BOWLING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume C, Issue 11724, 31 October 1898, Page 6

BOWLING.

CANTERBURY CLUB,

There was a large gathering of members and their friends at the opening of the Canterbury Bowling Club’s season on . Saturday aftmoon. The weather was somewhat bleak,, but a capital green, bountiful afternoon tea in the new pavilion, and wellrendered selections by the Stanmore Band, combined to make a pleasant afternoon. A photograph, was taken of the gathering.. In the absence of the President (Mr T. Skelton), the proceedings were opened by Mr J. H. Hopkins (vice : president). He said that the time-honoured game of bowls acted as a bond between players all over the world, and he hoped the ladies present would always impress its virtues on their gentlemen friends. .MriHopkinS : then declared the greqii open, and the'first Jack was thrown up by Mrs Sey. A match Presdent v. VicePresident, was then (played. Five rinks were used, the grass <m the sixth, a neWlyformed rink, not yet being sufficiently forward for play. .The match resulted l in a win for the Vice-Presidential,team by 111 to 94. Followingtare .the. scores; - No. ’ 1 Rink—President: Turvey, Minchin* ton, Hyndman and Struthers (skip), 18 ;■ Vice-president: Sey, Hopkins, Manning, W. Thompson (skip), 19. No. 2 Rink—President; Boyd, Carl, Seager, Ashby (skip), 25; Vice-president: Brittin, Jacques, Barlow, Wood (skip), 21.. No. 3 Rink—President: Duggan, Willis, -Moore, Oakley (skip), 19; Vice-president :l Toomer, Prudhoe. Kirk, Maddison (side), 24. No. 4 Rink—President:' Woolf, - Fleming, Storey, Taylor (skip), 17; Vice-president:! Brpwn, Dearsley, Meikleham, Lanibie (skip),

19. ■ . No. 5 Eink—President: Lightband, Thompson, Colemanjdskip), .15; Vice-president: Carroll, M’Rohie, Gee (skip), 25. ■

In the Franco-German war, the indemnity paid by France to the victorious Germans amounted .to £200,000,000, which considering there were close .upon 1,000,000 Germans engaged, works out at about £7 per man per week the . whole time the war lasted, or £I6OO for every German soldier who met his death.

There are many ways of clearing ■ off a church debt, but el church at Hanford, Califomia, has struck out a novelty. It has released its pastor for twelve years, while he goes gold prospecting in Alaska with three friends. It will maintain his family during his absence, on condition that if he is successful he will pay off . the church debt.