STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81890, 17 November 1906, Page 2

STRATFORD.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPOKI.: NT. MenimoU, the A.nsti'a!asiaii M'ard 1 (•lia!»|)'uii, c-iiiito, saw, Imt did nl ;■ -n- j quel'. Stratford lias the li »»f! a tmiuisti'i'iuß the first defeat In the I champion. The final scores were: Mrj Carter 1001, Mr Memmolt 70;). 'l'lic | local man was conceded (150 points, Inil although a bit nervous at the commencement, was never in trouble, and in the opinion of many fair players, could have won by a bigger majority. To-day lioberts, Geall, Dawson, Memmutt and many more noted cueists are completely outdone with the way some of the historians relate their " proudest game." Marvellous how memory will sometimes play a man false

Mr Blacked, who has sold out. holds a seat on the Borough Council, and it is surmised will resign. In anticipation of such an event, the most prominent of our citizens have already been requisitioned as-king them to accept civic honors, and I am informed there is likely to be a good contest for ilio honored position. Stratford citizens all seem to be patriotic. Maeauley's quotation of "None were for the party, but all were for the State," seems to apply to Stratfurdites most particularly, and it is well that suck is the case.

A visit to Mr J. A Jones' property, where the Stratford Acclimatisation | Society have their hatchery, is one of the delights of Taranaki. The approach to the house is a beautiful avenue of shrubs, trees, and flowers, bordered by the Patea river. Once in the grounds one is lost in amazement at the magnitude of the work done by the proprietor, who kindly showed " your own" the many sights. The electric power house, where the light is generated for his ..ira use, the water-wheel for dairying purposes, the many lakes, the fish ponds, aad last, but not least, the hatching house and all its appliances, l'lie many kinds of fish and their habits and diseases were shown and explained. The Society haye no doubt tound a treasure in Mr Jones, and only that his heart is in his work, as a student and a hobbyist, no remuneration within the means of the Society could repay for the work accomplished.

ft is one of the most delightful times a person can hare to visit the grounds,