JUBILEE DINNER

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10651, 26 July 1920, Page 8

JUBILEE DINNER

WELLINGTON FOOTBALL CLUB.. The Wellington Football Club has reached its hall-century, and in order bo celebrate the jubilee a dinner followed, by a smoke concert,, was held in Dustin's Hall on Saturday evening. The president of the club. Mr T. S. Ronaldson, was in the chair, and there wfl6 a very large and representative attendance. '' ■ ..

After the toast of. "The Kins," Mr Ronaldson, in proposing the toast of 'The Wellington Football Club," made an excellent speech, in which he paid an eloquent tribute to the work done by the old members who founded the ciub in 1870. The toast was responded to by Messrs Fache, Thompson, and Francis.

In the unavoidable absence of Mr J. P. Firth Mr A. Brodie proposed. the toast of "Rugby Football." f>r P. McEVedy and Mr T. S. Ronaldson responded. -The otßer toasts honoured were: "Wellington Rugby Union," proposed by Mr G. C. Fache, and replied to by Mr W. W. Cook; ''Club Teams, Past arid Present,-" proposed by Mr J. Murray fChristohuircb.) and responded to by past and present captains; "Kindred Clubs," by Mr G. H. Weir, and responded to by representatives of the clubs; "Referees' Association," proposed by. Mr O. G. Kember, and responded to by Mr R. T. BajUey; "The Ladies," proposed by Mr W. J. O'Meara, and responded to by Mr S. C. Hunt; and "The Chairman/' proposed by Mr :.T. Murray. The dinner was a most successful-one. During the evening a- lengthy musical programme was submitted, while the gathering afforded an opportunity to old members to exchange their remkuscenees of the early days of the club. RULES DISCUSSED Australian and N.Z. Association. 6YDNEST, July a*. • Private advices' from Capetown state that 'a special meeting of ,lhf- tiouthi African Rugby Board discussed an Efng- ! lish letter dealing with the alterations suggested by New South Wales, Queensland, and New Zealand. The meeting rejected the proposal that the referee! should put the ball into the scrummage. | but favoured the suggestion that < thero should be no charging of free-kicks, and for ten-yard scrummages; also the pro-1 posal regardingrule 5 suggested by New Zealand. Mr Palmer, secretary of. the New South Wales Rugby Union, said that South Africa's approval meant that England was nracticallv certain to agree. He thought the enforcement of the rule that the player who makes a mark must take the kick himself would result in all-round improvement. Mr T. H. Jones, manager for the Now Zealanders, said ho regarded the action of England in submitting tho propo-cils to South Africa was an indication of a desire to meet Australasia. An important proposal recommending an imaginary i line through the scrum instead of the centre had apparently been rejected. Mr -Tones added 'hot otherwise this i would have entailed the' abolition of the wing-forward.