GENERAL NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 35, 13 February 1929, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Concrete Poles, Mr. H. Carman, chairman of the Taranaki Electric Power Board, said at Tikorangi last night that tho Board was so well satisfied with the concrete poles that have been used that it was determined in all future reticulation extensions to use nothing but concrete poles. School Excursion To-morrow. If to-morrow is such another day as to-day ther© should be a record attendance at the school excursion at Opunake. The ofiice of the secretary of the Scuoul Committee, Mr G, A, Carter, Petrie's Buildings, will bo open till 9 o’clock this evening for th© sale of tickets. For Athletic Clubs. Programmes being prepared lor forthcoming local sports gatherings suggest limb qii some points Athletic Chibs are not- clear. For instance, the total of the nomination and acceptance! foe should be <> per cent, of the first prize, and points for points prizes should bo three for first, two for second and one for “third. Addition to: Police Station, Tenders ore now called for the erection of a new office at tho police station. The building will be s‘tuated at the end of the drive, just in front of the stable. Provision is made for two rooms each 12ft by 12 ft, with a small porch, and concrete steps leading up from the drive. The building will .be of worn! on a concrete foundation. The room at present used as an office will bo thrown into the residence.

Electricity for Clifton. By iai margin oi? ono vote a small attendance of ratepayers at T-ko-rangi last night decided to ask the Taranaki Power Board to go further into the question with a view to taking a poll of ratepayers of the Clifton area for thd purpose of raising a loan to reticrdato tho district. There were present at the meeting Messrs. H. C. Carman, chairman of the Power Board, and B. H. Goldsmith, engineer to the board, as well as Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, M*P. for Egmont, who is also a ratepayer of the area, and about 13 other ratepayers.

LHlie Bov Bun Down * About 5 o’clock last evening ‘William Massey, aged eight, son of Mr C. Massey, manager of tho Bank of Australasia, was knocked d°wn in Broadway by a car driven by Mr W. F. Pellett, of Whangamomona. It seems that Hie car was proceeding south along Broadway when the boy dashed out- from the footpath, and although Mr Pellett pulled up promptly he could not avoid hitting him. It was found that no bones were broken, but the boy may be suffering from v internal injuries, which would not become apparent until 24 to 3G honr ß after the accident. Dm ESleidiemi Bore. \> iteii me iriciiiicim, Dole was utiCi.ppoO. on x-euiuaiy nil wi' me liw ~uoii oi measur-ng me UoW, on nu„cii at Uie rate oi lour mousaud gallons per xiuur lor auouo a ninime anu a naii. me now men ceaseU, one it- is surmised, to a gas mow, ami since men mere nas been no now oi on. investigations* show that watci and semi nia Ltd; have been driven smno u-stance up tne seven-iucli casing by tlio press are of gas, and worn since February -fill has "eon in tne directum of removing tho water and debris. Doiihio shilts are now being worked.

Mount Egmont Excursion. At a meeting of the executive of tho New Plymouth Tourist and Expansion League last night it was resolved to. inform the Stratford School Committee and the East Mountain Committee that the League did mit in any way attempt to inllmmce any visitors to come to New Plymouth mi the occasion of the recent mountain excursion and had no knowledge that any visitors were eo..(iug to New Plymouth until an hour hefoie t lO train arrived- The president (Mr 15. M. Bpence) said that absolutely oio effort, printed or personal, l*ul been made, to induce any of t n P<n nengers to go to New Plymouth bo distorted had hem. the criticism that it was freely rumoured that two Now Plymouth representatives had made a special trip in Kw Iwi to persuade passengers to go to New llymou

Tha Band. Tli,© Hon. Secretary of the Band desires to acknowledge receipt of a subscription of 10a from an anonymous dcaior. The Baud "ill attend the School Picnic to-morrow and will play during the day. American Tourists It was thought that some of the American tourists at present visiting New Zealand under the auspices of the Pacific Tours would visit Mount Egmont from Stratford, hut it now appears that this is not to he done. Twelve of the tourists arrive in StratforcT’’to-night, but will leave for south by to-morrow's mad train.