PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 94, 9 April 1908, Page 4

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

WAREA. (From Unr Own Correspondents). A meeting of the VYarea library wis held in the library room on .Saturday evening. .Mr. -I. Hurgess presided. The secretary was instructed to write to the ltahotu library to see if a further exchange of Iwoks could be arranged. The (ioveruuient subsidy of C 5 Ss Id has come to hand, and new books to th.i value of C 7 are to be procured immediately.

The Farmers' I nion annual meeting, which was called for Saturday night, was posl poned until next Saturday night, owing to the smalt attendance o! members. It is hoped that there will lie a few more present next time, as there is some important business to dis-

A start was made on Saturday to shoot for .Mr. W. li- Smith's trophy. A fair number competed. The two ranges fired from were 500 yds and UOOyds. None of the sliootists'had ever tired at these distances, and s e very poor scores were made. Only two or three seor.ll at all. It is to be hoped Hill, some better scores will lie made nex'. Saturday, when the ranges will be 200 vds and' tJOOvils.

The footlJall practice to have l«'cn held here last Saturday against Okaio .lid not wnii' oir, as only a low of the (Ikato team turned up, and very fe'.v cif our local team. It always takes .1 week or two for the footballers to got 11 start to play here. After the iirst or seeond luateh they will begin to think that they must practise if they are to have a say in the flip "lis season. rU.NIUIIAIvAU. The l'uuiwhnkiui farmers held their second annual picnic and sports last week. ,The clerk of the weather provided us as usual with a lovely line day and evening, though it was showery tor a day or two previous. Under the management of a hardworking committed?, everything passed off without a hitch. .Messrs J. K. i'oung and 11. 13. YVorthington acted as judges for the running events; .Messrs Uodkin and Worthington for the chopping, .Messrs Jackson, ISurnetl, O'Connor JSros., and Foley Uro». supplied the chopping blocks anil .Mr. I.eylnuan, senr., prepared the ground, while our worthy secretary, .Mr 11. Oosbv fulfilled his duties to the letter. Mrs. Ellmgtord, of Stratford, catered for the picnic and dance, which was held in the evening. .Messrs. J. K. Young and 11. Crosby acted us JL.sC.. and the music was supplied by .Miss Lucv Shodroski. Songs were remlereJ by Misses Worthington and ISally, and .Messrs .Mountford and Jones, llrs. Thomas playing tne accompaniments, l'articulur mention should be made of the ladies who worked so hard to make the function a success. Dancing was kept up till daylight. The various events at the sports resulted :

.Maiden Handicap Chop—A. Lchma-i, lOsee. 1; \V. Foley, scr., 2; F. O'Connor, scr., 3. 22lhds llurdlos-F. Foley 10yds 1; 11. Cedgc 3Uyil- 2; M. Worthington, 7yds.

HHiyds Hoys' ltace—ihomas Worth ington i, .Maurice Foley 2, Charles Cantor 3.

Open Handicap Chop—J. Kasper, 5 sec, 1; A. Kaspar, scr., 2; J. O'Connor, scr., 3. lOllvds liovs' Race—Charles Darker ', Fritz' Kindlier* 2, James WorthiugtoM 3-

liovs' High Jump— Ij. Walker (3ft ll'/.iii) 1; ('. liahtor (3ft llin) 2; '!'• Foley (3ft Win), 3.

lllilyds .Men's Knee—ll. Worthington, Byds, 1; J. K. Voting, Byds, 2; I'. O'Connor. syds, 3.

High Jumii-T. Dobbie, Jin (111- » : h ill). 1; A. J-climaii, :!in (-If I 'Jin), 2; 1\ l'oh'v ,ser. (4ft ii'Jiin) 3. Cnderhaiid Chop—l*. O'Connor, irtsiv, ]; ]•'. O'Connor, JO-ec, 2; J. O'Connor, set'., 3. dills' Kaco—Mary Sheehan 1, Margie Folcv 2, Doris lirickell 3. little Oirls' ltai-i^—Dorotliy Calton 1. Mollie McCool 2, K«tie McCool 3. Little Boys' ltace—John Xorris 1, Gordon Wood 2, .Martin lfoiiiilinii 3. Half-Mile Handicap—F. Foley, scr, 1; A. Wood, syds, 2; J. Norris, 40yds, 3.