District News.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 3, 25 September 1914, Page 2

District News.

TAUPIRI. The annual Meeting of tin Pulpin' Rowing club was hell nsr week. The balance sbee diawe ; a balance to credit o iver two pounds. The assets wen .ulued at about £l5O and tin labilities nil. The following officers wer ducted for the ensuing year: ’alron, Mr It. F. Bollard, M.P. iTesidoiit, Mr A. H. Waring dice I ’resilient % M essrs. W. A unveil, T. S. Smith, J. Carroll \. Hamblin,S. K-> wh, F. Grab mi N. Henry; Captain, Mr 3. Wil : ■ i; Visa (up;, -in, Mr A. B liley iMr R. I. Tiomi. ; -'din uittoe: -:' lpluin. Vice • -plain -.■■■ :tarv, Tre > u -.-, Mas -- j. T I ill, V. 3 ahh, J. Nole ni i, W -INI, R. Ke-gli, P. P. Bynon’owell, (t. Fowler, election Committee.- Captain /ica C iiituin, Messrs. C. Smith mil W. Jolt. iuditors: — Messrs. P. P. Bynon’owell, and F. Graham. The club has now a good pla.nl aid anticipates a successful seaon. It was decided to send a ielegate to a meeting of. the iouth Auckland Rowing Club to in held in Hamilton on Saturday. 6 th. September. The united sympathy of our owns,hip is extended t > the lany who have been so sudonly bereaved in Huntly. Our ettlement was stunn ;d by the ews of the sad Catastrophe. Much regret is being ex-res-od at the retirement of the lev. J. T. McWilliain from the hargo of our district. During is stay amongst us he has sou mu h appreciated by the arishioa ora. The dry spell—now nearly of x w .us duration —is causing :u'.i 3 o mcern among our farmers, lie grass in many places is even > v commencing to dry up. The Taupiri Senior Football earn have had a most successil season. They have won. in !, eight matches, six in the cup impetition round, and two lallenge matches —not one deal having been registered rainst them. The Northern Timber Conin', y’s Mill is still closed down i account of the slump. Most the men have obtained ark round about while some of eni are still employed in the ill yard and order dona rtment.