NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 25, 29 July 1927, Page 3

NELSON NEWS

(From Our Own Correspondent.) » NELSON, 27th July. Ihe two clubs recently inaugurated bjl the local executive of the Y.iVi.e.A. aid making marked progress, and promise t3 become valuable adjuncts to the move* ment. The "Optimists" hold weekly lun. clieons, at which members become better 1 acquainted. An address, always of an in* structive nature, is given at each by one: of Nelson's citizens interested in the wel« fare of .V.M.C.A. undertakings. The "Saturday Night" Club seeks, to interest the youthful member, who can listen to leci lures, play games, and indulge in a varii ety of recreational exercises of a gymnastic; nature.

Inter-club golf .matches .were played ati Motueka last week between players in that town and representatives of Nelson. The latter won by 7 games to 5. Local footballers have a busy time before them. The Rugby players will meefc the Maori team on the 30th inst., and Buller (for the Seddon Shield) on tho 13th August. A match, Past v. Present Students' of -Nelson College, postponed owing to unfavourable weather conditions, will take place at ail early date. A trial match to enable the selectors to make their final choice of a team to represent Nelson "Soc« cor" players against Buller for the Emma Shield will be played next Saturday. 3?he big game will take place at Westport on' 6th. August. On the first Monday in August a six-a-side tournament will be held by the "Soccer" clubs. .;-> 5 The Minister of Lands, the Hon. A. X M'Leod, visited Tapawera yesterday anef listened to the complaints of Crown tenants in regard to their disabilities, tha M.P., and Mr. A. F. Waters, Crown Landa. Commissioner. After hearing many ten* ants in regard to their disabilities, the Minister promised an early inquiry ahej Messrs. C. 31. Collins aiid W. Cartelhave been elected president and vice-p'vw sident respectively of the Nelson Bowling Club.

The death is reported from Westport otf a very old Nelsmi resident, Mr. G. H» Burrows, -at the age of 80. He arrivedin New Zealand in 1868. :

The locnl-'bodies' representatives cf T*» Inmanui and Stoke took advantage, of tha Hon. A. D. M'Leod's visit to Nelson to place before him the urgent necessity of a water supply to their respective townships, The Minister gave an undertaking to go into the matter'upon his return.to Wel» lington, and to advise the, boards of hi< decision. ■ ' . The following were winners of competi« tions held by the Nelson Bowling Club fo< the past year:—Senior championship, H. R. Rudman (runner-up, A. Wilkinson andi G. F. C. Kurtzhals, tie); junior champion* ship, V. Vitetta (runner-up, Jno. VitettaJi champion pairs, A. B. and W. A. Dee, fourth year in succession (runners-up, C> F. Askew and J. G. T. Bartlett); presw dent's pairs, V. Vitetta.and G. A. Hark-t ness (runners-lip, H. D. Bannerman and Jos. Vitetta); Saturday fonrs, A. Meikle. Rees, A. NY Skjellerup, and H. R. R»;d* man. The Lyell Cup contest was not fin* ished. NELSON, 28th July. ' The Richmond Borough Council, on thij motion of the Mayor, Mr. .T. Hunt, has decided to take the necessary initial steps by calling a public meeting for the purA pose of the erection of a memorial to tba late Dr. Washbourn. , . About £20,000 lias been received b>^ Nelson apple grower^, being an instalment on amounts realised on overseas shipments* This payment will be followed by others. Inquiry to-day elicited the informatioii that the condition of Bishop Mules, who! has been ill for some weeks, shows slighfc improvement. The provision of the Deteriorated Laud Act are likely to be brought into operat tion in an endeavour to mitigate the hard*-; ships of the Crown tenants who recently^ waited on the Minister of Lands, the Hori'J A. D. M'Lcod, at Tapawera. An interesting talk on. Canada was de* livered to the Rotary Club,by Dr. GibbU at yesterday's luncheon. Dr. Gibbs re< cently visited that X>oniinion. . ; Mr. E. L. Morley, of the Atkinson.Obi servatory, gave a highly instructive adV dress on astronomy to members -of ■ thai V.M.C.A. Saturday Night Club. He ,de-? nionstrated many of his poiiits by meanaf of iihotographs and diagrams. ....',"