GENERAL NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 38, 24 September 1928, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

OSUMMER SPORT. Thai Stratford) Cricket Club will be holding its annual meeting shortly. Present prospects are that the season will 1)0 a very successful one. GENEROUS SDDSCSRTPTTONS. A few months ago an appeal for £IOO,OOO was made on behalf of the University of Sydney. The response Uis been so generous that the sixfigure mark was reached a fortnight ago. HORTICIILTITR.AL SHOW. Entries for: the Stratford Horticmturn] 'Society’s Show, which is being held in the Town Hall on Thursday, close to-morrow evening. It has been arranged that entries may be left at Mr T. G, Grubb’s shop. GREAT BUILDING RECORD. A great building record has been put up by the Fletcher Construction Company, Ltd., in Auckland, Four weeks ago they started work on the foundations of a five-storied building in Parnell Road, and on Wednesday the roof was ready for the tiles. COST OF THE FLIGHT. The running costs of the flight of the Southern Cross from Australia to New Zealand is approximately £SO. The petrol bill, at 2s a gallon, makes £36, and th© cost of the lubrioutiug oil would not raise the total expense to more than £SO, stated Kingsfcrd Smith to a newspaper representative. STICKING TO THE TOWNS. An officer of the Public Works Do-, partment in Wan gamut ■stated that there was work for abouU another 40 men on up-river reading, but there were few men who were willing to accept it. He did not think that men wanted to leave the city, so 1 the progress of the work was delayed. SCHOOL REPORTS. At the meeting of the Educational Institute On SUturclay, the growing practice of publishing inspectors ’ reports wals discussed, and it was decided to bring the matter before the central executive and to ask the Education jßoard to see that the departmentis Yegujationi regarding the treatment of inspectors’ reports as strictly confident]) il be enforced, DAIRY SHIPMENTS. Some heavy shipments of dairy produce will leave the Dominion during the next six weeks, the allotments for eight ships np( to November 10 totalling 50-5,0D0 boxes of butter and 1-58,4-50 crates of cheese. More than half the ehees ei will oome from Taranaki, the allotments for the ports of New Plymouth and Pa-tea- providing for 4f>,-500 boxes of butter and 82,419 orates of cheese. HOSPITAL EXTENSION. The Wamranni Hospital ,"Board Tins decided to raise a loan of £6OOO for the purpose of erecting an up-to-date isolation Work at the public hospital, the lain) to be paid off ip two years, Tlie Government snbbirlv will amount to £ISOO. The proposed block will serve th© purposes of male and female diphtheria suspects. It will provide accommodation and measlel cases, and the isolation of for from 14 to 16 patients.

FLORAL DECORATION. Dr. Dons Gordon had some friends on Friday afternoon to meet Mrs Washer, of Hawera, who gave a most interesting lecturette, on floral decoration. She also gave a practical demonstration of the various ways of arranging flowers to the best advantage. Some very valuable hints were given those who intend exhibiting at the forthcoming flower show. Mrs Washer had a very 1 keen and interested audience. A dainty afternoon tea was later partaken of.

LADY FERGUSON’S TOUR. Mr A. Warbriek, chief Government guide at Rotorua, lias completed arrangements to take Lady Aloe Fergus son and party through the Urewera country early next month, says the. Auckland Sun. Her Excellency wll leave Rotorua on October 2 for Ruatahuna., where she proposes to spend two or three days before going on to Lake Waikaremoana. Many years ago Her ‘Excellency’s father, Lord Glasgow, attempted this journey but was unable to get beyond Ruatahuna. Lady Alice Fergusson hopes to complete it and with a little good fortune in the weather, should have a very interesting trip.

HEAVY lIA IN". Lit st night was very rough, and for the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. to-duy 2.00 in. of rain was recorded. SNOOKER TOURNEY. In last week’s snooker tonreny at. the Egmont Club the winner was Mr J. Weston, BUSINESS CLOSED. The well-kntvwn, flrajOry Ibusiness conducted by Air G. T. Walters has now been closed, the stock 'having .been bought by an outside buyer. A. AND P. WORKTNO BEE. Members of the A_ and P. Association are holding a working bee- at the Showgrounds on Wednesday. CAR. OVERTURNED. • Mr A. C. Hill, of Stratford, men with a mishap yesterdUy while on a car journey from New Plymouth to. Stratford. a *h went over toi the side of the road to pass another oar and on, coming back on to the asphalt one of tlie- tyres burst, the car being completely overturned. Mr Hill Escaped without injury Unit the ta was somewhjit damaged.