who were always ready and willing to kindly 
     
     assist in public or social functions of this 
     
     kind. The health of Mr. R. B. Rossborough, 
     
     banker, who has recently been transferred 
     
     from here was then drunk, while kindly words 
     
     were spoken of him, who has, gone to the 
     
     West. 
     
    
   
   
    
     At this point Mr. Heartz, on behalf of 
     
     the Club, presented Major Leigh, the winner 
     
     of the second prize, with a splendid 
     
     Meerschaum pipe and for which the major 
     
     heartily, and in complimentary terms, thanked 
     
     the Club. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Club prizes for the class series 
     
     were won and presented as follows: The win- 
     
     ner of the first series was Mr. A. W. 
     
     Hyndman; second series, Mr. J. O. Hyndman; 
     
     third series, Mr. James Walker. All these 
     
     gentlemen suitably acknowledged the 
     
     presentations and spoke of their happiness in 
     
     belonging to the Club and the pleasure they 
     
     derived from its meeting throughout the year. 
     
    
   
   
    
     "Absent friends" were not forgotten and 
     
     those toasted were Messrs. Rossborough, 
     
     Dench, Claxton, Steel, and Appleton. Mr. 
     
     Coombs gave the response, and his speech was 
     
     one of the notable events of a happy evening. 
     
     He gave a humorous and mathematical synopsis 
     
     of the meetings held throughout the year 
     
     setting forth the attendance of each 
     
     individual member, his score, percentage and 
     
     average marks. This was a very interesting 
     
     contribution to the speeches. Not only was 
     
     information given that showed the standing of 
     
     every member of the Club, but the 
     
     peculiarities of each were dealt with ina 
     
     mastery yet mirth provoking manner, by Mr. 
     
     Coombs . 
     
    
   
   
    
     The toast to "Mr. Heartz's guest" and 
     
    
   
   
    
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