NELSON NEWS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 17, 21 January 1938, Page 14

NELSON NEWS

SWIMMING CARNIVAL

(From- "The Post's" Representative) ■. : \'\ NELSON, January 20. Hot ■■ cloudless -weather, still continues, and .conditions-have been ideal for the New Zealand. Swimming Championships .held in the municipal baths. There, was a:very representative entry, andthe public have been able to see in action some of the best.: swimmers in New Zealand. The baths have been crowded each evening, and on a warm clear night, few. sports are more pleasant to watch. Several records were lowered during the meeting, and the • swimming of •* Miss -J. Macdonald was much admired.- Miss Macdonald will be one of New Zealand's representatives at the' Empire Games. A Riot of Colour. ;;. A few .afternoons; ago Mrs." Percy Adams! gave (many.;bf:her'friends the great pleasure; of, seeing her wonderful collection of; begonias.,, vThe perfection of the blooms and the variety of ;colour is: magnificentj and her guests

fully realised the immense amount of work necessary, for such a'state of perfection to be1 attained. . Mrs. Adams received in her attractive garden, and the beds of brilliant colour against the green background of native trees made a very delightful picture. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Broad, Mr.'arid Mrs. H. C. Cock,.Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Leggatt, Miss E. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. E., B. Izard, Mr. and Mrs. R. Stedman, Mr. and Mrs.,A. C. Leggatt, Dr. and Mrs. Williams, - Mrs. R. H. Davies,- Mr. and Mrs.; Symes, Captain and^Mrs. A. Campbell, and Misses C. Evans, L. Turton, Rees, Gray, Moore, Owen, and Clark. Final Farewells. , ( Miss Laura Turton left oniTuesday for- Wellington'and'will sail from .there on' Friday: in the Rotorua for London. She has been''entertained at many parties. A very enjoyable- bridge'party was given last" week by Mrs.'H; ,S. Robison at her home in Bronte Street. Some of the guests. were Miss Turton, Miss M. Rees, arid Mesdames P. B. Adams, E. B. Izard, H. Leggatt, and Miss E. Ward (Wellington). Personals. . ... Miss J.Jowler, who nas been selected as one of the New Zealand women's cricket team, leaves for Australia this week.

Mrs. S. Brockett; Blenheim, is staying for a few days with Mrs. C. Y. Fell. ■.;•■■ -'■■■'-. .■" , • '

Colonel and Mrs. J. Hume left at the beginning of the week to spend a few days in Wellington. t Mrs.' J. Buchanan, Christchurch, is staying with her daughter,; Mrs.. C. R. Fell. , ... ~. ' '".■■■

Mrs. NJ Stevenson, New_Plymouth, is at present staying .with. Mr. and Mrs. J. Stevenson.'

Miss Pamela Fell has left for. Wellington to be present, as a bridesmaid, at the Webster-Levien; wedding. ,

Mr. and , Mrs. Francis,- Vancouver, who have been guests at Wainui House, left yesterday for the North Island. Mrs. J. P.' Firth, who has been-spend-ing several weeks in the Nelson Province, left on Tuesday lor Wellington. Mrs. T. Hunt and the Misses Hunt have returned to Nelson from Lake Rotoiti. ■■■..', Mr. and Mrs. Methven and, Mr. and Mrs. R.. Hunt have taken, houses: at Lake Rotoiti. This; pleasure resort is' becoming increasingly popular, and houses, are usually booked many months ahead. ■ :

■ Dean and Mrs. P. B. Haggitt have gone to the North Island for a few days. . Archdeacon and Mrs. A. Williams, Christchurch, who have been staying at the Hotel Nelson, returned' south at the .beginning of the week. : Mrs.- Campbell and Miss Campbell, New Plymouth, and Mr. Orbell, Tim'aruj have also been guests at the Hotel Nelson. .;■■('. f~' !■ ■ V ■ t . - , :

(By Ncllc TW. SciMlan.)

LONDON, December 28. i It was like a spring morning when I woke oh Christmas Day; clear, warm, and sunny, and I flung wide the windows and imagined it was really Easter instead. After breakfast began the joyous task of going through my Christmas stocking, for everything— letters, cards, cables, air mail, and parcels—had accumulated in and around the traditional stocking, which I still hang up. It took till noon to get through it all, and still the sun was shining.

Believe 'it or not, I went down to answer my doorbell, and greet two friends, and commented on the marvellous sunshine, but by the time we had climbed one flight of stairs the

CHRISTMAS NIGHT AT NOON!

nothing. She wna afraid to move. Sho could not turn round, and to go forward was asking .for disaster, 1.1 wois ages before she could get out of it, moving an inch at a time, flowing a warning horn, dogging the looming shadow ot buses, but at last she did manage to turn, and went for home. She had parked the car, again in sunshine, when she rang me, and she told me her nerves were thoroughly jittery after the experience. 'I'm glad I've had it once," she said, "but once is enough for a lifetime." I had visions of having a lonely boiled egg at home for my Christmas dinner, having made no provision - for fog, when it began to clear slightly about five o'clock, and I was able to grope my : way to the underground