Coronation Golf
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Tournament in Solomon Is.
•THE Solomon Islands Coronation Golf * Tournament was the largest tourna ment of the kind ever held in the Pro tectorate.
It was found necessary to begin the competitions as early as April 16, and to continue thereafter until the afternoon of Coronation day, May 12. After the final competitions, everybody in the dis trict met at the Tulagi club, where the trophies were displayed prior to their presentation b'y His Honour the Resident Commissioner (Mr. F. N. Ashley, C.M.G.) The following companies generously presented handsome trophies for competi tion, and these were suitably inscribed: Messrs. Lever’s P.P.P.L.; Burns Philp (S.S.) Ltd.; W. R. Carpenter and' Co. (Sol. Is.) Ltd.; Prouds Ltd., Sydney; W.
Kerr and Co., 542 George Street, Sydney; Angus and Coote Ltd., George Street, Sydney. In addition, cups for runners-up were given.
The competitions and the names of the winners were: Proud Cup (bogey scratch, 27 holes) : Winner, J. C. M. Scott; runner-up, E. Nelson-Turner.
Kerr Cup (stroke, scratch, 27 holes) : Winner, J. C. M. Scott: runner-up, E. Nelson-Turner.
Burns, Philp Cup bogey, scratch, 27 holes) : Winner. E. Nelson-Turner; runner-up, J. C. M.
Scott. Lever’s Cup (ladies’ stroke handicap, 27 holes): Winner, Mrs. J. C. M. Scott; runner-up, Mrs. Osborne.
Sir Walter Carpenter Cup (stroke handicap. 27 holes): Winner, J. C. M. Scott; runner-up, A.
Judd.
Angus and Coote Cup (bogey handicap, 27 holes) : Winner, E. Nelson-Turner; runner-up.
J. C. M. Scott.
The competition was a most successful one, the weather throughout was good, and everyone interested will remember with pleasure the tour nament and its historic association.
Rev. C. W. Whonsbon Aston, of the Anglican Mission in Eastern Papua, left
Sydney for Mukawa, Papua, after fur
lough, by the Montoro, on June 23.