Straftord News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 30, 5 February 1904, Page 2

Straftord News.

(From our own correspondent). Thursday evening. A pleasant light, rain lias been fal-ling-jus-l wlva t was wanted. For one short .season, at least, we are enjoying our liii thrigihl—"the sun that never blisters, tlw rain Unit ne\er chilis,'' and Live bitter cry of the backhlocks settlors is seldom heard. Hut the summer is slipping by, anvl nothing is being done for them. The railway tlvat was t.o bring metal for their rowds, anci ,e----lief to their families, is ivpnwnte-d by an engineer and a (Vw clmi'iimi-ii. Not a, sod has been turned, not a rail laid. Tin* little formation that was 'done last year on the Toko lino is now but a wt'ed-coverod track. I'nle.ss the (iovernmenl recognises, its duty to tlu- men wilio are, doing most towards building up this uountry, the coming winter may be the last for a number of tlveni. Some, indeed, have already made up tiheir minds limit it is 'due to their families to gt>t out O't tin! jrl'di.v as quickly as possible. ' Aluliough the price or bread lias been reduced to <>Jd in Wamganui, the local liakeis 1,-ave so far ninde no move in that direction. The visible wheat supply is very large down Sm ".h- u,wl <'n»rtwbur,v larniers are mak'ing anangviiK'n'ts to ship the li'fst of it lo London, or otherwise ti:e prices will be wholly unroimmerative. Possibly Ihereuire the price oi tlve -111) loaf will comtimie at the pri'K.-nl figure. 'I he volu'nieer camp broke up last nig'lit. Slali-Sergva'irt-.Ma.ior .Sainler"On «"'•» <.rn to Ir.'giewood, wh.'re the h-ral corps have iust. g-one twid'er canA sni'all llarc-tip at Mi'dhirst on Wedii'.s'.lay nig'hl. maki'S Lhi- third lire tl.eie uit t..i11 one week. N'ot many Stratford people visited (he llnuera r:.s liil;i t ion today ; no lloill ' l (I '' 'ili" Hiaf was lailiug' de'erri'id. most of those whu had' made up. their minds lo go, \'o on, l deserves the sympathv of the comiii'irnity more (nnirl g V |' K j L i';ss) ll:an 11,,. unl'oi lunale victim of nrciinif'ia'ini-s. A Stratforil ci'tizen •.as be. n haMivg some rather Irving' «l«'ti.H 'e.s lately. A few nights' ago was exercising his skill i„ the gentle art „f »„„„|;ei', whvil/the poli«' suddenly appeared nw (he scene ■Now live game of snooker. us evervono knows, is )t erfectly hum,less and lawl.il, but the sudden appearance of men m blue is aid to be disconcerting'. and t he citizen's cue beat such a tiifioo on (lie floor that the juur!voi it'll ciilKnl upon lo roihonstrate "1"' WUZ piitt In' the g-en'h'in'n orfis . bei'ivg a litigant in an adjourned ease, he appea,l" ' l ' .' h 'M i! y in the thought ol haMivg' by means of a letter ex--I'la.ined Ijis rase more clearly to the lagi.di.ile than o„ the precedhiij- < Uv Iraid no snoner got inside : ' 'Miiteous indiinna- "" «.» »!«.' H.ll. smote Mm i„ \hc like a liery hca UIK | ii... . »< tlK' law reached out and i 1 1;"!' r -"' «• simc. he illsap- ' ; \'ow that 11. alem,,„g , isi , ws I>remi # I va u and "solitary" have died aexi ln, ,ii?' n f R, ''V ' V ° U " l ' ,vil ' 1 ' v lu «ld t-xiiluimtion ol wlmt conatitutea "contempt of court,"•