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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 83, 2 January 1920, Page 5

During thp Christmas holidays tho Thorndon Club visited Blenheim, and cn Christmas Day played l'icton at Picton, and in a one-innings match won by seven wickets. Moore, Berry, and de Mulh batted well; "Warne took nine wickets for 18 runs. On llie following day a. match was begun against Marlborough lcpresfntatives. The Marlborough team stayed at lhr> wickets all day for a total of 3GG, E. R. Nealo playing a good innings for the fin? score of 201. not out; Allcott 7S. The rain on Boxing night spoiled the wicket completely, and when Thorndon went in to bat they w?ro disposed of for ?8 and IGS (A. Thomas 29, not out, and IG, T.ennon 29, do Mutli 17, Warne 20, ■ M'Kollar 10, Hayden 11, and Berry 15) balling woll for their runs. Hayden (four wickels), Warne (two), Thomas (two), and Ifylton (two), bowled well. On Monday a return match was played with Marlborough, when tho local men wero again successful, winning by 253 runs on tho first innings. A Lcinzig telegram says that what is claimed to bo the largest aeroplane in tho world, manufactured by tho Aviatik Works of Leipzig, has just carried out its lirsf. flights. ' Its dimensions are apumximatelv 130 ft. in span, 7!!fl. in length, and 211 ft. in height. It is fitted with two 500-h.i). and two 250-I).p. Benz engines, and is callable of carrying, lwsidcs the commandcr, two navigators, two mechanics. one steward, and IS passengers with luggago Lieutenant Stollin, who went away with the Sixth Reinforcements, and lias been on continuous activo service since, returned to Wellington by tho Kuahino. (Tho cablo news In this lesuo nccrodltcd to tho London "TlmoB" haß appeared In that journal, but only whoro oijiresßly slated Is Buch jiowa tbo editorial opinion of the "ffimej.T