AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10464, 31 October 1911, Page 5

AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB

MEETING OF COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the committee of the Wairarapa Amateur Athletic Olub was held last night, Dr N. H. Prior presiding over a good attendance., The usual sports meeting will be held on a date to be fixed during February next. Messrs S. H. Edwards, A. Donald, and G.'R.. Sykes were elected honorary members. A letter was received from Mr R. F. Crosbieasking the" Club to put on a few~events at the Parish Fete to be held on the old Showgrounds in November.— It was resolved to run a 100 yds and 220 yds flat race, and a 440 yards hurdle race. The secretary was authorised to procure a 161b shot for putting and throwing. It was decided to write to the Mas-tc-rton Amateur Swimming Club, asking them to include some running events in the programme of their annual sports.

ualities, including the commander <f the artillery. It is officially stated that as the result of the engagement, fought in a rainstorm, and in which the Imperial troops showed great valour, large quantities of ammunition '.ere captured.

Flushed with victory, the troeps then occupied the outskirts of ihe city of Hankau.

Imperial reinforcements ar<i him ing to protect the railway.

CUNBOAT SHELLED.

(•Received October 30, ]>>n.}

PEKIN, rt-t." ».t L»«

The Republicans below W-'noliaii«z shelled the ■•lmperialist gunboar.s. The latterVfire was slow and inao irate. Mutinies have occurred at Nanking, in the province of Kiahg-su and Tai-Yuan-Fu, in the province of Shan-