NELSON NEWS
(From Oiir Own Correspondent.) NELSON, Bth August. Rivals won the senior Rugby football match, scoring 17 points against Waiinea's
. The Nelson Ladies' Golf Club held matches on Friday. The 'play resulted as follows:—Seniors—Miss Hogg 2 down, Mrs. Green 3 down, Miss Acheson 4 down. Juniors—Mrs. Thompson 3 up, Mrs. Menlove 1 down. In the senior championship Mrs. Cock beat Mrs. Waters. Mrs. N. Rout holed out in one at "Pitch and Toss."
Saturday was the fiftieth; anniversary of the wreck of the Queen Bee off Cape larewell. Photographs of the crew of the Naval Brigade's boat, Aurora, as they appeared in those days, were exhibited in town, and excited great interest. The Aurora's crew were the rescuers of one of the boats containing a number o£ the wrecked sailors.
Messrs. Louisson's, Ltd., have purchased the premises lately vacated by Mr. Moyes, in Trafalgar street, and will-build at an early date. A building is in course of erection next door for Messrs.' Hannah. _ There are a.few stray cases of measles m oSielson at present, also numerous sufferers from the cold.
Dr. Tillyardy of the Cawthron Institute, gave an instructive address to the fruitgrowers at Tasman, at their conference last week, on the subject of "Pirebliglit." Ho was heartily thanked. It was resolved to urge the Control Board to ship largesized Jonathans to South America. Nelson Club tennis players met the Tahtmanui Club last week on the V.M.C.A. courts in the city. Nelson gained 20 sets (174 games) and Tahunanui 20 sets (164 games), Nelson thus Training by 10 games. : • ,
Presentations were made to Mr. J. H. Dayman upon the occasion of his severing his connection as foreman blacksmith with tho Anchor, Foundry, a position he has occupied for. 58 yeari. . Mr. Dayman was a member of the crew- of the Aurora, mentioned in connection with the rescue of the boat belongingto the wrecked Queen Bee. Another member of that crew is Major Simpson, who has been connected with the "Nelson Mail" for the best part of fifty, years.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 34, 9 August 1927, Page 6
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339NELSON NEWS Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 34, 9 August 1927, Page 6
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