FOOTBALL.

Evening Post, Volume LXX, Issue 60, 8 September 1905, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

* ASSOCIATION. At a meeting of the Wellington Football Association, presided over by Mr. L. White, last evening, a letter was read from the Taranaki Football Association stating that it would be pleased to receive a visit from Wellington on Thursday, 21st inst., and that it would be prepared to offer two-thirds of the gate. The matter was referred to the Selection Committee to see if it could get a team away on that date. The protest of the Kaiwarra Club against a player in the Marist Bros. Old Bays' fourth team being over age was upheld, and the match awarded to Kaiwarra. Permission was given to the Porirua Club to play nil its games, except in the case of a final match, at Porirua. Permission haa been granted to the Post arid Timefi boys to play their return football matoh ,at the Newtown Park to-morrow. Play will comnience.at 1.30 o'clock sharp. Mr. G. Warren, will referee. Post team : Fiebig, Graham, Furne6B (2), Binnio, Davis, MountieT, Chapman, Huntingdon, Baldwin, Mummery, (jalvin, Eickards, Woodcock, Green ; emergencies, Vaney, Foote, Giles, Times team: P. Mitchell, tP. Chapman, S. Chapman, A. Piper, R. Armit, J. Coad, S. Rollins, G. Watson, A. Tullet, C. Eades, L. Macdonald, G. Benge, C. Haughey, P. Kay, G. Lewis ; Emergency, Tullett.

Tho Wanganul Herald hears "that Lieutenant Hogan has resigned his commission in the volunteers, to enable him to ctiticiso tho Dcfenco Department in liis forthcoming political campaign." The fAntteris of the Romsey district, Victoria, ' are making largo prpfits from potatoes, of which they had largo crop 6, ■and which are selling at high prices. Erery truckload is worth between £50 and £60, and from twelve to fifteen truckloads por day have been sent to market for several weeks past. Thfe Chicago Courts having granted a^n injunction restraining the police from interfering with the transmiFsion of messages by wireless telegraphy, the result haa been a victory for the bookmakers, who had been using the wireless system on board a ship to obtain tho results of races. They have now resumed business. ' Messrs. 13dwnrd Poarco and Co. make a special announcement with rogurd to children's boots and [shoes elecwhero iiv thi» issue . Messrs. Harcourt and Co. draw attention to their auction salo of Carlton House, No. 88, Cuba-street, for removal. There is a stable and conservatory attached. Tho Balo will take place at their rooms tomorrow, at 12 noon. Messrs. E. Hannah and Co., Iho only manufacturers of Iho "G" brand of Wv>rk boots, advertise four special lines in this isaua.