GENERAL NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 76, 3 August 1929, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Spring is Coming. A sign of the imminence of Spring is the fact"that dealers report that largo quantities of seed potatoes are now being bought. Three Relatives Lost. Thei Busch family, of the Murchisou district, three of whom were killed in the. recent earthquake, are relatives of Mrs Steer, Pembroke Road, Stratford. Cause for Protest. At last night's meeting of the Rugby Union the chairman (Mr R. Masters) informed (at representatives of the Kaponga. Club that the. club had every right to protest against players in their district being played by the Te Kiri and Cardiff Clubs.

Winter Sports. Tlie Mount Egmonfc Alpine Club ai'o arranging for a trip from Stratford to the Mt. E&mont ski-ing ground tomorrow. Those taking part will bo enabled to indulge in winter sports. A bus will leave the Post Office at 9 a.m. p. . .-, New Rules for S.T.A.A. At the meeting of the committee of the Sou tli Taranaki Automobile Association at Hawe.ra last night, the proposedi new rules were approved and recommended for adoption by the sjpeoial general meeting to be; held later. Earthquake Fund Canvass. A fair number of people have not yet returned) the cards sent to them in connection with the canvass foi donations tn the Earthquake belief Fund. Thei colileetors will )uot be making any more calls, and th< Town Cleric asks that those who still have cards will leave them at the Borough Council office. At date the fund stands at £743 19s lOd. An Important Point. Tlie Rugby Union inxt. night argued the point as to whether payment fo,r a. room in a hotel constituted residence therein in spite of the fJict that a room was not occupied. One member gave it as his opinion that the mere booking of a room - would) not entitle! a person to get ia drink at the hotel as a boarder. Another member, whose promptitude in making an oracular pronouncement suggested experience in the matter, said decidedly that if one were shown to his room in a hotel and lining his hat on tlie back of the door he thereby constituted himself a resident of the house as" regards liquid refreshment at all hours. Appreciated. A local resident recently went on a motoring tour, and on his return made a point of looking up the secretary of the Automobile Association j and paying his subscription to the Association for 1 next year and the year after. He explained that ho was taking this action, so that the Association would not lack funds for carrying on its work, the worth of which had been impressed on him during his recent tour. H© had, he said, covered a great deal of country, but owing to the splendid signing system now adopted by all Automobile Associations he had had only once to make a verbal inquiry as to the road to be taken.