DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 76, 1 April 1910, Page 8

DRAUGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP.

[BY TELEGHAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION,] AUCKLAND, This Day. In the New Zealand Diaughts <li<ttnpiouship tourney there was some hijjhclass play and close finishes. \V. Peiiman (10 games played) has 7 points, A. Penman (7) 3£ points, Galdeiwood (7) 5 points, Mackay (9) 4 points, Boreham (6) 3£ points, llilliker (6) 3£ points. Biuce (6) i points, Campbell (6) 3 points, Low t her (6) 3 points, Gibson (6) 3£ points, Smith (6) 3 points, Hcavey (11) 1£ points. Evidence of a defendant in answering a charge that he. failed to pay his tram fare cain-ed home dheiMun in the Magistrate's Court to-day. In denying the allegation, he said : "I come from Auckland your Worship. I was broke, but it was imperative that I should go out to Miramar to j-ce about my pony. I noticed K>me boys 1 knew in the tram, and 1 &ot on it, expecting that ono of thorn would pay my fare, and knowing that I could frame an excuse." In evidence for the prosecution it was stated that when defendant wan asked for his fare, he i-aid it was already paid. Ho had no ticket, but pointed out a passenger who, he said, had paid hi* fare. The latter de nied the assertion. Somebody, however, proffered the fare on the man's behalf Continuing, defendant remarked : "It's no use fining me, your Worship, I have no money ; I was just on the point of winning £40 when my pony was pnutfed by Kmma." In inflicting a tine of 10«, with costs 19s, Mr. Harden, S.M., turning to defendant remaiked: "You miiht be peculiar to Auckland ; I don't know whether this is an Auckland practice, but it is to be hoped that you are not importing any Auckland methods heie." The Rev. C. Eaton, who has been in charge of the Methodis-t Clittri-h at Ngaio for the past three years, and is about to be removed to Hichinund. Neb-on, waR entertained by his congregation lit*! night. Mr. J. (!. 1 Fai-kiie.-*, the senior circuit .-tewanl. pic-.-ided, and on behalf of the congiegation ho presented Mr. Eaton with a waterproof tiuvelling lug, and Mrs. Eaton with a m'l\«?i- tea-pot. Mi.-s Fra^er, firpt assistant at the WMlinttfou Girls* College, has lesigned her position. The resignation was accepted at the meeting ot the Board of (loveinor* yesterday. It was resolved to ad\erti.«e for a success-or, and also for an additional n«-ii-t;int. M«>»rs Hill Bro«., giocer*, Cuba street, publish a business announcement in our advertising column*.