He said that an important factor in making the life of a college was its memories. Among the most delightful and impressive things connected with the life of the old English colleges was not only their present activities, but their memories. By comparison with these old colleges Knox had no past and few memories. They were just beginning their fifteenth session. Knox had not time yet to make much of a record, but they had some memories of which he was proud. In moving about New Zealand he frequently met Knox men who were doing good work in their profession.
During the last vacation he met two such old students who were serving the community in which they lived in the practice of the medical profession, and in other ways were showing that they were men of public spirit. One of their old students had attained professorial rank; another was a member of a legal firm of high standing in the city; some of their students occupied important positions in the Church; one of them was a missionary in South America, two were in China, two in India, and one in Africa. There were other memories that were dear to them all.
During the vacation a memorial window had been placed in the chapel, and under it there would be erected a brass tablet containing the names of over 180 students who had joined the colours, 27 of whom had fallen.
When would Edward wed?
A well-reputed scion of the House of Windsor is about to wed "a fair subject" of his father, who is a bonnie Scots lassie to boot, while the British millions hope that it will also be in "a fair subject" that his elder brother, a King to be, will in due time find his mate. Due? — overdue, according to many well-meaning busybodies. The groomsman business is all very well say they, but "when will it be your turn Teddy?" — by ‘Wayfarer’
Russian consort detained
From her grand palaces at Moscow and St Petersburg and her lovely little villa at Monte Carlo, the Grand Duchess Princess Ivanovitch — or to use her numerous English names Harriet Rushford Henrietta Southall Fuller — was a visitor to Ashburton yesterday as a first offending inebriate and was a guest at his Majesty's local lock-up. Mrs Fuller arrived at Ashburton yesterday by the Christchurch-Dunedin express in a "beastly state of drunkenness," according to the evidence at the court this morning, whither a charge in accordance with her condition at the time of arrival was preferred against her. It was stated that on leaving Christchurch the princess indulged in liquid refreshment — namely, whisky — and so generously did she treat herself that she rapidly became a source of great annoyance to her immediate lady travellers. At Rakaia the guard decided that the princess had overstepped the mark, and relieved her of the whisky. Her indignation at this knew no bounds.
The journey ended abruptly at the Mona square lock-up, where the princess was lodged. She told the senior sergeant of police that she would tell Lord Jellicoe of the frightful insult.
The sergeant told the princess that Lord Jellicoe had instructed him to put her in the cells.
— ODT, 14.3.1923 (Compiled by Peter Dowden)
