HASTINGS NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 4 October 1909, Page 11

HASTINGS NOTES.

:. :" (By;Tolniraßli.—Sß.eol«l4PnrrolD(in(len(.l . •;;;' '';.■;■•; ■;v;..: : - ; -v;.-:- , -', , .' ,: T- :,; :-.o-:'HMtings; October 2. V ■ The;vital ■ statistics,'for Hastings for.\the month of September are is .follow.:—Births, 21 \; deaths, , 5;-marriages,-.11.' : ,: .' '-, :; , £ ■ A meeting'of representatives :of the football .clubs' of was. held last night to consider' the , bost. way to wind /up tho eoisod. -It-was decided to hold a,emotfl.concert on Oetoborri2 'and to; present tho'trophies won diiring-the/season.: ■'■'' v -', ' ' '■ '.. ■'■: '*. .The first ■, of i.'. the Y.newlyfo'rme'd ■; Pioneer Amateur." Swimming .Chib > was held last night, tho Mayor. (Mr. J. A. Miller) presiding. .The' Mayor ; was'elected 'first- presi-dent,■-.vice-presidents,-Messrs,YJ. W. Bates, S.': ; CbarHon,\T..Honnor > ! C.L. Maekersey and H. K.; Thomson; secretary, and treasurer, Mr.-. Hi' S. Eibbands; haudicapper, Mr: J.'McGoldrick; c6mniittee : (seniors),'Mossrs.rCanierpn,. Cullen,. ■ Nobley- Sl'Gdldriolc and Kecd r;Caineron, Cu'llen, Gordon, Roach "nndvjbnesl l delegates to:,the Hawke's Bay centreof.tlie . Now Zealand Swimming Association; !:Mr.'E. J. Hallett. , It was. decided,, to - start , thorseason's '■! sports on. No-.y«uber-..1; and :; alsoto hold two carnitrals-dur-ing ; the!. , season'.- : The president presented. the olub with, a handsome .bannbrA-for competition amongst the juniors,,-tHe .winner to : hold it for , one month, the. conditions' being .that it, should go to the junior who shows .most, iniprqvcment In reduction , of .time>over■ 10O ", yards. \ Several' ladies, baying : expressed ,a wish, to join, it was decided to'.-form ailadies branch and Hcs'ars/' Hallett:«nd Ribbands" wero appointed to wait on probable'candidatesi , .-. . '■ ■..--...V-.'.' - -The' annual meeting the:.Hastings 'Amatpur Swimming"Club .Vras'held last night, .Mr." A. A.'. George in the' diair. ■'. . Tho anniial. re--port and. balance-sheet showed receipts £h2 ■ 15s 2d. : . and: the amount: of cash in hand'i4l2 Is. .lid, ./The"following' officers were elected:—Pre-' sidont, ,;-Mr.:;; A.',. A. ; George; .vice-presidents, Messrs.- ODonoghue, L: ; P«glcr, -Walderi, Strat- , «n: and: M'Kayj feerotery>and- treasurer, Mr, Ni-.pprset; committee, : Boyd C«ira, KesseU,rßatman, and' ; Shimpard j cap' tain,; Mr.' %. -Wellwood/ rMlected); ; >ice-CAp. tain, Mr. S. Baird (re-eleeted){.delegates to the Hawke'a Bay Centre,of the Now Zealand Swimming Association,,.Messrs.'A.,Goorge »nd-T. Scanlon. Tho retiring secretary (Mr,. J. Bamforth), was elected a life ' member. Messrs George, O'Donoghue. and Walden were elected a committee to interview, the school committee 6eaeonv,.tioketß,' Sixteen new mem-' hers'wore elected.':,'.." ■:- ■-".■ .■'•■■. :■ ..-■••■.-