STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13240, 11 August 1906, Page 6

STRATFORD NEWS.

(From Our Resident Agent.)

August 10th .^—Stratford people ought to experience a glow -at honest pride on reading the report of the ' public meeting at Hawera -about the Opunake railway question. The speak'ersi vied "with one 'another 'in complimentary reference to Stratford's unanimUty, ' (astuteness, persistence, and impertinence. The ancient leg>end of the Toko railway was re-tolds, amd the southron were warned that history was about to repeat itself unless they were lYp 'and doing. And they up and xiid. A Hawera-Opimako Railway j ' Leaigue was 'formed 1 to adviocate a line to serve the Kaupokonui, Okaiawa, and Manaia districts. NeedJtess to say, the fat of the Elthaan-Opun-akHj alliance boilod over. 'Why docs not IVaipuku put in its claim as thp junction of the Opunake line ? The mountain railway •which 1 junctions here "already ' runs ■ Ifcr .fivcj anilcs straight Opunake-wards, and tlw quarry station, four miles further,; -will b» only 18 miles from the future Liverpool. A Httlo' inconvenience might be felt from the altitude of the summit level (3000 ft. or so), but against this could bo urg^ed the beautiful scenery of the route., , Great success attended the school entertainment, musically, histrionically, spectacularly, and imancially alike. Aftci^ providing for the school football club's touring expenses there is quite a nice little nost egg for the swimming* baths. " The now-historic haka, the performance of which at the cadet Battalion camp so convulsed tluscholastic world Gl Taranaki, and is said to have even influenced the recent Education Board election, was given, amid great applause. Lowgarth ehvese factory has opened the season with v number of new suppliers. This accession will necessitate an enlargement of the factory, authority for which was given at. a shareholders' meeting 1 yesterday. Cardiff factory suppliers will rejoice in the receipt of over a shilling and a halfpenny for •b'utf-er fat for the past' season, in addition to five per cent, interest on share capital and placing £80 to reserve -account. Tho Mayor and Councillors took an outing* . on "We'd&i'csday to view ".tha Mount Egmont Railway and the works in progress "at the crusher siding*. Tt was a perfect day, and they much enjoyed themselves, and were 'besides, consider ably astonished at the magnitude of the preparations • ior/ supplying thu country with road material.