TOWN and COUNTRY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 100, 6 April 1936, Page 4

TOWN and COUNTRY

i Weekly Sale at Douglas? j ; The likelihood of weekly sales !>eI in;.; introduced at Douglas during the', fipring and nutumn rush periods was, ; forecast by Mr J. Wood at the Strati i'ord executive of the Fanners' Unior, ; rn Saturday. I j Weeds on Rnllway Land. The Railway Department will be asked by the Stratford executive of i the V: rmers' Union to see that the | line between Stratford and Tanga-f j i rakau is kept clear of noxious weeds, j I ; CI hr>m March Rainfr.ll. | The rainfall at Elthaih for Marchj was 3.C4 inches. This is the heaviest I recorded for seven years for the i month.except last year, when the rain j recorded in March was 7.06 inches. j "Kelly Gang." j In the House of Representatives Mr , 11. S. S. Kyle (Nationalist, Riccarton) \ gave notice to ask the Prime Minister |ii he would disclose to the people of I New Zealand the names of members i J of the "Kelly Gang," and if not, why j ! not? • I

Stratford Catholic Tennis. The Stratford Catholic Tennis Club team visited Hawer? in the week-end' mid were defeated in a friendly gam© l>y 15 'sets to 9. I Fight for Jarvis. Jack Jarvis (Eltham) and Hilly Aitken (Wellington), who fought a fasti and interesting contest at Duncdin last! Monday, have been matched by the Hawera Boxing Association for a contest at Hawera. The purse is the largest offered by the association for several years.

Eels and Fishermen. Over 1000 eels have been caught in l streams near Stratford during the 1 past month, it is estimated. Two 1 members of the Acclimatisation So* ciety caught 2G3 in two nights' fishing. The osl-trap which (lie Society recently had made was not too successful when abbatoir refuse wasi used bait, but recently, when hares have been used, better results navel been obtained.