GOLF

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21728, 10 March 1936, Page 11

GOLF

GAMES AT AVONDALE POSTPONED All games which were to have been played on the Avondale links to-day, and the function which was to have been held at the club house, have been postponed. '

AVONDALE CLUB Members of the Avondale GoU Club are reminded that entries for the Scales Cup will close to-morrow morning. '

CHRISTCHURCH LADIES' CLUB Because of t*ad weather the Christchurch Ladies' Golf Club's opening day will be postponed from to-day until Friday, March 13, when a fourpall bogey match will be.played for prizes given by the president, Lady Wigram. Players are asked to choose their own partners and opponents.

RUSSLEY LADIES* CLUB A Stableford bogey match will be played next Thursday, On the opening day, Thursday, March 19, a flag match will be played for prizes presented by Miss Gates. Players will arrange partners for each of these matches. The bogey match played recently was won by Miss A. Rennie and the stroke match by Miss Y. Baxter.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES The Bank of New South Wales, Christchurch, quoted the following rates as ruling yesterday for its sales and purchases of foreign exchange. The rates are subject to alteration without notice:— Buying. SfcMng. London—- £ N.Z. to £IOO stg. T.T. 124 124/10 O.D. 123/10 124/8/9 Australia— , £ A. to £IOO N.Z. T.T. 101 '« 100/10 O.D. 101 100/10 Fiji—- £ F. to £IOO N.Z. T.T. 90/7/6 89 O.D. 90/7/6 89 New York— Dol. to £1 N.Z. T.T. 4.03J 3.993 O.D. 4.04J 4.004 Montreal— Dol. to £l N.Z. T.T. 4.03g 3.99J O.D. 4.04g 4.002 Austria— Schgs. to £1 N.Z. T.T. O.D. Belgium— Belgas to £1 N.Z. T.T. O.D. Czechoslovakia— , Crowns to £1 N.Z. T.T. O.D. DenmarkKroner to £1 N.Z. T.T. 18.203 17.893 O.D. 18.263 17.903 France— Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 60.72 59.29 O.D. 61.17 59.93 Germany— Reichmarks to £1 N.Z. .. T.T. O.D. HollandFlorins to £1 N.Z. T.T. 5.937 5.787 O.D. 5.997 5.791 ItalyLire to £1 N.Z. v . T.T. O.D. JavaFlorins to £1 N.Z. T.T. 5.913 5.753 O.D. 5.973 5.757 Norway— Kroner to £1 N.Z. T.T. 16.183 15.893 O.D. 16.243 15.903 Sweden— Kronor to £-1 N.Z. T.T. 15.785 15.490 O.D. 15.845 15.500 Switzerland— Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 12.335 12.065 O.D. 12.440 12.070 Noumea— Francs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 62.52 '58.52 O.D. 62.97 58.58 PapeeteFrancs to £1 N.Z. T.T. 62.52 58.67 O.D. 62.97 58,73 Hong Kong— N.Z. pence to dol. T.T. 18 47-64 20 31-64 O.D. 18 41-64 20 29-64 India and Ceylon— N.Z. pence to rup. T.T. 22 9-64 22 57-64 O.D. 22 3-64 22J Japan— , , N.Z. pence to yen T.T. O.D. Shanghai— N.Z. pence to dol. T.T. 17 3-16 18 9-16 O.D. 17 18 35-64 Singapore— N.Z. pence to dol. T.T. 34g 35 7-16 O.D. 34 3-16 35 27-64

DOLLAR MARKET RATES

•The Associated Banks (other than the Bank of New South Wales) quoted the following dollar rates yesterday on a New Zealand curency basis. They are subject to alteration without notice:— U.S.A. Canada. (PerttN.Z.) Selling— t)ol. D6l. T.T. .. .. 8.99J 3.99J O.D. - ■ ■>, , f 4.00 i 4.001 Buying-* _ O.D v ... v 4.04J 4.04J