URENUI NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8142, 26 June 1906, Page 2

URENUI NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Trivialities such as the " Belief of Mafeking " or the Welsh defeat of the "All Blacks" reached Urenui as quickly as most places; but when a national calamity (the news of the death of the late Mr Seddon) occnrs, we obtain our first information per casual visitor instead of per Post Office authority. Thethiid annual cribbage tournament, Onaero v. Urenui, is now in progress, Each side has one win to its credit. This year's games are consequently causing considerable interest. The last meeting was at Mr E. H. Pigot's residence. The return football match, Onaero v. Uruti, was played at Urenui on Saturday, under the whistle of Mr Tim Skelton. The Onaoro boys had a very strong combination and won by 28 to

At a general meeting of the Hide Club, held on Saturday evening, it was decided to hold the first annual ball on August 2nd. McKinnon Bain's orchestra is to be engaged and as fancy dress has been made optional no doubt a large gathering will be presont. On Thursday (28th) a triangular match (Guards, Mangorei, Urenui) will be fired at the New Plymouth range. With a representative toam I fully expect our fellows to keep up their end.

The Lily Minstrels, who made such a successful debut last December, expect shortly to be again before the public, but owing to the absence of some members (Messrs Wray, Pope, and Scholefield), who are holiday making, the troupe's rehearsals will not be m full swing for a week or two. Mr Dumbicton, reoently of New Plymouth, having taken up land in the district, is now with his family a resident in the township. Mr Scholefield has bought Mr Haven's farm and the latter gontlcman intends building in tho township, j