WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1924.
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"THURSDAY, 18th December, 1994,
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at their Sales, Room, Duddlell Strent »
A Quantity of Valuable Househo'd, Furnitäre,
Comprising
Teak Ratstands, Chesterfield Aim- ebsira, Overmantel, Teak Extension; Dining Table Dining Chaira, Side barde with Bevelled Mirrors, Dinner Waggone, diam, When, E. P. Mare, Brass Ornaments Cutlery,air jeta,
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ons from
Italian Marble-Polished
ihd/or
Fine Punched Hongkong Granite,
Artificial Wreaths in Stock
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& Quantity of Danton
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Also
One No Carpet
Two Now Rus
One Gramopho e
One Marble Clock with Omaragotal
Stands
Two Clocka
One Underwood, Typewriter
One Typewriter
On's Rigths
One Piano
Ons Cottage Plans by Weber
One Ricaba
And
One Cabinet Garaphone.
Catalogues will be immen).
On Visis from Wednesday, the 1769,
December 1984
Terms: Cash on delivery.
"LAMMERT BROS." Auctioneers.
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SATURDAY, 20th Deo, 1884. commencing at 12 o'clock Noon
at their Salon Room, Dricidall Street,
A Fino Assortment of Valuable and Hultable Articles for Xmas Presents Courprising:-
Fine Belgian Out Glass, Marble and? Bronze Statues, Silver Ware, E. P. Ware, Cil Paintings, and Fancy Cloode And
Fow Pieces of Valuable, Bendrome and Useful Toya,.
On View from Friday, the 19th December 1924,
Terme-Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.
MONDAY, 22nd December, 1924, commencing at 11 a. m.
at The old P. & 0. Building, Des Voeux
Road Central
A Quantity of Omos Farulture
Comprising
Teak Desks, Counters, Cupboards, Ceiling Fans, Copying Press, Tables, Stands, Wardrobes, Fremra, ote,, oto.
On View on Day of Sals. Terms-Cash on delivery.
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WORLD
RULES OF RUGBY,
WHAT THE ALL BLACKAN WANT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
OF SPORT.
the bull, mi ke épinnot understand why it should be compulsory to play the ball with the foot.
CRICKET....
CS.C.C. v. HKC.C.
As Mr. Wilson says, it is pissille that those gentlerich, whóm he The New Zealand Rugby Tout-urstands are engaged in the
The following will represent the. ballers who are over in this country not very nyinble task of re-writing CS.C.C. 1st XI, on their own are not only concerned with playing the rules of the game which are ground on Saturday, against the Fotball, writes Alergian the not been drafted for about thirty HK C.C in a friendly match.
Athletic Nests but they uns also years, will effect a considerable ime | CSCC-EW Hamilton- Edecydy interested in the rates that provinent and make 15 cusier for (Captain), A E. Wood, E. &. Reed, govern the game, If the limperial theman in the street" to mader F. H Holdman, B. D. Evans; conto which is to be held in stand the meaning of some of the H. G. Wallington, F. Baker, F. Londo on Desetibor 12 agree to rulings.
Lawrence, E. C. Fincher, A. R. Sutherland, F. J. Ling. certain, proposals, thote will be most as much rejoicing overseas 14
Reserve: T. D. E. Pendered. there will be if the side goos through undefontól, t
SILENCE
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The New Zenlanders, 100, [keen or doing away with all appeals "and the derisions to be left, to the Mainly, Muse proposals, deal with referee. These refer to enses of the rules if the gun, and although willally eling, passing or kicking seli masters hay, not exactly thriller the good-line and making the ur players, the injority of whom bull dend, and to cases of deliberate never pass an exmaination on the by throwing the bill into touch.
Soner on the field, except, of rules of the gune they play, the course, pm the part of the referee, New Zealanders take suelen is the tourists motto. ferest in them that they love, sent Mr. S. E. Wilson over with the tean la attend the conference with Mr. S. Dean, the manager of the tourists.
Now, these two gentlemen have entined to be put down on the ageris paper, the conference enough suggested alterntions to the Finleg to keep the members busily engaged for a gond any homs Some of them have a livelier terest than otlegs, but 'all are in- Beresting
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Concerning offside, the prosent rule-places-um offside-player on side when the hull has been kicked by or has tonchel an opponent. The New Zealanders want that amended to read when the ball. has been kicked of handled by an opponent."
Perhaps they proposal which will lead to the most discussion is that the All Blacks want which concessering values.
A try to equal four points. A good from a try six points.. A dropped goal, three points; and Any other goal, three points. In the case of a converted, try, the try alall not count.
The "definition of a tackle, for instance, has been, the subject of controversy for a long time, and. myone who travels the country know that there are different in terpretations in diferent districts
WHAT IS A TACKLE ?”,- According to the E.F.U. by-laws, a tackle is when the holder of the hall is held by one or more players of the opposite side so that he, can notat any meant while he is so held pass or play it.)
In their "Notes for Referees.” issued by the London Society, of Referees
Some idea of the need for revision of the rules can be gathered from the "introduction which appears in the Rugby Union hindbook, where it is stated that the object. of the gure shall be to kick the boll over the cross-har and between the "posts,"
DROPISË GOM) COMPROMISE. The object of the New Zealanders if a player is brought down, or is to increase the value of a try: so collareal by the legs and ankles that teams will go out inore for and falls with his arms clear, he scoring tries. In Mr. Wilson's rogy puss the ball, even though Words To score a irvells for it has touched the ground, or patres, more pluck, more of it over the goal line and score all the best attributes of the game, try, if brought down just outside. and u try, should, therefore, be pro- The New Zealanders suggest think perly rewarded." the definition of a tackle should he 'amended to raid: "A tackle is when the holder of the ball is held by one or more of the opposing side; when so held the holder of the ball most immediately part with it."
*This amendment is really "nized to do away with the mauling that takes place as a line out, when, a
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On the subject of scoring values the tourists urge that the value of a goal from a mark should be less than the value of a fry, and I think there will her general apement that while some dropped goals are worth as mith as some tries a for- tuitous mark made eoinowhere near the posts seldom has the value of
try.
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2nd. XI v. C.C.c.
Or the Craigengower ground, the C. S. C.C. second team will be: [C. S§C. C—J. H. B. Nihill, (Cap- tain), F. Harper, W. H. Edmonds. C. Alexander, F. L. Squibbs, S. B. Spillett, W. Callip, H. Strange, C. Sara, A. W. Grimmitt, R. Smith.
Reserve:-H Westlake.
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H.K.V.D.C. V. UNIVERSITY.
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The following will represent the H.K.V.D.C. against the University on Saturday. Bus, leaves H.K.C.C. Pavilion at 1.45 pim. sharp:-Ex J. R. Mitchell (Capt.). H. Owen-Hughes, A. C. I. Bowker, A. W. Ramsay, G. R. More, E. F. Stewart, II. E. Hollands, L. P. Ralph, D. B. G. Nicholson, J. A. H. Plummer and W. J. Hope.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET."
MC.C. PLAY ANOTHER
DRAWN GAME. ·
(Reuter's Service.)
11:
Sydney, December 16. In fine, cool weather, on an easy wicket, the M.C.C. team scored $19 for 5 wickets and declared.
Hobbs made 114, Sutcliffe 68, and Hendren 54.
The Australian Juniors had scored 93 for 7 when stumps were drawn and the match left
drawn.
There was no play yesterday on account of the rain.
We
hava all seen some wonderfully fine dropped goals that have been worth four points every time, while have also seen a lot of games lost when one side has scored a brilliant try and been unable to convert it and the other side has dropped a
is so often the case, a man gets Incidentally when the confer go somewhere near the poste, possession and, by dint of unch of Fence comes to the question, of die i My idea would be to indicate an struggling, forces his way through | eussing soaring vahies might I sug¦aren inside which a dropped goal a mass of opponents,
gest that they pay some little heed would not be worth more than three
As Mr. Wilson told me, their to the proposal that one way out of points, while a dropped goal from idea is that when a man is tackled the dropped goal difficulty might outside would be given an additional anyone should be allowed to plaợ be sought in à compromise? We point.
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