GENERAL NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 14, 1 October 1929, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

, A Fine Day for It, Several local residents were miss- , iug from their usual haunts this f, a morning in consequence of to-day marking the opening of the fishing Reason. The weather was all that could be desired for the sport. Eastern Railway Tunnels. Yesterday the work of enlarging and concreting No. 2 tuimel on the Stratford-Main Trunk railway was completed, piercing having been completed in March last. It is expected that No. 3 tunnel will be piercing at an early date. Opening Day. The Methodist Tenni s Club has decided to hold its opening day on Thursday, October 17th, the week after the opening of the Stratford Club. The opening will take the ( form of an afternoon on the courts | and a “Yanke tournament” will be organised during the day.

Road-making Season, Mr. P„ Keller, Public Works Engineer, visied the Mokau district today in connection with preparations for the Highway Board’s operatons in the coming road'-snrl'acin.g season. Very Early Entries. A thousand schedules 'for the Stratford Show have been circulated in tlie district and throughout the Dominion and already a small number of entries have been received. Building Work ~ During September the Borough Council issued permits for building work of a total value of £2925 — three dwellings, an alteration and a. garage,Repair of Courts. At last might’s meeting of the Methodist Tennis Club it 'was stated that there were several things on tlie courts that required attention before the opening day. To do the necessary repair g it was decided to hold a working bee during the next week. , Tennis Association. At the meeting of the Methodist Tennis Club last night, it was decided to affiliate with the Taranaki Tennis Association. The affiliation ,fee was not very large, it wa s stated, and by joining the Association the Club would be allowed to enter members for the Taranaki Tennis competitions. A Massive Casting. The Union Foundries have just completed a massive casting for the Borough Council—a new back wheel for the Council’s steam roller, weigh ing 1 1-4 tons, sft 2in in diameter, ytfO inches wide, the rim being two inches thick. The old wheel had been worn, from 1£ inches down to seven-eighths of an inch. The size of the casting is a good indication ■of the wide scope of tile work at the local foundry. ;

Sdw Preparations. At a meeting of the executive of the Stratford A. and P. Association, held last night, Mr, J. O. Robins, supervisor of gates and traffic, submitted the tickets decided on by the s u b-wmujiittec pnd these wore approved. The building committee were instructed to call for tenders and proceed with building work at the tea kiosk, the press stand and' horse boxes. Messrs. J. price (Marion, light horses) ancT D. 0. Smith (Hastings, pedigree pigs) wrote notifying their willingness to act as judges. Quite Satisfactory. A very satisfactory state of affairs was disclosed at last night’s meeting of th© South African War Veterans’ Association' attendance at me meeting was a record, and the credit balance shown on the balance-sheet! was the highest in the history of the Association. The present, (Mr J. W. McMillan) proposed that some-, body else should be elected in his -dace. Mr Richardson told Mr McMillan that if he could propose, somebody as good as himself the . meeting would elect him. The meeting decided that no bettor president could be found than Mr McMillan, and that Mr T. Lawson could not be bettered as secretary. Tents for Motor Campers. Or. Ward suggested at last night’s meeting of the Remain Board that tents should be procured for letting out to campers. Or. Trotter supported the idea. Or Malone questioned whether the tents would] be used much, but Or Ward expressed tim opinion thati within twelve months it would be possible to travel bom the North Cape to the Bluff without carrying a tent—tents would be provided at the camp sites. The Mayor and Crs Nelson and Harkness opposed the idea. The Mayor thought the position might h e met hy one of the local tradesmen keeping tents for hire. W* action was taken.