NEW WINDSOR PARK

Taranaki Daily News, 28 November 1934, Page 6

NEW WINDSOR PARK

GOOD PROGRESS BEING MADE. STRATFORD BEAUTY SPOT WORK. i Good progress is being made with the development of the new Windsor Park at Stratford on the banks of the Patea River. Following the recommendations of Mr. T. Horton, New Plymouth, the whole riverbank block between the railway line and Ariel Street has been divided into sections, so that some regular system may be followed in the formation of the park. Relief labour has been engaged in clearing two of the sections during the last two months, and yesterday several members of the Windsor Park Society paid ,a visit of inspection. Complete satisfaction with the work done so far was expressed by Dr. Doris Gordon, president of the society. Considering the many interruptions caused by the weather, she said, the work had progressed steadily and was being conscientiously done. Next year, probably about July or August, an Arbour Day would be held for the planting of trees and shrubs on the prepared sections. Two sections of the park have been concentrated on, that between the petrol depot in Cloton Road and the river and the one fronting Cloton Road between the depot and the baths. The Cloton Road frontage has been thoroughly cleaned and dug and is being kept open by constant attention to remove the last remnants of fem and couch grass from it. The difficulty of varying levels has been met by terracing, and a narrow path has been formed between the two terraces. The slope of the top terrace, which is level with the footpath, is to be faced with concrete sjabs cemented together. A low concrete kerbing will also be placed between’ the footpath and the top terrace, and this has already been started. The top terrace will be sown as a lawn, and the second, about. two feet lower, will be sown in grass and planted with shrubs. - The section behind the petrol depot has also been thoroughly cleared, and it is slightly terraced at the northern end. It will later be sown in grass. It is hoped to have the two sections, ready for sowing about March, when the grass will have the best opportunity for rapi<j. growth. The old house beside the ;depot is in the process of demolition, and that area, too, will be prepared. WAIPUKU CARD EVENING. GENERAL AND PERSONAL NEWS. There was a fair attendance at a card evening at Waipuku arranged by the committee of the pink candidate (Valarie Perham), which was held in the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. Thompson, Mountain Road, on Monday last. Prizewinners "were: Cards, Mrs. C. Fowler 1, Mrs. Jakes 2, Miss Jean Thoms con- , solation; Mr. Thompson sen. 1, Mr. A. Thompson 2, Mr. J. Perham consolation; competition, Miss Betty Jacobsen. Mrs. Wasley has. returned from a visit to Waverley and is staying with Mr. and Mrs. W. Crosby, Croydon Road. Mr. A. Firth, Wellington, was. the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. Hooker, Manganui Road, for the Stratford show. GENERAL ITEMS. — —- ■ i Relief For Farmers. In addition to the relief that it was proposed to give farmer mortgagors through the establishment of a mortgage corporation and a rebate of 12J per cent, on rates, he had reason to hope a substantial reduction in the interest on State mortgages would be given effect to this year, stated Mr. W. J. Polson during an address to farmers at Strathmore last night. It was the Government’s intention, he added, to give all the relief that was possible and he could not think that some of the absurdly high standards under which land was valued would be permitted to remain. Eltham Station Approach. Considerable improvement has been effected at the approach to the Eltham railway station. Hitherto the area for the access of wheel traffic has been rough and unsealed, but now the surface is level and tar-sealed and smooth for motor vehicles. The work was done by the borough staff. Start With Rennet Co. Additions. A start was made yesterday with the erection of a new office and packing department for the New Zealand Co-op. Rennet Co. at Eltham. The new building will be of one storey in reinforced concrete and will complete the block of buildings housing the company’s manufacturing business. The contractor is Mr. A. G. Whiting. Visit of the Duke. Strong disapproval of the alteration of arrangements made for the visit of the Duke of Gloucestershire to Taranaki whereby Stratford children, first told that they would be conveyed by train to New Plymouth, were later advised to go to Hawera, was expressed by the Stratford school committee on Monday night. It was decided “that this committee protest against the alterations requiring the Stratford children to go to Hawera instead of to New Plymouth.” No reference was made to the Railway Department’s position in the matter. PLAZA, STRATFORD. “ROOKERY NOOK” FINALLY TO-DAY One of the greatest comedy entertainments ever to leave the British studios, “Rookery Nook,” which stars in the principal roles Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Mary Brough, concludes its popular return season at the Plaza Theatre to-night. As a complete contrast to her earlier light-hearted screen roles Marion Davies contributes her finest dramatic performance in her new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture, “Operator 13,” which opens at the Plaza Theatre to-morrow at the matinee session. Different from other motion pictures with wartime backgrounds, “Operator 13” deals with the most romantic and thrilling phase of spies. Miss Davies plays the role of Gale Loveless, a northern actress whom the famed Allan Pinkerton, General McClelland’s chief of secret service, sends into the southern lines to track down Captain Jack Gailliard, scout on the staff of General J. E. B. Stuart. Gary Cooper appears as Captain Gailliard with whom Gale Loveless falls in love, though she has been assigned to destroy him. Music plays a prominent part in the unfolding of the romantic spy story, including melodies of the Old South, as sung by the Mills Brothers, old-fashioned plantation dances and an entrancing song by Miss Davies.