THE DINNER.

Southland Times, Issue 9164, 13 March 1886, Page 2

THE DINNER.

In tfte evening the visitors from Dunedin were entertained in the Prince of Wales Hotel. Host Searlo supplied an excellent repast, and the company rose to , the: occasion. After the good things had been disposed of, the toasts, "Queen and Royal Family," " Army, Navy, and Volunteers." were honoured in the usual way. The Chairman (His Worship the Mayor), proposed " The Visitors ; tho Dunedin Bowling Olub." He said, it should give great pleasure to tbe Invercargill bowlers to meet their friends from Dunedin, and be was certain that there was nothing more conducive to friendly feelings between two towns than each a competition as had taken place that day. fle felt inclined to believe that the Dunedin men had only been " drawing their opponents od th« ice," and that when the Invercargill representatives went up to Dunedin they would get thoroughly beaten. Mr D. Baxter, with whose name the toast was coupled, said he was much obliged to the company for the way in which the health of the Dunedin bowleis bad been drunk. He hoped that the victory scored by the Invercargill Club would encourage its members, and that tbey would be in a position to meet and defeat some of the Dunedin veterans nest year. He concluded by proposing " The Invercargill Bowling Club. 1 Mr J. Preßhaw, in responding, said it had given the Invercargill Club great pleasure to havetbeir Danedin friends with them that day. It was only natural that the local men should feel elated at having secured the victory, as upon their laet visit to Dunedin they had got a thrashing. Although the Invercargill representatives had beftn defeated on that occasion they had thoroughly enjoyed the trip, since the Dunedin men had been most courteous and hospitable. Speaking of the ground npon which the match had been played he said that tho Invercargill Club had endeavoured to make it as lively as possible, 60 that the Danedin bowleas would not be under any disad vantage. The other toasts w«re :—" Recreative Sports," " The Town, Trade, and Banking Interests of Invercargill," "Agricultural and Pa6toral loterests," "The Ex-Presi-dent of the Dunedin Bowling Club (Mr Moody)," "The Press," "The Ladies," "The Chairman," ''The Viee-Chairnian," and " The Host and Hostess." Several excellent songs by Messrs Marsderj, Young, Cooper, Morrison, and W. Smith, and a humourous Scottish recitation by Air Morrison added considerably to the evening's enjoyment. About midnight, " Auld Lang Syne " and " God save the Queen" were aung, and the company dispersed, after having participated in s eeveral hours' uninterruptsd harmony.