LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 73, 22 June 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In accordance with anticipations the New Zealand Oil Syndicate, at their bore in the Whangamomona district, have reached at a depth of feet, tlic first stratum) of sand, which ■ is oil-bearing. A good farmer who is making a suc- ■ cess of his operations, said . Mr K ' Walter, M.P., in opening the Wbareimia Show yesterday, should take a pi-ido in exhibiting his results, and so educate others by example rather than by precept- His sincere desire wa s to see the Wharehuia Show graw epch year larger and more comprehensive. “Every time X drive along this road and observe the signs of dairying pro- ' gross in this district, I think how fortunate are the people who have settled in this fertile piece of country,'’ said Mr B. Walter, M.P., in opening the Wharehuia Show yesterday. He said that his visits to the district were always a pleasure, particularly when he came fresh from la, tour of ■" the hackhlocks, because them the cone trast wa s so marked. There was no 1 doubt that at Wharehuia the settlers were making good use of their land.

The Plunket Society intend running a flower sale to-morrow in tlxe ires Eon shop.

Good progress is being made by the builders with the erection of the

new casein factory at Midhirst,

A first-offending drunkard who appeared tit the Stratford Court this morning before Mr G. E. Wilson, J.P., was convicted and discharged.

Mr C. W. Hunwick, who was injured in a motor accident on Mountain Road South some time ago, has now been discharged from the Stratford Hospital.

Mr Percy Jones, an employee of the Midhirst Dairy Co., had a pain-

ful accident recently. He was cutting a hedge, and, slipping, one of his hands came in contact with the blade of an axe, an ugly wound being inflicted.

Mr Chris Moore, Chief of the Scottish Society, has received an autograph letter from His Excellency the Governor-General, acknowledging the letter of welcome from members of the Society, presented during his recent! visit to Stratford,

The building alterations at Messrs Kleeman and Bishop’s garage in connection with the forthcoming Winter Show are now taking definite shape, and within a few days the roof should be on.

It is understood that the Tariki Football Club lias entered a protest with the Rugby Union against the Stratford Club’s win yesterday, on tbe ground that J. Henry was ineligible to play for Stratford. Henry has been working in Hawera and playing in senior football there. He was ' recently reinstated to first junior, but it is alleged that since reinstatemet he had played in a senior game on Saturday last.

There wag a. severe frost in, Stratford last night and thi s following rain had the effect of giving streets ana pavements a thin coating of ice which was decidedly slippery. This morning milkmen and farmers e,n route to the factory were to ho seen leading instead of driving their horses. A local gentleman throws out the suggestion that if pieces of an, old motor tube were cut and l placed over the horses’ hooves it would probably prevent them from slipping.

The Mayor of Christchurch (Rev. J. K. Archer) had to solve a problem of precedence at a civic, reception last week to l)r. W. C. Poole and Sir ltdward Sharp ( leaders of the World Sunday School Movement. The Mayor said that he wa« faced with a dilemma in that he did not knew which of the two visitors should get preference. Dr. Poole is ai minister ,v lie said* “but Sir Edward is, a, b,arpnet. However, a® i am. I shall put the baronet in the background and give preference to the minister.”

New Zealand’s biggest reflecting mirror is being carefully jtested by Professor FTrrance at Victoria. College, Wellington. Thin mirror, which is 201-in in diameter, is used for astronomical purposes and cost hundreds'of pounds to construct- It was made by the late Mr J. Ward, of Wanganui, who ground it carefully to a special shape, accurate, to a. thousandth part of an inch. If it passes the series of stringent scientific tests, now being mad© it will he resilvered and erected for astronomical telescopic 'purposes in New Zealand. '

A police officer, who uses the trams and buse, s frequently, states that he is astonished at the disregard some children using the trams and buses have tor elderly people, says a Wanganui paper. While ho does not subscribe to the idea that children, who nave paid their fares should vacate their seats to young active people, he certainly thinks that when old people enter a car they should he given a seat. Iho other day a bus was filled mainly with juveniles, when a very old lady entered, and not on© of the school children offered bet' a seat. Things are better in New Plymouth, where the children have better manners.

Although a number of men has been sent to various relief works within the past seven days, the unemployment figures for Dunedin are still high,- and the Labour Department reported yesterday that over 300 registrations had been received. Last week 30 men were sent to Kingston, where they will be engaged on road formation work, and another gang of 10 men left for the same destination yesterday morning. Eleven men were sent on Monday last to the Manuherikia Valley for the Public Works Department’s irrigation works, and 18 men were put on, council relief works yesterday morning.

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