LAWN TENNIS.

Otago Witness, Volume 11, Issue 2159, 11 July 1895, Page 34

LAWN TENNIS.

TLe aumrnl match betweea Canterbury Collego aud Otago Uuivoisily was pUyed on Tuesday on tho conrtn of the Otago Club, the use of which was kindly gtauled for the match. The play was hardly up to the usual staadnrd, never theVfs some interesting sets wore played. Subjoined are the scores :—: — CANTERBURY COLLEGE. OTAQO UNIVERSITY. T. Burt 11 v. O. Williams ... 13 (4-6, 1-6, 6-1) G. Walkfir 9 v. W. Fisher „. ... 18 (5-6.3-6,1-6) E. 0. Atkinson ... 10 v. G. Adams ... ' ... 13 (6-1, 1-6,3-6) G. S«le 16 v. E. Williams ... 14 (6-5, 6-3, 4-6) Sale and Atkinson 12 v. Adams and E. Williams 17 (6-5,1-6,5-6) Walker and Burt 10 v. Fisher and 0. Williams ... „. 18 (2-6, 4-6, 4-6) Total ... 68 Total «. 93 Majority for Otago, 25. GOLF. The Ocago Golf Clab's monthly competition for the St. Ai.drew'a cro<s was held at itonlyn on Saturday afternoon. Tbo green was very wet. and pb-ils of water abounded. When the committee met; at 12 o'clock noon the weather Bhow< d little sign of clearing, but as this was tho first day on which the rule cam", into force fixing th« cross competition For tlw first Saturday of each month, they decided to allow the match to proceed. Only eight men turned out to facB the elements — though why golfers (especially Scotsmen) should be afraid of. a Scotch mint is incomprehensible to the ardent; player. The committee passed a rule for the day allowing the ball to be taken oat of occasional water, wh- n not in hrz-nd, without; the uiual penalty of a stroke. Tne course man the new golf course thut has just b^en bid out owing to the loas of the hole called "Howdeu'a Fancy," which is now ploughed up. The new course is somewhat longer than the old one,, but (if anything) two or three strokes easier. The sun smiled uuon the players now and then during the afternoon, but for the mo,t part a thick mist pruvailed, makiuj; i 6 v«ry difficult to judge direction and dittan".e co-recUy. Many a fine shut was spoiled through landing in a pool of water The medal was won by Mr J. A, Somerville (owe 4) with the score of 95 net. Mr J. R. Scott (scratch) and Dr Sband (4 strokes) tied for second place with 109 net. Cards were nob received from two of the pUyeri. The following are th^tcores :—: —

Last week 3106 tons of coal were exported from Greymouth. Ten estates were placed in the hands of the Public Trustee Jabt month. The lurgct were : John Flyno, Napier £220 ; Isabella Morrison, Orepuki, £160 ; Patrick Canty, Auoklind, £160 ; Frederick Samuel Monk, Masterton. £130. Benja-nin Shure, the young Russian who was reported to the WellinnWi police as having attempted suicide, was found to be suffering considerably. A packet of opium lay on his table. Inability to obtain work ia believed to be the cause of his act. Bei.jainin Shoure, who attempted to commit suicide afc Wellington l*«t week-, wrote a letter in anticipation of deatb, fnm which it Beews ho was a single tax<=r, and came to New Zealand from the United States beoause he bad heard it was far ahead of tint country. He met disappointment after disappointment, the chief apparently being that the single tax idea wag not in operation. Accused was remanded for medical examination. The following transactions in Crown* lands have taken place during the past week ;— Section 26, block 111, 75 awvs, Muuiototo district, selected by Margaret Crane, on the small grazing run system, at annual rent of Is per acre ; section 27, block 111, 79 acres, Maniototo district, by Robert Ferguson, on the small grazing run system, at 1« per acre ; section 15, block VI, 4a Or 14p, by Lawrence Mathewson, on lease in perpetuity, at a capital value of 20s per lacre. The Rbv. James Wallis, Wealeyan missionary, died at Auckland on Friday oi bronchitis, at the age of 87. In. 1824, en the Ist December, Mr and Mrs Wallia arrived in Hokianga in the Brazil packet, Captain Crowe, from Hobart, to join the Wesleyau mission. Mr W*llis helped to build the mission church in that district. In 1835 Mr Wallis went to Wh&ngaroa. He has been supernumerary for many years. He leaves & grown-up family. One of his daughter* is married to tha Rev. George Brown, of the New Guinea mission.

Mr J. A. Someryille... Mr J. R. Scott Dr Sh»nd Mr A Fowlie Mr Geo. Todd, jun. ... Mr F. J. Stilling ... Ciross ... 91 ... 109 ... 113 ... 121 ... 110 ... 117 B. Hup. Owe 4 4 10 Owe 2 4 Net. 95 109 109 111 112 113