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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 13, 7 September 1912, Page 6

Here is a lovely specimen of some of the stuff that comes to us over the wires:—“Weather dull but improving at Christchurch for the ladies’ hockey tournament!” The splendid specimens of New Zealand’s womanhood, Avho are no doubt to-day in form, such as the sporting writer loves to describe as “fit to run for a kingdom,” hav# our deepest sympathy! Mr. G. M. Thomson (Dunedin North) is to ask the Minister of IlailAvays whether he will take the necessary stops to alter the present arrangements by Avhich newspapers and hooks are hiiAvked through trains,- and to substitute some method by which only one trustAvorthy person will bo employed or licensed. He says, with a good deal of truth, that, apart from tho inconvenience and discomfort to passengers, objectionable literature is frequently offered for sale.

The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association cabled a feAv days ago to the English Lawn Tennis Association, repeating an offer made through the Australasian Association of half the proceeds Avith a guaranteed minimum of £l5O. Private advice by cable today states that the English Association is Avllling to send a team to play in Noav Zealand for a fortnight, dates to be arranged between Noav Zealand and Australia, Tho Management Committee is dealing with the matter, states a Wellington Aviro. Tho Avorkers on the Greymouth Harbour Board’s dredge, Mawhora, have struck for specified hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and overtime beyond that time, in place of an unspecified starting hour and payment for eight hours, whether they Avork the full time or not. This is the position as disclosed in a long message per Press Association received to-day.