LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 72, 20 June 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At its meeting yesterday the Stratord Jersey Breeders' Club decided to hold its annual meeting and smoke concert on July 17th.

There will be a special matinee at 2 p.m. to-morrow .at the King's Theatre for the snowing of "For The Term of His Natural Life." x

The pay-outs for district dairy factories this month are much the same as last month, though a number of factories which paid Is 6d in the past, are Paying Is 7d this month.

The omission of the word "not" spoilt the sense of yesterday's report of tlte remarks of Mr- R. W. Tate, S.M., in summing up in the cage against Jackson. Wblit Mr. Tate actually said was that he was* not committing himself! to the principal that a man was not drunk until lie was in the estate which would lead, the police to arrest him on a charge of dnnikennness. . '

At a largely attended meeting of the Stratford Jersey Cattle Club held yesterd/iy, a proposal to form a but 1 ' club was fully discussed. The met with favour, and the committee wa s instructed to prepare rules; and set out the details of the scheme; for submission to the forthcoming annual meeting. The idea of the club ia to form a group of breeders for the purpose.of purchasing a good bull fori the use of members of the group. •

At the bottom of a box of apples which he recently purchased j a Stratford resident says he found an apple which measured fifteen inches round and weighed 1 1-4 pounds: A meeting of the Stratford branch of the South Taranaki Automob'iie

Association was held last night, when remits for the meeting of the central executive at Hawera pn Friday were discussed. , t ,,j

About thirty members attended the meeting of the Combined Choirs held last night and six new members were elected. Rules which had been drawn up were discussed. Two choruses from "The Messiah" were practiced, a good showing being made. It is proposed to practice at least eight choruses from this work. Meetings are to be held every Tuesday evening. ~.,

Harley Hector Henderson, manager, and James Harold' Adam., ex-cleVk,' were arrested yesterday charged with theft from Messrs, Newton, King; Ltd., at Kaponga. . They appeared at the Eltham Court and,' were remand-' cd on. bail to appear at Elfcham on July 4th. The charge against Hender-' son was that lie stole £125 from his. employers on July 28, 1924, Adam was charged with the theft of £lO2 on April 15, 1926. ,

At Whangamomona on Mondliy several deputations were introduced to the Minister for Public Works (Hon. K. S. Williams) by the chairman of the Whangamomona County Council (Mr. N. R. Cleland). Pemiests were made for metal on the Marco and Mangere Roads, for •the linking up of the Rerclmpa and Kiwi Roads and the re-building of bridges on the Whangamomona Valley Road. In all cases the Minister made sympathetic x promises to investigate the position.

The appearance of the main entrance to the County Hotel" has been very much improved by the provision of swing doors chiefly composed of befelled clear glass. A s a result the vestibule enjoys ample natural light, and palm s and other plants in ornamental stands have very much added to its attractiveness. By the provision of comfortable seating, the vestibule lias converted into a lounge which is much appreciated by visitors. The cToor into, the dining room has also been replaced with, one in the style of tlia front swing doors, and the extra natural light thus gained is very noficeable.

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