BOWLS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 698, 24 December 1909, Page 6

BOWLS.

S;v;-,: ';Welllngtoii. r■. 'Wtat-ithat has, meant in results I 5 Sai-told- v byf the .camera/ .Eor; the use: of : the-1 «;i- !.-, pliotograph"-of- old. Wellington;.taken - late -in;| 1869/ ;or early - in- -lWO.ve•- are indebted to - Mr. I .iifi■!.: H. - Masters, .of .Owen- Street, who - purchased-1 ■ the negative,- with, others, .from .the-executors of "the.-late 'Mr.-, Thomas. Bragge. Tho-ipano-;v - froni the nearest possible- point -t o-:t-hat from which .the-old one ,wus> taken—at thorear.of thoTer»;asvitace: Scheol-rris 'from ■ the. .studio- of >Mr.t Hardia , Shaw It is perhaps regrettable that exactly "the; i;. -!"photographer, but as-the -knoll ..in tho-..-fore-' i.'ol,a VJbiiilt ; over-it.became :necessary:to'takethe - picture ,wayialong-iheVridgeitPiihe,south--:-ward.' ;iTor ;• the, information -.of :- strangers ~.vto 'Wellm|ton ) '-it:should',be stated-that -the photo-, i ;bills : ; tp.vth'e: -55;:--3 :.west.i of ithe.city,;.and: that -,in -the :oId: picture ftkip' th'o ;■ijessels: v-.harbbur..v;are} pointing -to;,the: ;.the reverse $£?£dtfectiqn;itp: w.li'a t*-•- tiley -" are"? doing-; in. ■ thelatest 1 j^g:;panbramio:yipicture,v:tai& , :jonly.^'a-:^w> : vdayS' l good- deal -more. prominence m Mr.: Braggela i ' picture. j, Tho Old Beach. -.'r--, .-It reives, the sweep of.'.tio old .beach alqng - •.i' '- :Lambton' and Thorndon Quays, .which gave

te|^W?? s ;-®9 r (only>onv account; of \'t,ho; ppsS oitenfe o{-; land vthat' {.has I since ■ .been; reclaimed ti-i,inspection it will 'be.seeir tjiat'where -tho Go-: ; . Othce,' and Lambton Station now, stand; ; ,was a i.,.: :.t}de-lapped-bcacli,, .and--.Sh>fting.; waters,- close fi;r.:;;-.'.-to.'.where;.-old-.Gormaii : Brown's 1 wharf ishot. dut S't.;'into, the'.harbour;; iA' tonguo:.of land rextonded JdVHtflei'lotffitlip' isitjl:,o£.V: the.;'GoT>ernmeht> ■Ji^'^i'.BuUdiii^^/ii^j^tXaboiitT.the'^ife-'qf''"the m lambton Qnay Police Station stands the hrst rs,:: r .'aStarißoatingj.Club's shed, and;just' about .the. : sitel'Of ' the.vnew.iOccidental -Hotel'projects.'.'tlJd. wharf ofrMr. J, J. Tauio, who is still alivo i'f.;.:.;',.-and-.-: active.: 'The'"-most-piominent; building.; atr ' the old picture is'tho ltoman Catholic Cathedral in 1 Hill Street (long since w?v x ?;.vdßttroyed'- byrfire).'.-'Just -below,.: and' immedi-; S * ately to tho right, is the Provincial Governs:fe:'; inent < BuildiDg,i . and slower - still: Government: House 'then; in • course "of construction, v Ong§}Kd6sev^^tiri^of; will be noticed that, tho "square 'tower had I not yet been added. The old Government House is tho spook of white to tho right of • tho (then) :new-buildingr-a -mere cottage, with exterior chimneys St Paul's Pro Cathedial f Aiigli'c&a)f.caKC-.tjts build-K,-rngs-'at; the 'back..by-.ltsl stump:spire.. • TheM'fli'f.libuse that appears below-the knoll Jh'.'-.-Ih':.the-'foreground- to;>tho- oxtrome-;left of tho >f''""""oId r picture. Court,; the-residence' of - the late Mr. E. W: Mills--(founder -the' lirm of -E W. Mills and Go:). Cable's -Lion 'Foundry in; the'-building alongside,: but.'at; the dato of ; tho.'photograph tho, works- had -:bcon sfiiftedMtof'those'i; isolated,' : iroii^sheds diSterih6st^pbint : of^the;new;Teclan)atiotf;(in-the centre of the picturo) The foundry was 1 afterwards acquired by Mr. W. Cable, who has j.' - 1 The Old Grammar School. pj ; -Sfa"TKe^rabst !; 'i'raph' is : the . : bld'{Grammar ; ',Scnool;vthe predcv p .' . cessor'twice -rcijio.vcd 'of:the Terrace. ISchoql of which: dccupies:' tho. sarao- site. ;; r\lr. ; ,T..wa'S: at -this'date,'lße^7Pi,'prin<:ipal and' ; hnd-:wth:hjiiVrK;mnsters,tho. f Eav H. E Tuclvc), Mcssia J Hamilton and ;■ p, a. Hardy 09Bg ) afterwards headmastec for

The Shipping. ./It has; been v to 'idcntify- sonie of [the 'vessels'lying!at'.-the';wharf.; On tho northern or ..left T hajid.:sidß ; lieAtivo/i fleet—. Messrs.;- and: .Co.'s' steamer; Napier, and -toe'-Stonnbird, running between .Wcllingfon-'arid ■ Wanganui); : -At ;Wo.'s berth lies: tSe then just.'re-, . floated ;after ; a .sojourn Of.-18 months at .the bot-. torn; pi; .'Tory.' CK'a'nifer.'i;;-Theste&merivith'' the.: .•black,-,and; ,whi.tq;;funnql.'Js 'either: : AsUey',of.'tlld ; ;Ph'Mlfo}Uwa then : trading :.ont ~bf.';Wellington. .The old-fashioned ship-rigged manrof-w'ar: in; tho -harbour ..off the. point .is .. H.M.Si-;;Challenger,, which did- sonia vaiuablo',:Sun'eying,, work on tho coast, of Now; : Zealarid. : :<Thb'. steamer lyin» off Te Aro is, ac.cording.;, to: one.,-, authority,tho v. clipper, .steamer! 'the 1 •j&arbour- as"! a.' boar.'Hulk. v Some jears' ago .'she; < ivas"'tdwe(J:-'lntb'ip66k- , . l Strait'andscuttled, r": . of4the ; entrance"to'itho :.be.twebn:thatCitructnfe'and the adjoining-build-J ingican bo-'seen- the imasts bf a vessel lyjng' nit. ; iPlimmer's -Wharf.; The most' notideable.^Vh'arf ! at ,'Bethune .and Hunter's, the outerpiles of 'which must have : been in closo proxim-; ityi-to; the; southern ;i waJl of..the. Town" HeUll ,Dufldingi'at ;tho foot .'of.-the wharf .sHl i stan'd l :ili,;old^ptfst6nihbuse'(Quay, ; .ihidden -

by the .lofty buildingswhich have' grown up all-.rp.Uhd-}; »Vv i:, >, ; -■J.i.;;.' "Bound tho Rocks," No part :of •the . city excepting that ran ncottil viitli the'land reclaimed from tho harbour shows such-growth' as the lower slopes of Mount' Yictoria,::t6 the BMiU'.-Ecservo on tho and ' Qricntal Bny/ on the north. .Only, .two; ;fe'sidencos.- in. tho Boy' caii- Jvo; 'picked' out ■ frthat .' of 'the late Mr: .Wilkinson;-, who. ' insti-tutedten-gardens '."round "• tho.Vrocks," and the ho'mo 'of'the .lato'.Captain' ThVinasi still nearer Point; Jerningham" v ::rhe'house "in the'giilly' in, the tight foiegrohnd 'is' that. of • the ' lato\ Mr.' Sievcrs; after,.wliom Sievers- Avenue was named. The : ,large-residence: facing; Wellington) Terrace, ;which ! stands alone'iti'an; acre .of.land," is, that', of the-Hon. Mr. Gisborne; formerly a member bf ■ ; ;Le^'slature,.' who 'lsnt ;l)is . namd;;to,; the, port of Poverty Bay.. The New City, ' ■Little need be said. of- tho ; newest panorama' of :- beyond.. drawing, .'attention ' ■ to. : thefact that;.it-"ia^a>very, fine, photograph of thaV,business, section ] of the_.city. .Starting from tho\'extreme .left'one.'can'rpick out the' old'.Par-; liament buildings ;aiid\Government House,;the. Government.Buildings,.a bit of- the new Public Trust Oilicc, the ;Railway and; Customs Offices, ,'and : moat.of 'th'o big',warohbus{>s and-mercantile buildings, ,whicll/:have. spread all. over the reclaimed land. .It also shows the .astonishing growth:!of ; our ..wharves,.; from' the new .King's Wharf.;pn':the: left!: to ''the : still-'-iincomplotad fei;ro.;.concrete .wharf at, Clyde Quay, (next the lorm ansin.which should' be' of %particular ;-valuo to -;erstwhilo . residents. now living-abroad.,,,,; ..

given Bills frbm^.ariother; place 1 .their.' best ;con siSeration ■ for - the' purpose °of 'seeing. that! they; expressed.thoJobvious: intention bf ;the -HouseV Ife-'iiiembers'i'hadAfojind;."that. • that "intention, was'.-not~ intelli gilil y "expressed,; and '-'their ;ha*d' endeavoured When tho Bill, improved was submitted by the i ' Revision • .'.Comhiittefr— V'those who'could best improve 'the. drafting or-'ar measureTrwent' back; tot another.'place/the • qfle^Jdtfn'^oe;': each"'occasion raised,. anil', tho: attiendmehts:'objected; to. He desired;-io justify" his ('assertion 1 ' - that * that course .'was. opposed -to tho: practicfc'-of.>tha English, Parliament-by quoting from;the latest edition' o£ May on. Parliamentary Practice, pago 7 576,;;ns,'follows':— : V;. : ■ i ; ■ The Practice at Home. •. "The Commons may . accept'amendments; - ipatloi.byiithe Lords,•'.'.although-'they. may-.be;? jn'; contraventio'iH'bf" tlie privileges of'the ;; .'. Commons.;':Mf- otherwise..' unobjectionable, : -the iCommons acceptmade by-, the .Mrds, ; although they are not'.\-» strictly/regular, : .but' do;;n'bt. materially/in---'.- ' fringo-the! privileges .of, the Commons,; and.." . the < Commons' 'justify..;.their'. conduct <i ; by,'-., - entering in - tho journals -by "direction -of' • the" Spejifcer a'- statexiiaht' as, ''foryitistane^/'r':

: : that. : the amendments , further the . real in-, .Mention i of ;tho ; Hoiise,.or carry .out the, .in- ' ~ tention of .the;;Commons,' : ;,qr, isup'ply.; an omission m the Bill,'or are rendered ■ ; sary, by .several rActs ■ recently - passed, .or 1 . ' ' ; ; that'the', amendments'do- not' alter ori 6thfer- i , \irise;'materially.'- .'affect any'valuation, or; as- ■ sessmcht of .taxation." .. ■'■ : ". ■ :Dr. .Findlay . wont ion to say that members; who', wore. 1 ; curious "would '"find ,a, ;'^eat:. many ■ instances of the'rul!3"to which.'he had'alliide'd to'fshow'- ,that;; ; that;. was ; the' practiceVof i the i"nglish Hoiiso of . : Commons. -What .he wishedto, emphasise :was that thcy.-had .had: before tte.. Council ,several land for Settlements Bills; ■He'found-that-in nearly ovnry case these Bills had been amended by : ; tbo'.'Coiincil'-.with' :a view of - improving .them: i ; : : ■ ; ■ Only recently the :Council had attempted to •lmproyo-tho: drafHng ■of such/'a !'Bill'.'with; nd; intention of affectang; the,.principle,',hut;it',:was' tho .answer,: ."You havo ,invaded -our privileges" , , Is : thc -Council a ..Revising Chamber,: would. say.;was 'tiiis :^%That; ; ifVevery :.f»l,.whioh ;- cam6,_trpm.'another, place;must.ibetreatcd as ,if it .were ian ark' of...the .coyeiiiiut,.ana: the.; Council ',must, not. improvo' it 'to, es--press. the;,Toal another .'placed to make, it;,consistent.{with";the''.existing 'law i'or to. make, it uniform with, other Bills—in 'brief to .,J° ;J« '.-bcst . to. make the ?handiwork .'better . w /.W;»?:V^ec!^stto.^^rtß;jinvolvei^thW' L Council being a -xevisinc Chamber iW !is utter nonsense.' Members of the Counoil., had Ji'more';' leisure' than ' mombbrs 'of anothor -placo,-.-and'.included-'-members: of the legal,protes.sion'*and 'others'/who' lia'd' had,largo expenencd'-in' : tho - propor 'expression; of statu.tory intention; If the; Council had to recognise ,« W P°uld mako.no'improvement'in a mohev : Bill, it-was confronted by; one or two alterna- ,', lv / 3 v .J' wust . either' lay a Bill , aside,-.'and defeat its' own wishosi or lot Bills pass through/ tho Council that ;ivcro scarcely accredit to/the House from, which thpy ]m<l come. It" was recogTiised-..by .tho Mother of Parliaments' that wlicrb .'a' gqnmno;; improrcmc'nt Aras -; made', to crp,ct-''a ;• strict aiid tochhical cry of ni-iviloirG '. Wtts -notvonsistoiLt with the'.iliguity; bf- Paflia. laectury.'Bractico, • • •' • ' -

we have invaded ' the privileges, of another place. ,I;think _ that in ' stating, -what I have done Tam voicing the views of every member of this'.Coundil:" .(Hear,' hear'.)'-''■ : : : Views of Other Members. ..- ,;'The, : Hon.' ,W.-' Ca'r-ncross concurred in - the views that, had'.-just'-.been'expressed. ■■'Ho declared';tba't if. a. certain clause in .the Public Worlds . Amendment,' Bill/-had beenallowed; :to! pass, into.law':as:it: left. the Hauso. not: ah -inch;, on ii.-street) 66ft.' -wide.; That was a notable in-stanco;;'6f;ythe-.good .work: which i thdSConilcilJ' 'did.an;'.the':.way .ofv'reyisidn.^-lt'.was:yeryv'di's-, heartening. to.bo.iriet with such frivolous .oliiectio'ns'whch:all tlib.Coijiiacil.w'aKdoiiig. waS.'to ■ measure.'.. . The ;Hpn., : '.l.};Eigg ; :r^retted,'that' there ~h'ad not ibeeh! sufficient, :time -to.'iaUow-of being,'lpropefly-i tested.lf■. "th'o"'-Council'"did not!; soon - take/;';a';.stand Vonthe :qnestiop, j,t-',would; moan .thß-'surrenderiflf . rights 'wfiich'-ft Ihad-'alr, ways !stubbor'nly...'striven:.to.;ihaintaiii..: So/.take. up the, attitude .that;.if' the'- Hdiise'-objected' to amendments ;the'. Council •!would' not, .make any seemed-'to hini '-to : depreciate ,the Council, so far :as;its 'dignity;, was.: concerned. ;'The;Council had:doM-good; work-in ths way of. revision in., the - past,:and; it should -insist.: upon .its' rights'--■iTheneserl .th.ey;. were; assailed. . . . , Tliere was no. further - disdussion- on the point.

" /> • THE NORTHERN ASSOCIATION. TOURNA-. f ' MENT. •; The howlingfraternity of Wellington/' which, has been revelling-'iri'-an.unusually fine'season, is to-signalise its enthusiasm- for tho> Rumo, l>y. holding , two tournaments; in", Wellington,- this summer, and;.that', within, a week; of 'each' .other, ; Tho .: Wellington. Centre's'-.tournament commences'.; on ■ : ' gear's , Ray(Saturday, week), and will bo.'followed, on. Monday, January.lo, by the Northern-Bowling Association's annual tournament, which. ranks >as the chief bowling-event" of 'the ;year in-this, islands Tlio is int«restrnjj (his year,-as it. is being organised 011 slightly different lines from" pnsi.lpiirnaments as far as policy is.concerned.. Hitherto the number of teams a-oloh'may enter has been limited ;to two, liiit . this . lias been altored, as the result .of Iho "open door" cam-

' paign, and any; affiliated';club' .may now" enter; as many rinks as' it finds convenient to.: do so. This'has resulted in a larger, entry than Usual, but. not inconveniently- go.. . The tournament consists of a championship rfifi :and pairs contests. . The secretary' : (Mr. : Men'tiplay) has : "received 90 entries for ; the; rink match, and no fewer- ;than 126 ■ entries: for' the - pairs ' contest. In the case , of tho rink contest, the teams ; will bo diyided : 'into" niiic' sections'of/ten .'nnks' ■ each,vand'i will-, play,'on:,the-'Wen'ihgton/'Thom-: don,. Victoria, .Newtown', and Kelburne'i greens); on: .Monday, Tiiesday, and'-Wednesday; January; .10, 11; and.l 2, playing.'qff -.the finals between' sectional, winner? ' on, -Thursday,'-' January* 13;. ■Thp' paif's will/bo' divided iiitii .'2l ■sections''. ofsix; pairs .each,; : abd Twill>'p]ay-'on : -IheCciVj- arid suburbangreens on: .Friday;. January.H. (four games),, and; tlifij finals willibe -played,ohsSatur-;. Iday, January 15.:' AYHcn.'thc-form, of play, was, dmded by: the/couUcihof ..the..,NOrther'n-Bbwlin" Association i'-fea's I 'stipulated - that l! 'tlie win-; ncrs of sections in tho rink', contest would' bd debarred i'roni. -.playing-; in the _pajrsi as:, thc latter-were : to have, commenced on; .the Thursday! .morning, -but; it • is .'probable \that' this: will bo-altered to.allow of everyoiiq:.who:lias entered competing.in the pairs;■•'-; ■'' •••The"following.: are -.the-;entries': fir:'the.RinkChampionship:— .: ;-,;•',.-:•,

■ , . . Petone. . .; ; ' Hopkins, Rennie, 'Walton, Young^s.).' Battersby, Wakelin, Mudge, Lowin • Jones, Coles, Ross, Wylie ,(s.). - JGUham. i Maslin, Stanners, Hill, Carman ' ■■ Onehunga. . ; ' ScliEiiauer, Haslott. M'lntosh, Wright ' (s.). ■ Harvey, ■ Mackny,.' Bradley, James (s,). ' ■ • • • 'Hastings. ! Hall,; Smitli./Murlcy, Beatson'(s;j. ; O'Reilly, Roach, White, Laud (s.). • , '' . 'St. John's. ' ; Gtirdon,' : lioinax, ; Miller .(5.).-'.; ..'Karon. .Cox, Dickerson; 'Leiver,. Magnus' (s;).: . ' Brad nock,'. Drydcii,' Williams, Beiinet Is.). 1 ; 'V \. .. Waiiganui.'; .'. ;i : ■ Palmer," James, Stfphir,: Harrison (s,). , Hoggard; l .'lCeesing,Dickson; Rankin ($.).•. ■ .. Wright,vWilding, Loudoii,. Patcrsou. (3). -

Opunake. ' M'.Tie, O'Meara, Des Porges, Dudley (s ). , ■ ■ - Grey Lynn. ; M. Casey, Pascoe.i Baildon, V.-Casey-.'is.).: V . : ■ -Rocky' Nook.' ;; Gribblc, Brown, Scott, - Martin (s.). '.' Kayes, Biitlcr; Fletclier, 'Ellison', (s.).', '. • • Auckland. < \ ■j' . DiddamsW. Wilson, .<• Pearson; M'Donald . (5.).; i Bla'ckj.;- Kecsing; -.Kfrott; '..Osnioiid • ', 7; ■;?k'-Strat%di/-'' l ;.; , ';' • Tichboniv Kirig, .ySankstir;v- Jioi;isoii J ;(s.):, ■; • I .. . ; * •!• . . .Thorndori. : ';,Ki , -';>'' I V r ''' : - ;v '~ j 'Hatch,\\;M'Eldowney,' CoHis's; .;33arraud l, ' (s,j. 1C; : t 1 1; r ;^Hutt/: v; zS,; |: : v -;; . < Davidson,,'P. 'Eendvyij Hortard ( ."'W', :Hendrj ,o'Bricn, Da(ton,' Macfarlane', M'Gorrery (s ) •■. Muir,. Thurston,Taylor;' ■' Emmerson ; \s.) : , : ' -.V, Carterton.' • ' . :■ Whyte,. Philpotts, 1 Baillic,-Pisher (s ); ' To Hm i :: 'Cohen, Martin,-, Hill, Lock. (s.). .- W ~ Xethani, . SloanD,;Wil6on, Leighton/.(s:). ; i.' ' •' :Brico, ■Dimock,. Shallcrass, I'a'rata -

•. Pahiatua, Potherick, Mills, Hawkins, Howat (s.). • Kor ton, Hughes, M'Brabncy, Wakeman (s.). -pairs. Palmorston North.-r-A. Harris; P. L.' (s.); A. Pickering, F,:Mowlem (s.); Hiydon,: J. A. Nash (e.); H.- Nash, Young (s.) ; Mow. ■ lem, Malcolm ■ (s.),';.'Smith,; Pickering '(s.)'.v • Newtown;—Pollock,- "\Vylic ! '.(s.)». E. il. and James Brackenridge .(s.h >J; and' John: Bracken* ridgo:(s.)i H.-Soxton, Princo (s.); Kerr, Laugh. . ton., (s.) i: Ramsay,.; Roberts ,'(s;)., ; ' • Wilding,; tondon (s.); Wright, .. Patcrson Jtccsing,\Rankin.V(s,);iJloggard, - "Dickson v■ (s.)'v ' h-V-;' ■'Opunnke;—ji'Pie,.;Dudley,:(s:); YO'Mcara, ,Dea'. ..PorgeS""(6.):"'" Groy Lynn.—Baildon;': Pasco'o '-'(b.) ; i'M;'; C&so'y, ' ,1 V;' Casey (s*). /' •Rocky Nook.—Hayes, . Elliston. 1 (s.y.;,'!'Butlor, .' Fletcher ;"(£)'{'.« "(Sripble'.C- Mattta '• v-7 Scott (s.j. ' >!£:■ ; Petone.—Battorsby, -Lorrie (84r< \ lie "(s.); • Smith, Coles. (s.). • V •

'"Scanners'(slViil'Carmant ' Hill (s). v ' ■ Onehunga.—Haslett, M'lntoslr.(a.); Schn&uer, " •Wright.,\s.); Mackay, ■ Jones (s.). . • ; Mount Eden.—Marshall, Smith (».);... . . Gisborno,—P. W. Eure, J. Ponsford . Craig, R. Robertson (s.); S. Wootton: J, W, , Witty (s.) , iuranganui.—A. Sawyer,; M. "G. N&smitk (5.);.8. Hird, J. J. Martm(s.). v "i v .-. : . .St. John's.-rGordon, Lomax ,(s.); Miller, Paterson (s.). ;. : I'iKama.—W. Lambie, P. W. Mason (s-ViJL Lninbie, J\ M'Hardv (s.). Mastcrtoii —W Pragnell, Q PragneU (s)| Hollings..(s.)/; Chapman,. Hunter (s.). JBlinkhorno, Townsond (s.j; '.Grcenmeadows.—W.- Leethamf-C.' W.Y.Badlcy""" \s.)j K. Cnmc, 13. Crowlov (s.). ; Dannovirko.--J;. Calder,:. P; Clark ' (s.), '■ : Carlton,"—Jjaurio, vlulgonr(s.);: Whiter Wil- ■ son (5.),;, Otter, Curteis (s); Carey, Austin (s.);; .jifjgepomboi! Miirray-i (s;); ?Fookes, ! lifei"-' -5 gregor (?.). • ■;v; y . ...■ ... .;:•/> ..Wostpart—Blaxall, Buck . (s.) j Neighbours. Leech .(«.); -r—; Bedell-(s.).v •'Aji'-v'.- • Maitai—C.' Whelan, 6. ' Dea (ki)j '■ M'Lacheii, W Hockey (s), A. Deo, W. Deo (s.); J, Dartlott,. J. Milnerj(s.); Tunnicliffe, *. UrOSC (S;)« • , - -. f ;• Wellington.—Goo.V Brown, Churchward- (s )j Mayer, P. Laurenson (s;) j B. B. Allen, SiCY'