Here and There Notes

• The amateur championship of Victoria, New South Wales, commenced on September 5.
• The Manchester Charity Billiards Tournament will commence at Messrs. Orme's Saloon in the Parsonage on December 12.
• For the Liverpool amateur championship matches Mr. J. Ashcroft has fitted up a room in his Victoria Street premises. The present champion is Mr. T. Owen.
• "I hear that it is more than likely that for the third year in succession we shall have a championship played without Inman taking part in the competition."#151;Harry Young.
• The annual billiards handicap promoted by the Stock Exchange Billiards Association will commence during the second week of November at Simpson's Restaurant, Cheapside.
• The New Zealand Billiards Championship tournament was concluded on August 12, when H. G. Siedeberg (Dunedin) beat R. Fredatovich (Auckland) in a game of 1,500 up by 412.
• Falkiner is down to play McConachy on November 7 and following days at Burroughes Hall, Piccadilly. During the past month the latter has met Reece in Manchester and Newcastle.
• Writing some time ago on the weight of Smith's cue, Inman said he preferred his own lightweight, but now thinks that there must be something out of the ordinary in Smith's. He calls it the "dreadnought" type of cue, but Smith calls it his "battle axe."
• Following his victory over Lawrence in the junior tournament, Davis was to have met Carpenter, but, owing to an attack of lumbago, he was unable to leave his bed. It was, however, sportingly agreed by Carpenter that the match should still be played.
• In Lincoln, at the Grosvenor Club, there are four full sized tables and two smaller ones. The smaller tables are provided for the use of the lady members (the Grosvenor being a mixed club), and last winter there was a Christmas handicap for lady members only.
• The senior scratch professional tournament at Burroughes Hall, St. James's Street, Piccadilly, will be commenced on November 28 by Newman and Inman.
• The 1922 amateur championship of English billiards will commence at Burroughes Hall, Soho Square, and the semi-final heats (to be followed by the championship match) are to begin at Burroughes Hall, St. James's Street, on February 20. Entries are now closed.