BILLIARDS

NZ Truth, Issue 539, 16 October 1915, Page 11

BILLIARDS

(By "Fluko,")

Cecil Haverson has been showing wonderfully good form In a match against the West of England champion, Claude Falklner. who was m receipt of a start of 3000 points In 16.000. It was a close final with Haverson aa best nmu.

Messrs Bird -and Jensen, Ltd., announce thai thc<y hay, } installed a fullsized oak .standard billiard tablo at the Commercial. and Farmers' Club ut Mastorton This table should Iks greatly appreciated by the number of good players who are members of that institution. ,

Another new billiard room Is to bo opened shortly m Wellington. Under the Instructions of Mr. F. Ronnikio (late of C'hrlstchurch), Messrs. liird and Jensen, Ltd., arc installing two fullsized tables and are to completely furnish the room. This room Is situated la Panama-stroet. and any Qf our Clirlstchurch friends who should visit the Empire City should look "Ronnie" up. v

Tho Kelburn BllHard {Saloon, Lamb-ton-quay, Is nuw m tip-top order. This room has lately boon entirely renovated by Messrs. Bird nnd Jensen, and reflects great credit on thKlr supervision.

Clarke McConachy has boon In Wellington for the past week af tor spending a short so) urn with lUk poople m tho South. Seo.lng that Llndrum, Jnr., Is about to urrlvc h^rt\ tho t»roIvabllliloa ar<» thut aouiGthlny: will ho doing- by way of a match. If no, there'll bo something Rood to gaze upon. McConachy f«» looking and keeping very well, and is itching to hay" a good go with someone who could extend him.

The .final of the billiard tournament promoted by Louis Goiittmett at hla Centnil Billiard Parlors, Lambton-quay, Wollinjtfton. took phico lust Suturdfty nii;tu and rosultvd In D. Allen beating A. I'Ypcinan. AHoifvUwr this tnurnumunt has luxm (he ni««unH of brlnginK out several tcood pUiy<«rrt. The prlz«> winners w«>r»» us follows: 1), AlUmi Ihi trophy, valued £7; A. Ttoenian. 2nd trophy, vnluod X; 2; B. lfowo, 3rd trophy, vuhibd ill. l^uls moat bo complltnonled on the capable way m which hv handled this tournament.

A challvnK^ match of GOO up wna played at LyttoUoa tho other night, botwoon C. K. llrown* and 1\ Katio. Hrowuu walked home with IH3 points to tho xoo<i. A CuUimHlom uiken up In aid of the Wounded Sytdlera* Fund roaltacd H I sa.

Pritiite »dvl»«! roceiv<xl by tbo "Niouwe Couniut" from Etsen, Germany, nUtie that a new factory ba» just hnaa compleleU iUth«! Krupp \S'ork», and th»t only ihc old*wi ami most trusted employees »n> »dmiitc<l k> it, the grate*! wicnjcy being maintained as to tho JKVture of work being done. It ia sup. po*«l, bowovor, that U)o uowdopirlinenl h aevoU'd to the production of guns or high expletive* of « uov«)l kind. His liinltwi that Knippa h»ve a.iothtii 1 surpris*; m *<t<jro for rivalling ibo celebrated 42 centuu<jtre(lCiin)

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and its |K-opJe as v, fallen tribe who had no Rcrtptural ministers." * * tf On«» of his lortlwlilp'a clers^'rnen had. In tho uxuburunco of hl« zcul, oroascd tho line of demarcation and ohirmh-d hliuH<-lf Into the \Vi'sU*yan fold. 1(« hud marked with the eign at the crosa ••several jH-rsojjs who had been baptised by tho \V»«rtleyan inis.siosjariei*. and udmiUo<! them to parUiko of t)»c Uor<>"H mupiilt. tholr buptians b.'tng now aomptt'ti'." Tho sanio tloi-KyinaM Mr, T . who k:>« % \v but llill« of thu Muori tonffUf, "travi'llod from Wanffunul to New I'iymouth. marking with the h!k» of the crbHH EtH who would uutunit to Ir, <uul luUnitUttg them, whether pro- i pan-d or otht-rwin^, nn worthy nuunb<;rs | of the Church of Kntrlund to thy* l^orU'H sui>p«'r." (To b<» Continued.)

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