N.Z. MOTOR CYCLE CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 952, 20 October 1910, Page 6

N.Z. MOTOR CYCLE CLUB.

i- TheJaninual;gerieral .'meeting'; of the Neiv Motor-cycle'. Club y vras-held;;last evening.': .Mr.-, L.-A. Edwards occupied the chair. There, were about thirty members present.. ,- The, balance-sheet:. ;sh6ws. that the affaire of. tho club are in \:a very' satisfactory - condition; Tho .present club : membership ■' is . 72: The j to - thank '.Messrs.; E.' Reynolds, aind;.'..'Go.;-' Xtd^ : .;Cyiio..ahd\''Motpr-^SijpElies 1 Ltd.. Adams,. Ltdv'.E.. Rosenbergtend;.Co.,-; and: A. G: phies' for . the", combined ; tTials ;held \last •Febrnary, and Cycle arid Motor Supplies, Ltd., and Messrs; E. Daniel and u..D. Bridge .for trophies'. for ;club : 4nd; also the' Vaciium;;Oil. .' Company'! 1 and;' Mr. Beauch'amp' Platts for' trophies ! ;for; com-;, petitions yet to be held, Atkins '.for /acup 'as' a : priytfft; owners; trophy; to bej on The following 'officers were elected for tho ■ ensuing year ,r—President,: Mr. . Daniel;'. vice-presidents'":'(subject:- to ■ _ their acceptance), Drs Whyte, ; Robinson, Gihbs, arid Pigeon, Messrs. H. .G. Smithy :]3. ; ' Reynolds, J. Carne-Bidwellj . : S.'; .'Ni Barton, P. X. Adams, ' and:-.T.'r'-Ihglis; chairman, Mr.'.- P. J. Macdpnald; '■ hoii.se^ti^'. :: 'ahd''-treasurfir ) ' : 'Mri'-''C. i -v,Da:v;e' Bridgej'captain/ iMr'. W.-'H."' Stone; _yico-. captain,. Mr. ' ..I'. : Macdosaldaudi tori,: Messrs.' <L. 'k.'r-Edwards' and;. F.y J.Mac;*: donald; trials, • hori.:'secretary and'treas- u urer,' ' Mr. W! H. Stone;'• obmmittpe, Messrs. ■ -W. .H. Nimmo, L. R. Barber, E,.- P.'-' Sealey, R ; - S. • Bender, and 'C. G. Sherwood. ; AV committee, was". apipointed: to■;-revise!-the' 'rules - A hearty: vote". ;'of thanks 1 was passed to Mr;; Bridge; for.his -'servioes -as secretary,'. and r.lsc -to the Cycle 1 and-Motor Supplies" Company : ;tor their generous (supply of refrQshments ; at Otakii orf the occasjion of : the recent run 'to I'alnierston and back.

; -The/.resignatioiL by,MT. : , E. -Geraid,- formerly. of' Wellington, of • the . post of. Official.: Assignee for > tho Auckland bankruptcy district - pereipitates.-. a /cirrous situation. '. ' It/transpires-' tJ»t ..Mr/ Gerard's.' intention; in ' quitting. ,theGov-; eTn'ment" . service . .is .- to enter iMo :i .business . as. a trade assignee./f'. This . means that lie will undertake privately, on behalf of. the morcahtilb firms of the north, the kind .of ; 'business which : he has hitherto done as•"a..Civil Servant'■ and' which, it is ho..secret,;.bron-ght..ini.a hand : , some, profit/to ; his in this respect among bankruptcy, .offices.; Seeing that Mr. Gerard,' in his official work, has gained in an, exceptional do-' greo. the. confidence of the Ahckland .merr chants,; it follows . almost. as."a' niatter 'of, course . that, a large proportion: f oflthe, business -that , has,hitherto ;.been done bj; him / thTongh "; the ■ . State office will follow him in. his. vate 1 undertaking. /-It will: bo interesting to observe the effect of the change, lijxtn. tho. revenue of .the : northern • bankruptcy office. : '..../ •..:/ 7:~\/ / : .\-' : / ; A has bean received from- ' Caplxiin:Scott.stating that he will lecture in \ Wellington on . Thursday, October 27; ; at the .Town Hall. -The..siibiept :of- the lecture, which/ will ".be'.'given, under.-.the auspices of -the Boys' Institute, will bo "Exploration, of the Antai-ctic : Eegions,". and;will, bo illustrated by lantern:slides si>ecially '' prejKircd, and. not previouslyshown ill New Zealand. : .y . One' of the best situated residential-pro- . perties in- Central Terrace; v Kelbume;'. is advertfeed for salel Price and-other particulars: can be had on coniniunicAtuie- >*o XBox 530, GJ.O,