STRATFORD DAY BY DAY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 97, 2 August 1910, Page 8

STRATFORD DAY BY DAY.

(From Our Own Correspond snt.) Stratford, Last Night. Rumours are already beginning to fly around about candidates for the general election. Mr. J. McCluggage is mentioned as the Government candidate. The names of Messrs. N. King and W. G-. Malone are also mentioned. Mr. 0. Stem has sold his property on the Monmouth road to Mr. K. Membry, of Huiroa.

The Rev. H. A. Flavell is paying a visit to Stratford to-day. Mr. G. A. Marchant, chairman of the County Council, left for Wellington this morning to attend the counties' conference.

A motor car came into collision with a railway velocipede at the Pembroke road crossing yesterday. It is stated that more is to be heard of the matter, the ganger, who was thrown off the veloci-' pede, averring that the car was being driven at an excessive speed, and the driver after the accident never took the trouble to stop and enquire if he was hurt.

The Ohinamen had a bad time on Saturday night, when Mr. J. Cameron gave an open-air address in Broadway on the Asiatic question. Despite the' cold night there was aTfairly "TaTge number of listeners. Whether the remarks of the speaker made any converts • cannot be said, but the writer noticed that the Chinamen in business seemed to be dong just as brisk a trade as ever. i tAt the committee meeting of the A.| and P. Association on Saturday, 70 new members were elected, bringing the membership roll to over GOO, a very fine record for an institution which has only [been a few months in existence. It was decided to make a start right away with the erection of the buildings, the grand stand to be a two-storey roofed structure. It was decided to recommend that it be a suggestion to the judges of all dairy cattle that to judge more on the dairy merits of the animal.

The following are the results of the Bogey competitions of the local golf club played last week:—Men: A. Jonee (12) 3 down, F. P. Uniacke (5) 3 down, W. Reade (13) 6 down, J. H. Thompson (7) 6 down, P. Jackson (14) <5 down. W. A. Rennell (24) 8 down, N. Thompson (14) 9 down, F. W. Wake- (14) 10 down, H. L. Betts (14) 10 down, G. Vaughan (15) 11 down. Ladies: A section: Mrs. Raikes (10) 6 down', Miss Orhell (8) 9 down, Miss Fussell (8) 11 down, Mrs. Robinson (8) 13 down, Mrs. Menaies (18) 14 down. B section: Mrs. Rennell (24) 10 down.