NELSON NEWS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21387, 1 February 1935, Page 20

NELSON NEWS

INTER-ISLAND B TEAM 1 DISTRICT ASSOCIATION Makr, 1 COMPLAINT S [SPECIAL TO THE rR ESS _, S NELSON, January 31 H Following the announcement of k 1 cricket teams selected to represent ♦? H North and South Islands, in the int I island fixture, the Nelson Disw 1 Cricket Association has 1 following telegram to the New ZealaJ 1 Cricket Council:—"Why has 1 cil deliberately excluded minor assl I ciation players from participation in 1 the inter-island match?" I No reply has yet been received ta 1 the question, but a telegram was I ceived from one of the selectors day as follows:—"Please forward th» I names of three all-rounders fe. Nelson-Marlborough." For the selection of the teams onl* the major associations were nominate players. As the pia w £ have now been announced the siseti ficance of the telegram from the seta! tor is not known. w Rotary Club Luncheon "Some Aspects of Greek Life" wasth» subject of an address given by H. D. Broadhead at the weekly lunch" eon of the Nelson Rotary Club t£ day. Rotarian President W. Armstrong presided. A vote of thanks to th» ' speaker was moved by Rotarian J n McKay. Visitors at the luncheon wera Messrs Dickson (Birmingham) and n A. Glen (Wellington). Regimental Camp The annual camp of the Nelson. Marlborough, and West Coast Red! ment will commence next week at Ta. pawera. On Saturday next, 12 0 ffl! cers and 20 non-commissioned officer! will assemble at Tapawera to undergo a four-day course before the opening of the camp on • the following Wednesday. It is anticipated that at* proximately 250 officers and terri. torials from Marlborough, Nelson, and the West Coast will attend the came, which will be under the command nf Colonel W. T. Churchward. On the first day of the camp, intensive infantry training w.ill be carriedout and three other days will be devoted to tactical training under Major W. I. K. Jennings (Christchurch). The camp will conclude on Wednesday February 13. Visitors' day will be held on Sunday. Flunket Society The Orinoco Plunket Society held a social afternoon at the residence of Mrs Stevens to say good-bye to their president, Mrs C. B. Brereton, who is leaving the district to reside in Nelson. During afternoon tea Mri Stevens presented Mrs Brereton with a shopping bag from the members of the society in Orinoco, Ngatimata, and Pokororo as an appreciation of the interest she has taken during the manyyears she has been president. Largest Vessel to Visit Nelson The New Zealand Shipping Com-, pany's steamer Rotorua, which will arrive in Nelson to-morrow evening, will be the largest vessel ever handled at the port, having a length of nearly 100 feet more than the previous largest ship to visit Nelson. The vessel has a gross tonnage of 10,890. The previous largest ships to call at Nelson were the Ruahine and the Port Gisborne. The Rotorua will discharge 1600 tons of cargo and commencing on Saturday will load 15,000 carcases of frozen mutton and a quantity of wool.