MARLBOROUGH.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXI, Issue XXIII, 5 December 1903, Page 56

MARLBOROUGH.

Dear Eee,

November 22.

We are all excitement this week, and we call it Carnival Week. Not that it is mueh of a carnival to most of ns, t\ho have to work like Trojans to make something or other a success. The fun begins on Tuesday with the Horticultural Show in Ewart's Hall, ’ and the judges will’ be at work on the Agricultural Show Grounds, Maxwell-road, and I should imagine will have their work cut out to judge the exhibits, which from all accounts will be more numerous than ever. Various sideshows are arranged for the evenings. The agricultural show is always an attraction. The Catholics have a garden party with plenty of attractions, and two days’ races will wind up a busy, and to some, a profitable week. The Supreme Court sittings have been held during the last week, and the judge has again congratulated Marlborough on being comparatively free from crime. Civil eases mostly occupied the attention of the Court, ami this sort of thing will crop up as long as human nature exists. No two people think exactly alike, ami therefore quarrels arise which end in .Supreme Court eases.

The annual croquet match between Nelson and Marlborough commenced on Friday morning. The Nelson players are Mesdames Dodson, Andrew, Bunny, Harrison and Robinson, Misses Richmond and Robertson. Marlborough players, Mesdames Farmar. Anderson. Coombe, Miss Smith, Mr F. Greenfield and Dr- Walker. On Saturday the games stood —Singles, Miss Richmond <N.) beat Miss Smith (M.), 2S to 21: Airs Andrews (N.) beat Airs Farmar (M.)> 28 to 25; Miss Robertson (N.) beat Dr. Walker (M,l, 28 to 25; Mrs Harrison (N.) beat Airs Coombe (M ), 28 to 23; Mrs Bunny (N.) beat Mrs Anderson (M.). 28 to 12; Mr F. Greenfield (M.) beat Mrs Dodson (N.), 28 to 11-

Doubles: Mr F. Greenfield and Miss Smith (M.) beat Mrs Dodson and Miss Robertson (N.). 28 to 15. Two more doubles were to be played yesterday, but the result is not Jet known.

There is quite a storm in a tea-cup over the fact that the Pelorus Sounds settlers prefer having their mails regularly via Pieton to getting them at irregular periods from other sources as tiie new departured Harbour Board of Havelock wished them to do. Everybody likes to get his letters 'as soon after they are written as possible, therefore no one but budding officials would expect people to wait an indefinite period for their letters, especially when by working up the oil-launch industry many of them can get their letters every day.

The Wairau juniors played a eup match on Saturday in Pieton against the Pieton juniors. The scores wive also junior, the victorious Wairaus only scoring 52 runs and the vanquished Pietonians 40.

MIRANDA.