MARLBOROUGH NEWS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21533, 24 July 1935, Page 20

MARLBOROUGH NEWS

RUGBY CHAMPipNSHEr* . * TWO TEAMS LEVEL >t , : # (■paouz. *• m moumJ -'™ BLENHEIM, July 23. .-i By Opawa beating the leading ttW>§" in the senior competition, the runners-up, Waitohi, are now'*a terms with the leaders, and the concluding rounds of the competition will ' be watched with interest The parition of the senior table is:—Moutera I 16, Waitohi 16, Opawa 10, Central 9, }■■ Havelock 9. Carluke 8, Awatere 8. '; Inter-clab Golf 4 At Pollard Park last week-end an ~'•, interesting match was played between »,' representatives of the Blenheim Golt '" Club and a visiting team from the , Awatere Club. All the matches were ~$ closely contested. Awatere won by <7 one match, winning eight, k»ing seven, |; with one match ail square. '<• Mission Service.' There was a very large congreg*> ' tion at St. Andrew's Church on Sum day night; where a mission has bee* -- conducted by Mr Andrew Johnston, ■ the blind evangelist, under thft. ' auspices of the Presbyterian Church. " There was a parade of more than 80 ' veterans, who paraded under the command of Mr C. H. Tollan* to the absencf .' of Mr E. J. Brammall, president ofthe . \ ■ Blenheim branch of the Returned Sol* %:, diers* Association. 4 Farewell Wooing fe, The Marlborough Rugby Union an 4» ! the Opawa Football Club held a successful function at St Patrick's Hall when Mr J. Best, the Marlborough! >-" member of the All Black touring teanvw was given a farewell. During tho • evening the guest of honour received, travelling requisites presented by Mr ' M. McKenzie, on behalf of the Marl•' , borough Rugby Union and the Opawa Football Club.