IMPROVING CAMP SITE

Taranaki Daily News, 15 October 1929, Page 10

IMPROVING CAMP SITE

PROPOSED BUILDING SCHEME. In pursuance of its policy to make the Stratford motor camping site in King Edward Park thoroughly modern the Domain Board has, at various Limes, decided to build a caretaker’s cottage, a cookhouse and a pavilion. The work of building the cottage has been secured by a Stratford contractor, and operations have been commenced. The plans for the cookhouse and the pavilion as submitted by the borough engineer (Mr. L. B. Davis) have been approved and tenders for the construction of these two buildings will be called during the week. The cookhouse provides bathrooms and wash basins for ladies and men. Hot and cold water will be laid on and at times there will be an adequate supply of hat water. A separate washhoqse will contain a copper and tubs. Ironing benches are also included in the plans. The chief 5 ’ room in the building contains two open fireplaces that will serve both cooking and heating purposes. At a later date two electric ranges may be installed, provision having been made on the plans for their inclusion. Seating accommodation for 30 people will be provided in the pavilion, which will contain a small shop where provisions may be stored or purchased.

MOUNTAIN ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. RAPID PROGRESS BEING MADE. , Rapid progress has been made with the work on the Stratford Mountain House road inside the reserve, report members of the executive of the Mountain Club. Seeing that so much lias been done in the rather broken weather experienced it may be expected that progress will be even more rapid in the better weather now prevailing. The road has been widened to 18 feet up to the house. In some places the road surface has been raised in order to give an even one-in-twelve grade, and bad bends have been straightened. The grade is now a very even one. At the house a good deal of work is now in progress. With spoil from work above the house the road just below has been raised several feet. All tree and stumps around the house have been cleared away. The making of the circular track for motor-cars will involve the use of 800 yards of spoil. On the way to the plateau, the. stumps have been cleared for" several chains. Here two gangs are at work, one clearing and the other forming the road. The road to the plateau runs from the circular motor track up the ridge on which the crow’s nest was previously situated.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE BOXING. The executive of the Stratford Sports and Pastimes Club has appointed the following officials to act at the boxing tournament in the Town Hall, stratford, on Saturday night : —Announcer, Mr. J. Jones; glove stewards, Messrs G. Jones and. F. Reader; seconds, Messrs W. J. Aitken, D. O’Keefe, E. H. Fazackerley and J. Fanning, timekeepers, Messrs J. Petrie, W. Mills and T. Kirkwood; call steward, Mr. H. Shields; number steward, Master Jones; house manager, Mr. P. Skoglund; ushers, Borough Council staff; referee, Mr. Alan Maxwell (Wellington); doctors, Drs. Steven and Gordon. The secretary (Mr. C. C. Johnston) has had a letter from Hector Leckie, stating he was very fit and confident of lowering Donovan’s colours. Leckie will arrive in Stratford on Thursday.

E. Oxley (Pahiatua) has been matched with L. A. Christensen (New Ply-

VICTORIA PARK CRICKET PITCH. From a ducks’ paddling pond, as it was last week, to a fine cricket pitch this week, is the transformation effected by the borough workmen in Victoria Park, Stratford, where the old turf pitch has been taken up and replaced by asphalt. In previous seasons trouble was experienced with the maintenance of the turf on the pitch. This year the Stratford Cricket Club suggested that the Domain Board might import from an outside district such as Wanganui or Shannon, turf more suitable for a pitch than the Stratford variety. Following a full investigation into the pros and cons the board favoured an asphalt pitch which will be taken up at the end of every cricket season and replaced with turf for the football season.

KING’S THEATRE—STRATFORD. ‘•'MODERN LOVE.” An excruciatingly funny marriagelife comedy is due on the screen of the King’s Theatre to-night, when “Modern Love,” a Universal feature made with Jean Hersholt in the leading role, supported by Charley Chase and Kathryn Crawford will be presented. Beatrice Van wrote the story as a delicious satire on fifty-fifty marriage and the modern trend of separate establishments for husband and wife, with the bride holding on to her job after marriage. The author does not attempt to preach a sermon or draw any lessons, but confines herself to the building up of a story showing the funny complications that could happen tinder such an arrangement. With Charley Chase as the bridegroom, Kathryn Crawford as the bride, and Jean Hersholt as a French modist associated with the girl in her dress designing activities, the situations have been worked out to the limit of their amusing possibilities.