Unbounded Hospitality.

After a most trying journey the Otago, Canterbury, and Victoria Tournament teams, accompanied by a V.U.C cricket team defending the Speight Trophy, and about 40 V.U.C. supporters, arrived over an hour late to be greeted by a glorious day and swashbucklers dressed as members of the Hogpu. Old friends greeted and new friendships formed, the tourists were whirled off by their hosts and hostesses for bath and breakfast. Much refreshed by these ministrations, the visitors hied them to the welcome at A.U.C., where we learnt that A.U.C. had won the Haslam Shield, with V.U.C. last. As the Auckland Railway Station is to Thorndon, so are the A.U.C. buildings to V.U.C. "Smad's" reporter was too overcome by the opulent surroundings to take in either the speeches or the subsequent afternoon tea, but was informed that both were very good. Tea was served in the Students' Block, which appeared easily able to hold the entire V.U.C. buildings. An early bedtime rounded off an exciting day.

A study of the Tournament Programme—wholly set up and printed on the A.U.C. Students' Association Press, although this was not disclosed on the programme itself—showed that Tennis at Stanley Street Courts (all day). Boxing Prelims in the morning, with finals in the evening at the Town Hail, and rowing off Orakei in the afternoon would make a busy day for any reporter. Let us first deal with the boxing, which was splendid.