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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 335, 23 October 1908, Page 7

The signal station at the Heads reported that a largo steamer passed tho Heads bound west at half-past nine last night. Tho chairmen of some sports bodies have to bo strategists oil occasions to get a word in edgeways, or at least to get in a full sentence without interruption. The chairman of tho Now Zealand Rugby Union inado sovoral heroic struggles to say his say during a more or less lioated discussion yesterday ovening. The following is a verbatim roport of the false but persistent starts inado by tho chairman in questionWo paid tho difference— 1 ": "They wero failing in thoir—" j "I am afraid that might bo—".; "It appears to mo that, tlio proper courso to inirsuo would be—"; "Wo must—"; "Tho position is that—" ; "All wo'vb got to —" ; "13ut, iny dear sir—"j "Wo have advanced—'' ; "Look hero, gentlemen, didn't wo lulviuico money—;" Oil ouch occasion tho chairman was talked down by tho committeemen, but ho por3o\'ered| and at length sue* ceodod in cotting tho attention of members.,