The original intention of the club was to open the proceedings with a luncheon at Carisbrook, and to follow this up with a cricket match in the afternoon and a dinner at night, but the weather was so unpromising early in the morning that all arrangements were cancelled except the dinner. As the day wore on, however, the conditions improved considerably, and eventually it was decided to proceed with the cricket match, a start being made shortly after 2pm. The announcement of the postponement had, of course, a prejudicial effect on the attendance, but a considerable number of players and ex-players and a few spectators assembled.
Teams were chosen under the captaincy of Mr C.W. Rattray and Mr A.H. Fisher respectively, two veterans who have done yeoman service for the club in days gone by, and who still take a keen interest in its welfare. There were 17 men on each side, and the array of fieldsmen was somewhat formidable, but this did not prevent a batsman from getting a ball to the boundary occasionally.
Cenotaph base completed
Two interesting facts about the Dunedin war memorial are that when completed the whole structure will weigh approximately 1200 tons, and the column will extend to the height of the flagpole in Queen’s Gardens, where the memorial is under course of erection. The weight of the base above ground and of the column will be 800 tons, while the foundations weigh 400 tons.
The column will terminate at a height of an inch or so over 90 feet. The contractors (Messrs H.S. Bingham and Co) have completed the base of the memorial and work has commenced on the shaft, which will be of concrete with a marble facing.
Property ad astounds
Sir, To say that I was astounded when my attention was drawn to an advertisement in this morning’s Daily Times stating that my property is to be sold on January 10, is to put it very mildly. It will probably be remembered that at a recent sitting of the Supreme Court I was complainant in a case against Robert Chatton Allen, in which I asked that he should be forced to complete a transaction relating to the purchase of my property. On the grounds that the contract, as made out by the selling agents, could not be regarded as binding, judgement was given against me. Now, the point I wish to make is that the advertisement appeared without my having been notified of the intention to insert it, and I have been placed in an entirely false position as a consequence.
The impression given by the advertisement is that I am either unable or unwilling to pay the costs (approximately in all £100), whereas the position is that I consider I have a claim for my costs against the selling agents, and my solicitor has been in touch with them on the matter. This fact was known to defendant’s solicitors, and yet the advertisement appears, and the first I know of it is from a fellow-passenger on the car! One knows that law is a peculiar thing, but it was never meant to dull one’s sense of fairness. I don’t intend to let the matter rest there, but in the meantime I desire to dispel a false impression and to state definitely that my property will not be sold on January 10. — I am, etc, R. McKenzie, 7 Grove Street, Musselburgh, December 9. — ODT, 10.12.1925
Compiled by Peter Dowden
