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Odd Comment

John Blackwood, N.Z.U.S-A. hockey rep., will be available to play for V.U.C. this year.

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Under Junior National Party auspices Parliamentarians (Algie, Lake and Dudfield) debated deplorably against two VUC debaters (Curtin and Bransgrove) and NZU rep Paterson. Subject: That the Communist Party in New Zealand be declared an illegal organisation. By popular acclamation and prior arrangement—a draw. Our decision: The negative. Algie and Co. lost.

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Wellingtonians will remember Councillor Treadwell went to Australia on the traffic problem. Peculiar fact: The Council was evenly divided but Mayor Macalister voted for the excursion. A chairman usually votes for the status quo. Why not here?

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U.N. want their Korean prisoners to have the choice: Red Korea or U.N. Korea—before repatriation. Why won't the reds agree to this reciprocally under Red Cross supervision?

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There is no situation which combines respectability with lightness of responsibility so happily as the office of a Profeasor.—Newman.

This issue was very heavy going. Students criticised last issue as too specialised. We take notice—next issue will be different.

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One set of Salient 1951 2/-.