Stratford News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 148, 19 December 1911, Page 3

Stratford News.

DAIRY FACTORY PAYMENTS Stratford, Monday. The dairy factories in and aro-und Stratford will pay out £24,094 for November supplies of milk, on Wednesday. Despite, the bad weather and the consequently decreased supplies of milk, the cheques are slightly bigger than those paid out in December last year, for the price per pound of butterfat is bigger. In three factories undermentioned the figures in parentheses represent the December payment in 1010: Ngaere £3043 for Go,S<i7ll) butterfat ( £2095 for 01,007 lb); Lowgarth. £2407 for 42,7951b butterfat (£10(10 for 43,7771b); Cardiff, £1740 for 34,80!)lb (£1992 for 45,5341b). In the. case of Cardiff the big falling-off is partly accounted for by the fact that some, of last year's suppliers' are now sending their milk to the Midhirst Company's new creamery on the Waiongongoro road. The Stratford Farmers' Cooperative Association pays out £7504 on Wednesday, and Midhirst £IO,OOO. If' a fair share of the "pay-out" goes into circulation there will be a merry Xmsis after alt for the town. A SAD CASE I POLICE COI'KT EPISODE. ] A defendant in the Police Court this morning strongly objected to his case being 'heard before a justice of the peace who is well known as a no-license advocate, but his objection was overruled i very promptly. The defendant in this | case was John 'McCool, and the presiding justices Messrs. C. D. Sole and J. Masters. McOool was called upon to show eaiuse wliy the prohibition order issued against him-, and now expiring, should not be renewed. When his objection to the form of the tribunnl had been overruled, he complained that he had not been given a chance, but had to listen to a "childish old man" running him down to the utmost. The "childish old man" indicated was his father-in-law, Timothy McCarthy, of Ngaere, who gave evidence tlia.t the order was made originally against the defendant because of his. failure to provide for his wife, and family even the bare necessities of life, and he stated further that when the wife was confined no provision was made for midwifii or doctor, lie believed that tl\e defendant had contributed only £5 or ' £6 towards the support of his family in the past eight months, there being seven young children dependent upon liim. The neglect of the family was attributed to J drink. ■ ' )

. The defendant, who was n&t placed on oath, conlbatted some o£> the evidence given, particularly with regard to the allegation that he made nc'provision at the time : of-his wife's confinement. He mentioned the iiartics of istfvqra! women who were present, and skid"that'' he' had telephoned' for a doctor, too,'' besides which ho had recimtlv'giv'eti liia wife £lO. •' .f; 'Vjwji: .

" The Bench questioned tdift : defendant on the matter of the extent* of his con-' tribu-tions to the maintenance of his family, and ascertained 'that his total contributions in. the eight months did not exceed £l4. 11l .explanation-, the defendant said lie. had been laid Hp for thirteen weeks as the result: of; an accident. and had received- no insurance money as yet. although-he 'supposed he would get it." The lieuch considered the-order should be renij.wedj.and directed accordingly. , , • THE The headquarters of tjie Territorials are to be ,movt^l,;f^9tn ; the .present offices in the Bridge.. tnore suitable and prempse.s at present occupied, Uv in Broadway South. i should be welcomed bv.ijie staff, ; fpr tjie temporary aiceommodatici- in th^, .present office# has denied to thcm.,thn < b l| priviy;y 'which is so necessary to oliiycrs.,entrusted with the important work '.of and carrying on the. iu'.w. I systcijs, ) jgf pulitary training.

The Bridge Building, together with the shop next door, remodelled and renovate,4. ami (jpnvertcd into up-to-date legal.. ctia4q|)pr§ for Mr. Malone. Entrance 'to, jtlnvpflices.-;will be by means of the shoji premises next door to the Territorial olliees, and a stairease will lead from there to the first floor in the main building. ' ! Quartermaster-Sergeant J. Collins arrived in .Sfra.tforil on Saturday, and ta!;<-■ up his duties immediately as Regiment.! I Qiiartcrni;; stcr-Sergeant in the Taranaki group. BOWLING CHAM PIOXSIIIP "MATCHES. In the intervals of sunshine a few further fixtures in the O.' M. Curtis Trophy competition have been played. 0. X. Curtis beat Morrison:. 23-11; G. Sangster (the holder) beat X. J. King. 12-14; Mori-on b at King, 17-14; and Porritt beat King. I.S-10. THE TOriiXAMEXT. A second rink has been selected for the Northern Bowling .Association's tournament, its being Currie. j llvan, 0. N. Curtis and Morison (skip). FOR JERSEY MEN. Jersey men wilt ?«• interested in some of the award.-! n>..>ic nt'the "National" Jersey Slvv in A'wriea recently. From ii. copy of - 1 "-' •>• I'.ul-lelin, banded to me by a ••,vi!-ktt"<yii .Jersey breeder, T notice th-'i Me- gi Noble of Oakland* stood on! '• 1:' 'e - -i'. We have : soine ile-

sceialan!- -i lii< i:i" Tat:n;iki. 'so .if. is ■interest .ir' ■ : that 1.a.-aters Fontaine's ("' i -iW • n,| Cr.ivgc's Ida's Majesty. wh' 'i li.-i-l ut.-ii a line winning list at previi>" "'M'e both beaien by the Nolilr ■ dak! mils bull. Noble's Jolly Sultan, 'lli:- |„,l! bail never been shown before ir, Vie• ric,. bill had won first over the i i.;' .l i'-ev iji April, 1910. and first i I < :;ai ijii;>n in August of the •same ye: l ■. Nolec's l-'.iwn Prince, another HI"! .-r X, lie of Oaklands. was junior cli -.on. 1 11 the special compeilition fe -. : i l in which a prominent -lev- i-ri r had offered 400 dol--11«rs for ' lie-;, '. 'ii- |„ cijiht animals. I the hour.- : at 'o x ob!e of Oaklands. | the two 1 ' I,! iiii. .I. and five of his | daiight"! :ne ' ' , inv t-liree years old and : h r w.> -died, it is interesting to n -. by ('.impaiii'le's Snltau. So w. .lime really good Jersey blood in ' haven't we? GES2SAL NEWS. The. v,! nf lining the Whuugamo- | inoiin. I:> lon ilie Stra!ford-Koura lilw-a v ' . .:i-;-re;e blocks lias now been col" -d. The work has been splendid! . "lie, the blocks well made and well d. It should now be pos-

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sible to go on with the laying of a service lino through the tunnel. The overseer of the blocking, when seen by a News representative a couple of moniths ago, reckoned the gangs would just about be able to complete the blocking by Christmas. His estimate was a good one.

It is stated that the floor of the tunnel is pretty slushy just now, due to its very regular use by travellers to Whangamomona. Negotiating the tunnel, however, in but child's play compared with the long weary pull over the W'hangamomona saddle, the road being in a very bad state just now as the result of the .long spell of wet weather. It will be a glad day for the settlers oil that side of the Saddle when the ballasting Mid rails are far enough advanced to enable goods trains to connect up with the waggons on the eastern side of the hill.

Three of Stratford's canine nuisances wero causing an obstruction in front of one of the retail establishments this afternoon. Snarls and yelps and growling scared the passers-by, but none interfered. Then one of the kuris bumped up against a metal sign that was leaning against the window, and down it came. A couple of little girls passing at the time jumped nearly into the middle of next week at the clatter and bang. The dogs, when lost seen, were heading strong for Mokau.