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Shannon News, 2 May 1924, Page 2

“To kiss or not to kiss, that is the question. *’ -iter constant observance of witnesses and witnesses, an occupant of the press table at the Palmerston ' North Court has been moved to state that every other witness who enters the box kisses the Bibits after being sworn. The kisses, it has been observed, are of varying length and intensity, some being executed like an unpleasant duty, and some in a manner of o-rtsat fervency. Some witnesses are Sot sure what to do, and they give the Bible an uncertain, married-like peck. Th’e ceremony of kissing the Bible passed away years iago, and now it is quite unnecessary to assure the Court of onis’s sincerity. But still the many witnesses continue to kiss, .collecting a 1 variety of germs. But the survival of the salute is evidence of an. acceptable ignorance of Court! Our representative’s observations at the local Court show him that this more hygiegic method of holding the Bible only whilst being sworn is practised. I- '