GENERAL NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 40, 22 June 1929, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

District Court at Whiter Show. Mr M. Gernhoefer, speaking at the Toko Settlers' Association function on Thursday evening, urged the settlers of the Toko district to again arrange a district court at the . Stratford Winter Show. Last year Toko won the competition in courts, and Mr Gernhoefer said lie had received many congratulations on the effect of the display. The Municipality! and Aviation At last night's aviation meeting the Mayor of Stratford, Mr J. W. McMillan, combated the opinion, expressed by other speakers, that municipalities should help in the provision of landing grounds. On the other hand. Mr ( G. M. Spence, chairman of the New Plymouth Club, mentioned that the city of Manchester England, had recently spent- £45,000 on the purchase of a. landing ground, while almost every town in the United States had its landing place. Good Wishes. "As you are aware," wrote Or PThomson in apologising for his absence from last night's aviation meeting. "I have taken an interest in the establishmet of am Aero Olub and grounds in or around Stratford, having introduced the matter at tho Chainuer of Commerce, i trust that the meeting will result in something definite being done towards; the establisrment of a local club and grounds, and I shall be pleased to assist, in all ways possible towards that end."

A Wrong Impression. Mr B" K, Goldsmith resident engineer, .reported t o i yesterday's meeting of the Power Board that orders for services given before thei recent election had; been revoked since, the election, some ratepayers having thy idea that since the change in the personnel of the Board it would be unnecessary to levy any more availability rate. This idea had heen very hard to combat and he thought it advisable that a circular should be showing the value of tho Board's, services and containing some reference t 0 the fact that the availability rale would he continhed. At a later stage Mr N. 11. Moss made a statement, in which he made it dear that be recognised that the availability rale would have to continue, and Mr OokJlsmith expressed the opinion that this statement should! have the effect of counteracting the feeliilg 7u; had mentioned.

Good Price for Farm. It is reported that a Cardiff farm changed hands the other day at a price ia the vicinity of £OO per acre. The Midnight Express. The mail tram passed (through Stratford a little after midnight last night, having been delayed by a further slip on the line; at Paekakarika. Youny Child Injured. Betty Winmill, the young daughter of Mr arJl Mrs. Bert Winmill, Cardiff, had the misfortune the other day to fall and break a number of ribs. Preparing for Reconstruction. The demolition of the butter factory buildiiAg of the Stratford Dairy Co., recently gutted by fire, is well forward, in for the reconstruction- WOfhTi Reticulation Extension. In response to representations by the Stratford County members, the Power Board yesterday authorised (extensions of retieulaton at Clrown Road, Martgatotara, and on the Stanley and Croydon Roads. Schoolgirl injured. Ray and Betty Shannon, of Cardiff, were driving to school in) a gig yesterday morning when ai part of the barn.ess broke and the shafts fell to the road, both children being thrown out. Ray bad an arm broken and is now am inmate, of the. Hospital. Betty was considerably shaken. Dairy Factory Payout. For May supply the. Pembroke Dairy Co., are paying Is Bd', which sum has. been paid throughout theseason. Some factories which have been paying Is ,3d, have brought the payment to lg 6di for the season. Midhirst is paying Is 9%d — for butter arid equivalent to 2£d for 1 casein

A Word for our Park. Miss Tza Orossley, of the Diggers company, had isomo nice- tilings to say tliis mornino- about Stratford parks. Befoire the' mail train left this morning she had taken a walk in King Edward Park and was very loud in, her praises of thei many beauties she saw there.

Burglary at New Plymouth. Goods valued at about £25 were res moved by burglars some time on Thursday night from the fyremhsys of Mr C. W. Mat-Donald, jeweller, New Plymouth. Entrance had apparently been effe.ct.edl through the front door by means of a- duplicate key, as the d„oor was found open on Friday morniulg.

Power Board Accounts. As a result, of Mr N. H.. Moss' report of his interview with the Stratford Borough Council, the Power; Board decided yesterday that in "future arrangelments. will be made, for consumers in tlip. Stratford County to pay their accounts at the Stratford Borough, Council office!, on, 1 stated days, which, will ho set out on the account left with the consumer.

Gale Damage at Car-diiT. Th© damage at Cardiff as a result of Wednesday's gale was fairly extensive. On Mr J, Stewart's farm' the motor shed, implement shed l and milk stand and shed were blown over, as also were large sheds 0 n the properties of Messrs E. W. Hancock anji M. Sterner. The back portion of the roof of Mr W. Bullock's house was torn off.

A taranaki Boy. It may not generally known that Mi" Pat Hamia, leader of the Diggers company, is. a Taranaki boy. He was bori| at Waitara, and his first visit to Stratford was made as a member of thq Waitara school football team for a game against the Stratford school. Mr. Hanna remarked' this morning that as the game was. a particularly rough onej and he suffered somewhat from the. attentions of the opposing |it cfoujtd . bej , readily understood' that his first ap- | pearance, in Stratford) was much less, j pleasant than the one be made | night.. i Efficiency and Courtesy. At its meeting yesterday the Tar-" 1 anaki Power Board received a very complimentary letter from Mr A. O. Casey, proprietor of the Central Hotel, Eltham, who said the Board's! .staff had rendered splendid seiryicq for him on two recent! occasions. On the first occasion, a temporary cooking plant had been Installed very promptly to meet an emergency. On the second' occasioi* members, of the Board's staff located l trouble in his lighting system on. the roof of his hotel during the height of the gale on Wednesday. Mr Casey paid a tribute to the efficiency and courtesy of the Board's staff.