STRATFORD.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144150, 21 July 1913, Page 2

STRATFORD.

(From Our Resident Agent.)

July 20.—As a form of greeting, “Have you been vaccinated?” has quite superseded ‘ ‘How’s - things ?” The call to arms is being nobly responded to, but ammunition is in shon supply. A much more ampler ‘supply of lymph will be necessary if the" whole population is to bo protected. The doctors have operated on about 500, probably a tenth of the unvaccinated, of tho district, and they have been busy these last few days. Vaccine comes to hands in driblets from the Health Department. It would be untrue to say that there is anything approaching a panic, and, indeed, such - would bo absurd in connection with so>_ mild a visitation. But one can easily! imagine the scenes that would occur wore tho disease to assume the virulent form. The country is in much the samo position as ‘ tho ante-militarists would have us in when tho time comes that wo are threatened with a visit; from human foes. “Tho strong man', armed” not only “keepoth his goods.- in peace,” but enjoys peace of mind-whilst; the unprepared goes “dotty” with; fright. h Our County Council favours a laissez fairo policy in regard to lights on, vehicles, apparently actuated by a tender, solicitude for ratepayers’ pockets threatened with an outlay for candles. The borough ranger’s; activity and the, increased penalties for breaches of -by-. ; laws are baying a wholesome effect within the town boundaries. It is the popular impression that land agents, if not quite as the sands of the sea-shore, at any rate -fan outnumber tho members of other callings of the starched collar order. But there appear to be only a mere eight of the' fraternity in this district; That, at any rate, is the total accounted for by tho Treasury in handing the fees over to ' tho Hospital Board, the body entitled under tho Act to enjoy tho usu- - fruct. . _ , Our District High School has lost no time in claiming registration, under the new regulation, of its colours- (rod and black), and motto. The latter, adopted in 1899, is “Non palma sine pulvere,” which may be rather freely rendered as “no cross, no crown,” or still more freely as “no song, no supper.”