GENERAL NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 69, 25 July 1929, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

An Infant’s Death. A three-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver, of Hunter Road, was found dead this morning, and an inquest is to bo field at Eltham to-morrow morning before Mr. W. L. Kennedy, Coroner. Hospital Additions. The additions to the nurses’ homo at the Stratford Hospital, for which tenders have now been called, will provide two further rooms on the ground floor and three on the first floor. Star-Stratford Match. “What about the earthquake benefit,” asked Mr. Garcia, at last night’s meeting of the Rugby Union, when the minutes of the previous meeting were being conirmed. The chairman, Mr. R. Masters, said that the Mayor of Stratford, who was also chairman of the Domain Hoard, had seen fit, two days before the Star-Stratford match, to deprive the people of Stratford of the privilege of donating a. shilling each, to the Earthquake Relief Fund, and therefore the benefit part of the match had to be cancelled. Good Sportsmanship. The following letter from the proprietor of the hotel at which the Taranaki reps stayed during their visit to Wanganui was read at last night’s meeting of The Rugby Union ‘ T wish to express my appreciation of the manner in which your representatives carried themselves whilst at my hotel. Their good sportsmanship was truly appreciated by my staff as well, atnd we look forward to their next visit to our city. The team was a credit to Taranaki and they followed a fine example set by their manager, Mr. Guy.” Herd-Testing. Mr H. j. Kaye presided over an excellent attendance at the annual meeting of the Toko- group of the North Taranaki Herd-Testing Afro-, elation, held at Toko last nisdit. The chairman’s 'report, covering the operations over the year. was adopted, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year; President, Mr H. J. Kaye; executive, Messrs A. Rnmball. D. Marf'dl, E. J. .Kdsby and T. T. Mnrrav. The appointnfie"t of a secretary was held over. Mr H. J. Kave was aprynuthrl delegate tothe association’?! annual meeting.