BLENHEIM.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXII, Issue XI, 18 March 1899, Page 344a

BLENHEIM.

Dear Bee, March 6. It is well-known that the railway bridge over the Opawa, which is also utilised for traffic, is a source of alarm to timorous persons, for it is

long and narrow, and the iron rails winch stand up above the flooring are a danger to axles; so when Mr Ronayne intimated at the meeting on Saturday that, if the local bodies would agree to subscribe a certain sum each year, the Government would doubtless undertake the work of widening the bridge, it was felt that if it were done it would remove a great drawback to driving in that direction. the golf links are to be opened next Saturday, when the ladies of the committee will provide afternoon tea for the numerous visitors that are expected, for each member invites his or her friends. Now that golf is about to be started, I suppose that tennis will wane, though the series of matches in the tournament between the members of the Marlborough Club has excited unusual interest. The final single between Mr L. Griffiths and Mr Hawley which took place on Saturday, was quite exciting, and frequent applause greeted the clever play on either side. There was no handicap, the players being considered tolerably equal, and Mr Hawley was the winner. In the mixed doubles, Mrs Black and Mr L. Griffiths were the winners; and Messrs H. Horton and L. Griffiths won the men's doubles. Miss Bull was the winner of the ladies’ singles. A tournament has now been arranged for ladies alone, and the first matches will take place this week. Miss Bull gave the tea at the courts on Saturday afternoon, and was assisted by Miss Ruth Bull and Miss E. Philpotts (Picton. A few of those present were Mesdames Howard, Rutherford (Picton),- Griffiths, Mclntire, Mclntosh, Anderson, G. Robinson, Carey, A. P. Green, Greenfield, the Misses Harris, Waddy (2), Johnston, Horton (3), Hubbard (Nelson), Adams, Ferguson, G. Reid (Wellington), Viva Robinson, and Messrs Stoney, Bunting, Hawley, Stubbs, Horton (2), Greenfield, G. Robinson, Dymock, L. Griffiths, Park, C. Hodson, Dr. Anderson, etc. Mrs W. Sinclair gave a very enjoyable little dance on Friday evening, and a few of the guests were Mrs Monro, Miss A. Williams, Miss Nicholson, Miss Stace, the Misses Horton (3), and Messrs Fish, Mirams, Burden, R. Mclntire, and many others. Mr Eric Taylor and Miss Taylor, of Lyttelton, spent nearly a week here with Mrs Duckworth, on their way home from the Auckland Exhibition. Mrs Orr, Miss Maggie McCallum, Mrs McNicoll (Wellington), and a lady from the same place, whose name I do not know, have bicycled to Nelson, and are expected back this week. The day on which they left was a lovely one, and if the weather in Nelson is anything like what we have enjoyed here, they have been fortunate. The cause of Mrs Gudgeon’s visit to Wellington is the death of her mother, Mrs Cooke, widow of the late Major T. W. Cooke, 23rd Madras Light Infantry, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs G. Felton. Mrs Lucas’ little son Bruce, who has been very seriously ill, is now recovering, and the anxiety of his relatives is relieved.

FRIDA.