GENERAL NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 38, 16 February 1929, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

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Football Crowds. Fibres presented at the meet mg or the Ut.ghy Union committee last „i<rht, indicated "hero the eluef jo'rcsli centred, outside Now I lvmonth it- last season’s matches. «- ulewoml’s average “gate i>cr match for the season was U2-S Us -i > am Stratford’s £2* W *!. Warn, with, a figure of] Bid 10b was lourHi on the list.

An innovation. At Urn annual meeting o ‘ „. x l V n of Taranaki, ifoothail ela .s, i. i« i.» W‘| tw* >;™ r March 261 h, new' rules tm the ; ranaki. Bughy Union, required m view of that body becoming incorporated, "ill hi! presented for adoption. As the passing «f the rises wi„ lake considerable tune .1 has been decided that the meeting shall commence at the Parish Hall. Slratford, at ft P-iu., and he, eon turned at the Medina tea rooms ,yi the evening.

Race Tram. About 60 people .boarded the speciul Wanganui race train as it passed through Strut lord this morning. The train was well tilled 011 arrival here. Motorists’ Pictiic. The annual picnic of the South Taranaki Automobile Association will take place at the Everett Road Reserve to-morrow. East year the event proved very popular and this year it is expected that a large number of members will he present. R4-d Improved. The Engineer reported to this morning's meeting of' the County Council that the slip in the surface of Mountain Road near the Tq Popo stream bridge had been built up. ( r Vickers remarked" that the work done had made a great improvement. Local Bodies Association. The Taranaki Local Bodies Association is to meet at Elthajn on Wednesday. Special business for consideration is the purchase of bitumen for the 1929 season, and the executive committee’s report on by-laws.

Athletic Club. The Athletic Club met last night to finalise the programme for the forthcoming sports, and decided to give, prize money to total just over £3OO. At the meeting, Mr J. A. Hansen was appointed handicappet of the open events! and Mr B. H. Chapman handicapper for the amateur events. The Mountain., The members of the Mountain Club have commenced work of clearing the space in front of the house, and advantage is being taken of the dry weather to get as much as possible burnt). The pungai work in front of the house is nearing completion and arrangements are being made to , erect steps leading up to the side veranda of "the upper house. It is hoped to arrange for some of the members to meet Mr. Wilkinson at the house during the week for the purpose of going into the question of forming rockeries and ferneries. Mr Wilkinson, who is an authority on 1 these subjects, has kindly placed his knowledge at the disposal of the club. The Ragwort Moth. As a. result of inquires made yesterday by Messrs. Deem and Smith, of the Agricultural Department, it has been decided that eggs of the. ragwort moth shall be placed on the farm of Mr. Hooker, Croydon Road. A start will Jie made to-day with putting the eggs out, and it is expected that the whole will be put •nut in the course of a. few days, as they! become ripe, Mr Hooker’s farm is the only centre for the eggs in Taranaki so far, hut if the eggs hatch well other centres will he formed.; By confining the eggs to one centre it is possible for the department's officers to easily watch their progress, and for residents to make reports. Moths will not be in evidence until next year, the eggs going through the grub stage first.

RiigVjy Union Jokes. Last night the. management committee of the Rugby Union van through the now rules, which have been drafted and which will be submitted to tho annual meeting of delegates of clubs. At the rule which says the registered office shall be in New Plymouth a wag ashed: “Woudu’t somebody like to suggest that it be at Opunake.” When the question whether or not sub-unions should be incorporated societies was under discussion it was suggested that the sub-union in the Stratford eastern district would become incorporated ais it would only bo in existence for a few years more. This gave another wag an opportunity to remark that probably the railway workers would be in the district for perhaps six years.

Slotted Wmg Aeroplane. Major Gr. A. 0, Oowper, instructor to the Auckland Aero Club, landed on tho Hawera racecourse at G p.m. yesterday, after a Right from Christchurch in one of the new slot-ted-wing Moth aeroplanes, which afford a pronounced improvement in Internal control and give greater security in landing, through the low speed made possible. It was Major Gowper’s intention to complete the journey to Auckland yesterday, but owing to fogs and rain a forced landing was necessary near Ivaikoura, a stop of three hours being made there. Major Oowper planned to continue the flight to Auckland “t/hisi