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Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 226, 24 September 1907, Page 8

The annual general meeting of the Renwick Tennis Club was held last evening, when there was a good attendance. The annual report and balance-sheet were read and adopted; the report gave an account of a very busy year, and the balance-sheet showed a satisfactory credit balance. The following officers and committee were elected:—President, Mr G. W. Coward (re-elected); Vice-President, Mr JR.. Gibson (re-elected); Secretary and Treasurer, Mr R. E. Watson (reelected) ; Committee: Messrs G. Hart, C. Gee, H. C. Watson, J. Laidlaw, Misses Watson, P. Brydon and Rowe; delegate to Marlborough Tennis Association, Mr R. E. Watson. Messrs G. Coward and R. E. Watson notified the meeting of their intention to each give a racquet again this year, for best lady and gentleman players, for which a vote of thanks was proposed and carried by acclamation. . Owing to the new courts not being quite ready to play upon a sub-committee was set up to arange for a temporary ground to open the season on in October. A" large number of new members were proposed and elected. A vote of thanks to the chair closed the meeting.

Woman's advice to woman—lf troubled with constipation, headache, liver or kidney ailments, take Tamer Juice.

A well-known sheepowner in the Clutha district, who has 10,000 sheep on turnips in Southland, had (says the Leader) rather an unfortunate experience with them lately, but as it happened it turned out not so badly for him. A dog got off the train near the place where the sheep were and, instead of going to its own home near by, went to a. neighbour's place. Here it met with another dog-, and' during the night the two of them set off for the sheep. Then they played havoc with the mob, killing 30 of them outright and mauling and maiming a lot more, besides destroying the turnips, as 10,000 sheep would do when being raced backwards and forwards over them for half a night. The dogs were caught and identified in the morning. The owner then looked for satisfaction. There was ho blame attached to the railway people, but the , owners of the dogs were clearly liable. Assessors were appointed on both sides, and the damage agreed upon at £240, and this amount was paid in full satisfaction of the damage done.