LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 81, 3 February 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

All the retailensi of the town with the exception of wo have signed tJiej the exception of two have signed the make special hours for the closing of shops during Jubilee Week

The retailers' executive which, is making arrangements for the proper celeblration, of thei jubilee by the business people of the town i«, to meet 'at an early date, when the commitat ahu early date, when sub-commit-tees will be set up and hill the 1 projected activities will be set in motion

TJie proposal emanating from Central Tar ana ki that the port off New Plymouth should clfwigei its name to "Port. Taranaki" came before the council of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce last niglit for discussion. The members* unanimously agreed that a cliiuige from the present name would not only be a . difficult matter with far-reaching results, but would also do a considerable, ataount oi harm, and as. resolution to this effect was phased.

The parishioners of the Stratford Catholic Church desire that' on the occasion of his departure from the Parish, the charge/ of which rjsji had to relinquish because [of ill hejrlth, the Rev. Father OabjlJ, should be given some tangible token of appreciation of his excellent work here. With a view to going into the matter a meeting] of parishioners will be. held in the Convent schoolroom after the second mass on Sunday next when, u large attendance is requested.

In a. dying condition in a gas-filled room, Mrs May Marshall, aged 42, was found by her husband lit her home in. New' Brighton, Ohristchurch. She had been an inmate of an institution from which she escaped lastevening. Her husband searched for her until midnight, but found no trace of her till this morning, when (the husband went back to his. home and found his wife lying beside a gas ring She was unconscious and dijed, despite efforts by her husband and a doctor to. revive her. She left an unsigned note saying she entered the house by a window, that she was "dead beat," und did not know what to do-

Tho Rxecuive of the Stratford Plunket Society met on Wednesday when Mr» L. 11. Curtis presided. Members in attendance were • Mesdames Kear, Martin, Outhbert, Pitt, Hall and Kay, while apologies for absence- were received from Mesdames Nowiell, Riera, Allen, Masters', Richards! and Frcdrio. It was decided that Nurse Grant's lecture be held over until-the annual meeting. A sale day will bo hjeld in Giiffaney's shop) on Tuesday next. The Nurse's report, showed 371 cases were on the books, 30 visits had been paid to homes, while 114 visits were made to the office. It. was stated that the proceeds of a dance given by Mr Kehelly and. staff amounted] to £4 12s ajtid not- £4 2s as previously stated.

BIRTHDAY SALE NOW ON.—We have just completed our first year of business in Stratford, and are now holding our FIRST SALE (which will b e a genuine Sale). We have been accused of bringing the Prices Down and have been Found Guilty. Our genuine cheap prices and good quality goods have kept customers coming in and our goods going out. Every Article in our Hosiery, Vetet and Bloomer departments, also in our well known Household Linen department and Men's Clothing and Mercery departments, also all Boys' School Clothing, etc., will be genuinely reduced for 28 Days. The Auckland Warehouse Drapery and Clothing Store. (Near Post Office, Stratford).

v The Principal of the Stratford Technical High School (Mr A. H. R. Amess will be at the school tomorrow and Monday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., for the purpose of enrolling pupil s and interviewing parents. Parents are requested to have their children's progress cards with them. Daylight saying had few friends at a meeting of the Dominion Executive of the New Zealand Farmers' Union in Wellington. On(e| delegate stated that it was a, "Bill of abomination," while another declared that its. introduction was "jeopardising, the lives of the women hud children on he farm;*." "It is not \yorkitig out satisfactorily," said the president, Mr W. J. Poison, "as far as the producers, am concerned. The worst effect of it is on our women, who. are suffering as a result of daylight saving. It is also haying a serious effect on the children, who aire up earlier but have less hours of sleep. 1,/nave met nl'fcy Jfho orginaliy favoured daylight saving, but, after an experience of it, they are to it. We should take steps to have ' it repealed. It is a hardship not only to the.men but women on farms." It was decided to prepare a petition protesting against da'yhght giving for circulation among farmers.