NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 55, 14 September 1928, Page 14

NELSON NEWS

SOCCER ON SATURDAY (From Our Own Correspondent.) ' ' •'. NELSON, J2th September. At the Tahuna golf course interest centres on the Encounter Shield match, in which Saunders, in the fourth round, did a net 73 and moved from third to first position. Ho has now a lead of 5 strokes over Campbell-Smith, tho second man, and should on his present form have no difficulty in capturing the trophy, which ho won last year. A team from the Nelson Club will go to Blenheim at the weekend to play the annual match for the Moore-Reid Cup. Nelson Soccer circles arc thrilled by the forthcoming visit of two teams from the AYellington., Watersiders' Club nest Saturday. The Nelson senior team has been strengthened since the visit of the Canadians, and the juniors are also expected to make a good showing. The AVatersiders have not been beaten this season, and some first-class Soccer should be seen. Both games will be played at Trafalgar Park, the junior at 1.45 p.m. and the senior at 3 p.m. Nelson will be represented by the following teams:—Senior: Muncaster, Lane, Smalley, Leake, Bourne, Hurst, Baxter, Gould, Richards (captain), Guy, and W. Smith. Junior: F. and A. Kirby, Friend, Miller, Coxhill, Bunster, G. Smith, 'Henderson, Cowman, Dore, and Mabin. The late Mr. L. J. C. He.rick, who died at Greytown on Saturday, was a native of Motueka, and went to the Wairarapa in 1891. He leaves a widow and six daughters. Cars driven by Mr. Ben Dooley, of the Custom House Hotel, and Mr.- N. P. Ashby, of Seymore avenue, came into collision about 6.15 last evening at the intersection of Nile and Tasman streets. Neighbouring residents were startled by the heavy crash and loud report of a tire bursting. It was found, however, that although the cars were considerably damaged, the drivers were not seriously hurt. Mr. Ashby was bruised arid Mr. Dooley's hands were cut by the shattered windscreen. It was fortunate that neither was more seriously injured. Up to 31st March, £574,096 has been spent on the Nelson section of the New Zealand Railways. The net revenue for the year ended 31st March was £15,947. The Statement gives the following traffic returns for the Nelson section for 1928:—Passengers, 67,134 (season tickets 777); cattle, 718; sheep and pigs, 18,539; goods, 30,028 tons. The figures for 1927 were: Passengers, 76,607 (season tickets 834); cattle, 402; sheep and pigs, 14,571; goods, 31,214 tons. Nelson green peas were still realising Is Id and Is 2d at yesterday's sales.