TOWN AND COUNTRY

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 348, 1 February 1937, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY

DRUNKENNESS CHARGE, A statutory first offender who was arrested for drunkenness by Constable Beal in Broadway on Saturday evening was convicted and discharged when he appeared in th Police Court this morning before Mr W. Me Innes, J.P. VITAL STATISTICS. Vital staV-stics for the Stratford district for the month of January, with the figures for January, 1936’, shown in parentheses, are:—-Births 16 (14); d aths G (6); marriages 3 (4). SUNDAY EXCURSIONS TRAINS. From Stratford yesterday 180 people went to Opunake by the special excursion train, which consisted of 19 carraiges and two vans. The train carried about 800 passengers and one from the south about 600. JANUARY BUiLDiNG PERMITS. The following buiPl.ng .nrrn'ts foi January have b- en issued by the Borough Inspector (Mr A. E. Sayers): Two reisdences, £965 and £955; two private garages, £2O and £25; addition to school porch, £52; total, £2017. TARGROUTING IN BOROUGH. Another section of road in the Borough Council programme for the tarseason has been completed by Mr R. Richards (foreman) and his gang. Fine weather has enabled the staff to make a good job of the 1 ngth in Portia Street north between Pembroke Road and Seyton Street. To-morrow work will be commenced on Ariel Street betwe: n keyton Street and Regan Street. HEAVY THEATRE BOOKINGS. An almost unprecedented demand for reserved seats has been experienced by the management of the Plaza Theatre in connection with the current season of the famous film, “San Francisco.” Over 2000 bookings were recorded at 10 a.in. to-day and every hour sees an increase. The opening performance on Saturday night saw the “House Full” sign displayed long before the curtain rose: The whole of the dress circle and back stalls were booked and the demand for the unreserved front stalls was far beyond the capacity of the theatre.