HAVELOCK

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 2, 4 January 1916, Page 4

HAVELOCK

[fBOM Off R CORRESPONDENT^] I , , Monday. | The holidays have/passed' off very. I quietly, though'/ a record number 'of < holiday seekei;s, have passedt* through the township en route from, Blenheim to Nelson and. vice versa., At Both ends £xtra cars were necessary to ; ac-' commodAte the number, of people travelKng. •'' 'v '•; ■■■ ■■■'■"■' ,'"\'"' ~ -': '■■:'- - gathering of the Peloriis Motor Boat Club at Moctapii was ! largely attended. As a, regatta, however, it calnnqt be said to ha-ve jbeen a success, but as a picnic, »#<], a; greitt. patriotic effort the day was a most satisfactory one. Tile Sounds patriotic committee?!* .share ..of the day's proceedinfTs producedl about £266, and it is doubtful whether the receipts from the regatta itself will, increase this total by very much. The two pic-, tures raffled . during the afternoon I were won by Mr T. A. H. Field ' M.P., and Mr Harcourt Williams, of Kaiuma, respectively,. and the whole proceeds, amounting to £24 10s, will' go to the Marlboi'ftugh Patriotic ! Fund., .V;. ,'.' . _ ■"■..; ■'. '''■"■.' \ ' On the hiorning of New Year's I>ay f>." man named Weblev -was thrown . from his motor, bicycle., near Havelock Suburban, while on his way from Blenheim to Nelson. The accident was caused through the machine suddenly entering son^e -loose metal. Webley received, some painful abrasions on the face, but was not otherwise seriously hurt. He was*'attend-'' ed by. Dr Williahjs. ;..,• . As the result of a horse .becoming startled: at the (Ua-nvastown j-ace-f course on, New: Yeaii's Day, and! unexpectedly jumping : a fence where a number of people, were, assembled, Mrs Raymond.Wells, of Rai Valley, received severe bruises .-through heing jammed against a j>ost by the animal.. A boy named. Twidle," who w-as riding the horse at the time, pluckily stuck to.. his mount, and eventually puUed it up without any further darnsw "hoi«n-