NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 116, 23 November 1928, Page 5

NELSON NEWS

I THE SUMMER SHOW INTEREST IN SWIMMING (From Our Own Correspondent.) NELSON, 22ml November. ' On Friday and Saturday the Nelson A. and P. Societies' Show will be held at Kichmond Park. The "weather promoses well. The majority of the shops in Nel- j son are closing for the whole day on Saturday. The Nelson College Old Boys' Association is raising funds for a memorial prize (to be awarded annually) in memory ot the late Mr. H. V. Fowler, principal ot Nelson College from 1904 to 1921. During his long period as headmaster, Mr. l< owler rendered distinguished services to the school, and it is the desire of his old scholars to thus express their appreciallr. "W. Rogers, manager of the .Anchor Company, to-day gave the Rotary Club a very interesting description of a voyage out from England in the early days. Hie .vessel w;is the old paddle steamer Lytteltou. ' The business premises of Messrs. lork a.ud Sous, of Motueka, coachbuilOcrß and engineers, were totally destroyed by lire at au early hour this morning. • from t,n<i iirst there was no hope of saving cither the building of its contents'. The latter consisted of valuable machinery, three cars, v truck, and a motor-cycle. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. Ihe building was insured in the Alliance Office for a small sum. Messrs. York are heavy losers. . To illustrate how quickly things dry up in Nelson it is reported that^ already creeks in various parts of the district are running very low, and unless ram falls soon settlers will be put to inconvenience for watering their stock. At the annual meeting of the Nelson Swimming Centre, held last night, it was decided to endeavour to arrange for VVeismuller to visit Nelson and give exhibitions. ! The very marked increase o£ interest in I swimming here since the opening of the new Municipal Baths no doubt influences the officials of the centre to make every endeavour to still further stimulate interest, and the visit of a swimmer of Weismuller's standing would be an education to local swimmers. .. ■ The Nelson electoral roll contains 10,119 names, and of these 9035 voted. The official final of the licensing poll is: Continuance, 4669; State Control, 859; Prohibition, 3379 Mr. Gilbert Haldane, of Melbourne, an old Nelsonian, is spending a holiday in Nelson. - ... „. The Methodist Synod is sitting at Motueka/ An inspiring inaugural address was delivered by the Rev. P, N. Knight, of Nelson, on the work of the Church in the district. It was reported that the district had contributed £107 towards the support of the Methodist Orphanage in the South Island. _ ' _ Three shearers, Messrs. Hollis, 11. M'Cauliffe, and W. H. Amos, put up a good performance on the Maitai Estate, when, recently, in two working days of. Bhr 40min each they put through 858 sheep. Amos is 62 years of age. .. It is reported that good progress is being made on a scheme to divert the Kuller River by tunnelling a short neck and laying 1% miles of the river bed dry for gold prospecting. The company has installed up-to-date driling' machinery, and the natural formation of the river bed at the intake is very much in favour of successfully turning the water. The Women's Division of the Nelson Farmers' Union is in charge of the retreshuient booth at the Show this year. They aim to raise funds for the carrying on ot their work. Their main purpose is to help the wives of back-block farmers in times of sickness, etc.