BETTER MAIL SERVICE

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1934, Page 8

BETTER MAIL SERVICE

STRATFORD—MAIN TRUNK LINE. BENEFT TO WHANGAMOMONA. '■ The Post and Telegraph Department has notified the secretary of the Whanga®omona Progress League (Mr. J. McAllister jnr.) that arrangements are toeing made for a second extra mail to elose at Stratford for Whangamomona at 3.30 p.m. daily, and for the Whangamomona office to close a mail daily for despatch hy the 6.30 p.m. Whanga-momona-Taumarunui mixed train to make connection at Taumarunui with the * Main Trunk travelling post office north. By utilising the new services business people and others in the eastern districts of Taranaki will be able to answer Auckland mail / on the day of receipt of the inward correspondence. Similarly the addition of the new afternoon services from Stratford will . facilitate one-day return transit of mails in both directions on the Stratford railway. MISS M. SKOGLUND FAREWELLED. PRESENTATION AT STRATFORD. Misc Maxine Skoglund, who is going to Hong Kong to marry Mr. Walter Montgomery-Groves, was farewelled by a large number of her friends who gathered at the Parish Hall, Stratford, on Friday night. During an evening occupied by dancing and cards Mr. D. J. Malone on behalf of her friends, presented a cheque to Miss Skoglund. Tn quoting a large attendance as an indication of Miss Skoglund’s popularity, Mr. Malone said the guest had an unselfish disposition and a bright and happy nature that endeared her to everyone with whom she came in contact. Her people had come to Stratford 29 years ago and Miss Skoglund was a popular member of a well-known and respected family. ~ , , Mr. P. Skoglund replied for his daughter. PETRIE SHIELD TENNIS MATCH. CARDIFF’S SUBSTANTIAL WIN. Cardiff and Midhirst tennis teams met at the Cardiff courts in the first junior tennis match of the season for the newlyinaugurated Petrie Shield junior competition. Cardiff proved much too strong for the visitors on familiar courts and Midhirst won only three sets, one ladies’ singles, one ladies’ doubles and one men’s doubles. Details, Cardiff names being mentioned first, are:— , , . T Men’s singles: L. Redshaw beat A. Jensen 6-0, M. Wickham, beat Thompson 6-3, W. Brunton beat D. Burgess 6-2, H. Millar beat D. Harkness 6-1, P. O’Sullivan beat C. Copeland 6-1, A. Bennett beat M. Castelli 6-0. Ladies’ singles: Miss G. Hom lost to Miss E. Jensen 2-6, Miss L. Hollins beat Miss J. Willdon 6-4, Miss C. Rayner beat Miss N. Fryday 6-4, Miss B. Mander beat Miss C. Copeland 6-1, Miss E. Cameron beat Miss L. Trass 6-1, Miss M. Rayner beat Miss C. Schumacher 6-4. Men’s doubles: Redshaw and Wickham beat Jensen and Thompson 6-1, Millar and Brunton lost to Burgess and Harkness 5-6, O’Sullivan and Bennett beat Copeland and Castelli 6-3. Ladies’ doubles: Misses Horn and Hol- ! lins lost to Misses Jensen and Willdon 3-6, Misses C. Reyner and Mander beat Misses Fryday and Copeland 6-1, Misses Rayner and Cameron beat Misses Trass and Schumacher 6-0. Combined doubles:' Redshaw and Miss Hom beat Jensen and Miss Jensen 6-2, Wickham and Miss Hollins beat Thompson and Miss Willdon 6-4, Brunton and Miss C. Rayner beat Burgess and Miss Fryday 6-4, Millar and Miss Mander beat Harkness and Miss Copeland 6-2, O’Sullivan and Miss Cameron beat Copeland and Miss Trass 6-1, Bennett and Miss M. Rayner beat Castelli and Miss Schumacher 6-1. Totals: Cardiff, 21 sets, 136 games; Midhirst, 3 sets, 58 games. GENERAL ITEMS. Railway Staff Picnic. A good number of Stratford people and residents along the Stratford Main Trunk line took advantage yesterday of the excursion train run to Tangarakau for the annual picnic of the Stratford railway staff. Eight cars drawn by a W.W. engine conveyed 350 people to Tangarakau, arriving at 11.15 a.m., and left on. the return trip at 5.30 pun. The weather was ideal. Sports, competitions and games occupied the .day. Many of the picnickers who had not visited Tangarakau Flat before took the opportunity and were keenly interested in a township that only a short time ago was the busiest railway construction centre in New Zealand. Sixty people joined the excursion train to New Plymouth. Sheep for Eltham. Following the rise in wool there has been a large importation of sheep into the Eltham district. On Friday 32 truckloads of breeding ewes arrived from the south, and on Saturday 12 more trucks arrived. About 1400 were acquired, by Mr. M. Fitzgerald from Ashhurst, while the others, were for the Farmers’ Co-op. on account of various clients. Sport on Rotokare Lake. A party from Eltham visited Rotokare Lake yesterday and participated in aquaplaning sport. Mr. W. Stanners’ outboard-motor boat was used to tow the board, which was specially constructed for this purpose. Mr. Stanners’ boat is a new one built this season. He has built oyer 20 boats in recent years. Eltham Coming-of-Age. The coming-of-age of Mr. George Chamberlain, Eltham, was celebrated at the residence of his parents on Friday by a small party. Musical items were given by Miss E. Kelsen, Mrs. R. Hodgkinson, Miss N. Whiting, Mr. J. Whiting and Mr. C. Vincent. A cake with 21 candles was cut and Mr. Chamberlain was presented with a “key of the house.” Shelter for Consumptives. A suggestion that provision be made at the Stratford public hospital for patients suffering from tuberculosis will be investigated this week by the chairman of the board (Mr. W. L. Kennedy) and the medical superintendent (Dr. D. Steven), who will inspect the shelters that are erected at Patea and Hawera for tubercular patients. At present those cases belonging to the Stratford district are sent to sanatoria where the fees are Ils a day for men and 9s a day for women.