MARLBOROUGH NEWS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21729, 11 March 1936, Page 18

MARLBOROUGH NEWS

ACCIDENT ON WA ntJfflß BRIDGE -lB MOTOR-CAR RUNS Omß DECKING '!»■ (BPBCIAi TO TB* FXSSS.) >s||mß BLENHEIM, Mard£ JgH A motor-car accident occurred <m|lS terday morning on the Wairau brraHH A sedan motor-car, owned by-.'MH G. Lucas and driven by Mr M. jcSHB son of Mr F. C. Cook, of BlenheimnlfflH negotiating the Wairau bridge, - **lll off the parallel decking boards «mH swung broadside on, but fortunajsHj did not crash through the side railj&K When Mr Cook realised that the weiffiSß car was off the track he attempted jH bring it back and one of the fejßJi wheels collapsed. Fortunately the -mS cupants of the car were not iraunßffl although they were severely Annual Reunion '-^TM A most successful annual reuitiaiall the Blenheim section of the Telegraph was held on Saturday eigJ&|B ing, which was presided, over by;M|n| S. J. Webb, who is chairman Qf/'flwl Blenheim section. The guests afpHl evening were Mr J. H. McKenjjjflf general secretary of the associatJasß Mr E. P. Meachen, M.P., Me ssrasj|jjl McKenzie/H. R. Dix, J. L. W. J. Girling, H. Bowman (presid||§| of the Wellington section), and Aj|ji|| Wallace (chief postmaster at the BSsH heim office). Mr M. M. proposed the health of the Post -roll Telegraph Department, Mr A. N. Wffin lace replying. The toast of PariSs||| ment was proposed by Mr H. R. .Bftill to which Mr E. P. Meachen, M.P„<r|S| sponded. Mr W. J. Girling proposal the toast of the Post and Telegrapjlj Employees* Association, Mr J. H. Meil Kenzie replying. Vocal items wenjS given by Mr H. Lark and Mrs G. Me|g Intosh during the function. An enjcg|| able dance followed the reunion, &v&m ing (Which Mir E. P. Meachen, M?J| gave a recitation and Mr V. Logan ( w| vocal item. ~ Cricket ""'M The result of cricket matches playeon on Saturday afternoon were:—Seniors Kiwi beat Marshlands by 10 wicketsl| Picton beat Wairau by 27 runs on thffil first innings. Junior: Albion b&Em Koromiko, a four-point win; Collegia beat Picton by 15 runs on the flr»| innings. -?!& Bowls iSB The first game in the MansfflraQ Banner competition was played" Saturday afternoon at the . Blenheratj Bowling Club's green, the Marlborougtffl pair (Forbes and Thomas) beating t&|| Picton pair (Greig and Sadd) byj^Bffl A most enjoyable visit was paidiiJp the Buller Centre by five rinks inpm Marlborough on Saturday, the weath»|| being perfect for bowling. The gamefl|j were played on the Westport greaalj and resulted in each side winiujig|| two games, the fifth being a draw. Tbfcfl total points were:—Buller 130, .Marl«f| borough 129. • ' ,%j&\ Rowing -.m The weather was perfect ior' fbQp Marlborough Amateur Rowing Assocj-if ation's inter-club eight-bared regatta\J which was held on the Picton harboua| on Saturday afternoon. The PictonJ Rowing Club was' successful" in wuifl ning both the heavyweight .class, \Mj| the Gahagan Cup, and. the wellprj weight, for the Heberley Memorial Shield. The results were:—Heavy-.; weight class: First heat, Wairau beat; Arapawa by one length and a half;; second heal; Picton beat Blenheim byi one length and a quarter; final, Picton: (L. Jackson (s), J. Charters, R. Burns, W. Styles, R. Voice, J, Horry, E. Smith,A. Cornish, S. Perano (cox), 1, Wairau (W. E. Gibbons (str), R. Sutherland,- 5 T. Hegglun, K. Thomas, W. Glennie,-] N. McDonald, N. Luke, M. Gill, G3 Sigglekow (cox), 2. Won by twos! lengths. Time smin 29sec. , ■ m Welterweight class: First heat, Pictoal beat Blenheim by two lengths; final,! Picton (N. Steele (str), A. Davies, JM Norton, H. Boese, L. Perano, K. mers, R. Davies, F. Law, S. Peranflgd (cox), 1, Wairau (C. Bythell (str),;||| McCallum, T. McDonald, J. Bythell, CT McKenzie, C. Elsmore, L. Herangv I|| Harnett, ~G. Sigglekow (cox), 2. WCtt|j by four lengths. Time, smin 35sec. -m Wet Weather . '/M The three days of warm weather last week were followed a cold and wet day on Sunday. During! the night the wind changed to ims south and a cold rain set in during thm morning and fell intermittently Aw§ ing the day. This morning there was a coating of snow on the high countol and five degrees of frost were reggl tered in towa Twenty-one points Hi rain were gauged at the Wairau HmHj pital up to 9 o'clock this morning. Tra| weather to-day was again very colol with a fairly heavy fall of rain. ~ ; J| Flying Pigeon Racing , 1 Another of the Blenheim Fftftn® Pigeon and Fanciers' Club's races wMI held on Saturday from Pamassusva| distance of 90 air miles. Tweaty-fivßl were released by the . P^ 6 *! niaster at Parnassus at 2.10 p.m., lhaj light north-west wind. The races&i suited:—J. A. Laird and Son's Leraf "Sear, 2hr 34min 30sec, 1; Nichdatfy Thirteen AIL 2hr 36min 6sec, 2; ■&.*% Bright's Actios, 2hr 41min 41sec, 3. J