WAREA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 5 February 1907, Page 2

WAREA

i'Voni Uur Own Correspondent. -V meeting of tho Wari'a Atlde ic Club wis held in tiie library on Sat unlay evening. There was a fair atIcn.lanc". 'Mr Henry Corbett, vice president, was in the chair. Messr, W. 1). Julian, F. Jenkins, and C. I'iersou were elected Lo the working coininilLeo, while a f'-w new nieniU-rs Were added to the club. Air l-'red. liiimi ■ has boon appointed handicap per for all r.ian.j; oven!,. Mr Ar tliur <;ny wis a])]ioiided starter for the cho]iping events. The judges of the running arc-. Messrs (ioorgo Jones, l-.dward Aylward, and Thomas Julian, sen. The protest eonimillee consisls of live members, viz., Messrs Henry Corbett, I truce. Anderson, William Jii ban., juu., William AlcLaclilan and tnc s'-en-tary .Mr Dave I'atcrsou, The three that wore appointed to look over the grounds decided on having '.'ho sports held on the lleerealion (,'rounds. The spiirts will commence al I a.m. All the running oVents will be run miller tho rules ■! Ihe Taranaki Alliielie and Calodoni mi A.,sociation, and the chopping under the New Zoalan-1 A.xe men's Association.

The dry weather lalely has made peo pie lire (heir luisli. The country as a result about, here has been under deu.-, I smoke of late. The Warca liille Club seems lo !,■ on (he point of falling through owing to some I rouble in procuring Ihe rilies from ill. l (l,i\ eriiment. A very heavy shower of raiu fell here on t'riday evening, anil did a grcad deal of good to the crops. Sun day was about Ihe holiest ilay we have had here llii.s summer. Thc'therniomeler registered 10(i in the sun. A few of the farmers are si ill luisv Willi their oat- crops, taking advall tagc of the line weather. The Waiva school picnic wiil be held shortly.