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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXII, Issue 57, 5 May 1924, Page 6

As a result of recent r'alus (reports the Wi)ikat'o Times), combined « r ith o ; mild climate, farmers tln*otighouti the Thames Valley report a remarkijißle growth in grass, which must pijoJongr the npiking; season foi;,a record length of time:''''lt is 'evident that hay will be in .little demand tip's wfrTEer, judging 'by the prolific grWth, at present. r ,.. 4 .....

[A considerable number of the battery porkers "Pi. the.Leuiplov' of the Waihi Grand Junction Gold Company were paid off at the end of "ilue. week, and the complete cessation of cijusning is expected in the course of a I few.days. ' The, final' closing of the rain .will bring: the number of workers (rendered' idle to something like nOfV * * • -■--■• J- Ijui. •

I A visitor, from America, referring 14 "Mr ''Ford savs; , 'T)i" 'working piibli'e there idolise hitn • ho is placing motor cars within the reach of all. Even school boys are buying) them how. Ford is workipg the timepayment system—five dollars deposit, 2i ppr week, and vovuown a, motor car!'' ';, ■/. ". ./"•

A ' Speaking in regard to the proposed Terries ■Memorial, the -chairman of the Pjako Qbunty iCoMp'l? at the meetipg at Te Aroha on Monday referred to the great work done by the late" Sir W; H. Herries, as member far Tanrang'a. It'was' only .fitting, lip said, that a substantial memorial should be erected in the Te Aroha Tlomain, in horiour v . T ol' f jgm who had rifiulered suffr'taithtiii se'i'vicie to the district. The copncil decided to donate a sum up to 0100.

, "There's too niitch of this frothy American literature knocking about," remarked My A. Wpp/j at the annual nieetTiijj or subscribers' to the "Hamilton Library during the course of rljiscussion on the question of fiction for the 'library'. ';'■'■ "T would like tp, ,see some 'of the better class of reading matter on our shelves," continued Mr Wood, "rather'than the ro-tten cheap American rubbish, that is to be found to-day in every library pf the colony." Members of the committee explained they had. to meet the wishes of all, it being also pointed put, JJia.t the general class of literature in the Hamilton library, woni/l compare more <. than favourably with that of any other similar institution in tho Dominion, (Timsa) ;.