OPUNAKE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14012, 17 September 1909, Page 4

OPUNAKE.

(Fiom Our Own Correspondent.) Latch the weather has been decided1- mixed. Some da.\s perfect, warm. r.ne, and calm, and then a sudden iii,ui"e will take place, and we get the I •vei.-o, \wnd\. cold, wet da.vs, more se\er. than an> thing experienced duriii" the middle of winter. These sudden , 1,-.,- s h-i\.' a br.tl eitut on the htoc', ..id L.ul to make Ihe life ot the fanmu ',-. "liv lable. Plodding ioutid 111 the mud ti.-ding cahes, milkinj;. etc., with a eld d:iviii;i ram from the south can hudl\ be (idled an ideal existence. llowe»er, things should improve from tilt, out, and when the cheques, begin to 1 oil in. as the\ .'hould do before long. i:.ing> will take'on a ros\ htie again. 'J he local tennis players arc taking .•.'he nt i-v ot the lew line days we have hid. and arc getting in .some practice. 'lie -lent ad\ '..it.ige oi an asphalt 0111 1 is ia' i!\ teen at this time of the >,'ai. i'ven sifter heav\ rain an hour'ssunshine v ill m.-ke the court dr\ eioti^h ioi i-la\ . The annual meeting ol tlu> dub tak<s place on Thursday e\eniiiii, loth 111 t. Piospects are good ior tii • coining -eason. Xew meinl)crs ii" j aiinij;. .'i'l tlnie is some talk ot pUii'i.'U d.jw»i anothei couit. The towii b.).ird is laying down a iootpath to the v; (, ill (Is, \% lm li will )«' a decided liiipMiveiiH'iit ami much appicciatcd b> al ! li'.em'iers. At the oidmaiN n.e, tiii4 sit tl.e 'low 11 C, aid on Thur-ii »\ om uihia, the burstrej, ol the (.union \ as tonnall\ brought u.i'.ii Hie notice c; tkt" i:t'iuh:is. AI i"i Mil' di-LU-s.on i' w;\s iiu'iiumousl.i II -o|i eil to ( tit 1 a it wiiid ot tl'l loi i .kk : It idin_ io tin' comielion 01 i „i- vi i- po i ible ioi the outr.!^'. ! 11 c , ■,> v r ilisiiiiitc 1 to toi \\ aid .. 1.1 Ith it -oiuti.in to the politt . ■ ,111 1 .'. I.i ih. mi tjsp uc no ende t.>1 ,t 1..1. 1 k 11. 11 tmii against ih'

..1 II I; '1 , , 11111 h.:s lii-n butter X' . „l ti. iljiini'ki' .11.1111 lactoiN 101 lie [„1 L M , s(.,i, Ji.is b, en seii(t<d t. . ;i j,e the Niiii lv l ii(U)l> 111 tin il.i.. ,''s ha disviut. and will be le.Ubelt' bholth to flke up his lie A M II I >.

On S'tmdiN the Lm.ui i'ud Mercnn1 ' (.. 1 ip.ui In Id tin 11 annual L prni|. |.; 1.'.. 1.(,iil intiii's h-ul been le(eiwd ,11-d !Iliil\ "Jli.t lioims weic of 1 :. dI- 1 s|l . "| he Kidding was no. M,\ bii-,. how,.ei, and although r 1. Ixv nun.bei i.i hoi.-es weie sold tin. l'.'.es 1 calls', vi wiie not \ er\ sensational. 'I he •Opui' ike llo! tieultiual Society intt ids holdii._ its sleuth spring s.hou IJi \\ edi.esd i_. it. id is wOlw ol king hard t( in.ii-.' the attau a suciess. Although the I u_h wetthei ln> damaged a good '.1 mm .•anh'ivs, the entries are expected !.o be quite (tiuil to those ot last year. li iims-ion 'liis been gi anted the • .' '<t club to I'm' tlw^ Di'i'iiuii and to

\ (iii'in ,\ pitch. (kn will be used tor ,'. pui,)(." Mid Oriuld do admirably. . ,"l.d \.ltl. Miltiiiig .'s pii>l>osed. The t'ni'i t ouble it the iluli will be to nr 1 i'i!/e 111. If h s with othei te-iins. An • Mtoit is ht u'a madt to induce Piliama, O.ioiuu, ai:d Wahetu to ioun clubs.