LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18681, 3 May 1926, Page 12

LYTTELTON NEWS.

■ Golf. A ladies' handicap match was played at Diamond Harbour on Saturday afternoon for • trophy presented by Mr R. Clow. The winner was Misa M. Cook, with a' net score of 92. Mrs H. E. Aycrs and Miss C. Williams (oqual) were' the runners-up. An inter-club match was played at Chartens Bay during tho week-end-between teams representing the Diamond. Harbour and Charteris Bay Clubs. The results were as follows, Charteris Bay names being mentioned first;—

FOURSOME. F. Knights and H. Ayers bent IT, Thomesoa and R. Candy. C. E. Ayers and D. E. L. Collett beat H. Derbidge and C. Mazey. A. Robertson and H, Rhind beat T. Bowring and W. Paine. R. Erwin; and F. Hobbs lost to P. Barnard and R. Round. H. Banfield and II.: Mayo lost 'to'J. Manson and A. Smith. , T. Wales' and 0. Morris beat 0. "Lane and W. Cleary. 0. McKenzie and A. McDonald beat G. Gower and J. Bundy. Charteris Bay 5 games, Diamond Harbour 2.

SINGLES. F.' Knights .beat N, Thompson. H. Ayers lost to R. Candv.'i C. Ayers beat H. Derbidge. D. E. L. Collett beat C. Mazer. A. .Robertson lost to T. Bowring. R. Rhind halved with W. Paine. K. Erwin beat P. Barnard. IV Hobbs lost to K. Bound. . H. Banfield beat J. JTanson. T. "Wales beat O. Lane. H. Mayo lost to A. Smith, ft. Morris beat W. Cleary. Jj. McKenzie lost to D. Gower. A. McDonald beat J. Bundy. - Chartcris-Bay Bi, Diamond Harbour SJ, -■

Harbour light Theatre. A full house witnessed the screening of the First National drama, "Why Women Love,'* starring 31'anche Sweet,, at the Harbour Light Theatre on Saturday evening, A scenic; graphic, and comedy were also screened. Mr Arthur McDonald, baritone, was heard to advantage in three songs, of which * Scottish number, "Hail Caledonia," was easily the best. The picture portion of the programme will be to'-'night.- To-' morrow "The' Clean Heart/' featuring Percy Marmont, will be shown, together with a comedy, gazette, and a further episode of "Wolves of the-North." The reserve .plan for "Sporting Life," the Universal Jewel production, from Seymour Hicks'a famouß'Drury Lane melodrama, opens •at Hatton's to-day.' > ♦...

Magistrate's Court. Mr C Ferricr,, J.P., an d Capfain It. Hatchn i Presided at the Magistrate's Court on Saturday. ' Josephine Kingi, alias Emily Martin, s ¥,* or t' *?' as char K? d :- with-..stealing irom Elizabeth Tau. a Maori girl, the following articles of clothing: A dress" valued at £l, '* Taluei at 10s'.6d,- a . pair of stockings valued at 4s, and a, box- 'of-'chocolates valued at 4s 6d, the "total--value being £2. Elisabeth jTata 'said the articles had been taken when no one waain -the - -house. Sha later met accused, who . was, wearing the .clothing, and accused adn?it)ed having Vtaken'the articles. Accused returned the clothes and witness gave her some to go away in. Accused said she had gone .to the ,)iouse - to • ■have »-dress .washed .arid ;iro'ned.< She. found _ no.. one home, .and took" the '• articles, intending 1 return them, later. After perusing acoused's list of previous convictions, the Bench sentenced her to one month s imprisonment. -Kingi was'then charged with' being ■ an idle and'disorderly person in that'she had no lawful • visible means of support. She pleaded not guilty. ■ , 'Acting-Detective* M. Hodgins said that accused had 'arrived in Lyttelton a week' ago,- She had-been leading the 'life of a vagrant,'and sleeping out at nights. Accused was sentenced to'-- one' month's imprisonment. ~ "Wilhelmin?*'Annie Chambers pleaded "not' guilty to being an idle and disorderly person. The, police evidence was.-that she had arrived iiL Lyttelton . with Kingi,' and had been .sleeping. out. with the previous .'accused., The-Bench convicted accused and imposed ». sentence, of one month's imprisonment. Children's Fancy Dress Party.

Another 'of the successful functions organ- > ü by i he ®®®bera of the Lyttelton branch of the tf Plunket ■ Society,; took. place at ■ the •Excelsior Saturday afternoon, this, time in the form of a,children's "fancy dress party. Much time and ■ trouble" -.had .: been' taken* by the. members in the decorations and lighting effects in the hall, and the result was most pleasing. Over a hundred children, in all manner, of varied, coloured costumes, took part, and ,all, had a, : thoroughly enjoyable time. After much deliberation, .the. . judges, Mn H. .T.' J. Thacker and ■ 'Miss . Mc'Owen, chose Ha-zel WUv n > a dainty little tot -in fairy costume,. as-.Queen ot the. May,. ' and slip. was du.ly/ enthroned and . crowned 'by a party of tiny nymphs,' pupils of .Miss Bessie Macdonald, who afterwards gave'some pretty dances. „

■The" judges also awarded prizes as-fol-. lows: Best dressed girl, May Stearne (Early Victorian Posy);. best dressed girl- under 9, Eileen Fenton . (Butterfly);. best dressed boy, Alan Whitham (Cowboy);. best dressed boy under 9,. R. Campbell (Black Cat); Mrs Thacker's, special prize, J. i Brook (Mother Goosi); best papet dress over,9, Nancy Wilson; best paper, dress .over.-.9-. (boys),.Ronnie Edgar; best paper dress under 9, Ray Sutton (Chicken). " '

' Among the little ones present in fancy dress were the following:—Zoe Lane (Eastern Slave .Girl), H. Campbell (Highlander), M. Pascoe (Page), J. Campbell (Touch-Me-Not), M. Campbell (Balloon Girl),: R. Campbell (Black Cat), Campbell (Swagger), J. Hendry (Sea Bag), M. Wilson {Pierrette), Hazel Wilson (Fairy), N. Petrie (Evening Star), E. Brook (Time-to-Retire),' B. Brook (Pierrette), J. Brook (Mother Goose),. .G. Matthews (Baker), J." Brown (Fairy), P. Brown; (Officer), May - Stearne' (Early Victorian: Posy), L'. Childs (Fairy), N. Wilson • (Pierrette), J. McGilp (Powder. Puff), M. Hanna (Scots Girl), D.' McQilp (Dick. Whittington), M. .Atkinson (Pom Pom), C. Atkinson (Cowboy), M. Martin (Rosebud). R. Burns' (Canterbury Rep.), Ronny Edgar (Clown), Alan Whitham (Cowboy), B. Wales (Brasso), B. Saloman (Early Victorian), Evelyn Edgar (Bee), Veronica Barnes (Boy Blue), D. Johnston (Black Cat), Betty Ryder (Christmas-Tree), E.-Finn (Butterfly), H. . Boyd. (Good " Luck),. •J. Boyd (No Bananas), Nola Winatanle? (Irish Colleen), M. Love (Turkish Boy),-J. Love..(Red Indian), W,. Love (Clown), J. Thomson (Gipsy), .11. ' Thomson (Dutch Girl>, M. Rooney (Boy Blue), D. Collins (80-Peep), R. Collett (Pierrot), B.' Stewart (Clown),. ,-K. Plowman. (Brigand Chief), K. Plowman (Gipsy), 8.-Hurd .(Nosey PaTker), J. Hurd ("Plus 4V), J. Hura (Bag Flour),, B. Weastell (Evening Star), •S. Mouritsen (Dujch Girl), A. McLean (Ace of Clubs), B. and"B. Green (Jack and Jill), A. Donnelly .(Red Indian), D. Donnelly (Powder Puff), P. "Duckworth (Page), D. Duckworth (Bathing Girl), Peggy Graham (Pierrette), B." Reid (Mary-had-a-little-lamb), A. Blackler ••(Wsriibley- Boy), G. Lister(Red Riding Hood),' Jessie Gilrav (Sea Scout), Mavis. Gilray" (Bubbles)',' E/Meade (Dutch Boy), Pat Mahar ■ (Danger Signal), Peter Mahar. (Band), Laurence Mahar (King), Jack Mahar (Page). J. Voyce (Cupid), J. Voyce (Belgian .Girl), O. Hobbs (Japanese Girl), W.. Mcßeath (Japanese Girl), F. Dodds (Fairy),- W. -Dodds (Jackie Coogan), M. Jones-(Rosebud), N. Jones. (Powder Puff), P.-Morris. (Gipsy). F. Rule (Oxford Bags), P: U M °"' 8 . (Star Queen). J. Davis (Just-a-little-Bride) Nancy.Wilson (Night), Freddie ; Suttoa / (Butterfly), G. Sutton (Straw(phicken), J. Stanley (Pirate) O Stanley B. and, J. Bichardson, I. ? - £ (Pierrot l H/Preston (Rosebud), J. /Cowboy) b. Preston (Elf),• J. nSLI? I T'p-?'' Pet " Gilmour (Jack of R Girmour (Page). - Mi Nicholl Rose) ' < p «se-) # - 1. .Odey," (Pink