DISTRICT NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 218, 23 December 1910, Page 7

DISTRICT NEWS.

'WAREA. ATHLETIC CLUB MEETING. I (From Our Own Correspondent.) I The annual general meeting of the I Warea Athletic Club was held on Saturday, Mr. T. R. Julian in the chair. The annual report stated that the club should be fairly well satisfied with the result of the year's working, there being a credit balance of £.15 13s lid from last year's sports, bringing the amount in the bank to £37 8s 7d. Mr. Pelham, the wcretary, added that as several members thought the sports should be held •earlier in the year, he had called the meeting now instead of in January, as had been usual. It was decided to vote the secretary > a bonus of £5. * The election of officers resulted:—Patron, Mr. T. Julian, sen.; president, Mr. T„ R. Julian; vice-presidents, Drs. Walker and Home, and Messrs. Newton King, A, Alexander, G. P. Jones, E. AylWiird, J. Lawn, J. Simpson, B. H. Chaney, H. Okey, M.P., C. Gray, J. S. Fox, T. P. Hughson, Wm. Harvey, J. and A. secretary, Mr. Harry Pelham [(re-elected); auditor, Mr. H. Corbett; general committee, Messrs. T. R. Julian, A. E. Magon, M. Hill, W. H. Julian, W. B. Clarke, C. W. Kevell, R. Julian, H. Pelham, P. Julian, 0. Julian, T. W. W. Raven, P. A. Putt, W. Thornell, W. B. Smith, T. E. Larking, C. Magon, A. Jackui&h, J. Keogh, G. C. Julian, A. B, Clarke, Ben Warner, R. Kivell, C. Muir, P. Brophy, J. Aylward, V. H. Adlam, S. Kidd, J. E. Gordon and A. Deacon.

It was decided to ask Mr. F. E. Hardy to act as handicapper for all events. Mr. H. Corbett was elected starter for running events, and Mr. P. Brophy for chopping and sawing events. The judges elected were Messrs. T. Julian, sen., G. P. Jones, E. Aylward, and the Protest Committee will consist of Messrs. T. R. Julian, T. E. Larking, 0. Julian, C. Muir and H. Pelham.

It was decided to hold sports on February IS. It was decided that all horses in leaping competitions be run at hunting pace. It was decided to hold a grand ball after the sports instead of the concert and dance.

The nominations for the chopping and sawing events close on January 28, and running events on Februay 4. The following new events were added to ihe programme: Horse jumping (high jump)., horse leaping competition, boot jumble race, and' egg and spoon race.

The weather lately has been rather a change from what we had a few weeks ago, but the rain has done a great deal of good to the grass and the crops. _ The early plums (Wright's Early) are ripe in a local garden, but very few can be got, as the birds are eating them as they commence to ripen. The pohutukawa (the New Zealand Christmas tree) is out in bloom. This is rather early, for it is seldom open before Christmas in this district.

Hearing a great deal about the large eels that have been caught in other parts, according to the newspapers, I may as well say. a little about the big eels that live in the river of this district. The other day a Maori caught a monster in the Warea river, which turned the scale at 421bs, and it being rather large for him to eat himself, he sent it to Parihafca, where ho doubt the whole ■village would join in the feast. The school children's concert was held b the school on Thursday of last week, and the building was crowded to the doors in spite of the wet night. The Jsall was beautifully decorated for the. occasion by the children and their teachers. The concert programme was rather a long one, and the parts were all very well taken by the children. It was a credit to.Mrs, Barak and Miss Andrews, the teachers, who had taken so much trouble in teaching the children. The first item on the programme was the overture-, then followed a recitation by Miss Maudie Jones; song, Mr. C. Addenbrooke; hoop .drill, children; song, "Little Boy called Tops"; recitatidn, "Freddie and the Cherries," children; song, "Pansy Faces," children; song, Mr. W. J. Larking; Maypole dance; song, "Sister," Miss Elsie Sutton; recitation,' "The Farmyard," children-; song, Mr. T. Murphy; recitation, Miss Elsie Sutton; song, "The Japanese Fan," children. "Cindrella" was then staged, and the final item on the programme was the singing of the National Anthem. Supper was provided for the children, and the hall cleared for danemg for the elder ones. Mr. M. D Rodgers, chairman of the School Commute, acted as chairman during the eoncerty and Miss Bridget Aylward supplied the music for the children..'.''. , The local school broke lip on Thursday week for the Christmas holidays.