GENERAL NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 45, 28 June 1929, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Cycle Kaee jS'ot^l&lu. Owing-to the rough weather yesrace to have been held by the Stratford Cycle Club was.postponed. The Eel Club. Nothing much is heard of the Eel Club these days, but it is intended shortly to allot the prizes for the past season and generally to review the affairs of the club. Storm Damage. l Telephonic communication with the police station was cut o'ff for a time yesterday through a piece of a neighbouring building being blown, off and falling across the line, breaking it.

Evidence oi' Keenness. In extending a welcome to visiting Stratford chess players at New Plymouth last night, Dr. ' Campbell remarked that it was pleasing to see eight men travelling from Stratford to play chess on such a wretched night, and the keenness shown augured well for the future of, the game in.Taranaki. Miniature Rifle Shooting. A successful ,shoo;fc was held by members- of the Miniature Rifle Club last night, .the team of the vice-pre-sident (Mr L. H. Jardine) beating Mr R. R. Knewstubb's team' by 152 to 126. G\ Carter put on 25 (the limit) and R. R.. Is newstubb 24, while several 23's were recorded. The I five rifles in use were kept going during the evening. No Amendment. The significant feature about yesterday's Parliamentary proceedings was that the Leader of the Opposition (the Right Hon. J. G. Coates) did' not give any notice to move an amendment to the Address-in-Reply, so that it seems fairly certain that the Reform Party intends to give

the Government every opportunity Vo show what it can do in the way of fulfilling its election promises, says' a Wellington message. r -

Ex-Service League. At a well-attended meeting of~tho executive of the Ex-Service League last night it was decided to instruct the secretary to write for full information in reference to affiliation with the R.S.A. The { question of making the League an incorporated Society was also discussed. The Rev. H. L. Blamires extended an irivitation to ex-service men to atteriu* the thanksgiving service for the recovery of the King at the Methodist Church. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr J. Petrie for the donation of pi cun for competition by the Miniature Rifle Club.