WAITARA NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 92, 14 September 1914, Page 3

WAITARA NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The monthly meeting of tile Waitara Harbor Hoard was held on Friday evening. Present: Messrs J. Hine (chairman). It. T. Hicks, 11. McKeiizie, W. Burdling. 11. E. Vaughan. Mrs. X. Goss wrote statin? that she hail decided to let the matter of the lease she wished to g"t, transferred to lie in abeyance for the time being. Mr Masters wrote in reference to the proposed site lie wished to procure for the erection of a cement, store. On the chairman's motion the matter was referred back to 'the Valuation Committee to confer with Mr MeMast'.'i's. yitli power to a;t.. Messrs Jenkins, Vaughan, and Ogle were appointed a Valuation Committee. The matter of repairs to the north wall was held over. Accounts passed for payment and the Hoard adjourned. The Atiawa Football Club held a social -in the Clifton Hall on Friday evening, when there was a fair attenmlance. During the evening .Mr If. Spurdlc. on behalf of the club, made a premutation to Mrs ('. Isaacs, a lady supporter of the club, for lb" valuable assistance rendered by providing the music at the various dances held by the club during the winter months, The presentation consisted of a silver kettle and stand.

ilr Cordon .leUVrios. while witnessing tlie jumping at fie Hunt Oluli rape, held here last week, was knocked down by on" of the horses and injured. lie lias, I'm sorry to say. developed serious symptoms, aiid has been taken to the Xew Plvmouth Hospital. A bricklayer at the Freezing Works, named Swinu, met with a painful accident, on Frida. morning, by falling oil' a seafl'old, a distance of "twenty feet, breaking his right lef;. l)r Campbell set the injured limb and removed him to the Xew Plymouth Hospital. The local patriotic funds have licnc(itod to the extent of £l.l as a result of a special performance yivi'ii by the Empire Picture Company. Mr A. Klenuer. who lias been here for twenty years, is goiujs in for farming at Kiiiin'ata. Mr Kl"imer has been a good citizen, and Waitara will be tile poorer for his departure.. 'A young Herman, a carpenter \vli« bad been'working here, has been taken to Wellington under police protection. At the Waitara Tennis Club's annual meeting, it was suggested that the subscription should lie increased by 20 pelcent., which could be handed over to the Patriotic. Fund. The suggestion was not acted upon. The il'atriotie Fund has topped the £-100 mark. The aim is ".HUM. At the annual meeting of the local Tennis Club the balance-sheets showed the receipts for last year to have been £ti(i lis :id, while the expenditure totalled £.19 :1s lid. leaving a credit ol £7 2 rt 4d. but since the statement has been audited a further C! I.ls had been received, and the balance now stood at £!) 17s 4d. The election of ol (leers resulted as follows: —Patron. Mr <'. I\. Wilson. M.P.: President. Mr S. <!. Frasor: Vice-Presidents. Messrs. Viuighan. U H. Sampson and .1 W. < o l.cr; Secretary and Treasurer. Mr I'. Dewhirst; Ceneral Committee. Messrs C 11. Tate V. A. Hawkins, h. Smaill. A. bent mid Pankhurtt: Auditor. Mr Stead; Ladies' Conimitto". Mesdames kraser, Johns. Were, Telfar and Young. \ »tos of thanks were to Messrs I, ('.ninths and Co.. of New Plymouth, ol their donation of a tennis racquet: also to Mr h. 11. Samiison for the donation of two guineas for trophy purposes S«r-'l.-Ma,ior llesp will not leave New Zealand with the, expeditionary force. 11,. is doimr police duty at the camp, and will probably continue the work.