DRAUGHTS TOURNAMENT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 79, 5 April 1910, Page 3

DRAUGHTS TOURNAMENT.

AUCKLAND, 4th April. The piay at the championship draughts tournament, held at Leys Institute, is now drawing to a close. W. Penman is still in the lead with* 13 points. Calderwood is next with 12 points. Hilliker and Boreham each have Hi points. Heavey nas finished all his games, so that only eleven contestants now remain, and the play is expected to finish about Wednesday, The results of the play are :—: — Matches

LOCKER SYSTEM IN CLUBS. CHRISTCHURCH, 4th April. As a result of the recent attempt to abolish the locker system at the Sydenham Workingmen's Club, tho mover in the matter. Mr. A. Aveiy, was expelled from mcmbciship. At a public meeting convened/ by Mr. A very, and held tonight, the following motions, proposed by Mr. A very, wore curried almost unanimously : — "That the attention of the Colonial Secretaiy be drawn to the t..\poture by Mi. A very of tha recent conduct of th« faydtnham and Addingtcn Workinginin's Club, Had that ht be t t-

quested to . take such stops as may be necessary to end the scandal; that the Government's attention be drawn to the abuse of Sunday drinking- through the medium of the locker system, and that legislation be introduced for the abolition of the same throughout the Dominion, thus placing clubs on even terms with publichouses." Only one hand was held up in opposition to this motion. MISCELLANEOUS. WANGANUI, 4th April. The borough tramways have had a successful year. The expenditure exceeded receipts by £279, but stocks on hand more than compensate for the deficiency. FEILDING, 4th April. A conference of representatives of local bodies was held at Kimbolton today, in regard to the proposed extension of the railway from Feilding to Kimbolton. A scheme laid before the conference was uncnimously approved, and a committee set up to formulate a definite detailed scheme, and lay it before the local interested — the Pohangina, Kiwitea, and Oroua County Councils. . AUCKLAND, Vh April. The Auckland Acclimatisation Society to-day received the following telegram from Mr. Hugh Pollen, Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs :—"lt: — "It is proposed to notify an open season for your district for one month from 14th May to 14th June for cock pheasants, Australian and Californian quail, black swan, and grey duck." TCAIROA, 4th April. The Napier trawler Countess has broken down in tho offing off Wairoa bar. A crew landed here to ask for assistance. AUCKLAND, 4th April. The steamer Bramley, bound from Newcastio to Valparaiso", put into Auckland yesterday afternoon. Very heavy weather was encountered alter leaving Newcastle, and when the vessel was 100 miles east of Three Kings she broke her main pump links. Temporary repairs were effected after three hours, and the steamer came on here to secure new links. NAPIER, 4th April. The first grade competition under the auspices of the Hawkes Bay Cricket Association has been won by the Scinde Club (Napier), and the second grade by the Hastings Club.

played Boreham (Dunedin) 17 Bruce (New Plymouth) ... 18 Calderwood (Huntly) 16 Campbell (New Plymouth) ... 16 Gibson (Marton) 17 Heavey (Whangarei) 22 Ililliker (Dunedin) 16 Lowtlier (Wettport) 16 Mackny (Aucklnnd) 18 W. Penman (Huntly) 13 A. Penman (Huntly) 18 Smith (Wellington) 14 d. Pts. 12 ?i 3i 11| 6 6 13 n 8