DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 220, 30 December 1909, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

The match between Bill Lang and Bob r- itzsimmons for the heavy-weight championship of Australia was fought on Boxing Day. Fitzsimmons was knocked out in the twelfth round. A movement is on foot to ask the Mayor of Auckland to call a public meeting with a view to arranging a civic testimonial to Mr H. W. Northcroft, S.M., who is retiring from the Bench. The Auckland Cup, run on Boxing Day, was again won by All Red, who proved victorious last year. The Railway Handicap, on the same day, was won by the Hawke's Bay filly Killindini. The cricket match for the Plunket Shield, between Wellington and Auckland, which was played at Auckland on Monday and Tuesday, resulted in an easy win for Auckland by 10 wickets. At Eltham last Monday (Boxing Day) Dave Pretty, of Hamilton, was in great form. He won the New Zealand Champion Chop, the maiden single-handed sawing, and was in the final for the 12-inch champion chop. Attention is drawn to the fact that Perry's popular Biorama Company will pay a visit to Te Kuiti on Tuesday next. A first-class programme will be presented in the picture line, accompanied by good*band and orchestral music. This company has earned a well-deserved reputation, and the public can confidently look forward to seeing a really good show. Replying to a question by Mr Jennings urging that a trial survey be made of the line between Kawhia rmd a junction with the Auckland Main Trunk line, the Hon R. McKenzie remarked that the statement made by his predecessor in office was that a trial survey would be made of this line and a number of others as soon as officers were available for the work, but up to the present time the engineers of the Department had been too fully employed to undertake any but the most urgent surveys. An attendant named Witton in the dining car attached to the afternoon train from Auckland met with a painful accident on Tuesday afternoon last. He was drying some drinking ar!a=see-. when the train gave a lurch, oatisiry him to break a glass, and severe,y cut two of his (infers, two arteries a.cmy; severed. Witton had !o.s ; - a iot of blood when he arrived a: Te Kuiti, and the scrvi-a >y' Dr. Fadertor, wcrecalied u; ; ::. A:ttr at.:ae: :aea::a:iy Limited, has yast '■enadetod its November ac; ants, in-- . a;-:ac-ss tor the moata has '. to .ar'.y r t:a.r taat done either by this ass<. ::at:.:: or by any kindred etna aay ::; the :tom:r:o:: in the coi aa .a; a . .' "■ .a ".a. •'.'- aay former y<a:s. !..•■ ta a. ■..: tr.-t : a.::.ter mat': ay ta: aa-vatiea :\.r tan t:a month is --a.aT- -is i : :t ta':t:a. t; which aa advance sara of -Aata: Its 6d has : .:■•.-. era ; to add: ran; dor a piemeatta ; y Carta, a saastaat:; : satas been divided among suppliers at Otaua •reamo'iy.