IN THE NEWS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 457, 15 June 1937, Page 4

IN THE NEWS.

THE K.O. GUARANTEED. “I don't know of any oFher a.igpment against higher rrl'es, but if there are any, I’ll guarantee to knock them into a cocked hrit in ten minutes!”—Mr H. E. Lawrence in fighlting form Let night. MOTOR VEHICLES DAMAGED. A fruit van owned by Mr M. S. Date!, Waitara, collided with a small car driven by Mr C. Masters, Stratford, at Waitara Road yesterday. Although both vehicles were damaged no personal injuries were suffered. MOUNTAIN CLUB TRIP. About 20 members of the Stratford Mountain Club ( made the trip to the Maunganui hut on S-unday. Snow conditions were excellent and several fast runs were made. Provided that the snow remains in its present state die next fine, week-end should feee perfect ski-ing conditions. COUNCILLORS’ INDF nr ' ,T "^' ,rc -. “I want, to disabuse the minds of fbpex, roopip v.po !‘b'nk that councillors follow me:, blindly. I have never a keel a single councilor ito follow me even in the council I want the cand'-dates to know th/’t who-ver the winners may be they will be independent as fsr as 1 am concerned ” —The Mayor’s foreword alt the public meeting last night.

HOSPITAL LIBRARY. A; 1 to-day’s meeting of the S/: ratord Hospital Board an offer was ac- • opted from the Stratford group of Toe H to organise laoi-d maintain at the hospital a library for 'the use of ’atients. It was stated' th?|t the only ios.t t« the Board would be for a .few shelves. I ELECTION ADDRESSES. ’ The object of the meeting wari ’anted' a very much larger aVtend- : nee, said the Mayor £'t the Town | Hall last evening. In future, he | would s:e t’ha'i. all candidates would ; b.e asked to put their ”iews before I '.he burgesses. COMPARATIVE EXPENDITURE. “I think ybu will find thrl in otlr : I parts of T/ranaki the hospital levy . s costing ratepayers at lease twice ■ as much at our hospital,” said Mr N. ! FI. Mo. s a.L to-day’s meeting of the I Board in asking that -the secretary. . | Mr T. L. Penn, prepare a statemeiV i or next meeting showing the comi ;arative levies. - LAPSE OF MEMORY. iOne cf the candidates at (the elec- ■ tion meeting last nighit must have > suffered from a sudden lapse of - memory when answering a question . i regarding the advisability of shift- '' mg the sL'leyards, as he coolly ad--1 mit/ed th?t he did not know where the saleyardfc were situated!