MARLBOROUGH NEWS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21564, 29 August 1935, Page 16

MARLBOROUGH NEWS

FARMER BREAKS LEG DRAGGED THROUGH HARROWS (SPECIAL TO THB P*E93.t BLENHEIM. August 28. Mr L. C. Holdaway, Lower Wairau, broke a leg yesterday while harrowing a piece of land. He was sitting on a board laid across the ton of the implement, and when the team went through a hollow, the board slioned and Holdaway fell, r being dragged through the harrows. He was takcQ to the Stafford Hospital, where he is progressing favourably. Heavy Wind An exceptionally heavy north-west-erly wind, of gale force, blew all day. , Clouds of dust from the Wairau riverbed swept down the valley. No damage was reported excepting that some trees were blown down. Personal The Rev. J. D. C. Madill (Blenheim), the Rev. Robert Crockett (Seddon), and Messrs C. F. A. Whiteford (Blenheim), and F. W. Marshall (Renwick) have left for Nelson to attend the quarterly meeting of the Nelson-Marl-borough Presbytery. Hockey Representatives The Marlborough women's representative hcckey team has left for Gisborne, _ where it will compete in the Dominion tournament. Those making the trip are Misses N. Sutherland. W. N. and E. Woolley, F. and R. Drake, L Wratt, M. and A. Wareham. B. Mills, Z. Heffer, R. Jellyman, M. Smith, M. Norton, and Mrs Workman. Mr A. Innes, secretary of the Marlborough Hockey Association, accompanied tae team as manager, and Mrs A. Innei as chaperon. Basketball Team The Marlborough basketball representative team also left by the Tamahine for Wellington to compete in the New Zealand tournament, the players making the trip being Misses M. Gleeson (captain), H. Wanden (vice-cap* tam),D. Kennedy. E. Gifford, N. Douglas, C. Wilson, B. Mac Donald, L. Robinson,, R. Gifford. F. Squire. D. Cos?i nd L " Parkes - Mrs H. J. S. Mitchell accompanied the team as chaperon. Rugby T>,23u e , Marl borough primary xiugoy team left this morning for GreyuJh t to compete in the Seddon Shield P rima ; y schools tournament t,meeting of the Marlborough* Union, it was decided that the y u W?- teon Memorial Cup presented by Mr and Mrs T. Watson, ba F»t yed . £o J,. between Waitohi and CarPicton on Saturday. It was Sfafiv? the Charity cup on . September 7, the senior between Moutere and v Oldlfoys ' |Unior between Opawa B was received that the Golden Motue!ka junior representative E lay here on Saturday the Ryder Cup, would arrive on annual •presentation of trophies was arranged for September Sp^i^? y r- fix ! ur , es lor Saturday are:— downo-D i a 1 v " Opawa, at LansPark : A-watere v. Havelock, at Lansdowne Park; Waitohi v. Carluke, Goldln n J " nior: Marlborough v. Park. Bay-Motueka, at Lansdowne