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Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14483, 15 August 1917, Page 4 (Supplement)

I A Nelson fancier, Mr. E. B. Martin, 1 scored a unique success at the Marl- • borough Fanciers' Show. Ho had 16 entries in the canary classes, ami ; secured 16 first prizes, four special ' prizes, and. tli.e Stringer Cup for the most points in the- section. ! T-In,, flle B"ff Orpington classes at the [ Marlborough Poultry Show, Mr Franfc • Gibbons, of the Tnsma Poultry Farm, , Aelson, was very successful,."'and se- ?" r?? r>a le~~in foi" the CUP- Mr ' %■ D- Barry won two firsts in Spangled > Game Bantams, and the Bantam Ch?m- ---• pionship ; first- in Muffled Tumblers : ; two firsts and a second in Magpies. Mr Vi H;« Km S S»"wd a first in" Old Kng- • Jish Black Red Bantams four firsts two seconds, and a third in Sebright ■ .Lantams, and most points in Bantams • Iwo prizes for Old English Game were • -won by Mr G. Robertson. At the Pie- ; ton show Mr F. Plum, of Nelson, secured four firsts, two snecials, the Leg- ■ horn Championship, and a ioir-in for the i Stringer Cup, with American -White I Leghorns. :I . ■ At the Picton "Poultry Show, Mr G. Kobertson and Mr M. Bislev were amongst the winners in the Old' English Game classes. In American' -White Leghorns,. Mr-F. Plum won. all four firsts in classes of 7. 10, 12, and 15 entries respectively, also the New Zealand Championship and the . Stringer Cup. Mr A.-&. -Betts won the Berrj'man Cup for the best pullet m the show, this honour going to a Silver n •£?" tte- Jn Buff Orpingtons Mr F. Gibbons scored two firsts and two seconds. ■ Mr E. D. Barry and Mr G. H. .King were successful in the Bantam ; Classes, and Mr Barry was also a winner m the Magpie pigeon classes. |, Tlie traffic returns on the Nelson sec- ! tion of railways for the period ending June 23rd show a considerable increase m the number of passengers carried as ; compared with the corre^oondinoperiod la§t\year, the figures being 7214 and 6n55 respectively. The live stofek ■carried also showed a slight increase, the numbers being 903 and 784 In thb tonnage carried .thfcra wa vs a falling off, the figures being 2109 tons, as compared witb The'revenue for the S^ to -was also less, being £2120 9&' 8d; as against £2367 Is 7d.'