LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17320, 5 December 1921, Page 10

LYTTELTON NEWS.

THE PICTURES. "lieMons in Lore," featuring r! *t|k|| M T«ima<3ge. wliicli «*I screened Win7_ crowded, houao at th» Hwboa? on Saturday r.iijht, will be rnNW together with a Chester comedy sad HjP Review. To-morrow "Paasion's PlarymJC a. First National production, Katherir.e McDons'.rl. will bo thom»» QmiS poiti&j progriuntEf- including o Path* can! odr, Gaumont Graphic. arid * furthsj ml «ode of "The Siler.t Aveiig»r.' PERSONAL. Mr W. Fisher, postmaster a', LTttkle. leaves to-morrow to take <iy> his postauter at Oomiru. SALE OF WORK. " i The -members of the West Lytttltoa Friendiv Society held a ruecwjfnl tal* <( work ir. the St. Saviour's echooiiMfe Saturday afternoon. Hero wsr* aagy tractive stalls. 3rd a Mivshctorr MB «u realised. YACHT CLUB The Carteriury Ynrht ar.d Mctoj Club opened their first season on aiterrjcwn. Ths wsathsr wae dull, tntfc | brisk, nr.d at times trusty, south-west «U Tiro ra*rs were held, ore for saiiiof ltd) ar.d one for power boats. In the Sliliat UH tho following boats etarted—■ Battle* sat Shadow scr. Smirk. Tui, and Kiwi SHbk Pakeha *H Pern 4min. Tomtit and Um& 6min. Miladi lSniin. The oourso m# fag tho Mole*, rfiur.i tho pEe light thcnca NQ| tho buoy off R'.pi Island, ana flsiahtof j tho starting point. With owe exception fti I boats got away rrell together. bat coauMmt to string out after turning tha piWifjjVttl l two fourtoen-fcotm, Linnet and lfeiiMt being in the lead, with the Bettlna Whir ing. It wm plain that soma of tb* tub carrying full sail were getting mors than. tvas comfortable. The two fourth footers were each carrying epineiaVefl, ||| the Linnet, on approaching the btwjr, ktj ju*t pulled hen in, whan a squall stink her and ehe jibed, causing her to ccptba. Her crew wt# thtowr. into the watsr. Tlx Bettina end the Tui at onoe went to bar assistance, and although a jobbly Ms was running, the stranded <*sw were picked up and the boat righted. When it waa reported to the** on um |br end that a boat had cawised, comifcatli alarm tru oocasiorjed, ana the launch Oant at once left for the *oene, but found «m V> rival that the Linnet'* owner, Mr Sua toclear, and his youthful crew, were thoroughly enjoying the experience. Alter half n hour's hard belief the Linnet was able 1* Mil in, and parsed through the Moles aaM cheers from the orowd. Subseque&tir lis committee decided to retail the taos M Batnrday nest, the Linnet to be allowed ts etir ate). . , The motor hoat race re«nit«d as foUowa:— Snnbaam (G. A. O. Whitford). eer, 1; O'Maransft (E. H. Henderson), «cr, 3. ICat, C.A.G., lan. Tainah&tu, *ud Sp«rlt (In started. Winner's time. Ihr llmia (Omc At the concluaioiv '■>' tho events iflnwi tea w«« served by the ladies connected with the club.

TRINITY TEXN'IS CLUB

The Trinity Tennis Club opened it* iww I cad tie no w court or. Saturday afleraoo* There w»« a good of metabM and friends, including representative* fata other clubi. Mr F. G. Norton, presidents declaring the acnson opeftj ooMitWMM club on linking obtained its long-loOMd-fur second court. It had been jrreat'iy Medsd to relievo the congestion, as for fc clttb m over 60 members one court wis whollr inidtquate, and even two court* wet* hardly imfflciont. at times. Ho said that Ch* mdd ' thanks of the crab were due to Mr cad Utt Tretl-enrick for presenting two eilver cupj lot competition. Mr Tredranick presented en»\ {or ladies' single* end Mrs Tridennick pi*sented the other for mea'» singles. He also tntde special mention 0} the splendid work don® in connexion with five prep station of the mw court sod keeping of th* club's plant iii generil in order by Mesne Tiidecnick, Watsoa, and many other*. Sir Norton invited oil member* to he present tt the Church parade of sport* clubs to hj« held in Holy Trinity Churoh on SnwUv ervnbg, December 11th, at 6.85 Mr F. S. Sutton, treasurer, spoke on the financial position of the club, aad p*id special tribute to th» valuable assistance Mr Norton bsd gijm to the 00art 43 its president. The isdies « the club dispensed afternoon tea, end may enjoyable sets were played during the afternoon and evening. '<■'