The little ones spent a very happy time as they enjoyed all the excitement and thrills of the Amusement Park and were provided with refreshments, all at the expense of the Navy men, who appeared to enjoy the outing as much as the little folk under their care.
Help others: Governor-General
His Excellency the Governor-General, Sir Charles Fergusson, accompanied by Lady Alice Fergusson and Miss Orr Ewing, paid a visit to the Girls’ High School yesterday.
The party was received by the Principal (Miss M.H. King), the chairman of the Board of Governors (Dr G. E. Thomson), and the members of the board.
His Excellency said that he wished to stress the idea that all people, men and women, boys and girls, had to recognise that there was more in life than working for their own personal advantage. Each girl should devote a portion, if only a small portion of her time, to serving and helping others. They had all the advantages of a wonderful country and a wonderful system of education. The question was, what were they going to do for others? There were always under-dogs and others who had not the same advantages or opportunities, and it devolved on them to do a service not only to themselves, but to their country by making a point of devoting some of their spare time towards helping those less fortunate than themselves. They would find that such an ideal of service would tend to sweeten their labour and make their lives happier, and in after life they could look back and feel that they had helped others to attain to heights which they, perhaps, could not reach themselves. If they could feel this, they could say that they had lived lives worth living. Lastly, said his Excellency, they should ever keep before their minds the duty they owed to their school; they had their whole lives in front of them, and with them lay the responsibility of making those lives useful or wasteful, and in their lives, present or future, would be reflected the honour of their school. By honouring its traditions they would do great things not only for their sex, but for their college, and girls or boys who realised this would go far to building up the spirit of the nation. In conclusion, his Excellency requested that a half holiday be given to the girls, which was granted, the Principal stating that it seemed fitting that the holiday should be kept to-day, both in honour of their Excellencies’ visit and to enable the girls to attend the memorial service in memory of the Queen Mother. Dr Thomson, on behalf of the board, staff, and pupils, briefly thanked their Excellencies for their attendance, and the proceedings closed with the singing of the National Anthem.
Taxi fare hikes denied
In contradiction of a rumour which is current to the effect that taxi fares to the Exhibition have been doubled it is stated by several drivers that in no case have the rates been raised above the scheduled fares laid down by the City Corporation. "In fact," said one driver yesterday morning, "I charged four shillings to the Exhibition on opening day and it took me an hour to earn it."— ODT, 27.11.1925
Compiled by Peter Dowden
