LAWN TENNIS CLUB.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 64, 13 February 1936, Page 4

LAWN TENNIS CLUB.

COMPETITION DRAWINGS,

The following are the drawings of the first and second rounds of the annual competitions to be commenced by the Feilding Lawn Tennis Club on February 22: Men’s A grade singles championship.—First round: S. Younger v. A. P. Campbell, C. H. Tate v. S. A. Cover. Second round: K. G. Salmond a bye, A. Bush v. J. Telford, R. W. Humphrey v. C. Wilkinson, C. W. Corkmdale v. T. Thompson, W. Boddy v. W. Fitzgerald, H. Merritt v. G. Darragh. H. Giesen v. K. Ivilgour, J. L. Webster a bye. Ladies A grade singles championship.—Mrs A. Waldin v. Miss E. Taylor, Miss M. McLean v. Mrs Alulvanev, Miss J. GaTlick v. Miss B. Eliott, Miss L. Spence a bye. Men’s B grade singles championship.—J. L. Webster v. W. 11. Fry, J. Fair v. W. Fitzgerald, A. R. Aliers v. A. H. Anderson, W. McCorkindale v. R. Allen, L. Whitehead v. A. Bush, W. James v. A. E. Long, S. Younger a bye. G. H. McEwen a bye. Ladies’ B grade singles championship.—Mrs G. Darragh v. Miss J. Watts, Mias J. Garlick v. Miss K. Cartliew, Miss H. Hocken v. Miss Stack, Miss Y. Barltrop v. Miss T. Cartliew,- Miss AI. Kilgour v. Miss I.

Seifert, Miss N. Desmond v. Mrs Lawrence, Miss E. Younger a bye, Miss D. Sargisson a bye. Men’s handicap singles.—-J. L. Webster (25) v. G. H. McEwen (35), K. G. Salmond (scr.) v. W. Fitzgerald (25), S. A. Gover (12) v. W. James (25), C. Wilkinson (18) v. A. H. Anderson (30), A. R. Miers (22) v. S. Younger (20), A. C. Long (25) v. A. Bush (20), V. R. Lawrence (18) v. E. M. Hare (22), W. H. Fry (21) v. L'. Whitehead (20), K. Ivilgour (1G) v. G. Darragh (12), J. Fair (35) v. W. Crooke (20), A. P. Campbell (101 v. 11. Merritt (18), C. LI. Tate (7) a bye, C. W. McCorkindale (18) a bye, R. Allen (25) v. L. Thompson (12). Ladies’ handicap singles.—Miss H. Hocken (15) v. Miss N. Desmond (20), Miss F. Maguire (25) v. Miss T. Carthew (15), Miss J. Garlick (15) v. Miss L. Spence (8), Miss E. Bailey (25) v. Miss M. Kilgour (18), Mrs Lawrence (10) v. Miss E. Taylor (14), Miss J. Watt 6 (15) v. Miss V. Barltrop (12), Mrs Mulvaney (10) v. Mrs Darragh (18), Miss Brown (22) v. Miss E. Younger (20), Miss A. Ellerm (12) v. Miss E. Redwood (25), Miss M. McLean. (scr.) v. Miss K. Carthew (15), Miss Wimsett (15) v. Miss I. Seifert (30), Miss Stack (20) v. Miss D. Sargisson (17). Men’s handicap doubles.- —Fry and Anderson (30) v. Tate and Lawrence (scr.), A. and J. Campbell (10) v. Humphrey and Darragh (scr.), Gover and Fawcett (8) v. Fitzgerald and Long (27), James and Miers (20) v. Telford and Crooke (5), Younger and Kilgour (15) v. Bush and Thompson (12), Salmond and Wilkinson (scr.) v. Whitehead and Allen (25). Ladies’ handicap doubles.—Mrs Tate and Miss . Shepherd (15) v. Misses Brown and Maguire (30), . Misses T. and K. Carthew (18) v. Misses Curtis and Foster (10), Misses Ellerm and McLean (10) v. Misses Watts and Barltrop (18), Mrs Darragh and Miss Spence v. Misses Taylor and Redwood (22), Mrs Waldin and Mrs Gover (12) v. Misses N. Rutherford and Kilgour (15), Mrs Lawrence and Miss Garlick (12) v. Mrs Burrell and Miss L. Rutherford (scr.), Misses Stack and Sargisson (20) a bye, Mrs Caldwell and Miss Eliott (7) a bye. Alixed handicap doubles.- —Miss Wimsett and James (28) v. Miss Ellerm and Haro (20), Miss Foster and Webster (20) v. Miss N. Rutherford and Kilgour (3), Miss McLean and A. Campbell (scr.) v. Mr and Airs Crooke (20), Alias Eliott and Thompson (G) v. Miss K. Carthew and J. Campbell (20), Aliss J. Garlick and Aliers (20) v. Air and Airs Lawrence (10), Air and Airs Tate (9) v. Aliss Hocken nnd Fawcett (16), Air and Airs Darragh (15) v. Air and Airs Gover (22), Aliss Curtis and Long (20) v. Airs Waldin and Fitzgerald (12), _ Aliss Spence and Whitehead (18) v. Aliss L. Rutherford and Younger (7), Airs Burrell and Telford (scr.) v. Aliss T. Carthew and Humphrey (15). MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

The Feilding Alagistrate’s Court sat yesterday, Air It. AI. AYatson, S.AI., being on the Bench. Arising out of an accident in Palmerston North on October 31 last, wherein a car containing some Alaorl youths and a European girl collided with a tree, Airs E. Alcßrearty. licensee of the Awahuri Hotel, was charged at the Feilding Alagistrate’s Court on Tuesday. with selling liquor after hours, exposing liquor for sale at a time when licensed premises were required to be closed, and keeping the bar of the hotel open at a time when it was required to be closed. Her daughter, Kathleen Alcßrearty, was charged With selling liquor for consumption off licensed premises to two Natives named Tiaki Poto and Samuel Te Matai, and with selling liquor after hours. Sergeant Angland conducted the prosecution and Air J. Graham appeared for defendants. Evidence was given by Aliss O. AI. Hansen, Samuel Te Alatai, Alate Kipa, Taylor Heniera and Tiaka Pqto. It was stated they left Foxton to come to Palmerston North to the pictures and that they had some drinks en route. Late at night they visited the Awahuri Hotel where they had further drinks and obtained some bottled beer." Sergeant Angland stated in evidence that on November 4 lie visited the Awahuri Hotel and interviewed Airs Alcßrearty and her daughters as to

their movements on the previous Thursday night. He obtained a statement and visited the hotel again on January 8 last with Samuel Te Matai, whom lie asked to show where he had been served with liquor and who had served him. Te Alntai had pointed out Aliss Kathleen Alcßrearty. Witness recalled to Mrs Mcßrearty and her daughters that Te Alatai and Poto had stated that they visited the hotel on the night of October 31 and had had three rounds of drinks after which they had produced a £1 note and purchased eight bottles of beer. Aliss Alcßrearty had said she had no knowledge of the Maoris visiting the hotel and did not know them. To Air Graham witness said that the statement obtained on November 8 had been to the efFect that Alls Alcßrearty j nnd her daughter Kathleen had been in the sitting-room oil the night of October 31, Aliss Alcßrearty having been practising a song. Her other daughter had been upstairs writing letters that evening. The dMcndant had been quite frank in her statements. Witness said that he then made exhaustive enquiries into the whole matter, and the prosecution had resulted. Outlining the case for the defence, Air Graham said that defendant, Mrs Alcßrearty, had been. licensee of the hotel for many years, during which time her conduct had been exemplary. Counsel suggested that before a conviction was entered tliere must be unmistakable evidence of her guilt. Apart altogether from what Airs Alcßrearty and her daughters would say, counsel claimed that the evidence of the police witnesses was most unsatisfactory. It seemed quite clear that the Alaoris had been out “joy riding.” It was not known how much drink they had had, but there was evidence from some of their number that they. stopped at the Longburn Hotel on their way from Foxton and also on the return journey. Air Graham submitted that the evidence of Poto, in particular, was unreliable. The witnesses for the police had said that they went to the Awahuri Hotel, but all that they knew was that at about midnight, after

jaunting round Palmerston North, they visited some place. Taylor, Kipa and the girl were strangers to the- district and they had said that they went to the Awahuri Hotel because Poto said they went there. As far as those three witnesses were concerned they might have called at another hotel altogether. The Alagistrate: Another hotel some distance from Palmerston North? Counsel: Yes, it might have been any hotel. Counsel went on to say that Poto, who was under the influence of liquor, had said to the party that they would go to the Awahuri Hotel, but he might have taken them anywhere. These witnesses did not know the district and simply relied on what Poto said. The position was that the Court had to rely on the evidence of Poto and Te Alatai and this counsel suggested was most unsatisfactory. They had contradicted themselves in essential facts and figures. It would be difficult to find two such witnesses to give such a diametrically opposed story. One had said that the party had gone to the pictures and the other had said that they did not go to the pictures but spent some time at the Longburn Hotel. Te Alntai stated that the Awahuri Hotel was lighted, but Poto said that there had been no lights. The evidence,, said counsel, was full of inconsistencies. The defendant, Mrs Alcßrearty, then gave evidence, stating that she locked tile, safe and the bar just before she retired at 10 p.m. -No liquor was served that night.

The Alagistrate: Are you prepared to swear to that?—A T es. The Alagistrate: No one was supplied after closing time that night?— No one.

To Sergeant Angland, .witness said she did not know the witnesses called by the police. She would deny tlieir statements that liquor had been served at her hotel and knew of no reason why five persons should come to the Court and state that it was at. the Awahuri Hotel that they obtained liquor on the night of October 31. Kathleen Alcßrearty gave corroborative evidence. She said she went to bed at’about 10 o’clock and did not get up again that night.To Sergeant Angland, she said she remembered the Ataori Te Alatai who was a member of a football team, but did not know the others. She denied that any liquor was served and would swear that what the witnesses had said was untrue. Josephine Alcßrearty also gave evidence, stating that she was upstairs throughout the evening and retired shortly after her mother and sister. She did not know the Alaoris, and denied that any liquor was served

that night. This concluded the case, the Alagistrate intimating that he would reserve his decision.