TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 159, 17 June 1936, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

j Cllflon-Stratfond Match. i Mr A. O'Sullivan will referee the I Stratford-Clifton match at Stratford ! en Saturday. I : Junior Ski Championchipr. At the meeting of the club dele- ! gates to the Taranaki Ski Committee j last night, it was decided to forward a recommendation to the junior comi miLtee that a junior championship be i I held this year. J Hockey Team. The Stratford Old Girls' hockey j team to play Eltham, at Eltham, toI morrow is: Misset J. Bonner, C. I Petiigrew, H. Fauikner, G. Brown, j M. Death, V. Stallard, M. Sinclair, | P. Lamplough, G. Hale, E. Reove, B. i WaXkins, A. Clements (emergency). i Opcsr.um Skin Officer. i Mr S. McGregor, of the Public : Works Department, Stratford, has j been appointed d.'&trict officer for the i purpose cf stamping opossum sk'ns, j .stales advice leceived by the Struti ford Acclimatisation Society from the Department of Internal Affai t. i —~—~ ; Pengu'n fn Harbour. j One of a colony on the Sugar i Loaves, a fairly large penguin was a j comparatively r.'ro visitor to tho port ;of New Plymouth yesterday. The ; penguin swam for a long period at i the side of the Empire Star and in- ; terest was. taken in tho bird's fishing ;■ activity. Its speed and ability in the I water were remarkable and it reaped ! a good harvest in herring.

Saturday Hr.IT Holiday. ; A country-wide Saturday halt'-holi j day, p.ovided it is nude general in j r ..f m:ki, was sappoUcd by the Ingle- j wood Chamber of Commerce at its ' uniiuai meor'ng last night. The mo J i tton was moved by Mi' E. Maetzig I aftctr a discussion showing that the ! general- opinion was in favour ct try- ! ing the change. St-stfcrd Hcckey. The fcllowiug is tho ,'unior tern to | represent Strati'ovd men's. I-Icokey i Club on Thursday against Riverlea, at Riverlea. (Cars leave post Oilico I a! 1 pin ) : Quilcii. Iraine, Simpson, Hann, McLean,, Ross, Bone, Brad- j t'.haw, Austin, Dixon. \