TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 336, 18 January 1937, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

mountain gale. A strong westerly gale 'w as experi- | enced at the Stratford mountain < house last night but no damage was done, stated the caretaker, Mr J. Carryer, to the Central Press this afternoon. SATURDAY HOLIDAY. Saturday was adopted as the weekly half-holiday for shops in the Elthain County at a special meeting of the Eltham County Council on Saturday. It was decided to change the meeting day of the council from the second Saturday in the month to the second Wednesday. TARANAKI CRICKET. Rain caused the postponement of cricket competition matches in South Taranaki on Saturday. In the northern division senior A matches j Western Park surprisingly defeated! New Plymouth High School by 136! runs ,and New Plymouth drew with ’ Old Boys. j “ ‘ i "MESSAGE FROM MARS.” Early theatrical performances in ' Stratford were referred to by Mr. H. •' Browne, an old resident of Stratford ’ view with a Central Press reporter. | and now living at Fiji, in an interne mentioned that the first perform-1 anee Jn the Town Hall of any conse-1 quence was the play “A Message | From Mars,” by the noted actor and i dramatist, Charles Hawtrey. PENSIONS PAYMENTS. Pensions will be payable at tho j Stratford Post Office on Friday on i account of the usual date (23rd) I falling on Saturday. There is a large j number of old-age, war, and widow pensions, and as the staff will have the whole day in which to deal with the applications, congestion at th|e count, r will be avoided.