LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 83, 6 February 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A motorist who passed through Kaponga yesterday reported that the roads there were* wet, suggesting a fairly heavy fall of ilain.

The annual picnic of the New 1 lyniouth railway workers was held ui King Edward Park yesterday, a very liirge number attending. The canip■incr site was chiefly made use of aJKi lanWered the purpose thoroughly. The children were kept, busy with races, ami the swimming pools were well patronised Before departure lor home, Mr. Hooker, chairman of the picnic committee, made a few remarks,, stating that the visitor.s from New Plymouth had thoroughly enjoyed themselves. He said that the Park was an ideal place for a picnic, and expressed the opinion that when those present told their frieirtds about the good time they hhd had, the next picnic would he double the size of the present one. Being called on to speak the Town Clerk, Mr. P. S'lcoglund, said he was pleased the visitors had enjoyed themselves so well, and he thanked them for coming to Stratford for their picnic. A speech was also (tolled for from Mr. T Kirkwood who rendered yeoman, service in making preliminary arrangements' for the picnic.

BIRTHDAY SALE NOW ON.—We have Just completed our first year of business in Stratford, and are now holding our FIRST SALE (which will he 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, Vest 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 o'fflce, Stratford).

The Railway Department advertises in this issue particulars of train arrangements and of issue of holiday excursion tickets ;o New Pomouth in connection with the New Plymouth Races. Mails for Australia, South Africa and the East will close 'at the Stratford Post Office at. 9 a.m.on Thursday next, February 9. Mails for Great Britain, Ireland, Europe and North America will close at 9 a.m. on Monday next, February 3. While Mr. C. VVughim, of Huingn, was working with gunpowder on Saturday, an explosion occurred, and he was badly burnt on the face and neck.. He was removed to Dr. Gordon's hospital and is reported to be progressing favourably! Some drivers of motor vehicles in Broadway do not worry much a>: regards their obligations in respect to sounding the horn. This morning a Stifitford resident had a narrow escape from a serious accident through the failure of a motor lorry driv« to sound his. horn. '^ One of the principal reasons attributed by a Hamilton, stock dealer for the rise in beet- was the increased price ruling for hides. He said the price of hides lxid risen from 6d to 13d per lb, and in coni-equemce an. (increase of 3s a cwt was being offered in New Zealand for live beef, compared with the price ruling a year ago. The dry weather was also creating a shortage of stock owing to t,h e rapidly-diminishing supply of feed.