NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 26 May 1919, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

FOOTBALL. NEW ZEALANDERS’ VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA. CAPETOWN. May 20. The visit of the New Zealand footballers is arousing much interest. It is anticipated the tour of South Africa will last six weeks. AUCKLAND. May 24. A trial match between the Dominion representative team to tour Australia ami the Auckland Rugby League team was played yesterday. New Zealand winning by 25 points to 19. Auckland was by far the better team on the day. and was unlucky to lose. The preseniative team showed little combination, and won on individual play. For New Zealand Ifwerson scored three tries, converted three kicked two penalty goals. Waddell, and W. Davidson scored tries for Auckland, Davidson scored two tries, Clarke Pullan and Sutton scored a try apiece, and Castles, and Francis, converted a try each. AUCKLAND, this day.

1 The. League ream sailed for Melj bourne on Saturday night, going overland to Sydney McGregor replaces |G. Davidson. McClymont replaces Bradley, "Williams replaces King, and | Herring replaces Haddon. ANNUAL MEETING. WELLINGTON, this day. The annual report Rugby Union congratulates players, on succeeding in carrying on rtule r difficulties caused by the war, and hopes to see the game fully restored by returned soldiers. It claims the rugby game is universally favoured by military authorities, and become generally recognised as a part of international athletics. In view of this the Union considers it unwise to take any steps calculateed to interfere with tire existing international uniformity. The Question of reinstatement of northern union players and alteration in rules, already, partly discussed, will come up for consideration.

NATIONAL HIGHWAY,

AUCKLAND TO BLUFF. WELLINGTON, May 24. A proposal that a. national highway should be constructed from Auckland to Ihe Bluff as a war memorial was supported in papers read before the Town-, Enabling Conference by Messrs S. A. R. Mair and IST; Croffon Stavely, civil engineers. So much has been spent on the war,

they said, that the Dominion could ill afford to expend its resources upon anything in the way of an unproductive memorial to soldiers. “Nations of antiquity," they continued, “have, as a rule, marked their era of prosperity by road-buildiug, and history records many noble works of this nature, both in the Old and New Worlds. Conquest was no doubt in some cases the motive, while utility and civilisation also provoked necessary expenditure of labour, on such works, and many remains of ancient highways arc yet standing as a memorial to the greatness of their time.

“Such a project in this Dominion must appeal to town-planners. Admittedly, such a highway is a bold and costly scheme, but it is not extravagant, and would handsomely repay such development from an economic standpoint." i

The paper estimated the total distance at approximately 1200 miles,, and the cost at about £0,000,000, of which it was suggested £1,000,000 per annum would be appropriated.