STRATFORD DAY BY DAY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 159, 14 October 1910, Page 8

STRATFORD DAY BY DAY

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Stratford, Last Night. Last night Mr. Mrs. and Master J. Betts were the recipients of several presentations from the Women's Guild and Choir of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The Ladies' Guild presented Mrs. Betts with a silver saucer, the Choir's present to Mr. Betts took the form of a very handsomely framed group of photographs of the choir, church arid Stratford views, whilst Master J. Betts received from the Choir a greenstone cross mounted with gold. The Rev. Thompson, in making the presentation, expressed, on behalf of the Choir, Guild and congregation the best wishes for the success and prosperity of the recipients. The Stratford Gun Club are holding a sweepstake on the 27th inst. Mr. L. S. Robertson, the well-known wrestler, leaves Stratford on Tuesday to take up his residence at Mangorei. After considerable delay the efforts oi aa energetic few in reading "the highways and byways" resulted in sufficient members of the Stratford Lawn Tennis, Club being mustered to constitute a quorum at the annual meeting last night. Mr. V. Crawshaw was elected seretary. The local Druids' Lodge are holding a plain and fancy dress ball on the 2Gth inst. | The new Licensing Bill is bidding fail j to become a more popular topic of public discussion than even "Mr. Hine's, charges," though the Premier's motion in committee has given the latter a fresh stimulus. But the Licensing Bill presents the chance to speculate as to whether a sufficient proportion of the public are prepared to vote "Xo license no liquor" to carry Dominion prohibition. Some say "Yes," some say "No," according to their opinions, and as in so many similar cases there is no finality.