Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 128, 17 October 1912, Page 3

Stratford News

J'roni uur Kcsident Reporter. "SHALL WE ALL RESIGN?" NO LOAN MONEY AVAILABLE. SERIOUS POSITION m STRATFORD COUNTY. _ At the Stratford County Council meet nig ;i letter was read from tlic Minister of Finance, in answer to a letter from the Council, stating that "as your Council has been granted more than £3OOO by the State-Guaranteed Advances Office, it would be advisable to endeavor to raise the required loans through some other channel outside the Advances Office, as no more can be granted from tiuU office at the present juncture." "Yes," added the ehairman, after reading the letter, "I'm afraid these other people will he all right. They'll bump up the rate of interest. . . . As far as I am personally concerned, I'll never give my vote to raise money outside the Department. But what are we going to do? We want three loans. One creamcry is almost 'blocked for want of a road. Another loan is wanted to make a road .for a new creamery. There will be from' 1250 to 1500 cows' there, and it h blocked for want of money. It is evident, that the Council can do no new work 'unless money can be got on the loan system. What is the Council going to do? ( Shall we resign, and let them run the County themselves, or what?' There is the Stanley road bridge by the i Auckland Road School. We have no ! money to rebuild that bridge, and we j can't make a ford there."

Cr. Smith said the position was only a sign of the times. It was going to be unduly hard in some cases. "But they have got to face the music just as they find it. They can't do impossiblities."' Cr. Anderson moved that the chairman and.Cr. Christoffel be a deputation to wait on the Minister with a view of having -the £SOOO limited removed, and that they endeavor to obtain the support of local members. Even if the Government was short of funds, said Cr. Anderson, it had no right to let a district like this ge back. Cr. Young seconded.

Then followed a discussion upon tin advisability of sending a deputation. Cr. Thomson considered it a waste of £2O. Cr. Cliristoffel, in supporting the motion, said that he would be willing to go to Wellington at his own expense. Cr. Walter said lie would favor the motion if ho thought it would do,any good, but he knew the country members were doing their utmost in' laying the position before the Ministers, just as well, he thought, as the deputation could do. Cr. Smith: The country members are doin» their .best, and so is the Government, and I doirt think we should force their hand*. The war at Home, and one thing and another are creating a tightness in the money market. Cr. Marfell: They haven't got the money to advance. The motion was put and carried. In recording his vote, on the division, Cr. Marfell said, "As Jack is willing to pay his. own expenses, I'll- vote for it." "No, no." said Cr; .Smith, "I wouldn't support it on those terms." STRAY PARAGRAPHS

The Rev. W. A. Butler leaves for Auckland this morning to attend the Diocesan | Synod. He will return to Stratford toj morrow week. The services at Holy > Trinity Church next Sunday will be coii•j ducted by Mr. E. F. Hemingway. I The principal point about' a dog collar J seems to be that it should be lone ! enough and strong enough to tie up » calf, or to use as a breeehing-strap. Complaint was made at yesterday's meeting of the Stratford County Council that the collars recently supplied were too > short, and so poor in quality that any ordinary dog on the chain could snap { the collar.

A troupe of minstrels, ladies and gentlemen, from the choir and congregation of Holy Trinity Church, are putting in regular practices for a two nights' entertainment in the Town Hall next month.

The replies received from the various J local bodies in Taranaki to the circular issued by the Stratford County Council } asking support of a local bodies' cooperative concrete pipe-making works have not been such as to encourage the Council to go on with the seteme, only the Whangamomona County Council expressing itself in favor of it. Some temporised, others turned down the proposal "It, means we will have to go on our own," said one of the Councillors yesterday. -'lf it has only had the effect of bringing in the private company we hear about it will have done some good," said Cr. Walters. ■'But do you "think they will start?" asked the'chairman. "Well," said the engineer, "if they don't get aw more encouragement than this, I don't think- lb v will." Dust and sand blew thick in Broadway yesterday. The water-cart was kept at home till very late, probably because oi late its appearance in the street has had the effect of precipitating rain. "I hope you'll 1;?ke a bit of notice of this next one," said the county chairman yesterday when reading the correspon deuce. The inference is obvious. A cock quail was caught in front of the County Hotel yesterday morning. It must not be inferred from this that the streets of Stratford are only bush leaves. A quail heir : s quite a rara avis, we would have you understand. The conference between the delegates from the Stratmrd liowling Club and the Stratford Retailers' Association is tentatively fixed for Monday evening next. The business is to discuss the adoption >;' '..ho daylight-saving scheme in S;ral:'<> i. Brigaei -Major Captain Hamilton arrives 10-iiiy'i- (Thursday) in Stratford. j On Friday lie intends touring the district to seleci. a manoeuvring ground for an open-air ela-.s of instruction. Officers and no!!-r--)]r.ii-,is*ii>me' ollicers of the 11th Tlegi'■■',• at wi l ' "It'-nd this class on Saturday, ami v, ill carry out a. tactical scheme over ihe ground selected. Stratford district cheques for September milk are to be paid on the 20th as follows:■■-Xgaei" 1 Co-operative Dairy Co. £!(il'(i. Lowiravil. Dairy Co. .€1355.' Car- : dhT Dairy Co. '.\> i i,-, and Stratford Cooperative. Dairy- Co. .C3l>oo. A short meel'iiig of the School Committee was held on Tuesday. The headmaster (Mr. F. A. Tvrer) reported as follows:'"! rrg-et to state that the mumps still remain in the district, and that through them the school attendance h still materially affected. Our attendance is now. on an average, running' at •!!)(). primary school, and 100 secondary school —s!)fi in all. The normal attendance is from (i.'W to 040. Most of the children now away from school through illness are in the higher standards. As the annual examination is to begin on the '2-Hh. it looks at present as if not mo-' than HO per cent, of our pupils will h 1 able to a!lend. Those who do attend, and Vno have recently had mumps, will scarce!;, do themselves justice. Strafford is again an examining centre, for the University and Education Department. T should like to have water laid on the school glasshouse."—Adopted, and the requests for water granted. On the motion of Mr. McMillan, it was decided to ask the Board ,o instal three hose-taps and hose, in front of the school building or in any other convenient place

for fire prevention and cleaning purposes. Messrs. J. W. McMillan, T. C. Fookes and K. Chirk were appointed a baths committee to supervise and report monthly to the. committee. BERNARDS PICTURES To-nignt see* the regular bi-weekly change of films at His Majesty's Theatre. Pride of place must be given to a cleverly •conceived secret service story, "The Eye that Never Sleeps."' Life in Mexico, even in .these days, is fairly exhilarating, but it is nothing in point of wild, excitement nTl d reckless daring compared with the 'esurrected by' the Luhin Company in ' j..tc. Rescue of Captain King." "The Sacrifice"' is a deeply impressive drama, dealing largely with- the fortunes of a beautiful ballet dancer and her ill-starred infatuation for the son of a wealthy society woman. The scenic side is well represented by "Glimpses of Canada" and the "Korku Falls." a magnificent picture. A splendid educational film outlines the making of an aeroplane, and in lighter vein aro a quartette of splendid comics.