TOWN and COUNTRY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 242, 13 May 1933, Page 4

TOWN and COUNTRY

i Stratford Aero Club | A Stratford citizen ir.Leivsl i\ in) ! the iiewly-foi incd Stratford Aero Club : has donated the club a building Mtuated at Tangarakau. 11 is proposed' to ' dismantle the structure, transport it J to Stratford and erect it on tho proi posed lauding ground a: a club house. ; Relief Work Wages J Of 13G men engaged on relief work ' during the week under the control oi ! the Stratford Unemployment Commiti tee, 4 1 wore on farms in the distr ct. The secretary of the committee, Mr. 'S. Spencc, paid out in wages today | the sum of £llß 18s 9d. The registra- ; tions stand at IG2. i Scout Services | As is customary in tho Hoy Scouts | movement religious services will bo i observed tomorrow by boys in the J encampment at King Edward Park. In | the morning the boys will be free to I afjend the churches of their respeeI live denominations, and in the afteri noon a scout service will be conducted J at the camp at two o'clock. The day i will conclude with a campfire service ! at night. i CWford Relief Depot ■ \ wo cloak rooms in the front porI '' of the Strafford Town Hall are ! t.j 1)0 u.-ed by the Women's Central | Relief Committee for a depot. At n I meeting of the committee, yesterday it | was decided to open the depot for the j first two weeks on Tuesdays and Frij days, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., but after j that'it will be open on Tuesdays only l from 2 p.m. to 4, p.m. ! Mrs. Thomson's Work Eulogised Warm annreciation of her work in i relieving distress in Stratford was ox- ! pressed by members of the Central Women's Relief Committee yesterday to Mrs. Percv Thomson, who vacated the chair in favour of Mrs. J. W. McMillan, the new Mayoress. Mrs. Thomson evnress'"d h''' heartfelt thanks ! for the co-operation and assistance | .!>•• had received from till members j during the time she had occupied the ] chair.'

I Good Wishes Appreciated . A congratulatory message on In? inclusion in the New Zealand delegation iin Lo»rlon for the world conference | was dispatched to Hon. Robert MasI ters yesterdav hv Mr. W. P. Ross, sec•rrtarv. on behalf of the Stratford A. hind P. Association. A radio telegram, j conveying his thanks was received I from Mr. Masters Inst cvoning about six o'clock, the message having been dispatched from the Rangitanc at 5.10 p.m. Supplies for Settlers As far as can be ascertained, by the i Stratford County engineer (Mr. -T. j W. Spence) a bridle track has now ' been cut through the damaged porj tion of the Puniwhakau road. Settlers j on the road are at present isolated, but will be enabled to secure sunpUes j bv taking horses over the bridle track. ! The huge flood damage has washed I out portions of the road and hi:* I slips have been brougt down, obliterating the road. p.nmp Fire Evening \ raring canrn fi v e each nivhi :i1 'he scout camp in K>"s>; Edw:"'d Park I hijs contributed to creatine a genuine camp atmosphere and Inst j i.it?;b< \v:is no exception. I" addition I fo the boys n*fl officers at «hc camn i n ..ii"'b'>r of intT"Rtod parents and I trierds w-r> present, and a programme ' of short sketches, solo numbers, short j stories and riddles and a round of vie:orr."S community singing nil went ' to make the evening a most enjoyable and, to the visitors, novel one. G»*i"rou«s Response Obviously newly-washed, ironed ar d mended were the garments contained in parcels donated to the women s central relief committee in Stratford last week. At yesterday's meeting of the committee appreciation of the .splendid response and the excellent. or lor of the donations was expressed. It'was stated the drive was the most successful conducted by the committee not so much in point of quantity I ' in qU ality. The clothes had been newly-washed and boots and shoes had received a coating of blacking and a polish. In some cases, the sizemark had worn off but lino been re- ! placed by pencil marks indicating the correct size!

Kioro Tunnel Blockage Owing to the large amount of water saturating the slip at one end ot the Kiore tunnel, thus blocking the road workmen will be unable to clear •i path until the micldlo ot next week The Stratford County Council engineer (Mr. J. W. Spence) told the "i J cst" today that it had been expected to have the road clear today, but as the debris was cleared away furher slips came down, revealing the big slip to be carrying a groat deal of water. Thus the whoie of the big slip will have to be removed before the roadway is clear.

The Rabbit Menace A motion moved at this afternoon's annual meeting cf the Stratford Subprovincial Branch of the Farmers' Union that the County Council be asked to pay a bonus on rabbit tails, gave rise to a brief discussion. It transpired, from the remarks of farm ers, that the district is practically free of the pest, especially the western area. A member from an eastern district stated that the Whangamoniona Rabbit Hoard had paid out bounties on 116 rabbits during the last 12 months. The motion was lost on the voices. Shooter's Experience A Stratford shouting enthusiast who is a member of the Stratford Acclimatisation Society relates an interesting experience which occurred during a recent shooting trip in the district and which reflects some credit on the keenness of his setter, lie shot but did not kill a pheasant, and watched it flutter into a tangle of bush beside i\ river. He and (he dog went sifter the bird but the dog easily outdistanced the sportsman. When the latter readied the spot he had ma' - ked the dog was intently "setting" an object in the scrub. Carefully the •■" Hisman a; - preached, waited a whsi \ ;e-d \vhen n<> drum of wings rewarded his vigi! proceeded to investigate. The d<>sotting an eight-bub * ! '" l!i ih ;i '':"' composed condition b'H ded by the floods high on the bank uf the river.

Biq Line of Stock

One of tlii 1 largest herds of cattle soon on Stratford district roads for many years -vs trucked at the Stratford' s'tntinn \cslerday for the Imlay frcozi- ■' ■\vovi,-s_ Wansanui. The line ~ , m pi-isP'l HSO head of cattle, and were bought up by a heal stock agent.