NELSON NEWS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21746, 31 March 1936, Page 18

NELSON NEWS

MOUNTED RIFJUES CAMtfl PENNANT iVo BE : $ , consecrated ./, , [TBE PRESS special Service,! *'t|| NELSONi March 3l||p -The -annual camp o# the NelmSH Marlborough Mounted Rifles will-®! gin at Woodburn Aerodrome, BleSp[ thirty next week-end./ One of principal items of the camp will the presentation and consecration of' the Mounted Rifles’ pennant at pin. on Easter Sunday. The presentation will be made cither by .the/ Governor-General, Viscount Galway, < or Sir William Sinclair-Burgess, 1 General Officer Commanding the Nety ' Zealand Forces. After the consecration, the pennant wil be housed in the Church of the Nativity, Blenheim* and will be withdrawn only for ceremonial occasions. * -7 The pennant is made of-a beautiful rare silk and was made in' England. If contains the regimental crest and motto and is encircled with the record i of the regiments battle honours. -

The camp, which will last for JO days - .' will be under the control of Lieut&nw | arit-Colonel Hammond, of The Nelson squadron will leave '!dr:<i Blenheim under the command -op| Lieutenant H. H. North. {IM Cricket -• Mainly due to a remarkable exowi bition of free hitting by D. (floNKl Wakatu* gave the College fieldsfSfew an afternoons' leather "hunting in curing a total of 396 runs foreigSK wickets in the senior cricket .ctannßj pionship match on .Saturday. innings was the finest seen for sdiMgl seasons, and though he been fortunate in receiving a run-erai decision in his favour, he didvadiH give a chance until he 150, when he was dropped big hit to the outfield. His total was|§ scored in two hours 20 minutes $Mm included 35 fours. O. Defeu madffiffl 53. The match will be. next Saturday. ' At their third meeting with Ath|§§ letic on Saturday, Old Boys, after r j§9[ bad start, put on a total of 279, tingli it- was largely due to a fine inninjifi of 145 by W. Smith, ably assisted H. Newman with 42, the pair add]£§§| 101. for the fifth wicket. Smith we*§H right through the innings fours. Athletic opened well, scoraanH 60 without a loss (Vass 30 not out, Dfsj9 laney 23 not .out). -*sm The following Motueka Cricket As,-!! -sociation representative team has been|| selected by Dr. W. Pearless to PUroS Marlborough for the Newman ShiefilS H. H. Smith (captain), O. Eggers,Y4j|| Webster, A. R. Fowler, George Fowlers S. Young, W. Peterson, E. Bisley,; -jOS Holyoake, R. Bowers, J. Brash; twefflßiS man, G. Talbot. Motueka, are theS holders. ■ ■.-*« The Nelson Golf Club played *afi medal round match. -s| The best cards handed in Bryant 87,. 14—73; Coote 84, 8-36;ll Hendry 89, 13—76; S. Quires 99, '22-r77;J§ Campbell-Smith 92, 14—78; Irvwg-IIO| 18—78; Elliott 89, 10—79; 13—81; E. Colins 106, 22—84. «•-;**■