STRATFORD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 143648, 16 November 1911, Page 7

STRATFORD.

(From Our Resident Agent.) November 15.—Wanted, within easy reach of tram and ’phone, an “islandvalley of Avilion, where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow, nor ever wind Hows loudly.” W© want -rest. The incessant elemental strife of the past few weeks is becoming too much for our nerves, and is producing wars and rumours ot wars, libel actions, snorty leading articles, and blistering letters to the editor. The only people not affected seem to be the candidates for Parliament, whose utterances so far have been singularly devoid of gall. Probably it is merely suppressed, and with a continuance of the present weather conditions (meteorology and psychology are allied sciences) may burst forth any day a lava-fiood of destructive eloquence. Who knows? In the universal exasperation of everybody with everything the Ward Government may be blown out of office. Ah, well, it’s an ill wind, etc. In response to an urgent request for huri*y, two truck load© of cheese were last week bustled right through from, Stratford railway station to New Plymouth freezing works in 22hr. 6min. 3|sec. Yet in face of facts such as this a carping, malignant Opposition persists, in the intervals,between speaking eviVof dignitaries and debauching the constituencies with promises of reduced expenditure, in calling for the speeding up of our railways.