LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18676, 27 April 1926, Page 14

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Gun Club. The Lyttelton Gun Club held a £ls open clay-bird match at Officers' Point on Saturday afternoon. There was a large entry of shooters.'" The match resulted in R. Moore, H. Grerinell, A. Taylor, H.Blackler,and W.' Whitford dividing the etske. , A nine-bird sweep was divided by A. rJ. Turner, H. M. Wright, A. Taylor, C. Blackler, all with the possible. Three double riee sweops. ■ In the first W. Whitford, H. Grennell, and R, Moore broke the possible and divided. In the second Whitford and Grennell again broke the possible and divided. Whitford, Gronnell, and H. Blackler broke the. possible in the third. Sowing Olub Carnival. The Lyttelton Rowing Club carnival. was brought to a conclusion on Saturday night, when the Mayor (Mr F. E. Sutton) presented the prize-money to the winning teams in the tug-of-war contest. The financial result of the carnival, is said to have been most satis fact 017. . In the third round for the tug-of-war contest, Poultry Club beat' Goalies by two incheß, Reynolds's beat Heap's by ten inches, Rowing Olub beat Gun Club by two. inches. In the semi-final, Poultry Club, beat Heap's. Iti the final Rowing Clnb , beat Reynolds's team by three inches. In the final of the youthe' tug-of-war, F. Wheeler's team beat Reynolds's. • • Magistrate's Court. . Mr F. E.. Sutton, J.P., and Captain E. Hatcliwell, J .P., presided at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. Peter Carson Campbell, a fireman in the steamer Canadian Miller, pleaded guiltj to a charge of drunkenness and was fined 10s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. To a further charge of using obscene, language he pleaded not guilty. Evidence was given by Constable E.-.-A. Irwin that .accused, made use of a most disgusting flow of language at the" top of lii« ' voice. The Bench said it was one ot the worst cases they had ever heard and fined Campbell £lO, in default three months' imprisonment. Ac-' cueed said he would take the alternative.- '