[BY TELEGRAPH.] jg^ (FEOM OUR SPECIAL COKKESFONDENT.) .Wellington, Tuesday. THE MINISTERIAL JOURNAL. According to the " man in the street," the meeting of Ihe New Zealand Times Company yesterday was pretty lively. The Post refers to the matter to-night as follows :—" In is understood that the proceedings at the meeting of the New Zealand Times Company, Limited, yester day, were of so unusual'a character that Mr E.- G Jellicoe has- instructed Mr George Hntchiaon to take action against the Hon. W. P. Reeves, M.H.R., the chairman and managing director, and the other director?, to restrain them from acting as directors. It is said that the directors during the past year have not been a happy family, and that some amusiog revelations of how a 'Minis terial' paper is run, will shortly come "before the public." MR BALLANCE'S HEALTH. I hear that the Premier was again Berlously ill today. Those who have lately seen Mr Ballance assert that his recovery is slow, and that ' he still looks thin and emaciated. THE NORTHERN BOWLING ASSO ,. CIATION. The council of the association met to nlght, and was attended hy Messre James Paul (president), Croinbie, C. D. Barrand, Gale, T. Morrison, Gray, M'Kerrow, Campbell, and Lambert. A lengthy dis cussion took place as to the desirableness of holding an annual tourney, and the opinion was almost unanimously ex pressed that the gatherings not only tended enormously to the success of bowl ing, bat gave an immense impetus to young clubs' especially. The place for {holding the next tourney was naturally discussed, and it wna resolved that cir culars be sent to each club affiliated to the association, asking for an expressioa of opinion as to when and at what time of the year the tourney should be held. It was mentioned at the meet ing that the Wanganul green was about to be enlarged, but the Wangahui representative at the association stated that he was intormed that the enlarge* ment could not possibly take place in time to allow of the tonrney being held there nexb year. 