Stratford News.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 152, 23 December 1911, Page 3

Stratford News.

CHRISTMASTIDE. H cannot lio said that the outlook for the festive .season of 11)11-12 has been very bright up to the present, the most hoi-teroiis weather ever experienced in I":i• 1.i at this time of the, year having' been eontinuous for the past two months. On the morning of Thursday last the longest day of the year —Strattord was visited by one of the heaviest flow .i[ iiindui'in;r the lengthy period ot rain. wind, bail and even snow on the )iit;li places. The extent of the rainfall may l:e gauged liy the fact that the local club's bowling green was at least four inches under water, and what is more the ground seemed to be so literally ; soaked thai the water could not get away until a drain was opened up. Xotwii hsianding tile disastrous effects of ll'e weather on the fanning community, wbosß milk returns have been considerably lessened thereby, and the tilling or the soil foe winter provender has entailed double work and expense, previous ;;ood seasons will enable them tp >1 and the brunt, ant) meet Chl'istfmtstide as : 'lf nothing untoward had occurred. jCiveu line weather to-night there will ! undoubtedly be a, record itttendance of j country settlers ami others in Stratford, and the various shopkeepers will no doubt make good what they have missed during the rainy and 'unseasonable months that have just passed. Many things have occurred, both of local and general i.nturust sim:e last I'lu'istmas, not I the lcn»i important being tlje general elections and tlie takilig of the licensing polls, but although the latter question has been settled for another thive vears the. lormer has still elements of unrest in if that give promise of. startling revelations in the. ncaT. futilre. (ieneraUy speaking, at this time of. the year the dairy farmers' pockets are .sujiposed to .be ovo.rllowing With, flu'-proceeds-of milk cheques, but it would be as well to state thai the producer docs not handle tile full amount of the money paid out monthly. There are obligations to meet in various directions', andvif one-half ot tin 1 total is handed over to the fanner it is about as much- as he gets. It is ! »e!l that this should be made clear, be- | cause the bare statement that ,£,511.000 is I paid oilt■ nio'nt'hTy t : o milk-suppliers does I not represent the true state'of nll'iur's. J However., the dairy fanner isdoing well, and- iiu lie,'-el-yes nil he !ptratfoi;dj .boiungh h:\^'.nmde Ij'flpitl; stwilp-i during j the past; twelve mftiiths, ainl po- . the'large nuij-iber.of sribstantial dwellings thai jiavj! wrrctvtl and tin; general contviHnnurt the-people. ; flatters educational.lnjyc tbarfc\rwing, In, t.hc .desti-vptiyu, by .lire some months ago of tfjje : .'StraJ.;ford J)istrict, High Scjmol. ;iml tlie..di)licnity <»f (''»>l!t(muiig the ji'i.i'hiVtl'on of i t|ie ;l .])upi|s 'vijth: il'm litniteil .at til/' I 'dlsjyoL'll 'of 'tl'i'e 1 rtvcli <'i> V Mhi t, •"' t i/' an J ill jVijl'd that ghad;" for'] 'tTiove' is now j(h; ujf-ti( tlrit'i'fil'ick S Mbv'el!iiig. iihd'wfi'ejf that' is .ready • fnr?-IjVc(ipati<iii' oVerjrthh}jf. sliouhj go aiving sllpiytlilv. ' jlle grea't '<li l a\(fyH',k ! a'l I the" si'iiHliV ii( 'l"h l e"piis't. liAs lAt'en/tlAt" it I has been msullieicnt'ly' sltill'ed', entailing J extPK/' Work on the.' .teachers;; However, ] notwithstanding' tiiiiii ri!maHl;ably good j resultp have bceh, obtained, itiid so-csae'l-lent are the .lhethod&i4uloptti>il by ■ the heart ••toucher Unit pupils iconic from fil'r ttifielil. 1 ti>: laSj haifd*. ilJeath li;i>-',been:.bus\"iiiii;ou«.midst during. 1I» .i'cr(r, olth'iuud yiiung: haying, teeiinswej'. tlio oall.-but nfglißijßidteft.ibdfiaiij will he softelicd by 'reflection<on tteigTeat- alMiivorsaw'.moit npe«in« rof.cflie 'irivitiwtl uvorUU.am about - tol TJ'o.mie iljidgaJifiCk,' greeting, "A Mpdiji tfliriHtinas-.JinaiavHappy and Stir : STRATFORD. A. :& ': • A tea- wolhat tenil<!d .meeting;,pf .(.lie; eje--It: un - y it j»f ' ' ;) 1 (;fti'r I 'Mmr cei'itti 'BP -fehe^-As-•iii'rn: s;'<(ve.ri* , i : f<eeivcd. - "*« ! \\ r ft ''Yoifjc'Oitiil fing. ']t '\f itnpoSflTilf<' l ij.-, horse into the ring for pe#flf(! t lfTot'Hi(lg, . .the gaAidwaiy, At: t UtVKaiwe»tMuT<6 th« ninjn- f ,j ,«tgenlent,;Was:e>Sclli<iit,|iiilttlioiu<.iloiik*ifijr-, . wand to sh jr«a.t fc»tia'i!,ifbr: liford- A. <S, \ " d. .Mi'e C.. A;rlTjinwri:«f vnad :* tljii: .lJiMly.ii>i'i()W'Si;t((ii) ft'.pqijt [of' - Iw"). l.istuex,fyptive,,m(ieti|)g fl n>mte<,; r : ] n! I' :' - t-Jipik.-dln.H;, jehw>og;:]|il)' |j'si<e it.'.- irtiifcJ! your v waj-j[}{l?'' - It. !-o Miai|,vi threi! a. jjj-jzi) in^at-fff' 1 . :n;, von will Hp'lKiJdjitha^j'iAe: idl iirwbn it-will <Jj> a -Awt* <rf), i harm, for «.\luliiUH-5' NXjli.Jiityefi.j.lipibsvi: i vliere? tljey :ti:e. find [|orf& QCWSdenße fiiii > .\VHHI (C.oni.niittife.'.'-i,. r y 1; „' I J. » i'' ji-HrciK. k. I'ti'inijr, : (}kaia\ViVj i the jailiJitioji of ant^erfu;'i li\; _ niakiiijii a..ieiii,S/, fui'j.riiiPi : 3(1. • months and over, and one for rijju.ioi'C.ivi: . )')i f'l.njJ uikl r r inonth|. This wail Id .encourage' e(iVpe'titi(iif. ! ' ,:l '|fe 'sil'g<jeste(l„ "•.liiina'r classed tor eWK Mu 4 ' cVeS'*ln ilte . ..das- iA "f ah'l, itSi'ief 1 . 01/"hip'(tfi'sj to,, , 'have Janili at: foot'.'j , . to.niiu,;vnf.r ! { , .'v,;#H- tsi: ; 'fa'r'a's | j hi■ (Tog ;ii f a'mi act ..iitllMr -uggAtt-tlMk Km , ' wiif"u.',i, r i ! ,i i.i* 'tviViii^; 01 '' ] '- 1 ; •'- 4 i i; • Mr.'^i- 1 . ,'r. "•ii!l()/ioiV. if ''l'j'rr^^a x [ •;I'ro'ni' an if. iitn jib .y-i 1 fiff/; I; y.c nf-Si iWf' ji i t i j 'ri'iJ:.'- r \i'"'rTHui:s:i<''.i;;xrfinitili>,,; I .Mr.|,iJ\>n'i! I >iill, In;. liaij- l)ei')i : Sip'r'f !-| || ; >: e : J.';d'.i'.\„,i,|< : i'..;ii! l.yn/WU ii« ,V> I;I.<T tin- A—m-lai :..p ,wo,;|'j.l. ; I >!<• ' -".'l'tH:- -i'l ',' 1.'.: i:--iii:. ell.'!iiMtUH'Hi, at. ija-.t-u-, ,T!lrre wnii-M ii'.< abmil liiM) i.iri.ilei-. canvas. ri:.i ii-"'- • ■.!■-M.Ljjt.i.i 1 juiij iSiiii.Mr. I'm i'i(t.-ug'm-.ted.-niiirlil be. Mml.yil 1 i."ii.her., .Manlier-, -icriie.i alive ,lo (jiij desirability oi lialing ;tl|e j <-a !i:|i li. re. a lid .ii Vl deil : lo .a-eeii ;;,ia !1 be i i :;i ill. sil -, i. 1 lie.' an I horil ic-. j ''i.■ 11.i'ii■ y i,f e!:aieiiig liieuibefs I..r' a<i- . I'd- -but 1 ..■ 'Jie !!<_.;rj !l oi'se -]l■.i■ (S. 'lieefj ing. riie pri'.-iiii'Kl i 111111e|11, iini-t nieai- ! ■"'i - wmii.l e:.ol'<- p:n i 11cir "bub" if i'l ' v ■ u ere to l.e applied. to illel'i a-illg't lie .1:1 ail. Ut a lid in e.:ain:oi!a lion. (I ill ■ r uieni--j bels 1 lllill'jllt. however, that it would be eoi.il p.iliry lo uii'e t lie lih 111' i. • f tii ; - .. I -bow as ,111 "extra." The general nieeti istjr •>( ite'tnbi i, in .laiitiai'.\ will prolsibly I tiik (.rK-siNc riiizi-:. i r. •! 'H. reel. |;.<ll lilork. Willi : t ieil I I\itii \|e--r-. .' ,'eiit. (Uiverlca) ami A. I (hrnliu (fnglcw'j(jd) in the j ing i.oinpctition, wrote that he favored

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selling the sewing machine and dividing the money. Mr. Agent suggested drawing lots for the prize. Mr. Camlin was also in favor of deciding by chance. It was decided to write to the three gentlemen suggesting that lots be drawn, and that, they appoint some member of the executive to act for them. MISCKLLAXY. On the mmiou of Messrs. Porritt and Iloblis. it »'!. decided that the caretaker lie instructed to make upper doors for the twenty horse-boxes on the west side. The. caretaker was given a fortnight's holiday. Mr. 11. P. Ilest forwarded a cash donation to next year's prize list. THE TERRITORIALS The (ieneral Ollieer Commanding (Ma-jor-(ieneral Oodley) has been pleased to', grant leave to all ranks from December i 2:!. ,1,(111,. tju January ■>. 11112, provided that this does not interfere with, the work of regiments or groups. Needless to say. the work of Xo. 8 (Taranaki) group is up to date, so the staff, with few exceptions, will be on leave during* that period. Hut provision has been made, by the courtesy of the postmaster,' at Stratford, by which all correspondence, telegrams, etc., will be delivered/] and, if urgent, it will be dealt with right'! away. ThU courtesy is much appreciated" by the defence stall'. 'I All delinquents who have not regis- 1 ") tereil. taken the oath, or been medically examiiwd. will in a very short time povv have to answer for their neglect. will be given another chance to eomphv with the requirements of the law, but' the liext opportunity for will be in the Oourts. Those men wljo have so de,finitely stated that they will not obey the ,la>v wjll probably be proceeded against without further notice, i ' Crfptain Carrtale leaves on Saturday morning ■w.itli 1 Mr* C'ardalo .for Willing-, ton. „ • -. * ,• 1 I

I . , BANKRUPTCY. ''j • A meeting (if eredi'tors in tho estatkv of Joseph' YVillia'm Kitzfiiiums, butcli'e-ras-sistant. a bankrupt, was called for -Friday _ liioi-iiinu. bjit none of the creditors 1 |iut ill an' appcarailee*. The banktilpfj ill f his'statement. ill lie hnd woVUml-'tfor three' yearsrfor Mr; :Kteniier atAWitiai'ii, was'tlnfn marri< ( 'd..,receiving £2 a, \vp,ek, and was then solvent. About IS month's ago his wife "was incapacitated foraliout live month's. ii'ml" during "hire developed' A'liHct/iTevet. upon ivliicEu'itlie authorities,(j+uiruntined him and'))^,evented- his earning ( his livelihood at trade. .The hea'vv expense meurred'aii'd his idtvilc'ss' threwiiinr'l)BifMl, •aii(k:lie''« ! ifs im-aMeAoipay his the,past 'lire n)oifthi>id Acftti',KVr°Finjr for .Mr. ■). linine. a t Stratford,, ftjr ..tj-i 2s a })'}*. creditors pressed'lnrli, and Ire iiifd'to iile. 'The total liabilities were .CSM- .'ill. din»-4o- Waitara creditors. the principal being: if. Langman, CI7 l.Ss-Sd:, .Dr. Chyidge. £l'2 :Js; A. W. Ogle, CT 7s. There were no assetp,. hence the.-Jiuibaitk'iidance of the crcditors, and the meeting lapsed. Mr. .J. lj. Stanford attended! as the bankrupt's solicitor "■ • ,'■

• .BACK ' . -Mr. and .Mr*," Sidney \Yard veViJrne'd If) Stfaitftftl' - ThnrsdaV nigm, haying-spent iiiv<(ry on joyable'liilid'ajii 5h | the A»i4ft4ia.H.Nltfiip%.(Mid a, fotfmgty or ■so dinyn south. Ty-day Mr. Wijnl is 111 grcitb!friends wanting |o kno\r"all iibifiit'th.P.li'ip. First, both Jl}f and' Mrs. WaVd otfjojtal excellent hejilih' all tlie time, but are pleased to be Koit e "aga'in, a'hd fiot' anxious to go triivellij g a'jjafn ■'for ft vliifej dAske'd if' lift" had 'jt >- tieeil- itnjttStoigft during 'his 'trat-eU*' 1/ht .t* might be adopted liere for the benefit pf the public at; v Mr. \Va<rd ..rppli'tfd Hurt he had. r He. liyd seen several lqrjjfu, 7 ito)vm> in Australia,, with avenues of,tre>s' i in; tlie,fijM'e,i;ts_ij.a^i l t he-couldn't gect/wi y North ajpb ; Tirpadwny shouhj.nit 1 J>e. similarly planXeil. The shade,ls s'uhLiiiey vfjiiihl' fi'o* J l\:yypl\-tlie tredfi Svoii d dust' nuisance, .aml'litci k S .sokti'j' 'Villi's 7 .in tlie' sffin'r; iirt(i!Weji struck/ ,tob/iyy'tib-i ' j !l'ov i ? I M'inVos t 1 to\vn'ii '¥b¥"li!i,tJ personal convenience of the <Mgfo;iraw: that. soinetfiang; of ld«(l8l\*aly)j«loiJ» lmrEs'.; <uM : .'l'^icO.|lu!l'Jn > f>bmiy-ii»-.tJie-Kldfy.telephfti)a'-4 tW'fMWT' |iWc.in^titlm.'wJso"le' ! 'of l '^*lfifihoWw«t ! «tawlJi^ v 'oheis seivisp,fti!6<)ni"irtg h'e ejafcnlaitWc'' 1 "Talk about Australian .sbeiwcjilfn ,|lf ;N"c*)'i;/».ealapf} f^encr yi4 J uHflChinJ.-Jjeen failing..pr<?tty <JVfd o»tf«JmbTv sy<n(T)4jiu)' ( \ya to j'ijigi jjjaj cs, ;;!«rUfhp 'pi Ja'd S! (•kttrftiaiMMlt IjeftHtJfS -j® Sw/fPilyniojith.., Ita*. up si)4es4w»lirst of all by er<s&»gj!»JiwsS: aajfljanUfc. , ,witil i hiil^nies.^laWnS.'i i, iH M I ng" ju.'inUtrA Mn | % a tt>« & , M c. AV.anl, wilL.rtie. therinojliet([r l ']{j! Jlo7. ■ I line' ' h"d jhi'illj ■>:<•( ' '•"'iKfll^l 1 , 1 ,'):?»• i " l,i ?ays 'Urn 'only lie |HlbiUlie'iL ' ,lfc IM/W, , VVviVW»'sn&'*MiVH mi,v.,' ijuyrUojijiftni .u.. y imw-•,i4'». n : a -i 1 llr - V'H year»'.'im^!iJout , '.l'!>r^i- i v b.'.ii, "ii'ilV li'licc- vvrVc fuiiruiTriil. Tl'ie fdfi^'fi'l"'' (Jiv. '■pr(Vs Irt'iß'\*it*i'li;i I' l'!!i''' ' •birflitm'- 'liW' iV,!Tr-n (iiii cf ■iheJWvniiiiirtn. an'il \t l as"'.Wten-'( ! alle(l"npiiiiiiti)!ip; mi'.' lii'' f«W(iyv s iif'l Hl' idt'ii. lie j ujj,; didi'lt ''itl -(]»!> ij'lh.t.|,W rrunlili iottjfi', ;.vj;r Ijii'Vc. 1 lie piiJi Milfil'i'- i-!<iiilt ■rt-iiwilKoyprv-wliere at 4W-WH<iek every iritrlft;- ; i\'e\v Zrtihi-nd ' -littt(-ls ■' and H(w ■ mijhP-'lfif JftMlVn'-«ik ol>jwff-lt''*M»n« - to'. I ljiv Aiwl'rall ß .!n"jM'opVin On' l itnU frf'»f .liiv-'';-r;l|ie I'm' ('seaju'.-l ■ (: l: 'a' w.i'i' :\liifiisti.' : ii(ii'i-existciii. i "■■• : ' i Mi'til.• wa-''iriiu ; -li <-ln>a|N>r 'in Anistialia I'ha'n "li<;'i'c.':-''tiiu-lllin veiling a pouml:- lamb U ltd-add' a , i (|i!in'(e , v' ; ;lfi l: eouldn'l see why infr lie-i! -h'ouhl fir' 'JiT inrtcb dearer. .Mi".- \\'a'i'rf'l olls a cnujiie Of giilxl [ i Dries ti;"'show'*luiw little about N'ew fcalaud is kM'toV'i) 'over there. An lMi!;li-li abmil. year.; ol' travelling with bis inolher s was in raplmre.s .oyer a I'ern bmver. The'Taran;i;ki luiuj ;>-;iid that, here we liuil .1 tiles ' and miles i,f fern -eeiiery thatf w ■ eeli]>se this semi-arl ilieial display, j'l ; :- cliappic. a.-cei'laining that Mr. Ward;!-,.:- ' siieaking of New Zealand,, said he'd'.like

to know something about the country. "Xow, lie honest wi' me." lie said. "Flow ::•!!nv win s> jHMsjih* liavi' '"'en kilh-il by the M.iovis in lie' (nst Uvi'iiiy years'::" Til:•» the -ccker ■■ iler know'edg ■ wns iij!ii' sunn ! iiing i'' the real nature of uiir dusk.' friend-. The vUitor was a tlwlur's si.::. :::id he enquired whether by / any chance there was n doctor in New Zealand. Next! Another traveller, this j time in. Tasmania, had a:i i.lra th it, in j Taranaki all the children were child slaves, and the. people cannibalistic! And lie had got his informal ion from some i newspaper article in the Old World. GENERAL NEWS The telephoned report of the A. & P. Association meeting regarding the light horse show made it appear that the show would be held at Eltham. For Eltham, please read "autumn." The unfortunate man at the New Plymouth end of the exceedingly unsatisfactory 'phone, is expected to pick out pieces of the King's English from a confusion of sound •resembling a boiler shop gone mad. The, Courthouse is to be re-painted. Xo one will deny that tho building requires this attention. Mr. AV. Rogers, a member of the Taranaki Education Board and of the Stratford County Council, lias been appointed n member of tile Stratford Hospital and Charitable Aid Board by the (jovernor-in-Council. The Whangam-omona coach narrowly escaped capsizing on the ''saddle" tfie other day, and only the skilful manipulation of the team by our old friend, i[r. ''Charlie" I'enjamin. prevented a lliig load of passengers from meeting with*, an accident. The heavy rain on Thursday morning caused a fairly big wash-out on the Monmouth road, about a mile a'jovo the Mountain road. The 3ft. concrete culvert, was unable to carry the stormwater. Avhicli backed up against, tilie filling and soon ilowed over the road, eventually washing away the filling. The bowling green'was some four inches under water, on Thursday morning. The actual rainfall from five o'clock * to half-past eleven o'clock on Thursday morning in Stratford was incite?, • * ' ■ ■ ' —•