NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 104, 3 May 1926, Page 3

NELSON NEWS

(From Our Own Corraspontont.) NELSON, Ist May. .

xne extension oi tne guarantee to cover 750,000 cases of apples iias given the liveliest satisfaction to the Fruit Exporters' Association, orchardists, and residents of the district. Acting on a suggestion made by Mr. H. Atmore, M.P., a celebration is to be held to mark the arrival of the Port Hobart, the first motor ship to viiit Nelson and the first ship to load applet- at Nelson since the embargo was imposed on direct shipments. A meeting of the Exporters' Association is being arranged to consider the form of the celebration. The C Company of City Cadets was inspected on Saturday afternoon for the Campbell Statuette by an examining board consisting of Colonel W. L. H. Burgess, Chief of the General Staff, Major P. B. Henderson, officer-in-charge of Headquarters School of Instruction, and Captain A. E. Conway, General Staff Officer. The statuette, which is given for the most efficient Cadet corps in the Dominion, is held by the C Company, which has won it on the two previous occasions it has been competed for. H.M.S.; Diomede sailed for Auckland on Friday at 11 a.m. A large crowd assembled on the wharf to farewell the officers and crew. '-•■.■ The Regimental Band's carnival, bazaar, and revue continues to draw large audiences. The tug-of-war contests each evening are an interesting feature. On Thursday evening the watersiders won by three, inches after a strenuous and exciting* pull. A ball was given on Thursday evening to farewell the officers and crew of H.ALS. Diomede and was a great success in every way.' ■ ■ The Nelson Bowling' Club's greens will close after to-day's return match, New Zealand v. The World. The greens are likely to be a bit slow after the rain of the last few days. Though there is sunshine this afternoon, the weather is somewhat cloudy, and ,a strong wind is blowing. .... A very fine display of physical exercises was given by members of the: crew of H.M.S. Diomede on Thursday evening at the V.M.C.A. Hall. The programme included boxing and fencing bouts, club and knife swinging, an, assault-at-arms by six Royal Marines being a, thrilling item. A sailor's hornpipe and a representation of a Maori haka were excellently performed. A party of comedians gave an amusing burlesque blindfold boxing match. The.ship's band played selections. The performers and other members of the ship's company were afterwards entertained at supper by the ladies' auxiliary in the clubroom. On Wednesday evening a junior crew of the Iron Duke Sea Scouts and a junior crew of H.M.S. Diomede rowed a race in the ship's whaleboats. Diomede's won the toss and the choice of boats. The course was a straight mile.' The Scouts drew away from the start and finished comfortably several lengths ahead. The winning;, crew were:-8. Holbrook (stroke), H. Scoltcck, E. Berry, B. Jones, L. ilarshall, G. Scoltock (cox). The rowing of this crew was favourably commented upon by the ship's officers, and it is interesting, to note that this troop hold Viscount Jellicoe's silver trident^ the Aorangi Cup presented by Mr* Dutch,, of Wellington, for the best rowing crew, and have beaten two crews from H.M.S. Diomede and one crew from HiM.S. Dunedin during her visit to this port.