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Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 170, 6 April 1923, Page 8

All interesting item at tho anniversary gathering of early settlers and descendants at Dunedin was the cutizng of a commemoration cako which was presented to the Early Settlers’ Association by an enthusiastic member (states tho “Star”). He had stipulated that tho cako was to bo cut by tho oldest surviving pioneer present at the gathering, and the person so distinguished was the daughter of Capfijin Cargill—Mrs. A. B. Johnston, George street, Dunedin—who performed tho little ceremony amidst applause. Iced upon the cake was tho inscription, “1848 to 1923,” and silver leavi's and horseshoes were also worked upon it. It was cut into small pieces, which were handed round to those present.

There are at least 1000 tablo-tennis clubs in England, and now ones iue being formed at the rate of hundreds a month.