AN EMPHATIC LETTER.

Otago Witness, Issue 2651, 4 January 1905, Page 28

AN EMPHATIC LETTER.

From Dr Giuseppe Lappani, Physician to the Pope. Dr Guiseppe Lapponi, Physician to the Pop©, has just written a remarkable letter that is specially interesting to New Zeaj landers just now, as it bears o-n th© " patent medicine " agitation of the hour. His position at the Vatican, under both Leo XIII and Pius X, is, of course, a | guarantee that Dr Lapponi stands at the j head of the medical profession in Europe, I and his outspoken letter on the blood-build-ing powers of Dr Williams' Pink Pills shows how free he 'is from that ignorant prejudice so common among ordinary ill-edu-I cated doctors. Dr Lapponi, Ihe Pope's Doctor. '

Dr Lapponi is quite above the silly notion that a medicine ceases to have any medioal virtu© when onc-e it is advertised. On the contrary, he read with deep interest, the reports of the cures 'brought about by Dr Williams' Pink Pills for- Pale Peopled These reports impressed him greatly, because 4ie recognised in them the signs of perfect truth. He himself had found difficulty in curing similar cases by ordinary drugs, and so, without a moment's dread of " professional ettiquelte," he tried Dr Williams' Pink Pills in his private practice, and publicly stated in writing, over his I signature, how valuable he found them: — His Letter Translated. "Via dei Gracchi ,332 Rome.- . I "I certify that I Kave^ried Dr Williams'.. t " Pink> Pills in ' four - cases of the simple ' '.anaemia of development. After- a few weeks " of treatment, the result came fully up to I "my hopes. For that reason I , shall not j " fail in the future to extend the use of thi3 I " excellent blood medicine, not only in the I "treatment of other morbid ' forms of -the ! "same kind as anaemia or chlorosis, but j "also in cases of nervousness, ' neuralgia, " neurasthenia, and the "like. J The "simple anasmia of development" mentioned by Dr Lapponi is, of course, that tired, languid state of young girls whose development into womanhood is slow. The change from girlhood to womanhood depends upon the blood— and Dr Williams' Pink Bills for Pale People actually make new blood. They do just that one thing, but they do it well. They don't act on the bowels. They don't try to cure mere symptoms. They go right down to the root of the matter in the blood, and make it rich, red, and regular. In that way they have saved many pale, bloodless, ba«kachy girls from slipping slowly into a Decline In the same way, they strike at the one cause of other blood diseases, like indigestion rheumatism, headaches, backaches, liver and kidney diseases. And Dr Lapponi himself refers to the value of Dr Williams' Pink Pills as a blood-building nerve tonic in. nervous troubles, such as St. Vitus' dance neuralgia, sciatica, paralysis, and locomotor ataxia. These pills, praised hv s-o high' an authority, may be obtained from ?toffijMs and storekeepers, or from iho S? ~^fPpS£ s ' Me *w>inß Co., Old Custrn House, stre*&, Wellington, at three shillings a box, or' six boxes for sixteen shillings and sixpence, post free. If New Zealand doctors would think less of "professional ettiquette" and more of scientific success, they would use these blood-making pills daily in their practice after the distinguished example of Dr Guiseppo Laponni, the Physi- ! oian of the Vatican-

-. MEN'S HAND [CAP SINGLES. Second Grade. Seventy points ; advantage game. Third Round. Styche beat Nicholson, 71 — 69. Cachemaille beat Gray, 70 — 55. Semi-final. Styche beat J. Thomson, 70 — 67. A. Friedlander beat Cachemaille. 70—66. LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. Fifty points; advantage game. Second Round. Miss Van Staveren beat Miss M. C. Ross, El— 49. Miss I. Ross beat Miss Crawford, 50—44. Third Round. Mrs Ballantyne beat Miss Rutherford, 50—48. Miss Van Staveren beat Misa J-. Berkeley, Vw — 4o» Miss Nicholson beat Miss I. Ross., 50 — 46. Miss Bridger beat Miss Laing, 50 — 48. Semi-final. Misa Van Staveren beat Miss Bridger, 61—41. MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Seventy points; advantage game. Second Round. Harraway and Ward beat Dr Borrie and Bauchop, 70—60. ' Third Round. Jackson and Cachemaille beat S. N. Brown «ni Gruar, 70—61. ' Friedlander and Parkinson beat Harraway Wia Ward, 70—67. • ; LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES. Fifty points; advantage game. Second Hound. Hisses Crawford- and Goodman (rec. 12) beat" Kisses Dsries and Stewart. 50 — 44. - ', ■ Misseß Glasgow and Roberts (rec. 12) beat ! Misses Marks and Jeffreys (rec. 16), 55^-53. J 7 Misses Nicholson and. Jamieson (rec. 4) bcati Hisses Laing and .Woo'dv(rec. 24), 50—43. | ■ Misses Van 1 Staveren and M. Ross beat ! Hisses G. Bauchop and ' Rutherford, 50—36. j Misses Campbell and. Mackerras (rec. 4) beat ' Mrs Ballantyne and Miss Powdrell (scr), N SO— 29. Third Round. Misses Crawford and Goodman beat Misses Bridger and Nicolson, 50 — 41. Misses Van Siaveren and M. Ross, beat Hisses L. and M. Louisson, 50—40. / COMBINED HANDICAP 'DOUBLES; • Seventy points; advantage game. Second Round. Cachemaille and Miss Louisson (rec. 38) beat Sinclair and Miss J. Berkeley (rec. 18)", 70—68. Lycett and Miss Powdrell beat Harraway •nd Miss- Campbell^ 70—57. . Perm and Miss Goodman (rec. 24) beat Boa- ' Bington and Miss Louisson (reo. 26). 70^r-65 ' I" Third' Round. S. Brown and "Miss Crawford beat Purcbas and Miss-Holmes, 70— 55.- . " Cachemaflle and Miss Louisson beat Uren and Miss Bridger, 70 — 57. - Lycett «na Miss Powdrdll- beat Pearoe and Miss Stewart, 70—61: Goss and Miss Jamieson beat Bigg-Wither *na Miss Gruar, 70—57. „ . Fottbth Dat— Thursday. - It W fully expected tta-t the championship tournament y which is taking placte.at Cans*rook would .have been concluded on Thursday but owing tofsome of the competitors ' having wucceeded In- keeping in "'till near the end of. the strugglejn several, events, and. consequently " mot "being available ttf play- in *llf their en- j gageinents, -it was found impossible to finish. As . far as , Thursday's - play is I concerned, Hi A. .Parker,-' of -Wellington liana not- much - difne^tty: ,in disposing * 1 ,Bs"°'s&-, B s"°'s&-< of CnpstcKurch, in the final of the- -Men's- Singles - Championship Miss Ninmeley,= ; 'of Hawkefs Bay, met Miss F. Campbell m the "Ladies'- Championship final and won a love set to start with/ vie' Dunedin player placing', three games .to Jier credit in , tne next set'before Miss Nunneley>scpred the ' •winning gajne."'. The two Singles ■'Championships therefore .go ,to;;.th'ef/p%v.ibus 'holders. ±he Ladies' Cnampionshiß.-Doables. hold by the Misses Gorrie, of Auckland, this year have oeen won, by Misses Nicholson and Jamieson, both Christohurch player's. H. A. Parker, of ! Wellington, again, participates in the honour of I •winning the Men's Championship Doubles, his partner this year being ±t. Lycett, of Victoria. Parker, partnered by Miss Nunneley— a very strong combination,— also takes a share of the honour in winning, the Combined Championship Doubles, the two' repeating their success of last year: A. "Friedlander (Dunesun) won the First Grade Men's Handicap Singles; Miss Nicholson. (Christchurch) the Ladies' Handicap Singles; -Penn and -Cowper (Christchurch) the Mens Handicap Doubles; -and Misses Crawford and Goodman (Christchurch) the Ladies' Handicap Doubles. So far the only thing that ha«-eome Dunedin way is the- Second Grade Handicap Singles. The president (Mr ,W. 3?. Monkman), the secretary of the- Otago Association (Mr W. H_ Irvine), and Mr J. Daggar (a member of committee) stuck to their posts to the ' last, and have been- largely m- , strumental in carrying, the tournament through; They wereion Thursday assisted by' Mr Gv N. Goldie. secretary for the " affiliated associations, such assistance " being very welcome, and "much needed^. - In the final of the Men's Champion, Singles, the meeting of.Parker and Borrows '-was productive of an" interesting game, though the result' was .generally considered^ a, foregone^conclusion. Parker, -as was expected after his defeat of Lyoett, retained the championship •without 'much difficulty, and,- by his judicious placing and the unerring accuracy and judgment displayed in his strokes kept his opponent playing almost continuously a defensive game, and moving all over the court., while he quietly waited for his returns. Borrows undoubtedly played a good' uphill game,, and kept it up to the last, picking up some difficult "returns, in clever style. Parker wn in. three consecutive* sets, his opponent making his best showing in the second set, this set being very welL contested up to the point vrhere the score stood _at 3—23 — 2 in 'Parker's favour. In the Men's "Champion Doubles the final between Parker and Lycett and S. N. Brown and R. S. Brown -was a good exposition of- double play. As anticipated, Parker and Lycett. came off -notorious, and that in three consecutive sets, but the Otago players deserve Teal credit for making an excellent stand, especially in the first set, where they captured fora games. T Some good rallies were witnessed, out the "brilliancy of the opposing combination eventually proved too much for the airowns, although tiie visitors .had to play to win. In iiie Ladies' Champion Singles ,Miss Nunneley had only to dispose of Miss Campbell to retain "the championship, and this she did i \pithout inuch ; 'difficulty, although the Otago j player -made a good stand, especially in the eecond setj, in -which she secured three games. A feature, of Miss Nunneley's play was her admirable placing and. hard driving down the aide line, -Miss Campbell finding these strokes generally unplayable. Several exciting rallies were seen, and a number of the games were •won only on the 'vantage. In the Ladies' j Champion ' Doubles, a most interesting match I was : forthcoming in the final between Misses j "Nicholson and Jamieson and Misses Harman j and Nunneley. Rather contrary to expecta- ' tions, the Christchurch pair (Misses Nicholson i and Jamieson) won in two consecutive sets, defeating their formidable opponents by 6—36 — 3 •nd 6 — L The winners played with most ex- i

cellent combination, and wisely returned as few balls as possible within Miss Nunneley's reach, confining themselves rather to exercising most liberally her partner's back-hand. The games were very evenly contested, and the rallies usually long. Miss Nicholson especially for the winners excelled in her driving to the side-lines. Miss Jamieson tired somewhat towards the finish, and Miss Harman had more than her share of work to do. The win was a very popular one. Some capital play was seen in the Combined Champion Doubles before finality was reached. In the second round Goss and Miss Jamieson defeated Harraway and Miss Berkeley after a good contest, in which they lost the first set badly, but pulled up in the other two. Goss played an effectively aggressive game, smashed with success, and got his serves in to advantage. Harraway was brilliant at times, and both ladies played a good game. In the third round Lycett and Miss Powdrell then m&t and defeated Dr Marshall and Miss Harman in the first two out of three sets, and by a good margin. The match was more evenly contested than the scores would appear to indicate, and the losers held their own at times. In the same round Goss and Miss Jamieson went down before such formidable opponents as Parker and Mass Nunneley, Goss playing with the worst of luck; and the excitement of those present then centred in the final between Parker and Miss Nunneley and Lycett and Miss Powdrell. As expected, this proved a very exciting match, and some brilliant play was witnessed, Miss Powdrell again^, showing herself a player- of "the first rank, and being responsible for many a winning stroke. However, even this, watft Lycett's brilliant smashing at the net when opportunity offered, ! could not wear down the consummate re1 liability of Parker and" Miss Nunneley in all J- departments, and the championship does not j change hands, though not far off doing so. I Parker and -.Miss Nunneley secured the first ! set -with the score 6-^3, but lost the second, 1 in which they won just as many games as ' their opponents had in the first. As showing the closeness of the contest in the final and deciding set, the score was five all before Parker and Miss Nunneley managed to secure the coveted lead of two games and the set, and so the match' and the championship. In respect of tihis game, it is only fair to the losers to mention- that Lycett had already put in a hard afternoon at tennis, and might well have suffered from fatigue. In the handicap events a great many matches were played off, though .all are not yet quite finished. In the second Grade Men's Handicap Singles Styche proved the winner, beating A. Friedlander after a good game. In the Ladies' Handicap Singles Mass Nicholson - beat 'Mrs Ballantyne in the semi-final and had I then to meet Miss Van Staveren (of Wellington) in the final, the game proving most interesting, the Christchurch player (Miss ' Ndcholson) ultimately asserting a superiority and winning by six games. Miss Nicholson played jthe more steadily, though Miss Van k Staveren- showed 'some excellent strokes, especially in the back-hand, and plays with freedom. In the Men's Handicap Doubles Parker and Lycett beat Bell and Jay after a. close game, and* in the semi-final -met Perm and Cowper <(of Christchurch), who played so well that Parker and Lycett found it a hopeless tusk. to reduce their, handicap to any effectual extent. Perm. put some short drives across the court -that troubled Lycett not -'a little} ,and Cowper's- great left-hand* reach "won many . '_a\poiht , jox his aide., Penn 'and Cowper then , continued their victorious career, by.rbeating I Jackson . (Petone) and Cachemarille- "(Welling- - ton) in the final, asserting a decided -superiority over.their opponents, and thoroughly deserving "their ' .win. , In -the Combined .Handicap Doubles several "games have yet 4o -be. played. ■'In, the fourtE- round _ "Ward, and Miss Van : Staveren beat Penn~and ,Miss Goodman -without much difficulty, Ward's service being exceedingly effective. Borrows and Miss Nicholson beat Cachemaille and Miss Louisson in I the fourth round, and White and Mass Jeffreys won from Jay and Miss Callender in the third round. A good game was witnessed .between' Miss Jamieson, ' the; result being' that the former pair' went into "the semi-final where they suffered" defeat at the hands of Ward andMiss' Van Staveren, who played wiith excellent j combination. In the fourth round Lycett and j Miss Powdrell have yet 'to meet Miss Jeffreys and White, the winners having then to meet Borrows and Miss Nicholson in the semi-final. The Ladies' Handicap Doubles were brought to a finish. Misses Callender aiid Begg qualified _ for the semi-final by beating Misses Nicholson^ and Jamieson by a rarrow margin on handicap, and subsequently suffered defeat irom Misses Crawford and Goodman. In the semifinal, an interesting game "was seen between Misse3 Van Staveren and Ross and Misses Campbell ana Mackerras the Otago pair eventually winning by a fadr In the 'final - Misses Campbell and Mackerras met Misses Crawford and Goodman, and were beaten eventual ty by a small margin on handicap 1 , though displaying a superiority towards ■ the closing stages of the play. Misses Crawford .and Goodman (Christchurch) thus vrin ■ the Handicap Doubles Injthe-Men's.JEandicap Singles (first grade) Lycett'^beat S. TT. Brown in the third round, / and ' later on defeated R. S. Brown in the semi-final after an exciting game, in the later stages of which the Otaga player was almost holding his own. Some capital play was seen from 'both' players, Brown working very hard to keep the lead, which he was just unable to do. 'R. Bauchop' by retirement of Corrigan in the fourth round goes into the final, and has now to meet Lycett. . 1 The following are the results of play: — I MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. ! Besl of five sets _; advantage sets. First prize gold medal (winner to hold challenge cup for one year> also a trophy ; second prize trophy, value £2 2s. Final. H. A. Parker (Wellington) beat A. Borrows (Christchurch), 6—l, 6—3, 6—l. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES. Best of three sets; advantage sets. First ' prize, value ;£2 2s, and gold medal (winner to hold challenge cup for one year); second prize, trophy, value £2 2s. Final. Miss Nunneley (Hawke's Bay) beat Miss F. Campbell (Dunedin), 6—o, 6—3.6 — 3. LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Best ci three sets; advantage sets. Prize: £1 11s 6d each ajid medals each. Final. Misses Nicholson and Jamieson (Christchurch) beat Mis3es Harman and Nunneley (Canterbury and Hawke's Bay) respectively, 6—3.6 — 3. 6—4.6 — 4. MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES. Best of five sets ; advantage sets. Prize : Gold j medals and trophies, value £2 2s each. Semi-Final. Brown Brothers beat Harraway and Ward, 6—4, 6—4, 6—3. Final. H. A. Parker (Wellington) and E. Lycett (Victoria) beat R. S. Brown and S. N. Brown (Dunedin), 6—4, 6—2, 6—2. ] COMBINED CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLES, j I Best of three sets ; advantage sets. Prize : £1 , 11s 6cl and medals each. Second Bound. Goss and Miss Jamieson beat A. E. Harraway and Miss J. Berkeley, 2—6, 6—2, 6—3.6 — 3. Serai-Final. Lycett and Miss Powdrell beat Dr Marshall and Miss Harman, 6—l,6 — 1, 6—3.6 — 3. (

Parker and Miss Nunneley beat Goss and Miss Jamieson, 6—l,6 — 1, 6—l.6 — 1. Final. H. A Parker (Wellington) and Miss Nunlieley (Hawke's Bay) beat E. Lycett (Victoria) and Miss Powdrell (Taranaka), 6—3, 3—6, 7—5. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES. Firs^ Grade. Seventy points ; advantage game. First prize trophy, value £2 2s ;. second prize, trophy, value £1 Is. Third Hound. Lycett beat S. jN. Brown, 76—66. Semi-Final. ■R. Bauchop won from D. Corrigan, by default. Lycett beat E. S. Brown, 76—72. MEN'S HANDICAP SINGLES. Second Grade. Seventy points; advantage games. First prize, trophy, value £2 2s; second prize, trophy, value £1 Is. Final. A. Friedlander (Dunedin; rec. 12) beat W. E. Styche (Chrislcimrch ; rec. 16), 70—63. LADIES' HANDICAP SINGLES. Fifty points ; advantage games. First prize trophy, value £2 2a; second trophy, value £1 Is. Semi-Final. Miss Nicholson beat Mrs Ballantyne, 50 — 35. Final. Miss Nicholson (Christchurch ; rec. 10) beat Miss Van Staveren (Wellington; rec. 13), 50 — U. MEN'S HANDICAP DOUBLES. Seventy points; advantage game. Prize: Trophies, value £2 2s each. Second Bound. Parker and Lycett (owe 20) beat Bell and Jey (rec. 30), 90—83. Third Round. Parker and' Lycett won by default from Fulton and D« Croz, retired. Semi-Final. Jackson and Cachemaille beat Friedlander and Parkinson, 70 — 61. Perm and Cowper beat Parker and Lycett, SO— 72. Final. Perm and Cowper (Christchurch; rec. 16) beat Jackson (Petone) and Oachemaille (Wellington; rec. 24), 70—59. LADIES' HANDICAP DOUBLES. Fifty points; advantage game. Prize: Trophies, value £1 Is each. Third Round. Misses Callender and Begg beat Misses Nicholson and Jamieson, 50 — 46. Misses Campbell and Mackerras beat Misses Glasgow and Roberts, 50—40. Semi-Final. Misses Crawford an 3 Goodman beat Misses Callender and Begg, 50 — 39. Misses Campbell and Maokerras beat Misses Van Staveren and M. Ross, 50 — 43. Final. Misses Crawford; and Goodman (ChristehurcVi; rec. 12) Heat ASi&ses Campbell and Mackerras (Dunedin; rec. 4), 50 — 46. COMBINED HANDICAP DOUBLES. Seventy poin,ts; v advantage game. Prize: Trophies, value £1 15s each. Second Bound. Wnite and Miss Jeffreys (rec. 18) beat Bauchop and Miss G. Bauchop, 70-^-65. • • Third Round. Borrows and Miss Nicholson won from Twopeny and. Miss- -{Fletcher by default. '• White and- Miss- Jeffreys- beat"iTay, and Miss* Callender, 70 — 65. , - Ward and -Miss Van. Staveren beat Bell and Miss Nunneley, 7Oj^-65. Perm and Miss " Goodman won from Gruar and Miss Livingstone (rec. 28) by default. Fourth Round. Borrows and' Miss Nicholson 'beat Cachemaille and Miss Louisson, 70 — 59. - Ward and Miss Van Staveren beat Perm and Miss Goodman, 70 — 49. Brown and Miss Crawford beat Goss and Miss Jamieson, 70 — 62. Semi-Final. Ward and Miss "Van Staveren beat Brown and Miss Crawford, 70 — 57.