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Evening Post, Volume XCI, Issue 108, 8 May 1916, Page 8

There is no improvement in tlie condition of-Louisa White, who was shot in the back in the Nairn-street Reserve over a month ago. <■-■■■

The sitting of the Arbitration Court will be resumed to-morrow, when an. application will be made for the adjournment of the Wellington and Marlborougli shearers' ca-se. ■

One of the best footballers England has over produced is the Bey. M. .Molyneaux, who piloted the celebrated Kugby team through Australia some years ago, and who is at present in Auckland, where he arrived last week from San Francisco. His earnest desire is to get to the front, either as a chaplain or in any other capacity the authorities think suitable. For some years pact he has been in charge of the Missions to Sea-men in San Francisco, and had it not been for the rather unsatisfactory financial basis uf the institution he would probably have gone to the war before this. The reverend gentleman told an Auckland reporter that his idea in coming this way was because he thought that Mr. J. Wvlie . (also "well known in New Zealand football circles) would accompany him, but at the last moment Wylie was unable to get away. Speaking of football in San Francisco, Mr. Molyneaux said that .the • standard of play in the States had- improved considerably. Practically all . the high schools were playing ftugby, as well as the Universities of Stanford, and Santa Clara. California had gone back to the American game, -but this was. chiefly on account of the principal masters of the college being enthusiastic regarding that code. The students, however, were very. keen.on Rugby, and probably the season after next California would be back again. One thing that weighed heavily with those in charge of the universities was the question of tie gate, and the profits from the big football matches usually kept the other' sports going. When 'California went back to iho American game they arranged a match with Washington, and sent- emissaries all over the country/- but „ the gates were not coming up to expectations', and this would probably be ths biggest factor in inducing them to revert to Rugby. Mr. Molyneaux added that he had offered his services to the military authorities, and was now awaiting their pleasure. . .