PROPOSED SWIMMING SPORTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 172, 20 January 1914, Page 3

PROPOSED SWIMMING SPORTS

One or two tiltlu::- arc discussing llii! chances of holding ii swimming .sp.-ji'ls meeting in Stratford. Tin I-.; arc sumo good local swimmers, both in sprint nml distance ever.ts. ami :\ night meeting would proiiiilily attract entries from Kitham, Ilawera, high-wood, and New Plymouth chili.-. The lady visitors to our baths arc reported to contain i'i their ranks so.'m' splendid swimmer-, ami n liulii.'V handicap might draw well. Possibly the school commitloe, who own the batli", would assist by patting on one two fcolioollioy events. Unfortunately the swimming club fell in, and can now nc numbered amongst the "apparently drowned.'' It funds remain, and ilie line weather may have the cli'ect of resuscitating the rhi.. Perhaps it would be us well l:> make another attempt' lo hold a g'm'ra! m: c-t----ing of members. .'■■A'NICHT.Wr BURNS"

Taranaki ScoOnien and other lovers of Robert Ruins, the great national poet, will foregather on the night of Monday, January 2(i, til St'-utford. The occasion is the Taranaki Scottish .Society's annua! Hums -.upper. Thin ■•we 1 ' Scotch nicht" is one of the liest functions of its 'kind that Taranaki know?. The gentlemen who managed the first,of the annual suppers set a very high standard in their manner of entertaining their company of guest-, and this standard was not -only maintained lv.r; cxcclbd last year. On this coming occasion l':.a men in charge will have in mind past successes, and will see to it that the '■Nicht wi' Rums" is veil up to the standard. The dinner -itself will be in th'! hands of Mr* M. I[. Brooking, <:f Stratford, and her nam.'. :\s sufVicienv. The best talent in the dist:iet, including the line Ilawera Liederlafel quartette, will contribute towards the ideasure ti;:d harmony of the evening-, and the committee has been ve'-y happy and fortunate in its selection of speakers for the various toasts. Mr ,T. Oraigie, i M.P. for Timaru, will propose Cue principal toast, "The Immortal Memory of j Robert Burns." .Mr Craigie is a man of the moment, an ardent admirer of ] Burns, and a Uncut speaker. Jie has i the principal toast at the big Scots' | gtillering in Wellington on his way j North. An advertisement relative to the function appears to-day on the. I Stratford page. '

STRATFORD BOWLING CLUB E. Jackson and W. 11. Young, holders, of the Osmond Feathers, played a match on Saturday night against McMillan and Staples, challengers/ At the twentieth head the score? were 17 all, but McMillan just pulled oil' 'the match by one point in the final head. Skoglund an) llignett are the next challengers.

On Saturday night X. J. King and J. Musters played their championship game, King- ju-t managing lo get home.

The long spell of line weather is just the thing for the bowlers, and attendances at the green each evening are good.

STRATFORD LAWN TENNIS CLUB The following will J'epresent the Stratford Club in their match against KUh:im at Kltham on TliurscTay: Au(ieivon. Cameron, Cruwsiiaw, Curtis, I'ussell. Wilson, Thompson, Wright; Mrs. llobiiwon. Mrs. l'agct, Mis. Hudge. M!v-r, Wilson, Maekav. ami Orbei!. Any of tiie-c pin vers unable lo make the trip will please notify the senvtarv early. Arrangements have luvn made to go in- drag, leaving' Newton King's corner at 1 o'eloek.

Members willing lo play against Now Plymouth at New Plymouth on the 2:lth arc roipic-dod lo haml in.their m.ie.es to the secretary.

STRAY PARAGRAPHS The School Commitlee niooJs to-night. Co;iiilv Couneil meets on Wednesday. The I hamher of Commerce meets loniiilit. Amongst other correspondence to be dealt, with is a letter from the ''laranaki Cliamber of Commerce inviting the Chamber to join them in a ii'cnie trip to the Ohura, starling- next weekend. The Stratford. Chamber lias a February-end picnic on the cards, and whether' or not the two can be amalgamated remains to be seer.. There were several parties of visit or-; at the Stratford Mountain llou-e on Sunilav. Main-.were first olVemlers. and were delighted with the excellent road, and the surroundings of the house. They pleaded guilty to sume surprise, too, when thev found how clean and cosy and comfortable wore the quarters.

Mr. -I. 1!. Campbell, stationmaster at Stratford, returned on Salurday uhiht from I lie. soiitli. He spent the major portion of his annual leave- in the Sound-;. visitm;;' I'iclon. lilcjilioiiii, llavelock jXurth, and -o on. Down in lli« Sounds nearly everyone seems to own a motor-launch, lie savs, and they are darting about everywhere. Mr. Campbell resumes duty next-Mond.iy.

Tile reason for the unrivalled success of the Overland is nowhere belter known than anions the si-civ thousand owners of Overland ears (hat are iu u-e (o-ilav. Messrs. \V. Mmlford and Son. Stratford a»cnK will ;;ive all particulars of new models and lower prices. Mr. 11. .!. M. Wells. N'ew I'lvmoulh maiia.uev of Hi,. "11.IV e-.tabli.-hme-.it. was iu Stratford yesterday, rctnniin;.' from a vcrv enjoyable holiday spent at the Din-son's Fulls Mountain' House.

'I,IP best-place for bet printinc; is the Daily News ollice. Prompt deliver)- and low prices arc only two of the liCi;.' r, a.-'ons for tr.iiliii;;- with this hou-e.