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Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 84, 11 April 1917, Page 8

, Rifleman E. Robson, of Blenljeim, who is a member1 of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, has sent to his mother a collection of badges, arid buttons: of various regiments 'now at the front. The collection comprises 53 articles, which are sewn to a belt. Mrs Robson intends to exhibit the souvenir in the window of the Red Cross shop to-morrow.

The following cable message, dated Paris, April 8, addressed to the New Zealand Press Association, .has been received: Senator Humbert is happy to: inform New Zealaiiders that in front'of 75,000 people the. New Zealand Army Rugby team beat the French Army by 42 points (five goals, four tries, and one tree kick) to nil, winning the cup offered by Le Journal. The points'were scored by Murray, the best upon the field, Owles, Ryan, Wilson, and, Taku. The French papers to-night agree'that the New Zeauvnders are considered the best /team seen in 'France,—Le Journal. »' ■•'

Writing to his parents from Codford Camp, Private- .William Clark^ son of Mr G. H. Clark, of Masterton, who was wounded in the Gallipoli campaign, and is now a motor engineer, describes a rather interesting incident. He states that lie was called upon, to proceed to motor to the Sling Camp to convey Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward to Codford. So dense was fche fog in going that his car collided with a big .gun at Sling Cn.mp. On the return journey he was unable to grope his way through the fog arid Mr Massey procured .a lantern and walked ahead of j the car for a distance-,of two miles in order to keep the machine on the- road.

On Saturday a Christchurch resident, Mr H. J. Ranger, put up n record for a motorcar trip to Dunedin and back which will take a lot of beating (states the Press). The double trip has not been attempted before. Ho . did the [journey from Christchurch .to Dunedin in 8 houiv 34 minutes, and the home run in 8 hours 23-•minutes, or a total time o£ 16 hours 54 minutes. .Front this lias tb be deducted nn estimated time of Ihour and 45 mitiutes:for sundry s':or,i> Jit differerit nl^oos, .so the actual running time ofrMse ear on the journey \vfis 15 hours 9 minutep, which meaivth'it an average speed of about 33 miles i>er hour was kept iv> —a rpmarkable performance on. p long tr; p over roads which were indifferent in nnrts, and vrluch had to be rejrot?"ted for some hours in fog and dark- j ness. - i