NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 79, 30 September 1930, Page 11

NELSON NEWS

I.OAN POLLS TO-DAY

BRIGHT GIRL GUIDES

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

NELSON,- 29th September

To-niorrow Ufo loan proposals will ho placed before the Nelson ratepayers.

One is for £28,000 for extending the ■gas inanufaftturing'plant and the other for £1700 for a fire engine with ladder (Equipment. ■■:■?:';■,*•-.'■•■ . : ■■■'■ /::.■■ :" ' | For the fpurthrtime. the Nelson Girl Guides have won the Jellieoe Shield ..(presented by Viscountess Jellieoe for 'annual competition between guide companies -in New • Zealand in first-aid, tome : nursing,; and child nursing. The shield was first presented in 1925, and during the six years Nelson has been iirst on f^our. occasions, and second on .the two others. The written\ paper was set" by Dominion headquarters, and the Nelson team' was ' examined orally and in practical work by Dr. H. B. A. "Washbonrn. This year's toam was: Patricia Maunsell,• Phillita- 'VVashbourn, Agnes Marr, Honor Boxerj emergency, Tessa Hill. The province also holds the. LMy Alice Fergusson -Cup given for needlework and knitting,' and the work for this year was forwarded last ■\yeekto Dominion headquarters for {Judging., . . * .. Last night was '~ycry .cold, _ with "shower^ and; this -morning there | was a 'thin., coating of;'snbw■' ok; the Maungatapu'Bill.' ■'■'" \ : ' . :" ■ The American motor-ship Carriso arrived yesterday. She has 2500 tons-of ifnit bos shooks- to1 discharge. Death; has removed a pioneer in Mrs. Elizabeth BrcwertonV at the age of 97 years. She- resided: in-; the :Nelson and Motueka" districts for -over 70 years. • The members -of ■■ the Wellington Savage Gliib' orchestra arrived in -Nelson on Saturday morning, and ill the afternoon, were taken for a motor drivo through' the Wairba Gorge to Wakefield and back to "Balgowan" for afternoon tea. Saturday night '■ was taken up with the concert in. the School of Music.' ■On Sunday af lornoon: the orchestra played at the Public Hospital from. 2 to 3 p.m., .and .afterwards were taken-.out by their hosts. They attended Mr. E.Doiiglas.Tayler's organ recital in the.eVening. This, morning the visitors were shown-over the Caw,thron Institute, and later were the guests of! Mr. and Mrs. Broad at the Boys' College for1 morning tea. This afternoon! a. concert was given to college pupils and senior pupils of town schools. The visitors.left in the evening for. W^sgso^___ ; ___