TENNIS

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 2780, 23 October 1923, Page 2

TENNIS

St. John's Tennis Club held a tourney on tho Courts yesterday. In the semi-finals, Mrs Stuckey and A. N. Bowsfield defeated Miss Best and Meirs by the narrow margin of 2 points. Tho final was played between Mrs Stuckey and Bowsfield and Miss Worsfold and Harford, the former pair winning easily by 12 points. The results were:—Miss Barltrop and P. Fade (2 on), 2 wins and 3 losses; Miss M Taylor and ,M. Hausmann (9 on); 3 wins and 2 losses; Miss Irwin and D Murphy (12 on), 1 win and 4 losses; Miss Worsfold and H. Hartord (10 on), 6 wins and 2 losses;' Miss P. Mayo and B. .McLean (14 on), 0 wins and * losses; Miss M. Mayo and L>. D. Howes (minus 1), 3 wins » nd J; losses- Miss Porter and Rev. Tye (1on) 2 wins and 2 losses); Miss Best and R. Myers (minus 3), 5 wins and 2 losses; Miss Tolley and W. Bramwell (5 on), 2 wins and 2 losses; Mrs £ngcandE.H.Lange<Bon) 2 wins and 3 losses; .Mrs Stuckey and A. N. Bowsfield (minus 7). N wins and 1 loss; Miss M. Taylor and J. Cressey (15 on), 0 wins and 4 losses.

you seem to treat thd matter as a joke. , His Worship :Yes, you are trying the patience of the court. Witness: Yes, sir, the accused amuses me. His Worship: Your place, is to hehave properly and answer decently or I'll put you in your place. Accused: Did my wife have any dealings with you except the repayments?—No, not that I know of, except that she was a partner in the firm.

J. Gilmour, taxi-driver, of Napier, gave evidence similar to that Of. Anderson.

Frederick Cray, manager of the Guardian Insurance office, deposed that in June, 1922, the accused insured no goods and if he stated he did it was untrue. Speaking !n. accused's favour witness said that so far as he knew the accused had always conducted his business well. He had known the accused for eight years and had known him to be a sober living man, a good husband and a devoted father.

To the detective-sergeant: Witness knew that he went in for gambling. The accused was in the habit of obtaining apparently wonderful information about racehorses. John B. L. Brown, clerk in the Bank of New Zealand, at NapVr, said that there were no records in the hank concerning a purchase of goods frcm the bank by accused. J. O'Brien, shipping clerk at Barry Bros., said that the two bills of iadin;: were old ones used again and were forgeries. The ink used in the alternations corr-_s-.<ond"d with that usee! In a letter wrt'en by the accused.

H. A. Pirie, Milliard saloon proprietor, said that he had an account .at the National Bank of New Zealand, at Napier, and he did not issue a cheque for £672. It was a forgery. W. .T. McLeod. confectioner, stated that he had given the accused a cheque form last. year. The accused said he had a man who owed him money and who banked at the National and he wanted the cheque form for him.