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Notes from Other Colleges.

uckland University College has burst out in quite an original manner. The men, who some time ago made an effort to pay off the magazine debt, sank exhausted from the struggle. The Magazine died, and grievances went unrecorded and unredressed. The ladies this year have come to the rescue, and "off their own bat "have produced "Marte Nostro," the "A.U.C. Chronicle," It is a bright little magazine, and we hope it will long live to proclaim the pluck and spirit of its founders. We hope that the men will bear a hand, for a College magazine wants all the talent there is to make it a success, and real interest comes from representation. The capping songs and Comedietta, published on Diploma Day, show that if all its resources were utilised "Marte Nostro" would flourish exceedingly.

Capping day seems to have been rather exciting at Auckland. The speeches were rather less interesting than the band, consisting of a mouth organist, a tin whistler, and a speaking trumpeter, so to speak. The audience was kept awake, between the numbers, by pellets of paper from "the gods."

The Men's Hockey Club at Auckland set out under rather shady auspices by "nobbling" the name of the "University Hockey Club" which belonged to the ladies. This masculine arrogance is met by "Marte Nostro" with gentle sarcasm.

Since the Rugby Union blocks the College from playing Rugby an Association Club has been formed, or rather the St. John's College team has transformed itself into a University team.

The Canterbury College Review, which, by the way, takes life very seriously, is able to publish reviews of two books written by old students. Should any of our students break out in this way, we will do our best. The Review comments on one of our cunning devices to win the Athletic Shield at the tournament, "Victoria College had brought abundant supplies of sandwiches, cakes, fruit and indigestible meat pies, which latter they eagerly pressed upon our athletic representatives, to the tribulation of the manager."

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The Canterbury College Football team has had a very promising season. It not only held its own in Senior Football bat gained victories against several redoubtable Clubs. E. D. Rice was picked to represent New Zealand in the team which visited Australia, but he could not get away.

The past and present students foregathered in the Chemistry Lecture Room to say good-bye to Professor Bickerton when ho vacated the Chair of Chemistry, and to present him with an address and purse of sovereigns. Canterbury College has lost one of its most original personalities.

Otago University is rejoicing in the football season. The first Fifteen, besides inflicting defeat on various Dunedin teams, beat Canterbury College on Lancaster Parle by 7 points to 5 Otago has had an uninterrupted career of victory for a long time now. Victoria College will have to send its doughty warriors down, they might get on better on a dry ground.

The Otago University Review foreshadows a dreary time for us at Easter. There is a Harriers' Club, and there is to be a Sports' Meeting. We hope it is not Victoria College they are preparing to meet. We would .suggest "indigestible meat pies" as the best means of silencing us—and its far less trouble. We would indeed regret to think that Victoria College put anyone to unnecessary inconvenience.

We beg to acknowledge the fraternal greetings of the Canterbury College Review, and to reciprocate its kindly wishes.

A paragraph of great interest to our athletes appears in the Canterbury College Review.

"The Athletic Championship, in which Melbourne and Sydney Universities compete, was held in Sydney last May. Out of seven championship events only three were better than those at Auckland:—The 100 yards (10 l-10th sec, a record), the 120 yards hurdles (16 4-5th secs., a record), and the high jump (5ft. 4in). In the other four events New Zealand is superior, the Australian performances being, for the 440 yards, 52 4-5th secs.; for the 880 yards, 2 min. 6 4-5 th sec. (their record); For the long jump. 20 ft. 6 in., and for the mile 5 min. 4 sec."