LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 73, 21 June 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

“Neither songs nor 1 reports are being encored to-night,” said the Rev Blamiree at last night’s meeting a 1 the Methodist Schoolroom. “That is because nobody wants tot stay out toe long in the cold and not because oi lack of appreciation.” Messrs. Newton King Ltd. announce the holding of a clearing sale on Wednesday next on account of Mi W. J. Rose, Toko Road, who is leaving the, district. There are 76 d'airj cows in the herd, comprising 4( grade Jerseys, 26 Jersey-Shorthorn cross' and 10 Jersey-Holstein cross, In addition there will be submitter 18 two-year in-calf Jersey heiicit from tested cows. “If people passing along a highway saw a farmer sitting at his benches scraping the ccdliu moth on of his applies they would think hr was fit for a mental hospital,” salt a Christchurch doctor last woel (spys, the Sun). “Yet the Healt))i Department is doing a similar thinf in scraping the codlin moth out o the teeth of children, instead of go ing back to the cause at the root o it all, as the farmer does. The; should go back to before the childrei are born and see that their mother got proper food, and then see tha the children when young get plent ! of food which is rich in vitamines, t on alible the body to build souir .teelUj, ; iv no in if lei- u .tif:» |

An endeavour is being made to got the Prime Minister to open the formcoming Stratford Winter Show.

The Forestry Department has booked a space at the Stratford Winter Show, and an endeavour is being made to have a lecture, by one of the experts of the Department.

A written examination under the auspices of the Royal Academy . 1 Music was held in Stratford on Saturday, five sitting, The results will be announced in about at month.

At the Palmerston North Show Mr F. Weston of Stratford, scored first prize in the English Leghorns section, and first in Brown Leghorns. For ducks L W. Garrick of Tangarakau, scored two first, a second, and three thirds.

There wa s a. good coating of snow On the mountain this morning. From Stratford the newly formed ski-m comrse was plainly visible as a band of snow, and the extent of it could be easily guaged. This course has been constructed by the members of the Alpine Club and is a tribute to their energy.

The Railway Department advertises in this issue particulars of train arrangements and of issue of cheap excursion fares in connection with the Hawera Winter Show and football matches, Wanganui Technical College v. New Plymouth Boys High School on- 30th June, and Wellington v. Taranaki on 4th July, at Hawera.

The Methodist Church Choir lias quit© a good, collection of anthems, but it is found that there are not sufficient copies to go round. Those, present at last night’s gathering smiled broadly when in the course of the report of the secretary of the choir, an appeal was made to those who had pieces of the choir’s music, at home to return them.

A misunderstanding of what Mr McKeen said at his meeting on Mom. day night led to a premature announcement that Mr W. A. Shout would be the Labour candidate, for New Plymouth at the forthcoming general election, says the Herald. The fact" is that Mr Sheat is nob it) a position to say at present whether he will bei able "to offer his services nr not. It is hoped, however, that by the end of July, a. definite announcement will ho possible. i

“There is nothing so cheap for us a s our religion, and especially foi Methodists,” said the Rev. H, L. Blamires at last night’s gathering) in the Methodist Schoolroom. Most Methodists, he said, were total abstainers- A moderate allowance- ■ lor a drinker was two drinks a day, widen at 6d per drink, came to 7q for the week., Each. Methodist could therefore! afford to pay 7s a week to his church,, which made it possible for him: to save that sum through being an abstainer.

Mr E. Maylett, choirmaster, told last night’s Methodist gathering that he had heard that for three weeks previous to the Eltham competitions the Hawora choir had practiced even; night for three weeks. The Stratford choir had practiced only once a week and next time he thought they would practice, of tener. The Rev. B lam ires said no doubt the host choir had won, but he doubted if good would result from the Haiwera choir’s win when alii other church work was suspended while they practiced for the competitions.

About 5 o’clock last night a motor collision occurred on Mountain. Road a short distance north of the Eltham Borough boundary, cars driven by Mr L. J 3. Wilson, of Stratford, hud Mr W. H. Rowe, being involved. Mr Wilson, accompanied by Mm Wilson and their two children and Mr D. Rallantyne, was retaining to Strut, ford and, pulling up on tbo left side of the road, got out to investigate engine trouble, Wnile he wa s so engaged hie car was run into irom behind. The hack ol Mr Wilson's car was badly damaged,. and the car was pushed forward, cm Mr Badanvyne, who vra* standing m front of it pinning him boueatix the Iront axle Mrs Wilson and the children escaped injury, but Mr Badantyne was badly bruised. , The occupants o the other car, Mr and Mrs Rowe, were not injured, and their car was only slightly damaged.

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