TOWN and COUNTRY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 90, 9 November 1932, Page 4

TOWN and COUNTRY

Held Over On account, of pressure on space yesterday occasioned by reports of (lie railway and mountain celebrations, a small amount of other news had to be held over until to-day. Fire Alarm Although the firebell rang loud and long last night, the alarm turned out to be something in the nature of a storm in a teacup. It was merely a belated Guy Fawkes celebration.

Dairy Produce Both markets quiet, butter, finest 100 s, first 03s to 945, Danish 120 s; cheese, white (Ms to 05s coloured 60s to 01s was the advice received today by Mr W. IT. Peick, local representative of the Marketing Association,

Wrestling It was decided at the executive meeting of the Stratford Wrestling Association held last night that the wrestling ring would be extended out from the stage at the Town Hall on Friday, this making the position “more central” for the spectators.

Dairy Payouts Payouts by butter factories this month will be on a lower scale than for the past few months on account of the recession in butter prices, from Sd. to Sid. being mentioned as the figure. Cheese payouts should be very much the same as previously, viz., IGd or thereabouts. Tribute to Mr. Masters In paying a tribute to Hon. R. Masters at tho opening of the Mountain Road on Monday, Mr. J. C. Robins said Mr. Masters’ career was watched with pride by Stratford people, who were glad to think that his ability was recognised. The East Committee said Mr. Robins greatly appreciated Mr. Masters’ efforts on their behalf. Mountaineering by Plane At the opening of (he Mountain Plateau Road on Monday the pr'-dic. lion was made by Mr Holland, Leader of the Opposition, that in 25 years people would not he using the road to the mountain, but would be using aeroplanes, so rapid was the progress of science.

Whos'i Funeral? “Whose funeral is it to-day?” a young lass asked a local retailer on Monday evidently impressed by the long line of cars parked in (he up d die of Broadway waiting to take the Ministerial party up the mountain to the opening of the new road. On being told (ho circumstances she admitted she had been searching in vain for the hearse.

A Rumour Discounted Rumours are flying about the town (o the effect, that the Stratford Borough Council donated between £4O and £SO to be spent for the fireworks display on, Monday evening. There is no foundation for those remarks, as the total sum spent was approximately £lO and this was the total of contributions bv business men of the town. The Council did not make any donation.

Tho Show j Final arrangements for the coniine j A. and P. Show were made at tlm | executive meeting held last night and j the report stated that the Programme | had been completed and that every, j thing was readv for what it is honed | will be the biggest and brightest I show yet held in Stratford. It was decided to hold the national dancing competitions on the second day of the show only. ! Wrestling Tourney i The executive of the Stratford j Wrestling Association met last night j to finalise arrangements for the com., j ing tournament and the sub-commit. | tee reported upon the preparations made. The preliminary amateur bouts I are as follows: J. Couch t 11.9). Paj tea, v W. Keegan (11.8). Stratford; R. W. James (11.10) Eltham v. F Harris (11.13), Toko;’Johnson’(lo,6), Waipukn. v. Jones (10.9), Toko: Bailey (11.4). Okaiawa, v.’ Fryday ! f 11.9), Waipukn. The contestants for the reserve bout are Copeland (8.11), Midhirst, v. T. Robinson (9.0), Okai. j ! awa, i ' I | Fire Extinguished with Beer 1 “The first Methodist Church in Syd- j ney was built, on rum, and the first j j Methodist Church in Christchurch j | which stood in High Street, was saved j by beer,” said the Rev. P. N. Knight, j at the jubilee banquet of the East Belt ! Wesley Church in Christchurch, in re- | spending to (lie toast of “‘Mother I j Church.” Mr. Knight added that when j j (lie church in High Street caught fire ! the water supply ran out, and barrels of beer were rolled up and thrown on ! the flames, which were thus extin- { j guished. ‘‘lt was about the best job i j beer ever did,” he concluded, amid j | laughter.

! Visiting Members ' Fn Addition to the party and Mr IF. E. Holland. Leader or the Opposition, the following members of Parliament were present at the functions held on Monday: Messrs W. .T. Poison (Stratford): C. A. Wilkinson (Egmont): 11. G. Dickie (Patea); S. 0. Smith (New Ply. month): W. A. Vcitch (Wanganui): I). MacDougall (Matanra); A. Harris (Waitemala); .T. Linklater (Mana-! watu); .1. A. Nash (Palmerston); W. I vidi (Hutt); F. Lanestone (W'aima. I rino); P. Fraser (Wellington Cen-1 tral); W. .1. Broadfoot (Waitomo): j H, Holland (Christchurch North); G.j Sykes (Mastprton); W. H, Field i tOtaki); Stuart (Rangitikei); A. G. Anseii (Chalmers): S. Reid (Wai, kaio) and Hon W. H. Mclntyre (M.L.C.). i

j Treatment of Cancer | Of 637 persons treated for cancer I and discharged ns “recovered” from j (he various public hospitals of (he Dominion during the three years 1925-27. 287, or 45 per cent,, had a I'ccurrence o r (lie mnlailv necessitating readmission to hospital for fur-i | (her treatment or resulting in death j by the end of 1931. states an article j in the current issue of the Monthly j I Abstract of Statistics. In addition. 36 j Persons were known to have died i j from some other cause during the I period covered by. the review, ,