FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 206, 3 September 1904, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

"-—9- - THE ASSOCIATION GAME,

Iho public are reminded of the game to be played Has afternoon between the Auckland representative team and the combined New Plymouth and Omata Clubs team. The High School Ground has been secured, and this, bring dry, should ensure a good exhibition 0 f "socker " The teams will he the same as played on Thursday, viz ;_.

AUCKLAND (Blue and White) Goal, Dugnioro; backs, Cowan L'aiitam (right) and Handing ; halves! Hidehio (right). Vales and Mould, forwards, Mayall (right), Clark, W, May, Foreahaw and Clark.

TARANAKI (Maroon), Goal, L. Frost, backs, S. Clark captain (rigilit),. apd Bullock ; halves Head (right), Coates, and Ridland ; forwards, Truman (right), Dyne, Ambury, K. McAllum, and R. McAllain.

No-Confidence Debate.

in the House yesterday afternoon the debate was carried on by Messrs J as. Allen, Taylor, and McGowan. The debate was further continued throughout the evening, tho speakers being Messrs Baumc, Withoford, Buddo, Lang, Herdsman, and Sir William Russell.

During the debate on the land tenure aluestion Mr Smith said the present land tenure was tho fairest in Australasia. Any man who would come to him and cxpross disbelief that the lands of the colony should be held for the benefit of the State would receive his (Mr Smith's) pity for his intelligence. The moro land tho State held the better. As for tho Opposition—well, thoy would not be on the Government benches for the next twenty years. If they happened to got thero befoio thai, ho would gather up the missus and tho children and get out of the country. (Laughter.) He had one grievance against tho Government, and that was that a good road had not been made between Auckland and Now Plymouth.

Mr Duthae: What have you been doing all the time?

Mr Smith: I'd have hod it made •l the Auckland members had not gone stark, staring, ramping mad oven the 'Frisco mail

Mr Aitken : What have you done ior the country ? Mr Smith: I've .dono more for the country than you. When you Have as many children as I've sot you'll do. (Laughter.) The Present was not t|u) ' the tenure question out. The proper time was at the next elections

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