Young athletes show promise
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The 17th race from Port Chalmers to Dunedin for the Hooper Cup was held on Saturday last. The road was in fairly good condition although it was certainly very slippery in places. There were 46 starters, and only three failed to complete the journey. The winner was R.M. Stevens of the Civil Service Club who was on the 4min 25sec mark. He had a comfortable win at the finish, and as he is only 18 years of age he should develop into a more than useful distance runner. C. Hebbard, of the Caversham Club, who was on the 4min 30sec mark finished about 50 yards behind Stevens. Hebbard is also a very youthful performer, being only 17 years of age. This is his first season running, and he is showing great promise. Those two runners were well clear of the others at the finish. Gallagher, the third man, was fully 80 yards behind his club mate. J.C. McAra (Pacific Club) ran very well, finishing fourth off the 1min 55sec mark. The fastest time was put up by the scratch man J.W. Tapp. His time was 42min 36sec. He finished fresh and full of running and is fast coming to his very best form. When the cross-country championship is decided Tapp should be running at the top of his form. A number of the other competitors ran equally good races but were not in the picture at the finish. This is one of the most popular inter club events of the year and deserves to be better patronised by certain clubs.
More than ordinary interest is attached to the sailing of the Commonwealth and Dominion Line's new motor ship Port Dunedin from London on June 26 for Dunedin direct, inasmuch that she is the first motor ship to leave London for New Zealand, and the first vessel to load in connection with the now direct cargo service to South Island ports under the arrangement entered into by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line, the New Zealand Shipping Co, and the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. The Port Dunedin was launched two months ago, and is coming out via Panama Canal, expected to complete the voyage in 38 days. The vessel should reach Dunedin on August 3 with a large cargo for discharge at Dunedin. This would indicate that local importers fully appreciate the new service, and are taking full advantage of the first direct steamer from London. Sailings at three-weekly intervals thereafter from London of steamers representing the three oversea companies named above will prove of immense benefit to importers and merchants of the South Island.
Down with this sort of thing
The effect of the war upon morals was referred to by the Hon G.M. Thomson in the course of the Address-in-Reply debate in the Legislative Council. "Many of the lessons of the Great War seem to have been lost on the rising generation," observed Mr Thomson. "Dishonesty, for example, is rife to-day. That dishonesty which means that a man does not give fair value for the money he receives for his work." The motto of the employee should be: "Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do with all thy might." Mr Thomson was also of the opinion that the modern young girl had too much freedom, an amount which would have shocked her grandmother. The girl in employment was getting more money than was good for her. The majority of girls spent their money foolishly. On juvenile crime he advocated more birchings as a corrective measure and less moral suasion and reformative treatment. — ODT, 2.7.1925
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