WON BY FELTON.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 681, 4 December 1909, Page 6

WON BY FELTON.

THE THREE PLACED MEN

* , r . THE SCULLING RACE. \ *' ; —' . \ KEMP SECURES SECOND PLACE. ' ] , »A„GOOD v.7,~~ j ; FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE FINAL. , "" r (By Telegraph—Special Eenorter) > } ■ > Foxton, December fl. ( There was ehghtly more animation about i the banks of the Manawatn River to day thin j there was on Thursday, though the 500 or GOO ] present did not really represent tho importance _ * of tho big ecullmg handicap, the N final of which was rowed off between 2 pm. and 3 pra, the result being as follows— , , A. G FELTON ~~« - l S. KEMP, . - — - I 1 S. HAGNEY .. ' ■ , T. LAWSON - * ,' E. GEEEN » E. LASSEN - B BEFORE THE RACE. * , The weather was bright and uncomfortably w«m, and what wind there was oame from ' the west, and was against the soul ers who , rowed leisurely up to the mark abou; 1-M pjn. Each one as he passed was the subjee > v of criticism b\ the spectators on the banL , ' Larson's body-lends, Hagncy's bulk, Kemps ." grace,'and I'elton'e long mck-theio M , Shine to bo said about each, but there - no more popular favourite than young h ■ retton?the wonderfully-developed boy, who is still prevented from voting owing to the ago restriction He had made a line snowing in £ h* heat tho first da } , and I was not alone * in picking him as the winner m to-day s contest No one who was present doubted that ( hTwon with/ease. Tho ]udgo gave the winner i only a length's advantage, but as there was t Sver a boat length's space of open w a ter between the first 'and second boats I have no ttion in saying that Pelt on wo n by rt least two and a Tialf lengths. Both air. w. Tulk and Mr. D. Barnott, of Wanganui, who - were standing on the bank near the judge, « the .distance between the boats as nearer ! * three than one length The mistako of not alf lowing forthelength of the waning boat incal- ' culating the, distance it is abead of '. the second ono seems to be ineradicable. The fe differences 'of opinion as to the distances Arnst f v won\by on each occasion at Wanganui wore E- almost rediculous, and it would seem that they are not peculiar to, that town. Poltons K vouth, his unostentatious manner, and his nne f physique, had already mado him popular, and ' , when he passed the mark a winner ho was '. hailed with cheors , When the mui-wont, r Kemp stopped rowing, and dropped his head 1 between his ,shouldors. < l The raco was marred by a foul, for which the Nelson man Lawson must be hold responsible Ho had been steering badly, and when \ getting out from tho bank he ran rnto Green, the oars clashing together, 'causing both oars- ! , men to,lose two or three lengths at least. Larson, steering too close into the eastern bank, got into difficulties with 1 tho timber of an old wharf. He was whore he had no busi- ' , ness to be, as there was an ample breadth ', ' of water for all scullers at tho point.

[ THE STARTERS, _ i °, The result of tha three'heats' left the foll , lowing in the final.- ) P S Hagney . Msec E Green . ..-<. — ——._...... ISsec ',* E. Larson ._- • SOsec V f S. Kemp - - 24sec \ A. Q Felton ■ — '--..- 2*sec \ T. Lawson . .. 1. ........ — ...-. . • COsec \ THE "RACE. I The race was started byilfr. C O'Connor, ,' of Auckland, assistpd by Mr* Neil Galbraith Thoy managed to get tho men ranged into a beautifully-spaced line, with Lawson on the i western, and Hagney on the eastern side ' lawson was given the "go" at 2 30, but ho immediately lost some of the advantage of his big handicap byi. getting into trouble_..with the willows, losing two or three clean strokes I by his bad staTt » Tolton made a. much better stavt, r an<l Kemp camo away very smoothly with him Then "■ followed Larsen, E Green, and Hagney, according to their handicaps " Kemp drew slightly ahcid ( of Tclton in tho • «hase after Lawson, who had shown curious recuperative powers, and was swinging devn \ the stream m good style > ; i i. At the first | bond Jjav.son ivas still about t,' three lengths ahead, with Felton and Kemp f 1 almost abreast m pursuit Green and Larson I also made a duet of it, a fov\ lengths behind , Hagney was last, and looked as if ho would

%IM "fcv'At;- the- second'.: band; Felriri,'jwho ! ,had'.forged. IS !passea;Law-s6n,';wi.o' spruced «Svii'i'iup at;the.ohallenge.kkeeping ; Kenip;ond Green SP;?'Jin:'the: thnd''.and'.fpurth. r 'place'B' ? respectively in. :'■-' ■'■;•;'!••: ■Si> err^ience'|. ; -pf . behind ,S&H;?fheih;':all' scullers i.F-'iy"ij;V : >'style'.:;-'The scr.atch.mah,'Hagney',:cut,round:in' «fi'f K'■; the.-'fihest' S^y\iwnple^;?s^narhy^oing;'6o.;'^ -Pi£l:^l!l?iN|r^ 4 Ss »;&l<!ettottNfrasVleadihg .'strongly.. & Kemp-hadSpassed; g^^JiiXawson^ibutJGi^n^^as^stillvfourth^andiLar- 7 pij!s < :^eii?iWas.-ahead^of<Eagney. i^iv V'^-viV'-> $--'■<.'■■.■':' -,-, j'®? i: -S.-; v A^ prettier.': thai;::;.' Kemp's jKfi3'scullingMKße;^:; replica: of: his j&'j.&^jiM^ isoJt;r of•;his ifwr£st;.playjand,;'leg?pqwer;/but7he had, SvSiKjj&> young ;gi^><aneadi:fevc'atchy^ahd-evidently ifi'£j)'frsTaiew^ *S' ':'. ft\ the'' I distaice;''be&vceh- them.';' ';.' -ilSi^-TO'dl?''ygoi:;jt^!^hjse i; :into'»the'; easternVbahk l W^i^nst^fbre^acb^ arid'in, gating;:outfagaih-ran':slap':" into. ■ '•£s/;&■. h !*3ob" - Green;. Audi some few.'seconds elapsed be-' $l : :S ;; itae they 'could, 1 eitricate.'themselves.;;. No dam-: ffiiiv; r :Ci'i"' J '' ::; :'' ■• .'■■'-'■■ : : '§££, >?;'.iOh :thV'home sideJof: ; the',flag,;liarsen, who ';ys':.^ W^ri'■■■ contact .with'the; timbers'of an old wharf, and while.he''.'was'eitricating:himMlf was passed by tJoS--;'iHagney, ':.■ who r ; .mid-stream |?;' ; ':vv::?: : co'urse:;.'' This; order;:-'Felton, ;Kemp, :£;>;:; KW-':-'->^ #<<:! :: ; trouble,VCrbssedidvervthe-Btreatai' and,' pulling v 4fJ6ngly,;vkept;:well:iup;^whilst ; Hagney, with |. : .vfcv;^^lDngi---''powerM.- r ,oh- the leaders iri : :the'middle of Hheitiver.; vLarsen-was | ; ' , S?:^vhopye^ly,out ; bf^it.;:j;|VO.';:.;.■,( j; .::.; ..y"':' : '\ C :

ffCl'^PwM^S^ fi^iiffi^vri-ThrM^najte^^ l4;o;t^Feltbn,tahead:;qf,: Kemp, ',ahd .both ahead; of: .i-iHagney.'iwere cdmingi'down ''the middle, of '.the ;#SSw-side, aid^Greenarid'larsehV: both,taxed; hugged: 'ec " : ::-*.-i; : ',■ <■}'!& '%' ?S-^;3f-V;';''All -eye'sVwere: 6n:-;the r 'Centr'al..thrM:^; / .; Itrs V^i:^: ; :Pelton!'- ;snouted ; somebne ( "-bn.'■' the': bank-,as : '%^^ i Sithe':figme:nve:'bnUhe':scuUer's back; became; flK^fel-deMte^'Then^came'all/sorts' of, speculation as i;?; : K '.■.'■.■.-,..; ;^:i; "*>'y,'V,- ; 'catch-'thein? people.were put?f?S:S/:: ting'to-:each ;:bthCT:;tmd:themselyes.r.j[t; wfls ,al-; St:;:'?^:-:''rnbst :: a'(leisurelyinnishi^; : • [ y::- : ..:.\i' ; ■?,$,%« i :^Feltbnv6culled'past;;thb.:pbst ; .with::easyr,non-. .out fbr;a:'practice;.giving no.sign.; ■^'\ : '^yr: : 'V : ■'.. '-. ■•' 2i lengths ... had •:. hadv, quite 't : ;-0 K i : enough.. "As'>bon,as;,the;gun ; he Ws&- i^Hagneyj'a'gpbd ,was' s:'fe;:':':':i:fresh:ahd-;hearty^j':;,'fe;';;;;;:;i: : S;^^'^'l-awspn;Was;foUr;or. ; five-lengths SS: r ' : riAcrbs3 V the' ; five;or:six lengths i&v-'-fo':.further;back:upi:the:near.bank.■..-.; •...,..-. ;- s: s twenty

F Prom a soiling point of view, it was a good race and as it reveals in Pelton the makings oU champion, the fixture must bo icgaided \u 1 of great importance in tho sculling world. IdtaimM JO6O in cash, 'and a solid silver cup worth JBB, made by Mr. Piank Grady, of W?ll ngton. Kemp wins\£so, and Hagnoy <Ko. After another week's sojourn m Poxton, .the Australian scullers will leave for Wanganui to wntinue ?heir training for the January handi- [ <**>• • THE, TIME. vfry B Td gS'in view of the faoi'thjttho - Wze against the scullflrs; but he took ' h s time f the limit man, instead F «f Ivom Pelton, who was aUowing Lawson f , uJi so thaTho winner's time would he 1 V 13mm'. Ha™, an excellent T orformanco under ! ' tho circumstances. / _, _ , ~ , . BEAJCH INTERVIEWED. L "It is tho best handicap tor sue men IJtave I ' j^BcMb/es-champioii-OOTanatt-ofJbftEedd,

■when interviewed after the race. ."Look here,' said be, "if Lawsoh and-Green hadn't foaled, tho whole five of them would have been in .a buncli at tho finish, and I.fancy Groan would havo pulled into third place. He was rowing magnificently when tho foul occurred., Mind you, I don't think for a moment Lawson did anything intentionally. Ho just didn't know whero ho was As soon as ho got clear he rowed right ncTO'H : the -, river Into his own "1 think a very great deal of young Helton. Ho is a real good man, and in another twelve months or bo, if ho keeps going, he mil he a hafd'pno to heat. ; go; will bo, giving them dl starts', instead of them giving him.a start. - What do you think of Lawson? Mr. Beach was asked i ,*, ~. . .. v V "I think ho is a man-worth taking in hand. If he was taught rowing he would make a really good man I am sure. Look at what ho did to day. Ho got under the. willows at' the start, lower down he crossed to the other bank, collided with Green, and then crossed away over to his own side again.. Ho, must havo lost about ten or tweko; lengths'in-all, vet ho was onlv three or four, lengths behind Hagney at tho finish. You take my,tip, he is a man worth keeping your eye on. . "Ogilvie, tho West Coaster, is not too bad oithcr Ho didn't dp so bad in his heat,' and would havo done a good deal better, but he was rowing in a boat weighing 40Tb., built years ago If he had a. 261b.' boat, and was taught a bit about the game, he would do well among tho light-weight men." ... '-.-.' ■ ■' Air. Beach expresses himself as delighted wtf-h his visit to Now Zealand, and with'tho kindness he has received during his stay in

Foiton The only tMng : to mar , his : pleasure has';been the loss the promoters.of the handicap have sustained, .flejis'of; opinion that anysuch event should be arranged to'i take place near a town.of at. least. 10,000 people, : so that it would not be >so dependent on ;,the outside public ■■::.'■.:: -,i':- '■■ :<■-;, ■-::'--: l ■-'■■~■'.•;■ ■'■■■■■'■'.■ Mi Beach'leavesvin the... morning for - Auck-, I land to catch Monday's .boat 'for; Sydney.: ; ,' :

WHY ARNST DID NOT ROW. "Dick" Arnst did not row at Fotton. Why ho did not has been „vory widely discussed, as theio was a prize of JEISO to bo fought for. Ho wrote to inform tho local committeo that he would not consent to row without a certain sum as appearance money, but tho gentlemen who hod so much at stake, and who ha\e, it is Yiell known, lost so much over tho venture, turned tho offer down. Then when tho handicaps cam'd out'Arnst wanted to nominate, but tho coinmrtteo would not consent.

i ; THE WaVNGAriUrHAMDWAP. , > Mr.'-W.' Tuck, of Wangojiui,who had organised.' a £100 handicap to' bo rowed on the, Wanganui: River on January 6 and 8, informs mo. in .most emphatic, terms '.that he ;will pay', ap-,' pearaice - money to none.- If the prize is not worth going for, ,those that want appearance money can stay away. Mr. Tuck reserved. the right to rehandicap entrants for the Wanganui Handicap'after to-day's event.'; :...".' ; ) The following are the likely starters at Wanganui':—Arnst, Webb, Whekh, Thoroughgood,' Mitchell, Haghey.S. Kemp, E. Green,,A. D; Felton: ,arid E. Larsen. ..

■>, AS A RUNNER. ■ ;.}: 'At the-.gaslight sports held .'in: Victoria. Park last "night: a. 120 yards scratch race was-.in-cluded for the scullers, the prize being a handsome electroplated ,cup presented. by_~Mr. -Mes-.. sena. " : '-< Those who competed .were Webb, Haginey, Mitchell, Felton,:'and Elli3.' The event was won by Harney, who was 10 yards better ;than anybody- else■ running.,. ';' v' v,- '' L ;i Apparently there is plenty, of ; dormant talent among the Australian. contingent, as I am informed that Felton, who won his heat so easily on the first day.andthe final to-daxhas.a fine baritone voice of excellent, quality. . : - :

- Messrs. Barraud, York, and Co., LtcL, roport tho sale ol the Phoenix Aerated Water Com-: pany'g old premises, corner of Moore Street and 'i'horadpn .'Quay at a satisfactory-price. - A meeting of the International dub is tb be held at the Hotel. Windsor on .Wednesday evening. '■■'';' : ■ :'".'■''..' ■.'.-.' "Tho Perils of White the text of a doubltf 1 column advertisement, inserted in this 'issue, setting out tho -qualities :of 8-P flour, which Btands for. Bimpson's particular .flour. The process through which the flour u.; passed la set out,, aho -a aist of-Brocers-and bakers, from whom it can.be, purchased,' both in the city and country districts.:..;, -. ;.,.;■!-

■Miss Duff, "The' Kitchen," 212, Lambton Quay, is now • taking; orders for .Christmas. cakes, etc. v. An important salo- of,dairy f arms ■ in. the Kikau Grange estate is:to':be.-held at Ealmerston: at moon: to-day fby Messrs. r Dajgety-and' Company,- In conjunction with Mr. Percy Porlong of Wanganui. At-.tho conclusion of the above sale,, the Woodlands estate, Komako, will bo'offered.'. •■ . ; '.',: : "-:/;:-; . :.-A:'--'. ..By order of the imortgagoe, Messrs.; A. li. Wilson and Co. will sell by auction, on ■ December ;• 17, a freehold • property':''at Johnsonville, particulars' of which. arc advertised. .-. Particulars are 'advertised by .Messrs. James and"Glllman,'Hawera; of BSB3' acres of land.in Taranalri.: About .600 acres .are,in grass and the^balanco'in'easy bush., ';. '.' A • clearing' sale of .unredeemed pledges will be held-at the Central-Auction ' Booms, Willis Stre"ot,'iat 11: aim.-.to-day, on account of-Mr.M. Fruhauf, -pawnbroker.:,.. Particulars .-are advertised.; ,\:.';. '.■•'..:■: ; ';':'-'-. '■'." ': : '' '■ '•'•' ,I .'

One thousand pa'rs of boots will bo offered for sale by Mossrs Pearson and Company, Manners Street, on Tuesday. Tho stock is said to bo of first Quality and of splendid range.

Mr. A, G. Htrmo, manager of the l H.. D. Crawford "estate, xalla ior tenders, fori kerbine, channelling,, and ; drain-laying; on Onepu BoadKilbirnie. ■ ' '•.•..'■'■''■''■"■'■':'", Y MesHTß.' • Qriilltha and Son, auctioneers, Blenheim, advertise particulars of a, ten-roomed dwelling, etc!, in tho Picton Sounds,'alsosoveral blocks of land in tho Starborough Settlement. ' Messrs. J. :H. Bethuiio and Co.' havo an important announcement in our auction, columns, with ;regard to a property,, they are■ submitting at their -rooms, at. 130 pjn. oh Wednesday next,. December 8. ' This comprises: a.fine ; block of land in Kent Terrace, having a frontago of 64 feet by a, dopth of: 105 feet.'' A dwelling, No. 43 recently destroyed by v flro, , formerly stood •on the land. The site' is: well • suited for . tho erection of shops, public hall, or private hotel. Tho auctioneers,draw 'tho special, attention;■ of investors and.: others .'to'this, opportunity of; securing so fliie a'blaek in ; the'most pronreo-' Blve part of the city. On tho 'same date tho; following properties are also being 'submitted:— A vacant allotment"in Oourtenay Placo; opposite "Mossrs.. House' and HurroH's factory; two 'readentifll sections, in Glencoe Avenue, off> Wellington on' account of the estate Of the late James Smith: these will be sold in one lot 7 the' rcservo.'price"being, reduced;:in order /to'dose the esfcrto: 'a cornor property.. in -.Newtown,' having frontages of- 34ft. 71n. and 63ft. fiin to Ktatoul Street and Millward Street rcsoootivety,: on which):stands a four-roomed dwclline No-' 46 Bintoul Street; and- a block ■of land nt Kbandallah, containiiig •an 2 roods 10 perches, - at; tho corner of -Tork Street, and httinne 341 - feet, frbntagc, , on which,: stands .an eight-roomed dwallinghousc, with outbaildings, . j^iJM^flff^^;; : ;-;r;;; ;; v 7;, *•>.;;■;;';';■;■•;..

[By Toloerarh.—Press Association.) NEW SPECIES OF SHARK. Christchurch, December 3. A new species of shark has been found near Kaikoura, and has .been named -Centasphoniß Plnnketi by Mr. E. R. Waito, Curator of the Christchurch Museum, and an authority on New .- Zealand fishes. : The ■ shark, which measures 4ft.Bin. in length, is only found in very deep waters, its chief habitat being. aroiind Japan.; It is allied to the dogfish, and is not a man-eater. THE DEFENCE BILL. Auckland, December. 3. "It js.reajly-the only way of putting our.defences upon.: anything like an effioieM and,! satisfactory basis," remarked Lieut.-Colonel Patterson, .referring to - the Internal Defence Bill to-day. "I thoroughly : agTee with the general echome, for there is no doubt .whatever thait' if we ar© to keep our end up we must fall tinto line with, the general march of events.: The scheme as a whole is really framed an. Mr. Haldane's territorial. «heme-at Home. It is simply wonderful to 660,,tti0 6lip. shod, happy-go-lucky ideas that prevail, m New Zealand with regard to defence, when one con-' sideis that the country would practically be defenceless Bhould the British Navv meet with a,reverse. The effects of. discipline will be good. A spirit'of enmlation ana enthusiasm will bo promoted,, and apart from the military side, the" physical and moral value jo the youth of the- Dominion from the .working of such a.scheme will.be especially beneficial.. THE CANTEEN SYSTEM,

; . Christchurch, December 3.'. At a-meetmg of the Christchurch Prohibition League the 'following resolution in" regard to canteens at military camps under, the new JJftfence Bill was carried'"That the Christ'church Prohibition League, representing not only, the No-License 'party, but in: this mat-, ter the whole'of thei temperance sentiment of: the city; express® its surprise that the new Defence Bill submitted to the House of Representatives contains no provision for: the abolition of: the canteen.; It views as quite inadequate the suggested provision that. persons under twenty-one years of age shall not be allowed to enter canteens,. and urges that the only satisfactory settlement.-of ; the question in the judgment Of' the majority the electors of the Dominion will be. the. abolition, of 'the system.; It protests stronely against .the continuance' of a custom proved to be not . only unnecessary, but pernicious in _the extreme, especially in view of.the fact that the youth of the Dominion are to be compelled, to enter the oamps every , year, and it calls upon the Prime Minister and the. Minister, for Deface, and members of .the, Hous- to_. amend the Bill,in this particular at'.once. . ... ' > THF RHANGED TRAINS. .

■ .Masterton, December 3. Mr E. Brown, chairman of the Masterton District High' School, is taking steps in conjunction with other district high schools, interested to bring before the Minister of Education the 1 manner in which pupils are prevented: from attending secondary ; schoolsvin thfl-Wairarapa, 1 owing to the altered time-table, with a request that; he make some arrangement. ■ ■ ' ' . ■ ' . ■ i ' AN ENGLISHMAN'S HOME.

. ; THE JULTOS KNIGHT COMPANY. , ■' "An -Ehglisliman's Home,'", a play' in. three acts, by. Major. du.Maurier.. Cast:- ... ' Adjutant Xindsay ; V...2.. 'Mr. Julius Knight ,' '*? > (Adjutant of English Volunteers) -'Mr-Brown ;.'... --'• — Mr. Winter Hall; Wein Brora ~..;.;...„.-Mr.- Thos. . Foster ' SB; - Master Cyril' French -."■■ Geoffrey-Smith" ....:.:.. Mr. Aubreyfallal leu Paul Eobinion ....... Mr. Eoynolds .Deniiston, ; ' Captain Prince Yoland...Mr. Sydney _ Sterling .•'••(Of--the Black Dragoons of the Empress •■•■■'■ , ■:■: of the ■'■'■■'•'.■■■■ . . IJeut. Elan. Hobart;, Mr. Edgar .■Hams.- ' Sereeant Garth Mr. Eupert Julian '■ ■•sSleant Thol '.. ••• Mr. George Treloar ; iKot OrW Mr Alfred. Andrew .Captain Fnch Mr. Leslie Victor .'.•■' (Of-the Blinkshiro Voluhtcen) • .-• • l.Uml. Jackson ~..,.....,.....■ Mr. Walter Hunt - (Of the Jllinkshire Volunteers) ■' ■ Oolour-Sergt., Harris ...-. ■• Mr.. Chalmers ■ uoiourat b w Infantry) Doctor ■'■■.-. ..-•'• Mr. Stanley' Walpole OoTDortl : - r 51:...-..-.-.-' Mr. .Monte Luke > orpor f(' of --t h - e Blinkshire r ,Volunteers __ v. - viwt Volunteer '.'..:.......; • -Hr.r Charles Timers . ■ ISd V V&r-l„ r JuiJor •. ■-The■'mn'on-taiked: of, Home" has .comVand been' seen-and, in'a way, •it has Shored. 'Not, however, way .that :wm expected. 'The crowded audience at the & House < last night: did not ; visibly .to 11 with the pride of Empire, nor shudder, with Se shame of but it ttoroughly Wioved the play. ■■ The performance will,notS a rush the 'territorials, nor .send S Defence Bill •romping. through a House, of Representatives.too. enthusiastic .to toenbojj,. inor fill up tho rifle ranges ] to the loss of.lhe .bowliug greens,' But it will long be a joyous 'and a ? n&thful memory for .hose, whc, ; were . iforWe enough towiW, it. $*■$**£{ ' perhaps; not'to be blamed for-this pleasant • oSn&tT and -certainly the- ac ors .are noTcensurable, but 'the factremams,.for good or ill, that the audience was- not BhrreoYor scared, but was immensely pickled.. Ih» explanation; of .course is that .«_ * P, 1 ? 06 °* • propaganda, s'An Englishman's Home beand to:a time several months ra ther more anlines than it There is, moreover, a great amount of pure. chSteV comedy in the play, and the^amus- ■ inland serious elements inevitably •assume ■ a'different balance with, a different audience. . The satirical intention, in ,the presentment: o . Geoffrey. Smith', for instance, loses : bitterness genial, .and ■■ mosphere::' He was eontemptib e. on London • Sagos-delightful at the i Wellington Opera . IST^e-lighter side of the play being t ithus greatly emphasised, ife serwus.pnrport is . proportionally weakened The tragic happen- : Sgs and- the- ,- whelmed hy the liable, element;-. The abundant crackling of screech.. of shells, .and boom of artillery • might -heighten the . serious effect which the play lad ; in England, :bnt to people; who.are just being amused, stage explosions, however realistic, come to be merely a part of the amusement ■■ ; _ . ... Let it be thoroughly understood.that, if the play last night did most magnificently ,hit another. target than the one generally.expected, there need be nothing but praise for the acting and the production generally. .Mr.: Julius Knight, mth : notable self-denial,-takes . the smaU part of Adjutant Lindsay. Mr. Brown, the "Englishman/' is the great part, and Mr. Winter Hall Jplays it admirably. He makes •it extremely English-brave, lovable, obstinate, insular. Mr. Kcynolds Denniston is thoroughly satisfactory as, Paul ; Eobinson,_ the one serious and capable volunteer. the part, of - Captain ttincoYoland, 'Mr. Sydney:.Stirling i 8 ideally (relentless, efficient, and cynical. Among tho Character comedy parts, Mr.'Aubrey Mallalierfs Geoffrey Smith (the spectator of, football and scpffer of volunteering) is.'first in stage effectiveness, but the.. Captain Finch (brave, bnt. ludicrously incompetent, volunteer officer) of Mr. Leslie Victor is, perhaps,.equally clever.' :Mr. T. E.-Foster is excellent,as Beggio Brown, and .Master Cyril French as Sydney Brown: shows 'great promise. ' / : ... Maggie Brown is a part which. does not enable Miss Beatrico Day to give of her best, but:such: as it. is she makes as much of it.as it will.stand; Miss Millie Lempriere and Miss Elsie. Wilson get plenty of amusement, put of the parts of two emptyfheaded girls. The •minor parts were also creditably performed, and tho. whole production evinced in-every de'partment the skill.and forethought which Mr. Julius, Knight always puts into'his work. _. Tho crowded . audience last night included very many scarlet and khaki uniforms. Colonel Kobin, Colonel. Bauchop, Colonel DniMe,' Surgeon-Colonel Purdj, and a number of other officers were ' present. ■■ The orchestra played, patriotic music, and during an interval the song,' "What Wo Have, We'll, Hold," and Major Courtney. and Nelson Dyson, was: sung extremely well by Mr. Alfred Andrew. .:

THE SACRAMENT OP JUDAS. Tho one-act play which preceded "An Englishman'b Homo" at the Opera Houso last evening was of an entirely different character. "Tho Sacrament ot Judas," by 'M. liorcchn and Mi. Louis N. Parker, is a work of art, and Mr. Julius Knight has produced it worthily. It is picturesque passionate, reshamed, and it has the artistic conciseness which is characteristic of the Irench genius. Tho Jacques Bernoz of Mr. Julius Knight is n strong and sincero piece of acting. There are only four other charaotors, and they do their share without exception, to make this brief drama as nearly perfect m its way as anything tho Wellington public can expect to see for many a long day They are Mr Reynolds Donmston as the Count do Rervcrn, Mr Winter Hall as Chapin (an official of revolutionary Prance), Mr. Goorgo Chalmers, as a queer and dear old peasant named GouiUon, and Miss L. Guildford Quin as the pathetic fau• ono Jeffik. "An Englishman's Homo" and Ike bacrajaeat pi. Judas/i «dlJjfi.J»peated tonight, •