Local and General.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 81, 10 August 1923, Page 4

Local and General.

The flag at the Stratford Post Of- • flee was flown at half-mast to-day to mark the occasion of the late President Harding's funeral. Messrs Hewitt and Harding had a successful canvas for shares for the Smart Road works at Hastings Road and Lowgarth yesterday. To-day they are doing Cardiff and district. In pursuance of a series of addresses being arranged by the executive of the Egmont Club, the Hon. A. T. Ngata has signified his appreciation of the invitation, and will give an address on Monday August 20th. On Saturday at mid-day, weather permitting, Mr C. Ward, manager of the King's Theatre, intends to take some snapshots of men and moving scenes in Broadway, with the object of securing films with local color for reproduction next week. The payout of the Lowgarth Cooperative Dairy Co. for the past season was announced at yesterday's meeting as 1/10J, but later shipments of cheese had realised considerably more than was anticipated, and it Avas thought the company's pay-out would be in the -neighbourhood of l/n. Winter is on us again. Get your .spouting and downpipes repaired and don't let the timber l n your houses and shops decay ?or the sake of a few shillings. Stan Robinson will do you a good job. Step <!<m? to Weston Bros, and j?ive your Smart Bros, for electric light ad- ! vertising flashing Solar Lamps. For- | Electric wiring, etc. nag up No. 30 and at nigiit Wo i§§,

The Lowgarth Dairy Company at its meeting yesterday declined to support the recommendation to subscribe to a proportion of the guarantee made by the directors of the Nevr Zealand Meat Packing and Bacott Company. , Mr Lloyd George's twenty-fourth article deals wth the Franco-Ger-man situation, states a London cablegram. Over seven hundred head of fat slock will be shipped from Wellington for Melbourne next week W; ports the Press Association). The consignment is being drawn from .the Rangitikei, Main Trunk, Hawke'S Bay, and Wairarapa districts. Weather forecast.—The indications are for south-easterly winds moderate to strong, squally at times, and veering by south to west. The weather appears likely to be cloudy # and unsettled. Rain prabable. Barometer falling.—Bates, Wellington. A large quantity of daffodils and other spring flowers for the Plunket Society are coming to hand tonight from Mr Besley'.s garden, lfjM£ Plymouth, and friends in HawerfJand will he on sale as ustiial in Messrs. Bell ringer Bros' window' tomorrow. >; The Schools football tournament, which was postponed from last Saturday owing to wet weather, will take place to-morrow on the Showgrounds. The Primary Schools Rugby Union is under a big expense in transporting me boys from all parts of Taranaki and entertaining them. The games will be very interesting, and at the conclusion of the tournament the Taranaki Rep. team will be chosen to uphold the provincial honor against Wanganui next Saturday. The team will be given a try-out for a short while against a "B" team.

Sanderson and Judd for plumbing drain-laying electric work, etc. All kinds of electric fittings storkeS* Good work, prompt attention. Telephone 222. x "I don't know how you sell »t at the price" is what they all say who nave inspected and tried the beauti fully finished new model 1923 Chevrolet car, £290 complete. Inspection invited and demonstrations arranged.—Stevenson. Blackstock & Co. International Harvester Co., Regan. Street. x