a smile. ; '•; \ Would npt that heap of silver bright create cheerfulness m any treasurer? George holds the portfolio of finance m .the Rugby Parliament of Otago, and diligently and cheerfully he. goes about the, business of stabilizing the national pastime m • the Sdotch': city. , •■'■} But George Nelsori^.alsp/ pushes.- his weight into summer sport,' and Otago cricket has ibeen-sall. the ■better off through his association with, it. Everybody, from the smallest boy wanting his football inflated to the most astute ;giant m- the sporting \ world, kniows Geprge, who presides, .over the eatabiliß^iment v from which 'air sportsmen are glad to equip, themselves ,\vith their seasonal sporting requisitesiV' Whether it be flannel time or sprig-ged-boot time, George is always the same, combining his quiet, shrewd business 'ability with a .big-hearted friendliness that makes the toys proud to, fifty.; "He'a Qv#9t ug^