LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 61, 23 May 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

"very good vwork wais done by lastSunday's working .beei at the ski track above the Mountain House,! and it is expected that there will be a good turnout for the working bee being hold this Sunday.

The North Taranaki South African Veterans' Association, (North Taranaki Branch) are holding a reunion at the Kawaroa Park Bungalow, New Plymouth- to-morrow evening. As an. open invitation to Stratford members bfl«i been issued, no doubt a number will be present. Local members have lilso received invitations to be present) at the Christchuch reunion dinner on June 2.

A crowd which gathered outside the Farmers' Co-op gailxge last nigh*, to witness! the unpacking of some new cans, gave passers by the impression) that an aoeideiHj had occurred and a s a result several other curious persons hurried to the scene. When it was found that nothing serious hVid happened, however, the spectators remained just the same, and all seemed) to find in the new vehicles much to interest them.

Mr R F. Harkness, who presided at last night's meeting of the Committee of the Stratford Football Club, toldl members he whs very sorry that ]v> had not found out until that day that the Borough Council was responsible for leaving the ticket box. standing outside the ' gates at Victoria Park Tf ho had known he would have made the fact known when the ticket box was being d.scussed at Mondp.v evening's meeting of tne voniain Board.

In the course of las remarks i* the opening ol the Auvc - using iMuoruoa yesieruay. the ****• d A loung emphasised ttUi* one oi, tne leading avenues of adverting was tne uuiiy newspaper, winch waaoral great service to uio comnimnty In recent years tne Government, reoognasmg tlio value \ri? publacity,, I,ad made displays at exhibitions ,vx tlie United Kingdom and oveir £20,000 having been spent m this direction iai the past five yearsWith a view to attracting tourists from, Australia, an intensive publicity campaign was now being conducted at a, post of £SOOO, wlTile in addition to publicity in Britain, more was being done to advertise the attractions of the Dominion in Canada, India, and South Africa.

FOUND IN STRATFORD the cheapest store for general drapery and clothing, a few e,ye-opener s to be seen at this store that brought th 3 pncfes down am: 36 different colours in unshrintaible dress flannels 2s Gd yard. Holeproof hosiery at Is Gd pair. Wool and silk hosiery 3s Gd and 5s Gd pair. Pure wool Cashmere hose 3s Gd and 3s Ud. Blankets and rugs all bought before the rise,. (Also curtain materials). Veists and bloomers etc. Our well known valuer, Ahanco shooting, twills, towelitifts etc. Men's and boys' clothing and mercery at wholesale [prices. Aifßkland Warehouse, Drapejry and Clothing store, near Post .Office,

The annual meeting of the Taraii*ki Provincial Scottish Society is being held on Friday evening, and all Scotsi and persons of Scots descent are invited to attend.

In the window of Messrs. R. H. White and Co's premises, in connection (with Empire Shopping Week, there appears a splendid map (showing the highways of the Emipro.

The first of the series of euchre parties run under the auspices of the Fire Brigade will take place in the Fire Brigade Station to-morrow evening at 8 p.m. Good Prizes are offered and the Hall is well heated. Particulars are advertised.

At the last Stratford A. and If. Show Mr. E. J. Kirkwood won the class for Jersey heifer since July Ist, 1926, the owner to reside within • fourteen miles of the Post office. The prize for the class, a very hamdsome toa service presented by Mrs. Gadsby, i s at present on view in the window of Mr. D. Butchart's premises. >

: At Monday's meeting the Stratford Borough Council decided that in future the streets lamps shall be lighted Jiali an hour a>f/ter sunset. Tjhis should be _ very helpful to drivers of motor vehicles and riders of bicycles', a« half an hour after sunset is this time stated in the Motor Regulations! as that at which lights on vehicles should be shown. In the future the turning on of the street lights will notify those concerned that! I'ightis are required am moffor land other vehicles.

-..Something of a sensation was caused by a motor dir which passed down Broadway the other day, those who saw ,it at a distance hieing unable to make out what made it look so odd. On a nearer view it appeared that a child's rocking horse with ai flowing mane was being carried on the bonnet, the effect produced be;ihg very strange. It is said of al local resident that having hi heifer to transport he took it to its new home in the back seat of his fourseater car.

The Minister of Lands, Hon. A. D. Secretary, Mr A.W. Mulligan, is at MeLeod, accompanied by his Private present on a visit to Taranfaki. Yesterday he receivedd deputationis _ at Patea and Hawera. and to-day visited Manaia, Opunake, Parihaka, Kapong}* nnd Eltham. The Minister will be in Stratford all day to-morrow, and will receive deputations. In addition, he will probablv .attend! the North y. South football match at Victoria Park. ■,.■: ~

Members of the Committee of the Stratford Football Club last night expressed dissatisfaction -with the amount of advertising done by the llugby Union in connection with matches and special reference'was made to the North-South trial and the Dewar Shield Competition, while . W was mentioned thVit in the case of club matches on Victoria Park the publicity was restricted to one advertisement in the local paper. Mr 11. Masters was deputed to interview the secretary of the Union on s the matter.

Speaking at Auckland last night, the Health Minister, Hon. J. A. Young, referred to signs of returninn; prosperity in the Dominion; and emphasised that the trade balance of £3,000,000 m 1927 had been changed to a favourable balance of £10,000.000 this year., This and the condition of the finance market, justified a reduction in the bank rates, which the Minister urged was necessarv for the farmer and the business-man. The Minister _ also appealed for preference to (Britain in buying, pointing out thle mutual benefits of trading within the Empire- . ~,^-^r,, ' ' i To-morrow's Entpire Shopping Week will open in all parts of the) Empire. In Great Britain vigorous steps are now taken to push thai products of the Dominions, and Empire Shopping Week in the Dominions is in some measure of return for these operations. Posters, to} support the movement in the Dominions have been issued, by the Empire Marketing Boaid, and thefy are of an interesting nature, one' bearing the ltegend: "Empire buyers are) Empire builders." The) design of? the movement is that during the week goods made in the Empire should be featured by rettailers.