FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7966, 1 November 1905, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

TIIK M-;\V ZKALANhKKS' PLAY. Cd.M.MKVTS HY I 111-: L.OMKIX SI'niiTSSIAX. "There is nothing like getting well j nil (In* luaik." sa\s the sperial eor- I l< spondent ui the Sport Lilian, "and [ ihe New Z< alandet s i-.a\ he said W- \ haw* sH 1 lif seal til' l lie success of I ilii-ir lour. ;il N-asi financially. liy sti I handsomely healing I'evon in ll'.o i :iiM match el''tli.* tour. Nine goals | and ioiir ir.es lii one diupprd ii<;al j spells souiet hinii" si-nsai iotial in the! way of v if) i>r\ . Vm\ v\ nv 1,, a-i.'-ii in and ouiclass. «l in I'oi.thall. Jt was ivpuicl to In? I'l'Von's i.est .I<• Iliat ucnl \jn<lcr sti liadlv at Kxctcr. 'Jhi'.nicii l'aih-tl ultcrly ai •\fi\ inni ami a! every point. Kor- j waul liny were hojtcless. )'or the,\' n:*ver« ji'oi the l?;\H outsi'.l>\ whi\V clianres eaineto ihein were east awa.v (.>• in-liscriininale passing ai;;l poor kiekinj; ; and tlw p'ner'al defeiux* was weak and. alter l-lve lirst lew nviimtes, rlenioralisod. "As a 'budy oi I'oothall pl-a\'ers,tlie New /ealanders have supcrh j)bysi(jiie. They put into the field Tor tiV lirst match what is considered by (hem, perhaps, their best men, nil ol* whom lookod particularly tit. for a week's training had rid them of tlveir sea I legs, and tliey had Kept pretty fit hy -rmnastics and running during tin; voyage. Then, taking Wu» side-as we louud them on SiUurday. t lu'\ showed wonderi'ul pace, and on quilt l a ■>un.nier ai'lernoon they slaved spleudiflly through the two 'forties.' As had Mvn their grea't'e:-;! >irength is forwiird. (Jelling com <nand of the hall, they h"«l swiftly, owl then in the lov».' Use their fe» t wi»ll in dril/hlinjg. and folhiw uj; at a '.rrilii; pace. The position of the nicks, when all is said ami 'done, is not. dissimilar (rom the Welsh system. There is one orthodox half to Aork the scrummage, and one inlide Jand-oIY half, while t'liv sec«>nd st-and iff half is a irtnall\ a fourth lhni«juarier. Rut the gr"?ii innovation in !}.eir uMiiiv ifs the w ingiirgl .i/brw/anl. As a nuilt'-r of fad. he is nut a forward. frui is a wcjlf in shet-p's clot ling. !!«• niiilves no pretence to do set iiiiiii .age w orl.. hut claims thepri;i|ej.e ot a forward. Appiirently his < s!I m.ii has !•« ■ n in\ ent« d to ohiruit the opposing' half, and tlu'on- \ Thing 'li.tl Ivnglish clubs 'will i li;| \ e to do o\er h.Te is to pla\ 'diimohd cut 'diamoird.' anil ilvinw out I li! Ihe same duties. From Saturday \e I' ll! ouly echo the g, uefal com,in nt i'ii the sland— Poor liitleda--o.' Tile j»luck\ little l»ev<ui half S overawed l>\ Ihe siraiigv ta<'tics nd was practically mom est as an M, ; c\iiig hall for I'ev.ui. ' \part from this, we have only ,!rais.lo sing of the New Zi,-aland-, is oul.i.le Ihe sirumiiiage. Their in.ale iialll acks 'did superb woik n iiell.-U' ih.* iii'/passiiiV". nlid !iiii,iii-V Tii.*re was noiinalily to h<- mi.ire,- oi the three-,|iiar!ers. i lib■r in attack or dei'.-nce. Stead ami • lunier. who were to all inients and ■urpos. s ihr- i-.,uar! t*rs. aishoiigh "<-oi e-r. d i.m ! hi' <aid'as live-eighths .■.-re very great, lull the outsid<

t-.til.-i* 1 1 pas Miii; t !'• -t-fi\ jr.-.; i»r i.- : Nj'ii.n.'.'J it Mil pa< \\ <• 1 <•;'( r I<> (J w l\i>. Ui-. \\i alih pi ill 11l ;;ro Ullpi i> r i 111»• 111 s. W il yl'ra'i ilili t* kirk. il<* M'nit-.l ill' 1 uiiulr til he L<>ars. \i.W allil till* < iv a 11: i Ii- n.*r\ < in lh. ir iih a .*- - u'('in*r«tl was 1 hitl lh.-\ piiss.-ss all th<- <-l'--Uvat spell t-aUn-ss. oi.- i Ul» ;v •ai • aii->{ :hi>ir spli-nii.l ijiiid\iirs> mi : hi- !■.♦!!. ,h.<l in knotting till- riii'i,: ihinjj !<> '-In. in fi oij.;■) quick v. will, \\i- I'. iir. 1,.- 1} 1< • ai,'ili'in;j; « i In 1 liulk ci' tli' 1 flui>s uinch tlvy 11 -1. A'.* 11 hifiTalll!a'<• tlv \mv !\ Ut-ir sj»lrn'.lvil in U\<- lirst null eh nl' Uicir tour."

'I lir Victor;,in postal a'llhoritii s .:a\c j.nill. j[tc;! the r milation i I all ,);st cauls that arc indie,-nl. or lui--1,1" on indecency. Aj,y cards of ~u oh.iccuotiahle diameter postul are leMroyt'd. Ails Howie (I'linccss Te Kan-i .'ai), who is .11 a iritl ••isil i.. ,%'ew Zealand from Kiul.ind, win iv Ik- lias s|Kii; the 1..5 l live years, is a -.\v ii Uiristclii.lcii. Hie had riiiiHi<l in conn.el ion wilh ,i iiaiiyii. Maoi.s v.h.eli >!ir h(1 arrani;. .1 In :a\e sent to I a lew month-, Ago. '1 lie people of the Old Coihili ■he says, are enthusiastic altmt New /uitand, and the lime, is opportune i"r lire tour of a pi opt d ilaori party. Mrs Howie has inrseil compos, d and nirailed detail, I Hesitation of a Maori 'Ccne, with characters dressed in i.aiile it,' : iumc. I'lse features of ;lie pei 'oi'man.c will •>e a poi daiiee (which v .11 I, Hi 'Pciiiiis number). the cradle son;;, and the invocation to Wattle, anil a ital;a wi'i eolicliide tip pel I'-'nuinee Mrs Howie is Icaiin;; i,r WeUnifeo says a I'hrislchurcii ;.,ipi/), vhi-u she will interview the Hon. Sir Car lull 111 1eu,11,1 to the pany, and their io'lo (ircymnulli to join her lius''and, who is Colh-dnr of Customs 111! re, and aiftirwari.'s to dishorn a visit to her father, Cohtiel l'ortes.

In Vienna, a tram driver namul i't'ificl made the acquaintance of ;1 . .ill in his Iraincat. and, altlintnh ,i in.u i u<l man with two cll.idren, he made love to her. Some time al'terw.iids she him to marry h,r knmviiiK that Iv was airoadv .nail,ill. rm ,1,4 the lemporerv ah--n c,. of his wile. l'i u;.;ii t O -ik Ihe 1 ld s fiat. where lie murdered r - Allerwards In- packed her hodv ■n a I I'lltik. and in the dcail of infill made his wife assist him to ,-,'rn ihetrimkinio i lie pari,