HOCKEY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2136, 19 July 1907, Page 4

HOCKEY.

•Hockey players'a nil on tliiisi lists will learn with, regret,' (lint Mr. Jas. Sadie.', the well-known hookey roforco, is leaving., Jft?i' Auckland on Saturday morning: _During - his stay in GisIkii ho il v. Snillev has, tnkmi ii great intoi'f: in, hockey, and lints been one oi : the leadin'.; local referees. It is to he luvi .1 tV t <4 in Ids new sphere Mr, Sadi i wi’. he- !lo to devote his leisure, lime in hockey, and to give tho .\ue' 1-soders. ih.j ben 'it of bis skill as ) referee.

YESTER DAY'S .MATCHES. The nla.te.he3 pluvial at ,Yiotoria Domain yesterday idiernoon wore between'West End and To Haiwoii No. 1 ground and Oitv and Kra Kalin on Yo 2 ground. Moth game; were wo 1 ; conics.i d, p.oiing \ei> interesting to the spectators. The form shown was of a high standard, the players putting u great deal of vigor into tlvir . work. Oil both grounds the nlay was marked b.v a chapter of aeeidents, quite n number of the players receiving nasty knocks. J. Hoyle one of .the City full-backs, collided with Pollock, a Ivia Kalin player. their beads coming together with a thud. Doyle was incapacitated for a few moments, but after having his iiead bandaged he pluckily resumed the game. Pollock, escaped with a hard hump. McLuelilan also collided with a player, and was rendered hors do combat for a brief period, comine on as goalkeeper when ho had sufficiently recovered. At tho close of tho game a number of the players hail a supplicating limp, inviting tho sympathy of the bystandors.

WEST END v. TE RAU. This proved a very fast and exciting, “go,'’ and from tho .bully-oil the ball nils kept speeiluig from one end of the field to the other at a merry pace. Tho West Enilors attacked with spirit, and kept Te Rau strictly on the defensive, Brown and Edwards putting in some splendid work. Hooper, West End’s centre-forward, played a fine game, carrying tho sphere into the To Kau circle on innumerable occasions; and it was hard luck on his part that kept him from scoring. McLaclilan also showed up ,on attack, and on one occasion centred tho ball prettily, but Edwards secured and sent it out of danger. “Sailor” Roderick carried the oall well into Te Rail’s territory, where lie centred it neatly, and Hooper, who took up the running, narrowly missed shooting a goal, the ball just razing the post on the wrong side. Gideon was the next to como into prominence, making a fine run. His career was ended by Johnstone, who gained possession, and started off in tho "opposite direction, and carried play once again to Te Rail’s quarters. Ellison made a brilliant run and cleared his line, and, well backed in bvMutu and Cramp, "West End’s country was besieged, and Olsen came to tho rescue in tho nick of time, sending the ball well up the field. McLaclilan, who was playing a great game, gave Hooper a welltimed pass, and tho centre-forward shot the sphere cleanly into the net, scoring a pretty goal. This reverse put the Te Ran men on their mettle, and a very lively time followed. Dines anil Tanner transferred the play from their line to the West End circle, whore McLaclilan, who hail changed to goal-keeper on account of having received a knock, saved with a fine drive.. Brown dribbled the ball up tho field, beating his opponents in rare style, • and carrying the sphere into West End’s circle he sent it into the not with a hot* drive. This brought the teams level, and for a time it looked as if they were going to have a draw, but Te Ran wore full of battle, and after a spirited rush, in which all To Ran took a hand Ellison succeeded in registering another goal, gaining a wellearned victory.

The game was controlled in an able manner by Mr. E. IT. l’avitt, and Messrs. Wills and Davy held the line pennons. CITY v. KIA KAHA.

On No. 2 ground the game was equally as exciting as on No. 1, tlie battle raging long and fierce. The speedy Ivia Kalia vanguard were on the warpath, anil kept up a persistent fusilade on the City goal, but Martin, Doyle, and Sargisson, who are of the barndoor orfjer, kept the foe at bay. Armstrong played a fine game, and was a source of anxiety to the opposing team, his dribbling rushes taking a lot of stopping. Wilson also played well, and ably assisted Armstrong in his efforts to score. M Doyle showed marked improvement on his former play, and with practice should develop into a line forward. Shortlv before half-time Witty raced the ball into City’s circle and scored. Garrett and Willock are a fine pair of backs, and it takes some head-work to get past them. Miller was seen at his best, and put a lot of dash into his play. Pollock and Witty are a counle of racers, and are dangerous anywhere near the circle. Grant, Hansen, and Bright put in a lot of work both on attack and defence. Mr. Jas. Sadler made an efficient referee, and gave entire satisfaction, while Messrs. Eraser and Jones were tb<o line umpires.

THE ARTHUR’S PASS TUNNEL

A NOTABLE ENGINEERING FEAT

THE DREAM OF SIR JULIUS VOGEL TO BECOME AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT.

The New Zealand Government has let a tender for the construction of the Arthur’s Pass tunnel, which has been the chief stumbling-block in tlia desired completion of tlie railway that is to connect Canterbury with Westland. The cost well oertainly exceed £600,000. Tlie tender is £599,794, and the work will constitute one of the greatest engineering feats yet attempted in Australasia,

The tunnel will be only seventeen feel hi"h and fifteen feet’ broad, but it will be five miles and a quarter long. Each inch of the total length —there will be 332,640 inches in all —will cost about 37 shillings. This means that when the work is completed, the cost will be represented bv - two rows of sovereigns and one row of half-sovereigns, placed along the floor of the tunnel, from end to end.

The tunnel must be completed, under the conditions of the contract, i n four or five years. The plant alone will cost about £150,000, and 2000 met will bo engaged in the work. Tin’ expenditure that must be incurred and the skilled knowledge required, it is thought, have accounted largely for the delav that is taking place in regard to accepting tenders. The time for receiving tenders oimfit to have closed at the end of June las,: year, but it was extended for a mouth. The Government could not sec its way to accept any of the offers then made, and fresh tenders were called, the timo for closing being March 18 of this year. A further postponement was made to the

first of fliis month. Operations in the tunnel will bo watched with keen interest by the general public, as well as by experts. Work will be commenced at both ends, and will be pushed on to the centre. By moans of accurate mathematical calculations, the engineers working at the two ends will meet in the heart of the immense mountain, probably foot to foot and inch to inch, neither too high nor too low, neither too far to the right nor too far to the left. Although this result is surprising to the public, engineers explain that it is simple enough when they follow the guidance of their surveys, levels, theodolites find conir passes, In the Mont Oeiiis tunnel, which is seven miles and a half long, tl'j actual longth proved to be a-±it longer titan the estimated length. The two sets of workmen did not meet on the day fixed by thejr calculations. They could hear nothing of each other, and they toiled on in feverish anxiety day after day, in the fear that the ends must have overlapped. But at last, eight years after the tunnel had been begun, a bore-hole was knocked through the thin diaphragm pf rook which then separated France from Italy. It was found that the lovel was only one foot out, and that the alignment was absolutely perfect. This problem at Arthur’s Pass is complicated by the very broken and rugged contour of tlid surrounding mountains. It is expected that work in the new tunnel will he hampered by torrents of water, which will gusli from the roof, the floor and the sides. The principal difficulty in dealing with this immense quantity of water will be at the Bealey, or eastern end of the tunnel, wliero it will have to be pumped up and carried away from the mouth. There is a steep grade from the Pass to the Otira River, and the water will flow naturally from the western end.

There will be much anxiety and trouble in regard to the ventilation of the tunnel. ' Provision will be made for supplying air at all working faces. Each man will have at least 75 cubic feet of air a minute at faces where blasting is necessary, and 30 cubic feet where no blasting is being done. If horses are Used for haulage it will be supposed, that one horse will"require as much air as four men. Fine water sprays will absorb gases caused by. blasting. The tunnel will be lighted by electricity; oil lamps wotild need a continual supply of

fresh nir, which will bo available for the men. It is probable also that the blasting will bo done by electricity instead of by fuses. By this means tlie risk of nccidonts will bo greatly reduced. Tho eastern end of tho tunnel is about thirty-two miles from .Broken River, hut tho western end is closo to the end of tho present railway lino from Groymoutli. It is thought that if the line is no pushed on from Broken River towards tho sito of the. tunnel, most of tho matorial will bo taken to Groymoutli and sent on to Otira, where it will bo bandy for use. It has boon pointed out that the transport difficulties would bo considerably lesseuoil if tlio lino was pushed on to Arthur’s Pass on tlie eastern siilo boforo tlio tunnel was begun. It would be 1 advantageous to start the tunnol now, as work on it could be ehrrietl on simultaneously with tho construction of tho portion of tho lino from Broken River to the tunnel. If this is douo tho construction of tho tunnel as a whole will bo facilitated, and tho 10,000,000 cubic foot of material excavated front both onds of tho tunnel may bo used for embankments and fillings and for the formation of largo railway yards at Ot'ira and tlio Boaloy.

Tho contractor will house tho moil well. Inside tho tuimel tlioro will be waiting rooms and bathrooms supplied with hot and cold water. Tho men will be encouraged to use tho baths frequently. In this way, it is oxpecteil, tlie undue vitiation of tho atmosphero in tho tunnel by tho poisonous oxlinlation from tho bodies of tho miners will bo provontod. An engineering authority states that this danger is a serious ono, as at each end of the tunnel shifts of men will bo working during tho whole twentyfour hours of the day for three or four years in two holes about twenty feet square and gradually growing to a length of two miles and threequarters each before a current of air is made possible by tho junction of the two sots of workers in the middle.

THE CHINESE QUESTION. AN IMPORTANT NEW ZEALAND MOVEMENT. INTERVIEW WITH MR. W. A. LLOYD, Some days ago, it will be remembered, Mr. W. A. Lloyil, a member of tlie Tourist Department staff at Wellington, convened an anti-Cliineso meeting, as a result of which ho was requested by the controlling authorities either to dissociate himself from prominent identification with the movement, or resign his position. . Mr. Lloyd chose the latter alternative. and (jiartly as a result of his action) held a most successful meeting in tho evening, many hundreds bein" unable to gain admittance to tlie building ill which tlie proceedings eventuated. Mr. Lloyd passed through Christchurch recently on bis way to Dunedin, where lie is to be interviewed by prominent citizens relative to the Asiatic question. In the course of a conversation with a Press representative prior to his departure, Mr. Lloyd said he had received letters from all parts of the colonv sympathising with him in tlie supposed harsh treatment meted out by tlie Government. “I have no desire to pose as a martyr,” the speaker continued, “anil hold that the Government were perfectly justified in the action they took. The regulations aro there, and there was no other alternative. Public feeling is quite sympathetic with the movement I liavo endeavored to inaugurate, and at the meeting letters of approval from both the Premier anil the Leader of tho Opposition were reiceived. “The facts of tlio matter are simple enough. I had advertised a meeting in Wellington to deal with tho Chinese question, and on tlio same day I received a memo, from the Hon. Mr. McGowan drawing mv attention to the Civil Service regulations. I had either to cancel the meeting or else resign, and, as you know, I took the latter course, Mr. T. E. Donno kindly relieving me from offico forthwith. There was no harshness in tlie matter, and those who aro endeavoring to make political capital out of tlie incident scarcely understand the position. When tho subject was mentioned in the House, one member (Mr. Malcolm, I think) commended my action as indicating sincerity of purpose. and contended that when my present work is done a place should be found for me in the Civil Service again. Both tho Gdyernment and Mr. Donne have beon most kind to me, and have given me every assistance, and it is only fair that I should acknowledge wliat they have done. As tho meeting I held in Wellington I intended to move for tlio formation of aji anti-pliipese League. The press, however, pointed out the possible dangers of such a proceeding, and as, at the same time, Dr. T. F. Macdonald was forming a White Race League, the first object of which is ‘the preservation of the white race,’ I felt that all tlie work could be covered by that organisation. “The Chinese Question resolves it-self-into two phases—first, future immigration of Chinese (which is a matter for the Government to cope with) and second, how best to ileal with thqse Cjiinese already amongst us. The first'difficulty I think could be overcome by a substantial increase of the poll tax. I do not think it advisable to pass an absolutely prohibitive Act. The second difficulty must be faced and settled by the people themselves. No matter how high, the poll tax may be, unless wo can get New Zealanders to patronise only European tradesmen, they (and not the Chinese) will he paying the poll tax. I am taking up this work from purely patriotic motives, and as I have another appointment tq take up next month, I intend devoting th) whole of the time intervening in an effort to pusjl forward the propaganda. In Christchurch you do not see so much of the evils of harboring Chinese as we do in the North Island, and in Welington more particularly.

‘To quote only one ease: A few. days ago I saw in the yard of a Chinese fruiterer a decrepit Celestial, f.O;’ ojd to carry round baskets, «nd afflicted with a loathsome disease. H hat do you think he was doing ? Well. I.will tell you. He was polishing fruit with a dirty rag, which he frequently breathed upon. He was a hideous spectaclo. His nose was entirely eaten away. And that is only one of scores that I could quote. 1 oil can see that it is high time something was dono. There is a stronglv-formed public opinin in the colony against the Chinese, and it only requires to' be organised to seen''' emphatic expression. It is not anti anything. All that is desired is that our people should give preference to Europeans, and the question ™,' llose Mready here will settle itself. The other aspect we can safely leave to the Government. “As indica ting the feeling of different parts of tho colony, I may say I have received no fewer than sixtyloiu letters asking me to address meetings in various centres. I intend to speak in Dunedin, and will also address a meeting in Christ-, church if it can bo arranged. • I am strong on preference to our own people as against tlm Asiatic aliens. That is the only hope of our future success.”

COLONIAL PREMIERS. WHOSE GUESTS WERE THEY? DISCUSSION IN PARLIAMENT.

(N.Z. Herald Correspondent.) LONDON, May 31. , Last week I referred to the very indiscreet and somewhat discqurteous speech delivered by the'Under-Secre-tary for tho CMonies, Air, Winston Churchill, in which lie impliedly, and indeed almost directly, accused the Colonial Premiers of committing a bleach of the etiquette due from guests to hosts in their comments upon tile action of tile Imperial Government regarding preference. It will be remembered that Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking somewhat heatedly, hinted very broadly that the conduct of some, at any rate, of the visiting Premiers, had constituted a distinct breach pf "oofl manners, ’ipi asmtich as they were' the personal guests of the Government, whose action they had so strongly criticised and even censured, This view did not at all commend itself to the majority of the British public, and an early opportunity was taken to bring tho affair up in the House of Commons. The day before yesterdav a junior member of the late Government, Mr. Arthur Lee, drew attention to the matter, beginning by asking if there was any provision being made in the Estimates for the cost of entertaining tho colonial Ministers who had attended tile recent Conferences. Mr. Churchill explained under which vote the cost would be tabulated, adding that £6OOO had been set aside for this purpose, That amount would, he imagined, be somewhat exceeded. Then Mr. Lee put in the supplementary question’ to which he had been ' leading up—a supplementary question which so shrewd a man as Mr Churchill had no doubt foreseen, and for which he was prepared. What Mr. Lee asked was: “Are we to understand that the whole cost of official entertainment of tho colonial Ministers will be charged on the Estfmates, arid, if so, whether those Ministers have not been the guests,

not of tho Government, but of tho nation P” • •

This;’ inquiry, jyhieh pointedly reflected on Mr. Winston Churchill's rocont speech, was received with loud cheers by tlio Opposition. Mr. Churchill rose, verv roil nnd evidently angry to reply. Ho.began by. saying tliaff.in 1897 Mr. Chamberlain, in Bonding out an invitation to Mr. Laurier (as lie then was) to como over to this country, expressly stated that ho hoped Mr. Laurier and, liis wife would understand that they wore tlio guests of Her Majesty’s Government. A similar intimation was sent to every colonial representative invited, it being clearly oxploinod in each ease that tho visitor was tho guest of tho Government. Nor was this all, for the invitation was oxtenilod, and onco more the visitors were informed that during the additional period of tlioir stay in this country they must still understand that they were the “"uosts of Her Majesty’s Government.” Mr. Leo then raised tho question whether i n this matter the Government could be held so absolutely to represent tho nation that a breach of tho laws of hospitality would he involved in criticising the speeches of any of their number. Upon this Mr. Winston Churchill promptly assumed the 5‘ ’igli and ’ortv” with ail air of pained surprise. He declared his amazement that anv member of the party, which called itsolf the constitutional one, should, suggest that tho .Ministers of tlio dav holding office'under the Crown, had not the ri"ht to spoalc-in tho name of tlio nation. This timo, of course, the 'cheering came from the Ministerial sido, but then Mr. W. Moore, a prominent Ulster Unionist, put another question with an air of infantile innocence that made it distinctly effective. “Am V I to ' understand,’' ho asked, “that the Premiers were the guests of the Goveronmont, but wore paid for bv the nation?’ ’

Mr. Churchill vouchsafed no reply to tliis query, save an angry snort, which, perhaps, did as well as anything else. ■ Evorbodv has felt that this reflection on tho colonial Prc.miers for indulging in thbir ..unquestionable right of free . speech after tho conference was over, was in the worst possible taste, and curiously inept as a matter of policy. But everybody’ concludes by remarking. “However, it was just like Churchill.”

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