TENNIS TOURNEY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 23, 28 January 1911, Page 8

TENNIS TOURNEY.

•m r WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY. The annual representative tennis match, between Canterbury and Wellington was played at the Thorndon courts to-day under perfect weather conditions. i A ladies' representative match also took place, the respective teams-being as follow, the ladies' being mentioned first : — Wellington— Misses Nunneley, Travers, Williams, and Simpson. Canterbury— Mesdames BaJlantyne and Berry, Misses Cotton aad Hay. ' Wellington — Peacock, Smythe, Swanson, Salmond, Young, and Didsbury. Cantfeabury. — Ollivier, Foss, Kiver, Borrows, Pears©, and Whyte-Parsons. Last year and the previous year the ladies' fixture fell through owing to the difficulty of getting the ladies to travel : The men's contest was played at Canterbury last year, the home team being the victors. This year's Wellington team is not described as being of the strongest, as very little of the necessary practice has been indulged in. Tb6 men nave apparently been taking a rest. The Canterbury men, on the other hand, have been exceedingly industrious in tie matter of getting in practice. Ollivier played the final with Parker at the provincial championships at Masterton at the beginning of last week. Goss was also there. Pearsewas at Pahiatua, and played off with Swanson in the final. All the team, in fact, are in excellent form. Th& home team entertained the visitors at an informal luncheon at the Hotel Cecil to-day, and to-night they will be taken to the Opera House. The arrangements, in the capable hands of Mr. Murray Kean, proved very satisfactory. Interest centred on the contests Ollivier v. Peacock and Ollivier and Goss v. Peacock and Swanson, which, drew a very large attendance this afternoon. The results were as follow :—: — MEN'S SINGLES. Smythe defeated Kiver, 3—6,3 — 6, 6—l,6 — 1, 6—3. Pearse defeated Young, 6—4,6 — 4, 6—4.6 — 4. Salmond debeated Borrows, 6—4, 10—8. LADIES' DOUBLES. Misses Nunneley and Simpson defeated Mrs. Ballantyne and Miss Cotton, 6—2, 6—l. Misses Travel's and Williams defeated Meedames Berry and Lord, 6—o,6 — 0, I—6,1 — 6, 6—4. LADIES' SINGLES. Miss Travers defeated Mrs. Ballantyne, 6—l, 6—2. Miss Nunneley defeated Mrs. Berry, : 6-1, 6-0.

Notification has been received by the Zealandia Rifles that the protest entered against it by the Palmerston North Rifles in connection with the shield , which it annexed for most points gained , in infantry events at the Palmerston . military tournament has been dismisst cd. Ihe grounds of the protest were L that the Zealandia Rifles had included l a sergeant in its team in contravention of tie rules of the infantry competitions. , One of Pinnock'e taxi-cabs was returnI ing from Eoseneath last night when it r fell over a narrow part of <iraiton-road, ( aud tumbled down the hill, smashed a j fence, and brought up against an outj house of a family residence. People liv- > ing close to the 6cene of the accident [ heard a noise, but did not know until . this morning that it was made by the I car rolling down the hill. The vehicle . was somewhat damaged, but the driver . escaped with a shaking. ' The New Zealand swimming championship meeting commences at TeAro Baths ' on Saturday afternoon next, when, be- • sides the heats in the water-polo championship, the 100 yards and the mile will 1 be decided. Considerable interest is • being taken in the gathering, in view of the fast performances reported from • practically all over the, country, L and in the opinion of many there will be some "surprise©." It is expected that about forty Auckland y swimmers will "come down," and between thirty or forty are expected from- ¦ Christchurch. There will, in addition, ' be a team of about ten swimmers from 1 Napier, teams from the Wanganui and Manawatu districts, and possibly representatives from the Wairarapa and, Nel- > son. In addition to the championship . events, there will, of course, be numerous handicap races, diving competition, . and comic items. The meeting will extend over three days, being continued '. on Wednesday and Saturday, Bth and [ 11th February. ¦ Mr. A. J. Wicks notifies resumption of , lessons in pianoforte and theory of musio . at his residence, 15, Colombo-street (foot of Rintoul-street). A specialty is made of ' examination work in all grades. Miss Jones, A.T,C.L., L.R.A.M., who has [ been studying music in England for tho past two years .nth Dr. Roland M. Winn, Mus. Doc. Oson., has taken over the pupils of Miss Bauchope, and opera her School " of Music on Thursday, 2nd February, afc 1 217, Wellington-terrace. ' The Rev. F. A. Thompson, who, for the past two years, has ministered to the Primitive Methodist Churches at Tawa Flat and Porirua, will conduct farewell services to-morrow. He leaves early in the week for Waiai, to which church he has j > jost been appointed by conference. ! > South Wellington's twelfth annual [ horticultural show will be held in St. Thomas's Sunday School on Wednesday and Thursday next. Features of the ' exhibition will be the displays of hybrid gladioli, pot plants, sweet peas, etc. The Heretaunga Mounted Rifles and > the Dominion Scouts, .vho are holding their annual camp at the Hutt ratecouree, ; will be "At Home" for friends and visi- ' tors to-morrow afternoon. j Tenders are invited for erecting bank premises at Pongaroa for the Bank of New | Zealand. j Messrs. T. Kennedy Macdonald, Ltd., r insert particulars in our auction columns of a sale of household furnishings in their . rooms on Wednesday, commencing at 1.30 o'clock. At 2 o'clock, on the same day, • by ordor of the holder of ihe bill of ladI ing, they will soil 130 rolls of linoleum, : cut in various lengths. On Thursday, on \ '¦ the premises, No. 8, Hawkestone-btreet, > on account of Mr. H. E. Le Grove, jun., • who is giving up housekeeping, they will j H sell the whole of his furnishings, full de- J , tails of which will appear later. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next, commencing at 10.30 o'clock each day, at Baker's ; Buildings, opposite the Union Bank, ' fc'eatherston-street, the firm will hold an auction sale of Irish linens, damask, sheet- > ings, bedspreads, lace curtains, etc., etc., > all direct" from Belfast, under instructions • from Mr. J. P. Murphy. The whole of ; this shipment is now unpacked, and will r be on view from 9 o'clock each day up ' to the day of sale, and special gasligiii displays 'vvul be given each evening from 7 o'clock till 9.