JOTTINGS.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11955, 6 August 1904, Page 8

JOTTINGS.

The late arrival of the YVarrimoo yesteiday somewhat upset the calculations of those who assembled on the wharf at Lyttelton, to meet the English footballers. Tho steamer was somewhat delayed by the heavy southerly wind, and did not berth till after half-past ten o'clock. There was a> very large crowd on, the wharf when" the steamer came alongside. Mr G. H. Mason, vice-president of the Canterbury Rugby Union, Mr W. G. Garrard, secretary, Mr F. E. Asquith, treasurer, and Messrs A. H. Noall and G. Scott, menibere of the Reception Committee, met the visitors, and welcomed them to Canterbury. Tlie party then went to town by the special train.

As already announced, the gates lit Lancaster Park will be opened this afternoon at one o'clock, -when those who wish to secure eeats in the stands will find it to their advantage to be early on the ecene. Holders of reserved chair tickets need not get there quite so early, but it is announced that chairs will not be reserved after three o'clock.

Arrangements have been made with Inspector Gillies for a special poeee of police to keep the public from encroaching on the ground of ploy.

A telegraph receiving office will be open in the Committee room, at the western «nd of tlie old stand building, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Mr Arthur O'Brien, of the English Football team, has been quite overwhelmed with greetings on hie visit here. Yesterday he was the wntre of groups of excited footballers welcoming him back home.

It was intended that the British team should have a practice at the North Park yesterday, but owing to the ground being several inches deep in tnow, this had to be abandoned. Mr T. Tankard very kindly placed his gymnasium at the disposal of tlie teani, and they went there and practised. Asked regarding Australian football, Mr Bedell-Sivright had not much to say. Hu said that .what the Australians* chiefly lacked wa* combination. When they.got a chance they generally threw it away. Their parsing" was also bad, and they did not handle the ball at all well.

The Burnham Indnrtrial School Band trill play several eetections at the match. Alighting at Addington they will first play at the Samaritan Home, then at the Hospital, and then in CathedraU square. From the square the band will go to the Lichfield Fire Brigade station, where they vrill be provided with some refreshments, after which they will go to the Park. The officials of the Rugby Union and of the Canterbury Cricket Association iiave been regularly beeieged by local ' representatives of newspapers in almost every part of the colony desirous of obtaining pawes to the ■Park. The Press representatives of journals ontside the city received little satisfaction from them..

A number of the members of the British team were present, at this evening , * performance at the Theatre Royal.

A special coach is bringing visitors from the Weet Coast to-day, to be pieeent at the match, and will connect with the morning train from Springfield. ■ .