NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2953, 27 November 1900, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Timaru Rowing Club got off another heat of the Committee’s fours last evening. All the circumstances were favourable to a good spin on the water. The result of the race was that T. Mackenzie’s crew beat Baines’ after a good race by about a length. This evening the crews stroked by Parr and Perks will meet at 6 o’clock, and H. Fraser’s crew will row South’s crew directly afterwards. It is hoped in the present favourable weather that all the heats will be got off this week.

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The return tennis match between the Girls’ High School team and the ladies of the Timaru Club was played on the terrace court yesterday afternoon. The weather was very fine, too hot in fact for the players, and afternoon tea was greatly appreciated. The scores were (High School jilayers named first) :—Singles—Miss M. Me Cahon 4, Miss L. Revell 7; Miss It. Sealy 4, Miss Douglass 7; Miss M. Tennent 1, Miss E; Tennent 7; Miss F. Ziesler 7, Miss Fussell 6; Miss Gapper 5, Miss Healey 7. Doubles—Misses McCahon and Sealy 7, Misses Revell and Douglass 6; Misses Tennent and Ziesler 5, Misses Tennent and Fussell 7. Totals, 33 to 47. The play was very good, especially in the first ladies' singles and doubles. In the first match, played a week or two ago, the School scored 24 to the Club’s 32, the details being: Miss McCahon 6, Miss L. Revell 2; Miss R. Sealy 2, Miss Douglass 6; Miss AI. Tennent 5, Miss M. Sotham 6; Miss F. Ziesler 5, Miss E. Tennent 6; Misses McCahon and Sealy 3, Misses Revell and flouglass 6; Misses M. Tennent and Ziesler 3, Misses E. Tennent and Sotham 6.

( On Friday evening Messrs Mill and Co. entertained their employees at a smoking concert to celebrate the completion of ‘‘heir new wool store. About 30 of the employees were present, and a most enjoyable evening was spent. The toast of the evening, “Success to the New Building,” coupled with the name of Mr J. Mill, was proposed in an able manner by Mr J. Thomson, and Mr Young, the local manager, replied on behalf of Mr Mill, giving an outline of the growth of the firm's business since they commenced in Timaru 10 years ago. During the evening Mr Wilson, the foreman on the new building, was presented with a case of pipes, silvei match-box and walking-stick, from the hands under him, as a token of the esteem in which he was held by them. The other toasts of the evening were—“ The Queen,” proposed by Mr Young; “The Company's employees,” proposed by Mr Young, ant responded to by Mr J. Thomson and Mi Crawford ; “ Our Contingents in Africa,” proposed by .Mr Crawford, and responded to by Mr Gillespie; “Our Host,” proposed by Mr Wilson, and responded to by Mr White. During the evening songs were contributed by Messrs Moffat, Short, Densem, Baker, Bennett, Young, Crawford, White, Eccles, and Collett. Miss Quill played a pianoforte selection, and Messrs Mclnnes and McDonald gave bagpipe solos. Mr W. Owers presided at the piano, and contributed a couple of selections. The singing of “Auld Lang Syne ” brought a very pleasant evening to a close.

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