TIMARU HANDBALL CLUB.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XV, Issue 27, 28 October 1887, Page 29

TIMARU HANDBALL CLUB.

A meeting of the above Club took place on Thursday, October 13 t the Vice-President (Mr 1 T. O'Driscoll) in the chair. A letter wa§ read from Invercargill stating that a handball club had been formed there. This announcement was received with general satisfaction, and hopes were entertained of clubs being formed in other centres throughout the Colony.

The President (Mr. Thomas Howley) and the Vice-President presented £5 each to the funds of the Cluo. The arranging of matches was also considered, and after several local ones were arranged (on© for two new hats presented by the Vice-president, to be played for by J. O'Dowd and P. Scott v. E. Egan and J. Irwin), the following were decided on : — Timaru v. Oamaru, £10 aside ; Timaru v. New Zealand,. £30 a-side. The first match to be played on November 9th, and the latter to commeuce on 26tn December next. Both matches to be j .<>\ed on the Club's handball court, Timaru. Some were of opinion i■! .* the prize for the challenge for New Zealand should be a general sulaoiiptiou from the different towas that would be represented in, the match, but it wag decided to offer the £30 aside, and if more than two non-local players accept the challenge subsequent arrangements will be made.

After a hearty vote of thanks to the President and Vice-President for their generosity to fhe Club, the usual compliment to the chair brought the meeting to a termination.

One of the wealthiest women in Chicago is Mrs. Mimcel Talcott, a childless widow of three-score years: When her husband was dying a few years ago he requested her never to hoard a dollar. Her iucome is 50,000 dois: per annum, and of this sum she devotes 45,000 dols. to local charity.