HAMILTON CRICKET UNION

Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 490, 21 September 1899, Page 2

HAMILTON CRICKET UNION

There was a good attendance of members at the meeting of the Hamilton Cricket Union, held in Mr hi. H. Howden's sample-room, on Tuesday night. Mr Geo. Edgecumbe (President) occupied the chair, when the following draft of rules were submitted by the committee appointed at the last meeting, and with one or two alterations and additions were adopted : 1. The Association shall consist of a president, three vice presidents, a secretary, a treasurer, ami eight members of the committee ; two members to be elected by each Club. 2. That the annual subscription shall be 10s Gd per annum from each Club. 3. That every member of a Club, playing in a matoh, shall be a registered member seven clenr ctays before date of such match.

4. All matches Bhall start at 2 p.m. punctually ; any team failing to put in a appearance by 2 30 p.m.. shall be fined s*, such fine to be paid to the Association.

5. Protests must be lodged 48 hours after the close of a match, aud the sum of 53 shall accompany each protest. If the protest be cousidored vexations or trivial, the sum shall be retained by the Associat : on.

Amongst other matters discussed was the question whether the competition between the clubs should be for caps or sashes.—rpon a vote being taken the majority favoured the former. The committee further reported that after classifying the players, they had divided them into four teams, Nos. 1, i, 3 ai:d Slade's, giving an average of 15 players in each team. Ic was then suggested that each club should meet as soon as possible to elect their officers and two delegates to act with the officials in the management of the Association. A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the meeting. The child's that healthy and robust Grows up a strong aud hardy man ; The child that's always puny must Baeomc consumptive, pale and wan ; The infant fretful, with a cough, May many future ills endure, Unless the mother knows enough And buys some Woods' Peppermint Cure. G Members of local bodies are in a position to form a good idea of th'a circulation of a newspaper. All tiik Local Bodies in Waikato, Waipa, Piako and Raglan Counties advertise in The Akqds. Verb Sap. . %g- A SURE CURE for Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Influenza, and all affections of the throat and chest : Manning's Eucalyptus Cough Remedy. Iu bottlcy, Is b'd and 2s 6(1. Prepared by A. E. Manning, Hamilton,