IN TOWN AND OUT

Southland Times, Issue 21480, 24 August 1931, Page 8

IN TOWN AND OUT

.NEWS OF THE DAY.

Golfer Holes Out In One.

A member of the Queen’s Park Golf Club, 11. W. Jones, had the distinction of holing out in one at the short 17th (Howitzer) on Saturday, this being the first occasion this season on which a tee shot has been holed at the Park. * # The Regimental Colours,

When on parade this evening the Southland Regiment will have the regimental colours borne before them. According to tradition the colours are held sacred and are handled with the greatest . reverence. When they are passing it is customary for all men standing by to doff their hats m token of respect. »/**.* Disarmament.

Pursuing its educational campaign, and preparing for Disarmament Week, the Southland branch of the League of Nations Union invited Mr Frank Milner, Rector of the Waitaki Boys’ High School, to speak in Invercargill next week. Mr Milner has accepted the invitation and will deliver an address in Smith’s Hall on Thursday night on “The World Situation and Disarmament.”

Ladies' Hockey Tour. The Southland ladies’ hockey representative team will depart for Auckland tomorrow to take part in the Dominion Championship Tournament commencing at Auckland next Saturday. It was found necessary this year for the association to charge a levy to each of the chosen players of £2 10/- in order to defray the steamer fares, but, although this decision was made known as late at last Wednesday, such was the enthusiasm among the girls that all the levies were in the hands of the treasurer of the association on Saturday. * * » * Parade of Regiment.

This evening the first parade of the Southland Regiment, since it has been reorganized on a volunteer basis, will take place. On leaving the Drill Hall at t. 45 p.m. headed by the Regimental Band and the Caledonian Pipe Band the route followed will be Dee street, Tay street to Kelvin street corner and back along Tay and Dee streets to the Drill Hall. During the march the colours of the regiment will also be on parade. On the return of the regiment to the Drill Hall a ceremonial parade will bo held, when 50 of the new recruits will be sworn in in front of the Colours.

Rugby Charity Day. At a meeting of the committee set up to make arrangements for the Rugby Charity Day on September 12, it was decided to enlist the support of the Commercial Travellers’ Association in the matter of selling tickets for the special matches to be played that day. A suggestion that the curtain-raiser to the main game be a match between the Southland Times team and a team representative of warehousemen and commercial travellers was well received and it was decided to make negotiations for such a game. The idea of a ladies’ Rugby match was also considered. Several ladies wrote to the committee offering to play. This matter will receive further consideration.

Tomfoolery Run Riot. A splendid spirit of co-operation was forthcoming on Saturday afternoon when the men hockey players staged a freak hockey game at Queen’s Park in aid of the funds required to send the Southland ladies’ representative team to Auckland. All the participants were attired in fancy dress and there were many original and clever costumes. A good crowd thoroughly enjoyed the antics of the men who, with a glorious disregard of the rules of the game, changed the play into football scrums and other sporting activities just as the mood took them. As the result of the endeavours of the men players, a sum of over £5 was taken in gate money and handed over for the cause.

Young Man’s Death. The death took place at the Southland Hospital at 9 o’clock on Saturday night of Frank Pollock Scobie, aged 28, of Winton, who was admitted on the 16th instant suffering from the effects of a bullet wound in his forehead. An inquest was opened at the Hospital yesterday afternoon when evidence of identification was given by a brother of the deceased. Dr Oakey, a house surgeon, also gave evidence that an X-Ray examination had located the bullet and an ■ operation was performed. Everything possible was done for the deceased, but he gradually sank and died. Death, in the doctor’s opinion, was due to cerebral laceration following a gunshot wound in the forehead. The inquest was adjourned until September 2 at Winton, when local witnesses will be called.