ODDS AND ENDS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 82, 11 August 1923, Page 5

ODDS AND ENDS.

(By “Nemo.”) Tinms there are when cares of business interfere even with the writing of one’s thoughts on topical subjects, ami this is the reason for “Nemo’s” brief disappearance from the pages of the “Post.” Ho is glad there are some who miss his random writings, and now that leisure hours are more frequent he in “once more into the breach.” _n_o-n-o-o-o-It is not to Stratford’s credit that the amount of money aimed at to complete the Fallen Soldie s’ Memorial has not been subscribed. There are still a largo number of people who have not thought it necessary to assist with this work, and it is to he hoped they arc able to reconcile j their attitude with their consciences. A very disappointing feature of the subscription list is the absence of subscriptions from the big majority of the younger people of the town. There are numhers o r these earning goof] salaries who coni 1well afford to assist, hut apparently picture theatres, cigarettes, silk stockings and lingerie are of more importance to the younger generation than the claims of those WHO FOUGHT AND DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY. -o-o-o-o-o-o-Congratulations to the officers o r the Wellington regiment, and their friends, on the completion of the memorial to the late Colonel W. G. Malone. Stratford may well ho proud to claim the late Colonel Mai one as one of. its erstwhile citizens His is a record worthy of commemoration, and should ever he air inspiration to others to endeavour to attain the same level of true citizenship reached by Colonel Malone. _o_n-o-n-o-o-Thcro is not yet any sign of the tangled state- of European politics being straightened out. France still hopes to retain the friendship of Great Britain, and at the same time maintain her attitude on the Reparations question. One can sympathise with France; she has not forgotten the degradation of the German occupation of her territory, and it if* only natural she should take the on portumty of inflicting the same punishment on her enemy. Instead of wrangling over the question of whether only a portion should be occupied, one is surprised that no suggestion has been made by France that the Allies should unite in occupying the whole of Germany. This course might bring the Germans t° their' senses and expedite the ( pay ment of reparations.

-O-O-O-O- O-O- I Tlie Borough Council has at last received the necessary authority by Ordt?r-in-Council to erect a town clock as a War Memorial. No doubt a proposal wfll now be placed before) the ratepayers to raise a loan lor thus work. It is to be hoped that ratepayers will rise to the occasion and, by a large majority, authorise the raising of a loan. -o-o-o-u-o-o-Judging by recent reports of Borough Council meetings, the Electric Eight question is once more claiming an extra amount of the Council's 'attention. The problem to unravel is wlie»her to change over to the threephase system, of distribution and purchase current in bulk, or, to continue distributing on the present system, and making provision for extra generating plant. “.Nemo presumes the solution will rest on the-question of nuance, and it will be interesting to learn the facts 1 when they are available. Meanwhile, j\v the absence ul demure information o,'i tiie subject, one cannot oirci any it is certain, that rampay'ers can be depended on to turn dow.h any proposal that, cannot be provftd salisiactoiy beyond any shadow nt doubt xroin the hnauciar point ■uf view.

/For' the tune 111 me aistory of' isAjw Ze'ukwi iooibuii, Tui-aaa** has failed ft* P^ vaio a lor tuo All Jtfiack «eam. .Ihew waJ a : umo when name, ui loot bad cades, was one to coiijmo with, is it mat iho province iam.sj liiaterial, or is it lack ol aa \ S.goUieuii? One Qau hardly e ‘ u ' ! ihac any ol the Taranaki batd-s up to Now Zealand standa.d, surely there are forwarus woitu^ [.a place with Wow Zealand s beAt. i Taranaki has also been Idt out o* \ the Wow SoaiUi Wales teams iumn-

ary owing, it is said, to .suitable date. The reason '“ay 1)0 the correct one, *but it certainly gives 0110 tho impression that the Zealand Union is inclined to treaaj the Taranaki Union as second rale, and if this is so, some effort vvlll i have .to he made by tlio Tar,\na.vi. Mating Bin out Conuuitb.ee to strenuously i inpress upon ib>° parent Ik;’** I .' that T; tvanaki lias nod lost i t 9; lirst-clai-Vs status.

-o-o-o-o-o-o-Writimg of football, and yeK'iomberiug 11rb of those coitnecUid with the early history of tiuO in Taranaki, ma'hes one wondei'* w -'y it is that few, if any, of t hose nairicfc are connected with pres Wit day football. Tho writer can on v l. v readjily remember, during the pus 3 twenty years, descendants of three * of the old-time heroes who have won representative honors, and curiously eiioo h two belong to Stratford, namely Port Kivell and Don Camor on. The other name i H Stohr, and throe' of those have played for Tara mild (Tack, Bert and Ken). | Don CVimeron and Jack Stohr have, nl o won the silver fern. There mav: be others, ean anyone enlighten me ?. It would he interesting to learn to; what extent the old-time wearers ofi

v.ii - and Bl.mk are influencing tde iOllon l>ro-cr.t-i,v foo ',, , (“'Tfol” Ki\ >e nl ™ re l )i ' ecent '' d Taranaki m 190.'' Auckland. -Ed.) __