FIFTY YEARS AGO

Evening Star, Issue 21783, 27 July 1934, Page 2

FIFTY YEARS AGO

[FROM STAR FILES.] . iter. D. Borne accepts a call-to Nprtlx-east Valley Presbyterian Church. The Cape Government has resolvedto annex Bechuanaland.- * * * * Tawhiao, the Maori king, is at present in England. ,11c presented to Lord Derby (Colonial Secretary) a petition for the restoration of the rights of the Maoris. V * * * At the annual- meeting of the Dunedin Curling Club the following officebearers were elected :—President. Mr James Scoular; vice-president, Mr A. M‘Diarmid; chaplain, Rev. Dr Stuart; treasurer and secretary, Mr George H. Moodle; Council of Management — Messrs .William Wright. W. ,C- Smith, J. IT. Morrison, John M'Neill, James Anderson; and James Jack. After the initiation of several new_ members the company sat down to their annual dinner of “ beef and greens.” * * * • General Election hold in the colony. The voting in Dunedin and suburban and some of the country constituencies was: Dunedin East—Robert Stout, 755; AI W. Green, 515. Dunedin West —W. D.' Stewart, "503; Hon. Thomas Dick, 481.. Dunedin Central—J. B. Bradshaw, 499; Thomas Bracken. 490; J. G S Grant,!. Dunedin South: James Gore, 457; H. S. Fish, 441. Roslyn— A. IT. Ross. 483; J. Bathgate, 406. Peninsula —W. J. M. Larnacb. 658; O J. Hodge. 352; J. Wells, 14. Taien : —James Fulton, 353; W. Carneross, 277- W. A. W. Watheu. 45. Mount /da—Scobie Afackenzie, 363; John Ewing, 265. Oaniaru—E. Shrimski. 483; Lord Reidhaven, 391. * * * * The second match between an AllEngland eleven and the Australian team was played at Lord’s. England won by an innings and 5 runs. Scores: Australia—First innings, 229 (Griffen 63, Scott 75); second, innings, 145 .(Scott not‘out’3B). England, 379 (Steel 148).