NELSON NEWS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21320, 13 November 1934, Page 18

NELSON NEWS

—•-♦ ' 3fe^Vi CRICKET COMPETITION^; FIRST CENTURY OP SEASO^ (SMCUI. tO TO P&ISS.) - •j.V^ NELSON, November •$£ ': « The senior championship ; ettefc& match, Wakatu and Athletic, warcgkr menced on Saturday at Trafalgar ,Pajfc; Wakatu made a score of 286 run£-' ' Browne (108), and Kinzett (91), who* partnership produced 167 runs. A feir • ture of the day's play was, the $« t ,, innings of L. V. Browne, who ', the first century of the season 'fa ' j senior matches. The former Welling. I ton and Hawke's Bay representatijit was in fine form. His total of JOJ included 16 fours. Kinzett was' uu, ; ! fortunate in missing his century, befajf- I caught when his score was 91. ; , , ' Mnsic Teachers' Association * A most enjoyable programme of roth sical numbers was presented at tfe final meeting for the year of the Nd. son branch of the Music Teachers' As. • sociation. The function was arranged ''- in the form of a social for members '"' and friends. A welcome to the visited was extended by Mr J. B. Lemmer, the president, who expressed thanks to Mr and Mrs Claughton for arranging '' very interesting programme. ApprecU ' ative reference was also made to fi» untiring work of the secretary, Mi§ W. Jarmey. - \i}§ Memorial Service A very large congregation, mclulhui the members of the Council of GoVph ors, the teaching staff, and old aM present boys, attended the Cathedral last evening to commemorate v 'th|» foundation of Nelson College. ;_ r Cawthron Trust '•'

At a meeting of the Cawthrou Tnfsk Board this afternoon, the Bishotres Nelson, the Rt. Rev. W. G. HiUiasl took his seat, and was welcomed-to the chairman (Mr W. J. Moffatt) aj«| members. County Council - f At a meeting of the Waimea Comity Council a deputation consisting..'of Messrs Haining, Rowling, and unthto '• from the branch; tif ttfc New Zealand Farmers' Union waityfl upon the council about the proposal Moutere Estuary road. After hearing the case, Cr. H. Everett moved'that the council decline to* entertain 41$ suggestion that it find £3OOO for fja -" work, but that the deputation be in* formed that the council was prepared ' to enter into a conference on matters with other local bodies concerned. Tfoft' motion was carried. \'te The Nelson Defence Rifle Club fatilt the first competition for the Wattnjt > Cup and F. GledhilTs trophy, at fitt Wakapuaka range on Saturday, SeffE shots were fired at 300, 500, ani SB yards, in dull weather. AttheSOOyafS range E. Russell gained the and H. Manssen and W. Kenning'46coM' ; 34 each. , Several 32 at 600 yards,, which was the bigtidtscore. R. Ihwood, 100, retains fhe»jativ """ ior feathers. * '•% The scores were as followsJE,yjfc Russell 100, R. Inwood 100, N.-M&p sen 98, W Renning 96, F. Sharlaiidm H. Day 94, S. Barhett 93, W, 93, L. Dixon 92, P. Burn 92.', ; ,",V ■ Bowls •'' ".> l 'i The Nelson and Maitai Bowling C 11169 played the first match for thejteajjgr Shield on Saturday, there, being' 10. ■ rinks on either side. On the ? NSSJtii green only one point separated $* ;-, sides, and this was in favour of, Maitai •i, and on the Maitai green Nelson K ' the big margin of 65 in its favffljf. .' Nelson won by 64, winning on 'sejSjs rinks, drawing on one and,losingntt two. V&. Relief Workers' Dispute _-«&. Forty or more relief workers .ejj*, gaged on groundwork at the Nelpt' aerodrome at Stoke, which work vp*. commenced last week, downed towt' this morning, and rode into the cfe". on bicycles to place a grievance W$ fore the authorities. Late on day a deputation representing the nttoij'. had waited on the Labour DepsrJv-' ment. and this morning a stop-worfcv meeting saw all the workers assembly, at the council chambers. The MayorsMr W. J. Moffatt, presided at the meeW ing. . . \m? The spokesman for the men _s»jt : when the men left the No. 5 scheii&,' to work at Stoke, they had- bejs'guaranteed 9s a day as a minhiisglv wage, but in the first pay one garaf* had received 8s 6d, another 9s, ans& third 9s 6d. The men had uuderstofld when they took the job on thattbjr leaving the No. 5 scheme they wpujst be better off, but that had not previa' to be the case. The men asked for.*/ guaranteed minimum wage that . .tha stand down be eliminated. Mr S. : -E.: McGregor, of the Labour Department;; said that the stop-work meeting '.seas, unnecessary, in view of the fact ,tbatthe men had waited on him on jSfit» : , urday, when he had promised he winMv do what he could to bring the before the authorities. After discus- 1 sion, Mr McGregor said that he ihael told the men on Saturday that hj« was prepared to make certain recom* mendations to the Government as'sfqfe', lows:— d) That no man should be required to stand down;for a longer; period than four weeks inclusive '# Christmas and New Year weeks; (2) W * view of the assurance given to, fl» men before the acceptance of the job. that they would not be prejudicedabout receiving Christmas pay, 'tHat ; all men should receive the same Christ*; mas pay as they would have had'hadthey not accepted the job. - Mr Moffatt suggested that the best,, thing for the men to do would be &r ; them to allow the recommendations tfr go forward, and meanwhile to get back' on the job until the answer can* The men returned to work after esf, pressing the hope that they should J*". . ceive an answer by Wednesday evea* ing. '•.' ■ ■ t