Waitara News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 260, 7 November 1904, Page 4

Waitara News.

(From Our Correspondent..) The Wesleyan body opened their three days' baaaar on Thursday afternoon. The weather was bad", however, and this was no doubt the cause of the attendance being only moderate. Another unfortunate feature was the absence of Mr Jennings, M.H.H., who was to havo opened the bazaar. .He telegraphed his inability to 'be present, owing to having charge of the Waitara Harbour Board Bill, which was then before the House. The bazaar was kept open till 10 o'clock, and a fair amount of money was taken at the door and at the stalls. The, stalls made a creditable show, a most marked feature being the reasonableness in the charge for articles.

Owing to the weather the cricket match with Ingtewood did not take place. On the King's Birthday a match will probably be arranged with a New Plymouth team.

Afr J. Williamson is continuing bis enterprise in the fishing industry at Waitara, and it is hoped he will meet with the success he deserves. He has now bi»ilt a fish-curing establishment, wheic he smokes and cures fish. He is getting an experienced man from Auckland to do the curling. His two boats are kept busy trawling.

The North Taranaki Caledonian Society hold their annual meeting on Thursday night, Mr Ogle in the chair. The ibalance-sheet, which was adopted, showed a credit balance of £l6 14s 4d. The following, officers were elected :—Patrons, W, T, Jennings, E. M. Smith, W. Symes, and 0. E. Major, M's.H.R. ■ president, Mr J. Paul ; vice-presidents, Messrs G. V. Tate, Ogle, R. H. Piggott, W. B." Wilson, A. Smythe, S. MlGuinness, D. McKinoon Bain ; handicapper, Mr Shannon ; referee, Mr W. T. Jennings, M.H.R. ; starter, Mr R. Tate ; timekeeper, Mr T. Goddard ; judges Messrs Gray, Wyllie, Ogle, G. v! Tate: committee, Messrs R. Tate, H. Purdie, H. Ross, L. ; Jenminsi', Bishop, Spurdle, Dooley, Smythe and Williamson'; protest committee, Messrs H. Purdie, L. Jennins, Smythe, H. Spurdle, and R. Tate ; honorary piper. Mr A. McLeod ; secretary and treasurer, Mr H. Spurdle ; superintendent of Highland events, Mr H. Ross. Mr Jeniins moved and Mr Smythe seconded, "That the North Taranaki Caledonian Society affiliate with the newly-formed Taranaki Athletic Club Association." This was carried. The niemiber hip fee 'was fixed at tho same figure as last year.