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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 607, 1 October 1913, Page 5

There is a good deal of truth in the following paragraph, which is taken from a Sydney Telegraph article on the defeat of the Australian Rubgy team by Wanganui recently:—"There is an interesting aspect of Wanganui's victory, taken in conjunction with Wairarapa's defeat of Taranaki by 18 to 14, South Canterbury drawing with Otago, and Manawatu's brave showing against Taranaki. It means that the secondclass Union teams are a long way better than they have been given credit for. Not one representative from Wanganui, Wairarapa, or Manawatu has been chosen for the New Zealand team to visit America. It may be as in other countries, that while the team is Htocked with jaded citv players, e°pecially in the forward?, who are only th«»ve by virtus of p. reputation for dash and skill they do mot: possess, the stronger fresher md more willing material from the .trv ha--; been left to pine and ,i u \ lthoiu rf-cormtion It , -ii i« rii ing fe ith-e of the 1 j | u"i i New Zealand , i n hit w i le th country x i i ( i \c! I hey are l i i ( t t onnbina \ ] i i tli ni( lii i l i iai ( i' -i l \ i it i i i 1 n ii i t l ! 1 1 ii iH i i ' ii i <■ j I ii il n \ °i " i h i \ i t I 1 n in 1 o i i n i i 1 U 111 1 >' , till il 1 t \ ! n I , i i i i I i i 1 ! oi 1 i 'I i '

a woNDi.'iii'ni. IN! i:i:ase. i_HY THi,Fj;ii.M'ii.—iiuss association.] Auckland, Thi3 Day. The value of the principal exports of Auckland for September 1913, was £254,632 as against £134,609 for September the previous year; and for the nine months in 1913, £2,633,734 aa against £1,989,722 for the corresponding period last year.