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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 198, 25 September 1914, Page 10

A cricket match, Veterans v. President, was played at Hagley Park yesterday afternoon. The President's team woi; by 11 runs. The following wan* the individual scores:—Veterans: Prcbble 25, McNae 18, Page 2, Barrett 17, Barren 13, Bascon 26; Mansell 3, Man 25, Jewell 1 and Warnul 9; total, 137. President 's team: McNae 2, Cook 6, Gansell 27, Judson 15, (Juthbert 17, Jewell, jun., 11, Alpe J), Roberts 2 Gillies 1, Lawrence 10 and Brittan 29; total, 148. An amusing incident is reported to have taken place near Westport. The Territorials are on guard along the beach, and manuka scrub grows near to the beach. About midnight the sentry heard footsteps, and at once challenged. He got no reply, and called out: "Who goes there?" There was a movement in the scrub, and the sentry called out: "Speak, or I'll fire." Getting no response, he fired, and there was a heavy thud. He called his mates, and on investigation it was found the sentry had shot a cow. A clergyman in Lawrence, Mass., is noted for his epigrammatic style. In a recent sermon he said, "I have noticed that most men go to church to * close their eyes, and most women to eye their clothes."