The Cricket Season

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1199, 13 December 1904, Page 3

The Cricket Season

Tub following are tho positions of the club? in tho local cricket cup competition :-

The secretary (Mr J. T, Sptrgo) of tho Morrinsvillo Sports Committee gives particulars by an advertisement appearing on onr third pngo of tho principal cvonis for their meeting, which will take pkco at Morrinsville on the 2nd of January, Tho onirics fortheso events closo on Tuesday, 20lh i ■".

A in;iri' ixtraordinaylicensing prosecution is reported from Melbourne, tho defendant being tho licensee of the Palace Hotel. It appears that onk of tho barmaids served a bottle of champngno to a customer, who voluntarily deposited his watch and chain as security for pitytnont of tho liquor, promising to return with the Cash presently, When ho retiirnoil, ho brought a policeman with him, and tho policeman charged tho licensee with unlawfully receiving a pledge. The Bench decided that this way of Accepting awmcli and chain as security against a claim for liquor supplied over tho bar did not amount to taking tho articles in pledgo, but (says a now>paper commenting on tho case), tho prosociition was none the Idm instructive. Tho Licensing Act properly regards the person in from of the bur as a possible victim, and it should forbid tho grog-dispenser to tako advantage of his thirst by advancing him money on his clothes or his umbrella in order that he may further prosecute his" bust,"

SENIORS. Played Won Lost Dr'wn West ... 4*.., 3 „. 1 , _ Suburbs .„ 3 ... 2 ... 1 . . — Citv ... 4 ... 2 ... 2 . . — Waikino ... 3 ... 0 ... 3 . . - *Agfiinst Waikino by default. JUNIORS. Y.M.I.C ... 6*... 6 ... 0 . _ City ... 6 ... 4 .„ 2 . , — Waitokauti... 7j ,., 4 ... 3 . , _ Suburbs ... 7 ... 8 ... 4 . West ... 7 ... 1 ... 6 . Waikino ... 7 ... 1 ... 6 .. , _ ♦Against Waikino by default. f Against Wost by default,