FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 December 1923, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

• LSI KALIAN AND N.Z. Ct.VHI.iC ASSOCIATION.

\ SOCCER EIGHT. lß=f«ived this day at 8 a.i11.5 LONDON. Deei'inhei - 18. A rue-sage lt'um Pali- says the ,suceer match at Ma’scilles lor (lie championship of Provence resulted in a free light. The re fore.' left the field during 111 . second half, owing to the rough ues- of the play, after which the rival teams' spectators engaged in a butt lief fisticuffs, which ii.lv darkness ended. V v. PPG BY TOl IL LONDON, December IS. The New /.calami Rugby tour opens in Devonshire on Pith. September. Twenty-eight matches arc lo he placed, im Ulding Ireland on 1-1. November. Wales on 2Dtb. November. England on .'ird. January. No Scottish fixiures ii. ve yet been arranged NEW ZEALANDERS SCORE. I.ONDDN. Dee. Jd ; . Wallace secured five tries and \ii ken two. assisting Oxford 1 luver-ity to bent the Edinburgh Academicals bv 155 to hi. NO freight EOR steamers. SYDNEY. January ID. Owing tu the Queensland sugar season nearing- its end a Heel ol six cargo steamers are expected to he rendered iil'e in a fortnight. DROI'C ITT CONDITIONS REUKYED SYDNEY. Dee. It*. Rain is reported over a* wide area am! there has been good, falls in the south- west district-. THE PROHIBITION REFERENDUM. (Received this dav at 11.25 a.m.) SYDNEY. Dee. ID. 1 n the I,l'gisbitive ( 'muicil lhe Liquur Bill was read a third time. Si, A. Carruthers who is .-jiou-oring the measure (tl-tilied the relerendum 1,1 |!)-_>S 1,1, account ol America's ditli-

~„j, experience-, in enforcing pmliildf.ion. Mr Bovce, K.C.. enuiphiiuod that flm An.-orici'ii ,o; o; l- were pn-s propagan(|.l to renin.-." lhe i-sue. lie moved an amendment t*> ioiug forward the dale of the refe: ,'iidum. hut the amendment was defeated l,y 22 to D. .M”ssrs Ley and Damn,mat are engag- ,,,| j,, ~ pro - controversy respecting liie funds of the Alliance, Mr Lee claiming that Mr Hammond's -interne, shows tlr.it flic Alliance has no finals t,, carry on a campaign at this jura l ure.