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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 2. 1966.

Off The Grapevine

Off The Grapevine

President in UK hospital

Association President Chris Robertson is at present lying ill in Western Fever Hospital. London, England. He is suffering from hepatitis. His illness means that Mr. Robertson's return to New Zealand will be delayed tor an indefinite period.

Export blues

If You're Thinking of sending a 1935 threepence to Australia—and getting twice as much as a local dealer will pay—you should remember that export of a three-Pence without a licence renders the exporter liable to a £1000 fine, or a year in jail, or both.

Dining service

The Student Union dining-room services continued to operate well into December last. Managing secretary Ian Boyd says that the extension of the facility proved popular and financially broke even over the period.

Dwyer's return

Anarchist Bill Dwyer, seemingly a little more subdued than before, is back in town. He has already made several appearances at university. Bill, who is wearing a large plaster cast following an accident when a fence collapsed, was involved in a fracas With Christian missioners in Pigeon Park last Sunday. Following a similar fracas in Auckland, Dwyer was fined £15 in the Magistrate's Court. The case, which involved words allegedly used by Dwyer, may go to the Supreme Court.

Sports Council is making a conceited effort to assist the weaker sports clubs at a meeting to be held on March 22. Organiser, sports, controller Tony Hassed, told Salient that an endeavour will be made at this meeting to promote the growth of the smaller university sports clubs. He hopes that all club captains and treasures will attend. Special attention will be paid to the social value of a club's activities.

New officer

New Physical Welfare officer is Mr. A. Laidler, who is expected to take up his duties early next month. He was selected from a large number of applicants, but will not be able to commence work until he returns to New Zealand shortly from England.

Delegates

The President and the treasurer are to be Victoria's delegate to NZ USA Easter Council. This was decided upon at a recent executive meeting. At the meeting the sports officer asked whether it would be the "travelling or resident president." (Presumably, Mr. Hassed was alluding to Mr. Robert-son's rather frequent out-of-town visits, this time overseas.) As Mr. Robertson will probably not be back in time, the "resident president" (Mr. Murray Boldt) will probably attend.