NELSON NEWS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21647, 4 December 1935, Page 18

NELSON NEWS

P 111# iCOtoGE SHOW p W >:v< * ■" & eiy ittHß^?wßßiai.i■. - ;gg:s'1:; - $ ' . NELSON, December 3. r .{purling the month the agricultural «E Nelson College have paid r visife; to'Waimea Co-operative , Dairy' Company's butter factory at to the Nelson freezing .■works fQT *ihe district fat lamb' com- ' petitions, and 'to the Agricultural and Pastoral' Association's show, where the *-b'oys acted as assistant stewards, stated, the monthly report of the principal (Mr H. V. Searle) to the Council' of Governors. In the Jersey judging competition at the show for comi petjtors under 21 years of age, boys ; from the college- secured first, second, 1 end', third places. Mr A. E.- Max expressed the thanks , of the Nelson Agricultural and Pas»fcoral Association for the valuable as- •' sistance given at the recent, show by | members of the ,-classes. He praised ; the * keenness -of the pupils and the ! manner in' which they carried out the ; duties allotted to them. . Nelson College .Affairs ; It.was reported to the Nelson Col- ■ Segfe/Gouncil of Governors that the i i Barnicoat essay prize, open to the 1 t pupils : of both colleges, was , won by j Marie- Kletcher, of the Girls' College, i 'W. A: Russell,-of Nelson College, being | . j second. The subject is always the - man who has done most for the world ■ in the last year, and both prize-win-nefft-swrote on Mr R. A Eden. The dates for the terms for 1936, , submitted, by the principals, were ap- ■ j proved" as follows: —First term, Wed- ' nesday, February 5, to Friday, May 8; ■ second term, Tuesday, May 26, to Friday, August 21; third term, Tuesday, ■ September 15, to Tuesday December r The ■ Boys' College second term ; will extend to August 24, to allow the boys to see the inter-collegiate Rugby which will take place in Nelson next year. R.was decided to forward an application to the newly-appointed Minisfor Education for the immediate remstatement of the main college building.. The Education Department approved ©f-"the appointment of Miss Ruth Liimiden as art student teacher at the Gielg College for a second year. Ensign from Lord Bledisloe When Lord Bledisloe paid his fare- ; well visit to Nelson College, the prin- , cipal (Mr H. V, Searle) enlisted his ; help in obtaining a white ensign from i the. Admiralty for the college. This : has'now-.come to hand, and will be ; officially presented to the school on i thfe; first suitable occasion; It is ap- | prppriate that the ensign should come . irom H.M.S. Nelson. ; Fisherman's Death 1 IWbile in the bay fishing yesterday , Hans' Olaf Andreason, aged 41, a married man, collapsed and died. ) Andreason, accompanied by W. Reed, ; lefjtthe port at 3.40 a.m. in the launch - Proline. When seven miles out they 1 began fishing, and Andreason comi plained of pains in. the chest. After ! breakfast he said he did not feel well, and went to "lie down in the engine- - ropm. Shortly afterwards Reed found ■ hii ; i companion dead. , , An inquest was held this afternoon • before the corpner, Mr E. J. Scantle- ; bingf, who gave a verdict that death ' was due to heart failure. t v; House Destroyed by Fire An eight-roomed dwelling in High ; street, Motueka, owned by Mr J. ; MacG. Inglis, was totally destroyed Iby 'fire early this morning. The build,s ing; was unoccupied at' the time the ! alarin.wasfgiven. about 1 a.m„.by Coni stable A. Adams* who lives on the {'opposite . side of the street The i Mptueka Fire Brigade, under Captain I A: ;Canton, was quickly on the scene, J but- the fire had a strong' hold, and the', efforts- of the firemen were unavailing!; The origin of the outbreak is unknown. The house was vacated on, Saturday, and would have been occu- • ; pied by a new tenant to-day. i The buildihg was insured in the New 'Zealand Insurance - Company's office,-! -1 it is understood,-for £7OO. , !

Pigeon Flying ; The Tfelson Horriing Pigeon Club I conducted a race from Dunedin." The : birds were liberated by Mr Scoullar, i of."Dunedin, in good weather, but the. i birds met a -head" wind from Christj church, which taxed their energy dur- ; ing the latter stages of the race. Results, were as follows:—H. Simp- : son's No. 180 (time lOhrs), 1; H. Simpi.m's No. 198 (lOhr 20min), 2; H. ! Simpson's No. 45 (lOhr 21min), 3; H. { Simpson's No. 102 (lOhr 21min) 4,

Personal j ,Mr P. Hercus, of Christchurch, dis- ! trict agent for the New Zealand MediI cal Assurance Society, is on a visit to : Nelson.- He will spend a few days , with his son at Tasman. Miss J. D. Stephens has resigned i irom the teaching staff at the Nelson i Girls' College to take up a position at !St Gabriel's School for Girls, WavN oriey,. Sydney. Her resignation .was j accepted with regret at last nights } meeting of the College Council of - Governors. f Chess Club The Nelsojfi Chess Club held its final ' night for the season, when a teams' 1 match, President v. Secretary, was ! played. A visitor to the club was D. ■ Scott, former champion of Wanganui, ' who will be an entrant at this year's ' New., Zealand championship to be decided at Wellington during the New : .Year.' - The Nelson Club will be rep- ' resented by E. H. Severnel At the" conclusion of the present season, C. ,N. Wilkinson was at the ' top of the A grade ladder, while J; ' Meads headed the B grade. A. Sterxy i retained the Silver Knight ' - llY"' '-m'-" /