PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 33, 29 January 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

\\ AKi-JA. I'loin Our Own Lui respondent. A meeting ui' tiic Athlete- club com liiittee was held on Tue-day night lo inline Uie programme., there ale liliccii events ioi competition, .aid tin-pi,/,-ui,jiic) has been raised ii little iiuin l.i-l year's, the biggcvl eu-11l lieim; ilie Axemen's Luii ol oil, and a special. I'li t . spoils will be i k ,| ( [ m idcr tnc ink-- 1,1 Hie Taranaki Allilelie and Caledonian A-sociation and [lie ,\nv /.ealund Axemen's Association. Uie committee ar; all a hard-working lot, and are iund d "I'Uil. so they will do their best to make Hie meeting a .success. I lie I'olluwiiig aie tin- ollicers and committee: -l'atron, Ml'. X. .luliau; president. Mr. J|. („oibett: vice presidents, Messrs. ]■;. Ayiw.ir.l. (I. i'. June,, VY. li. Clarke, and \V. Mai-I.aclilan; secretary and treasurer, -Mr. Ji. S. Anderson; general committee, ..Messrs. C, Corbett IV. 11. .(uliuii. (I. L'orkill, A. Clothier, C. \Y. itevelk .a. liny, A. Magon, 1. 11. Julian. \Y. Thomas W. li. Smith, \V. Macl.achlan. \. I', ltobin-on, and L. Harrison; hanciicappci, (running), .Mr. l-red Jiiunie, (ehoppin.-i .Messrs. \Y. li. ciarke and A. Cue; judges, .Messrs. T. Julian, sen.. K Miward, and C. I'. Junes; working committee for elio|i|iing c,ven(s, M,„- r s. \v. J!. Clarke, 0. Julian. \V. 11. .luliau, \V. 11. Smith, and 'i. K. .luliau. jun.: tor 1 "l kill; protest committee. .\icssl-. \V. 11. -liilillii, T. li. .luliau.. \Y. Mucl.a.hlan. and tin- secretary.

'Jlu- books by i;„. Lii, i; ,r Committee from Hi,. llawrra lihrarv ai rived her,. 1,,„t week\ Tli,.iv av'iiou dciv mi live hundred book- in il, c l,|, rary. and the Government sub-idy. whie "ill be dim shortlv, will make it no -ible to add still mure. The eombiued chut ii ;uid lnilte worker that was jmrclia-ed -,nm- mom ago l',V tile 1,,e,,l daily e0n,,,;,!!;,- wi, "iiiy started this week. 'There was ,1, lay in having it nut together, and thei tin; trouble was to obtain the risht size pulley to drive it, tlio wrong sizes being ecnt several times before the right one was got.

The iir>t rain fur twenty six divs fell <m Sunday, when a slight' -d.owir" caiue, bill it was not enough to settle (lie dusi,' inii.li less do any gooil to ilie giv,-. ;,„,j crops. It seem', to have disappeared .ii'am. and we are in lor anotiier hot and dry tinio. The luilk-.-nnply is de-■■i-i-ii-ijjff a( U,p~ factory bv 'leaps and hound,. At ihw rate then, will I X ' no milk to take to the factory at all if the dry spell continues.