DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 634, 11 October 1909, Page 9

DAILY NOTES FROM WANGANUI.

! TELEGEAPH-UNESIIAN'S: ESCAPE. :^ ! (By TclCEraph-S|)eclM''Cprrosiondeot.V' " ' •., ■~" ' v ■', - '■' ■; Wanoanui; October ,10, At ;the annual meeting of the Wanßanui lAmateur Athletic Club, tho .'report' showed that , the J '°isl > i.^f d ' ™P wionced a successful reason 'and that we finances were" satisfactory. 'Hr '■\i. Cohen was elected president, Mr. w 8* iCorby secretary, and Mr. II; Burnett delegate to tho Wellington Centre. It.was resolved to hold a sports meeting on Boxing Day " Dr. M'Lcan, of Wellington, has consented to act-aa .referee' in the amateur boxing' tournament' which , is. to , be held here next month ■ A ■'telegraph'linesman had a narrow escape on Sfttiirday through a boUing ; hqrse hittinff ; tho.ladder on which ho was standing while repairing tho-lino. He managed 'to throw ari arm round tho pole and hung on: The cart ,whioh the horse was drawing, capsized, and" the;occupant, a young lad, was thrown out and stunned, but ; fortunately received no : sorlous injuries. '■" . • • : ".'".■ . Good progress is'boing. made with tho construction of the High School Swimming Bath I'he'bath itself is almost completed, end the stressing'rooms, etc., will probablv. bo-finished in time for the.opening next month. '