NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 136, 6 December 1932, Page 4

NELSON NEWS

CKICKET AND TENMS

TOCH CEREMONY

! (From Our Own Correspondent.) ' KELSON, sth December. . - In . tlie senior championship cricket matches on Saturday, College played Wakatu and Athletic met Old Boys' Colts. Batting first on a perfect wicket at Trafalgar Park, College could do little against the bowling df T. A. Scurell, and the. whole side was out for 40, Buddie contributing 23. Soarell took six -wickets for 24 runs. E. Langbein, a spin bowler, secured three wickets for 10. N. Biggs1 and'D. Glover opened well for Wakatu, putting on 60 runs before they were separated, but tho rest of the side collapsed, the total reaching only 117. Biggs made 27 and Glover 36. Ealfe bowled Well, taking four wickets for 22 runs. Stace took four for 36 and Freeman two for 10. College opened their second innings, and scored two runs before stumps were drawn.- ■

The match between Athletic and Old Boj-3 Colts was commenced on the College ground. Athletic, with eight batsmen, went to tho wicket first, and made 247, the chief scorer being E. Ralf e 71, Vasta 43, .and Delaney 36. Ealfe 'showed .a. return to form and : playe& an attractive chaneeless' innings. Colts,' at the 'drawing of stumps had- lost two wickets for 99 runs, A. Nightingale batting splendidly for. 69 not out. j. Simpson made 23 as his contribution in a' solid fli'st wicket stand ' with Nightingale, the pair putting on 90 runs before being separated.

Mr. William Harvey Knapp, who resides witfi.' his son, Sir. K. J. Kuapp, Parere street, yesterday celebrated his S9th birthday. He was one -of ■ the earliest children, born in the Nelson settlement. He enjoys fairly good health, and with unimpaired intellect continues to take ii keen interest in current affairs. .

At the week-end a strong team of Wellington.tennis representatives visited Nelson .and- defeated the local representatives by 14 matches (29 sets) to 2 (5 sets). An -exhibition singles was played. between, Wilson and Roussell, both of '; Wellington. The results were:—Atmore (Wellington) beat Beatson (Nelson), 11-9J 6-0; Mayo (Wellington) lost to Townsend (Nelson), 4-6, 6-2, 1-6; Davys (Wellington) beat J. Nightingale (Nelson), 6-4, 6-2; Wilson (Wellington) beat Barr (Nelson), 6-2, 6-2; Kousscll (Wellington) beat Williamson (Nelson), '6-2, 6-3; Whitconibe (Wellington) beat Kirk- (Nelsqnjj 10-8, .6-1; Davys (Wellington)" beat j. Nigh't;ingakf (OSTelsonX, 64, <i-2;.: Wilson' and BoussqU beiji; Barr and Williamson, 63, ;6-2, andUeale and" Long, 7-5, 6-3; Poden and Burns beat Neale and Long, 6-0, ■0-1, and; Barr and Williamson, 6-4, 6-3; Atmoro and .Mayo lost to Beatson and Townsend, 3-6, 5-7, and beat Kirk and Nightingale, 0-2, 4-6, 6-2; Whitcombe and Davys boat Kirk and Nightingale, 8-6, 7-5, and Beatson and Townsend, 6-4, 6-3. ■-' - "

Nelson' Cathedral Svas crowded for the birthday festival of the foundation of Toe H.-.-Tfie service was attended by. .His Excellency the Gov-ernor-General,'Dominion patron of Toe H, who took the ceremony of the Light ■and-'delivered the address. The Lamp used in the service is one held in trust for a branch- of Toe H to be formed in Auckland. It is dedicated to the memory of- Lieutenant-Colonel G. A. King,'of the JPioneer. who was killed, at'llessihe's on uth' June, 1017. The Lamp to be allocated to kelson branch was lit by the Prince 'of "Wales oa'Satiiwiay r-at' *Birmingham> and will, on receipt at Kelson, be dedi- : cated-, tO";,t ; h(3 tmempr^.ofi .-^lajpi'-- James :HojttUc6r^J6f.^|[|^ ji^ ■! 6f ■the 'newly-fprjn.ell->-Waiirea; • group ;was lit ■:; from; tte{ ikmp^y'i ;His'';.ikeeUin:fty> '...The eleyen%:aianiial;;:chilcl're'n's ga'ja was held/ill; Nelson;'on Saturday/when 3000 children/, from ■■the .country- and ■toWn awer^fcthe >'gu'est'sv,':()f': vthe ■' ■,Giila GpinMt^ei'yTKeU'elriiaren'-'c'anie from :a«:iar'ds.^tteKtf^Murahison,;and:Eai whole •function was'-as sneieessful?;f s^its ;predecesßoiis^; In the .n>prniflgi;ih^-cpuntry .children 7 e.n> '■"'?f*S^psy:,a.'£. < an' amusement, pki-k,; and in;:^hes^|t§ruop'n^Jl<iilipsyjiig a: proees-' sipp;;»t:hr<yflgh !t&<H;^tj^etSK;^tneC; after;. nddn^^pi-bgrani^e-isvas, ■carried.^tmt at tliij.Bqteuical 'Begcfr.ve,,: V T-lie^prpeessionv

| which-was.a mile long, was very spce- ] tacular. During tho afternoon Lord and Lady Bledisloe visited the reserve, where His Excellency briefly addressed tho assembled children, concluding with a special message, pointing out to tho children-their country's need of them, and saying it was going to make good use of them. Meanwhile it was their duty to be happy and make others happy- .