TOWN and COUNTRY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 87, 5 November 1932, Page 4

TOWN and COUNTRY

Tennis Opening Postponed The opening i'or the season of the Sportsdale Tennis Club, to have been held today, was postponed on account of the weather.

Unemployed Payout The sum of £lßl 10s was paid out to the 140 unemployed workers by the Stratford County and Borough Councils today. Of these Gl workers were engaged on farms. A Slip of the Tongue At the meeting of the Taranaki Women's Institutes Federation at Ngaere yesterday, a delegate was giving her report of the activities of her branch. "And," she said, "On Tuesday Mrs X. gave a curious display. . . ." Fortunately the speaker quickly converted the ambiguous epithet to "curio." Sequel to Accident At the Police Conrt at New Plymouth yesterday there was a sequel to tl'e accident which betel Miss Ve_ ronica McKclliget, who tell on to a New Plymouth shop verandah on Thursday night, when James Sullivan was charged that with intent to do grkvous bodily harm to Miss McKclliget he caused actual bodily harm to her. lie was remanded until Wednesday, bail being allowed

Meat for Unemployed The secretary of the unemployed committee, Mr W. Holmes, stated at the meeting- held last night that there was an offer made to *i:li carcases of frozen mutton to the unemployed at 9s per carcase av< .aging 0411) weight. It had been arranged with a local butcher to distribute the meat as from next Wednesday at the charge of 2d a lb.

Mr Coafes Coming Although yesterday he feared that he would not b& able to come to Stratford for the celebrations on Monday next, lit Hon J. G. Coates has now been able to make the necessary arrangements to enable him to attend. A telegram to this effect was received by Mr J. C. Allen today. Mr Coates will be accompanied by Mrs Coates, and during their visit they will be the guests of Mr and Mrs Allen.

Goat Racing Referring to the goat racing event at the Palmerston North Show, an officer of the Stratford A. and P. Association stated that the event was equal to the best yet staged in Australasia and the race was as spectac. ular as a trotting race. The goats were well trained for the event. Continuing, he said that if the goat racing at the Stratford show was a little better supported it would be one of the most, amusing items of the day's programme.

Unemployed Allocation At the meeting of the Stratford Unemployed Committee last night Mr S. Spence stated that the allocation now being received would only allow the payments of 10s per week to a married man, 15s to man with one child, £1 to man with two children, ami £1 5s to a man with three child, ren. He said that this condition would carry on until November 12, and that he did not know how matters would stand then.

Railway Construction Costs When the first railway line in Taranaki was opened between New Plymouth and Waitara in 1575, the cost ol" construction was about £SOOO per mile. Other lines constructed later cost over £BOOO per mile. Recent figures given as to the cost of the Stratford line show that the Matiere section cost £33,000 per mile, which figures would make some of the pioneers in railway construction gasp it' they were here to see it. The cost of t>2 miles of railway from New Plymouth to Hawera. completed in 1881. cost less than £6OOO per mile. Patea's Iron Sands Requests from Montreal. Canada, have been received by the Patea Harbour Hoard for samples of the black iron sand at the Patea Beach. Mr. Alfred Stansfield Birks, Professor of Montreal, wrote asking for the samples, which were sent to him and received safely. Several instances of the wonderful properties of this iron sand have been received by the board recently. Jt is understood several attempts to commercialise the manufacture of tiie sand into metal have been made. The result of the McGill University's experiments with the sand will be watched wit!' hit- >< : :.

! Taranaki via Stratford { A correspondent wishes to know ! what difference the new Okahukuraj St rat Lord line will make to distances I between Auckland and Taranaki. By I the present route, via Marton, the disi lance from Auckland to New PlyI month is 442 miles, 16 miles longer ! than the distance from Auckland to j Wellington. The Stratford connection will bring Auckland within 2Sli miles of New Plymouth. The distance from Auckland to Wanganui is practically the same via Marton or via Stratford, the exact figures being 338 via Marton, and 330 via Stratford. As between Auckland and Hawera, the Stratford line will save 127 miles — Auckland Star. Fireworks Display The central entertainment committee in connection with the opening of tiie line celebrations met last night and final arrangements for the local entertainment on Monday even. ing were made. The bonfire has been built and everything is now ready for the fireworks display. A large selection of fireworks are on hand and it is anticipated that with good weather (lie display will be a real success. One of the main features Of the evening's programme will he the reenacting of the cutting of the ribbon in the opening of (lie mountain road. This feature will be held at about 7.30 p.m. opposite the post office and con. ducted by the Stratford Sports Club. Tiie processibn will assembly at Dr Steven's corner at. 7 p.m. and will move off at about 7.15 p.m. and march down Broadway to Fenton Street and then back along Broadway and up Regan Street to the sceu e of the fireworks display.