LAWN TENNIS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16204, 6 May 1918, Page 5

LAWN TENNIS.

AVONSIDE t. RANGIORA. r,P? Saturday a team from the Avonsido Club journeyed to Rangiora, and defeated the local club by 46 games. The scores wore as follows, Avonside players being mentioned first: —

I Ladies' Doubles—Mra Ix>rd and Miss j Goodman beat Alias Scott and Mrs Bell, 6-2; Misses Allard and E. Goodman beat Misses Jennings and Walker, 6-0; Misses Kent and Allard beat Misses Guy and Good, 6-1! Misses Goodman and E. Goodman beat Misses Scott and Guy G-3; Mrs Lord and Miss D. Allard beat Mrs Bell and Miss Jennings, 6-2; Misees Allard and Kent beat Misses Walker and Good, 6-1. Men's Doubles—Wake Russell beat ran Aach. and Barton, 6-4; Anderson and Malcolm lost to Allison and Innes, 2-6; Dinsdale and Taylor beat Hills and Fouwater, 6-4; Wake and AzidetEon boAt van Aecn and Innes, 6-4; and Dinsdale lost to Barton and Allison, 0-6; Malcolm and Taylor lost to Hills and Foubister, 2-6. Combined Doubles—Russell and Mrs Lord lost to van Asch and Miss Scott, 3-6; Wake and Miss Goodman best Barton and Mrs G-3; Anderson and Miss Allard I°-1 to Allison and Miss Jennings, 2-6; Malcolm and Miss E. Goodman baat Innes '<nd Miss Walker. 6-1; Dinsdale and Miss L Allard beat Hills and.Miss Gny, 6-5; Taylor and Miss Kent beat Foubister and Miss Good, 6-1: Wako and Miss E. Goodman teat van Asch and Mrs Bell, P-? • TMnsdalo and Mrs Lord beat Barton and Miss Scott, 6-5; Anderson and Miss Kent beat Innes and Miss Jennings. 6-5: Malcolm and Miss Allard beat Allison and Miss Walker, 6-1: Rus£«ll "id Miss D. Allard bpat Hills and Miss G«od. 6-2; Taylor and Miss Goodman beat Foubister and Miss Guy, 6-1. j Totals—Avonside 123, Rangiora 77.

Colonel Colonbrander has been killed under tragic circumstances (says. a Johannesburg message). He was acting , the part of Lord Chelmsford, the Bri- < tish Commander-in-Chief in the Zulu campaign of 1579, in a local film production, and, despite medical advice, persisted in riding in scenes depicting the rescue of the defenders of Rorke s Drift. Ho fell from liis horsa whuo crossing the Klip Hirer, and was, drowned.