Financial Names.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 November 1939, Page 4

Financial Names.

In the London telephone directory there are 34 people named Money, 43 named Pound or Pounds, 12 named Shilling, 58 named Penny, and 32 named Farthing. A Lucky Actor. Edward G. Robinson, one of the last of the Hollywood contingent to get out of France when war broke, is congratulating himself on his luck. An influential friend in Paris got him a passage on the first boat sailing. It happened to be a German liner. Luckily for Robinson he did not sail on this boat, for, after starting, it was ordered to turn back and put in at a German port. What a nice reception Robinson would have received in Germany. Besides being a-Jew, he played the’lead in “Confessions of a Nazi Spy.” Typing Whole of Shakespeare. A United States team of expert typists defeated by a slender margin a Canadian team in a fortnight’s internatonal typing contest, using all the works of Shakespeare as the text. The American team typed 1,664,998 words on 7,531 sheets of legal-size paper, and the Canadian team 1.624,964 words on 7,291 sheets. When errors were taken into account the American team was credited with a net score of 1,596,243 words and the Canadian team with 1,560,577. The Canadian team was handicapped on the last day by the enforced withdrawal of its second best typist on account of a cut finger. Golf by Floodlight. Golf by floodlight is, for the first time, to be tried out in the United States. A proposal has been put forward to run a series of professional exhibition matches in the evening by floodlight. Fred Corcoran, tournament manager of the United States Professional Golfers’ Association, said in an interview:—“Floodlights can be carried round golf courses by trucks, making night exhibition matches possible. From that point it will be just a step to complete lighting systems good enough to follow the flight of the ball.” Henry Cotton is enthusiastic about the scheme. “It has a tremendous future,” he said. Much Debated Rule Waived. The much-debated golf rule which disqualifies a player for sheltering during a storm in stroke play was waived at the artisans’ tournament, at Moor Park Rickmansworth, England. For nearly two hours lightning, which struck trees, flashed over the course, and heavy rain made conditions too bad even for the hardiest. More than a hundred competitors were held up for long periods because of water-logged greens and bunkers, and some had no option but to seek refuge until the weather cleared. Man}’ retired, and one finished his round in bare feet; he had discarded his shoes and socks after playing 10 holes. Collecting for Patriotic Funds.

In view of the uncertainty existing among some residents concerning local canvassing for Patriotic Funds, the Mayor of Masterton, Mr T. Jordan, stated this morning that he had issued written authority to persons canvassing for local contributions to the Christmas fair to be held in Masterton shortly in aid of the Wellington Provincial Patriotic Fund. The authority given terminated on December 1. The public would be well advised, added Mr Jordan, to ask for the production of all written authority given by him. if any doubt existed as to the bona tides of the collector. Any persons collecting for patriotic funds without proper authority would be prosecuted.

Athletic Sports and Patriotic Fund. A collection for the Mayor’s Patriotic Fund will be taken up at the Masterton Amateur Athletic Club’s evening meeting tomorrow. The programme of events include two senior sprints, a two-mile race, in which W. A. C. Pullar, New Zealand one mile and three-mile national title-holder, will be appearing, a variety of field events, ladies’ and junior races. This will be the first of the monthly evening meetings at which collections for the Mayor’s Patriotic Fund will be taken up. The Masterton Club this year has a membership of over 50 active athletes, including many promising juniors, and the meeting'tomorrow night should provide excellent competition. Spectators are assured of a most interesting and entertaininggathering. The first event is timed to commence at 6 o’clock.