RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Shannon News, 13 April 1922, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

ANNUAL MEETING OF HORO- * WHENUA UNION.

The annual meeting of the liorowhenua Rugby Union was held on Tuesday. The President, Mr Mclntyre, presided, and there \Vas an attendance of 30 delegates. The balance-sheet disclosed % credit balance of £27 4/9 in the general fund, and £8 6/6 in the' insurance fund. Office-bearers were elected tor the ensuing year as follow: Patron, Mr W. H. Field, M.P.; president, Mr E. Nash; vice-presidents as elected by the various clubs; secretary, Mr 1.. Carmichael; treasurer, Mr T. Biown, management committee, Messrs. R. W. Percy, F. Whibley, L. Dixon, W Thomson, M- Winiata, W. Bevan and Rev. Father Viband; vice-president to N.Z. Rugby Union, Mr J. Procter, delegate to the Union, Mr J. J. O’Connor; selectors, Messrs. Desmond, W Bevan and R. W. Weliipeihana; auditor, Mr Bull; insurance committee, .des ms. Carmichael, Thomson and Procter.

A discussion ensued on Mr Carmichael protesting against last years disqualification of the W anderers’ juniors on the grounds of their l av mg played a\ member who had previously been disqualified. Mr Carmichael insisted that the whole team should not be ' penalised, i e moved that the suspension be lifted off the juniors, but that the disqualification remain in force in respect of Pio Hurunui, the player concerned. This was eventually agreed to, and the Wanderers’ juniors will now be able a take the field.

On the motion of Mr Dixon, it was decided that it be a recommendation to the incoming management committee to play less representative matches away from home. The mover contended that in past years too much money had been spent, in travelling, and that this year, on account of financial shortage, expenditure under this heading should be curtailed.

Mi; Clunie moved that it be a IV. rtheir recommendation that Ihere be two rounds in the junior ion instead of three as hitherto,, as it bad been found that the season was unduly prolonged thereby.

That a kilowatt is roughly a horsepower and a-third was stated at lasi week’s meeting ol the Canterbury Progress League in the course ot a discussion as to whether the limit ol Lake Coleridge is 24,000 horse-power or 24,000 kilowatts. The president stated that the estimate was 24,000 kilowatts, and on this basis it was reckoned that the lake, would generate horse-power.

It may hardly he believed that in these days of mechanical excellence in dealing with wool that-there is an old resident of Dannevirke who does her own scouring, her own sorting, the various other processes, and her own spinning, and then uses hersell the yarn she has made—and a very fine sample,.too, it is said to be. How many of the younger generation would be bothered with all this trouble? But then times have changed and what grandmother did doesn't appeal to the modern maiden. The controversy as to the proper time for holding Easter was decided by the Council of Nice in 325, which settled that it was to be reckoned os at present, namely, that Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon which happens upon or next after March 21, and if the full moon happens on a Sunday, Easterday is the Sunday alter, but properly speaking, for the “full moon” in the above the “14th day of the moon” should be substituted.