QUEENSTOWN NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19906, 28 September 1926, Page 5

QUEENSTOWN NOTES.

(Feom Oub Own Cobeespondent.) QUEENSTOWN, September 24. GOLF. The final of the ladies' championship resulted in Mrs L. Curtis carrying off toe honour. Mrs Gilkison, whose chances were good, lost to Mrs Wilkinson by default. This was in the semi-finals, and Mrs Elliot lost to Mrs Curtis. However, the latter s win was quite decisive with 7 up and 6 to plav. . ; , The final of the driving competition did not bring out anything better than the performances of Mrs Harper and Miss Wheatland in the first of the series. The former’s drive was 151yds 2ft Bin; the latter’s measured 133yds Ift. The cabaret evening, which was arranged for Wednesday as a wind-up to the golf season, was a conspicuous success. There was a great crowd present, and a very jolly time was spent. A feature of the programme was the presentation of the prizes won during the year, the championship awards naturally taking pride of place. FOOTBALL. The seven-a-side team sent from Queenstown to take part in the schools’ tourney at Invercargill quite distinguished it sell. The weather was most inclement, and the ground very heavy, which told against the lads in the semi-finals, as they are not accustomed to these conditions. However, the performance they put up was excellept. the Middle School, Invercargil, beating them by 8 points to 5. Had the ground been dry they would undoubtedly have car ried off die honours of the day. Mr D. fi. Macdonald, head master of the local public school, was the boys’ coach. X-RAY PLANT FOR HOSPITAL. The staff of the Lake Countv Hospital recently organised a concert and dance in aid of the project they have in hand of raising money for the purchase of an X-ray 8 plant for the Lake County Hospital. The * fund was firmly established on "Kawarau Day,” when a collection was made which, with the Government subsidy, gave them £SO as the nucleus. The public here has also espoused the cause heartily, as it accorded the promoters of a c °? c f • a packed house and an enthusiastic hearing. Several of the Kawarau dam employees assisted the nurses in the good cause, and the strength which the movement is gathering should soon see the district in the happy, possession of an X-ray plant at the hospital. The institution has been heavily handicapped without the apparatus as patients requiring examination have had to travel big distances to those places where plants are in existence. TENNIS. The following office-bearers were elected at the annual meeting of the local tennis club -.—President, Dr W. A. Anderson; vice-presidents —Messrs W. .H. Berry, . H. Overton, and F. Stoop; joint secretaries. Messrs H. Overton and F. .Stoop ; committees appointed were—General—Mrs Oyer ton. Miss E. Davies and Mr Douglas, Handicap-Misses E. Davies, L. Simpson. and the joint secretaries: W. -A, Anderson, Mrs Overton. Misses E. Davies. N. Davis, and L. Simpson. The opening day has been fixed tor a recommendation that the club affiliate with the Vincent Lawn Tennis Association. . Hie Queenstown Progressive League asked that the club assist m making the Labour Day -xcuision from Invercargill a success by arranging a match as was done last year.—lt was decided to write to the Central Club. Invercargill, inviting it to send a team up. OBITUARY. The death of Mr James Alexander Robertson, which occurred recently at the Dunedin Hospital, ha® removed a figure very well known in the Lakes district. Lieceased was born m 1860, in Tasmania, where he engaged in mining for some years, being, indeed, cne of the pioneers of the Mount Ztehan and Mount Lyall silver and copper mines. In 1892 he came across to New Zealand, attracted by the rush to Preservation Inlet. Subsequently ho arrived in the Lakes district and worked for about 20 years on various stretches of the Shotover, including the area held by the Sow Hoy Gold Mining Company. In 1916 Mr Robertson went across to Wanaka, where he was employed sawmilling for some time Later ho went to Tarras, and then removed to Dunedin The death of another very well known Queenstown man took place at Hamilton on September 19. This was Mr Charles H. Robertson youngest son of Mr and Mrs J. W. Robertson, pioneers of the Wakatipu district. Deceased left here upwards of 20 years ago, but as he was a young man who engaged in all the public activities of the town arid district, he is still remembered very well by the majority of the residents. GENERAL. An effort is being made to inaugurate dog trials in this district. At one time we had a very successful club here, and there seems quite a good prospect of resuscitating it or forming a new club. A sale of work in aid of 6>t. Peter’s Church was held hero yesterday, with fairly successful results. The returned soldiers of the district purpose holding a reunion here on October I. Any surplus after the expenses are met will be given to the X-ray fund. Messrs Watt Bros, were the purchasers of Mr J. E. O’Connell’s well-known farm property at Frankton, which was put up for auction recently. This land has produced some of the best barley ever marketed in the Dominion. It is situated well to the sun and is coming within the area which will be irrigated by the Government scheme now being carried out in Lake