Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 291, 5 June 1912, Page 3

Stratford News

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From our Resident Reporter. ' TERRITORIAL PARADE FIXTURES Parades will be held at sub-centres in I area 30 for Territorials and Cadets as under | Monthly parades—Te Wera, second Tuesday, commencing June 11, at 11.30 a on.; Whangamomona, eecond Wednesday, commencing June It, at 11 a.m.; Tututawa, third Tuesday, commencing June 18, at 11 a.m.

Fortnightly parades—-Toko, every other Thursday, commencing June 20, at 11 a.m.; Tariki, every other Monday, commencing June 24, at 10.45 a.m.; Midhirst, every other Thursday, commencing June 27, at 11 a.m.; Kaponga, every other Monday, commencing June 17, at 11 a.m.

Weekly parades—Stratford, 11. Company, Fridays; Cadets, Tuesdays; Eltliam, E. Company Mondays; Cadets Wednesdays.

KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE Queen Alexandra's Own Mounted Kifles and the 11. company of infantry paraded on Monday. Lieut.-Colonel Malone was in command. The troops marched past in review order, and gave the royal salute, and were inspected by Lieut.-Colonel 'Malone and his Worship the Mayor of Stratford (Mr. W. P. Kirk wood), who complimented the officers on the smart turn-out of the. company. The reviewing officer was also very well pleased with the work, which, he said, was remarkable considering the. '"greenness" of the troops. Cadets and Boy Scouts were also on ceremonial parade.

FOOTBALL. The New Plymouth Post and Telegraph Department sent fourteen footballers and a couple of comedians on Monday to do 'battle against the Stratford P. and T. team. The game was sparkling in its naivette, but the big sprinkling of men who don't figure on the staff of the local Post and Telegraph Office turn&d the tide strongly in their favor. In friendly matches of this kind it is poor sport to "ring in" players. In the finish 'Stratford had compiled 29 points to the visitors' six points, despite the friendly offices of the referee towards New Plymouth. There were some flashes of football in the hour and a. half's entertainment given "free, gratis and for nothing." There are no cup fixtures for Thursday. The local club may hold a seven-a-side competition. Tf not, then the forwards should be got together and given some solid scrum practice.

MASTER FARRIERS' ASSOCIATION . The annual meeting of" the Taranaki Master Farriers' Association was held at Stratford on. Mpndav, when , members were present from different parts of the province. Mr.' Geo., Mcßam,.of Stratford, was elected president, and Mr. J. D.' Brayshaw, of Stratford,, "secretary. They and Messrs Alf.'Eowe (Wait.ara), J. Roberts {New Plymouth) and Jas. Rutherford will form the executive, .The general committee- wa's „bl r ect6d as follows:—Mesrs " Jas • Rut'herfprd (Stratford), D. Allen a'nd'Taylof (Ingl'ewood), >J. Roberts (New.Plymouth), Geo. Smith (Midhirst), A'. 'it.' Gii}'"'(fcaponga), G'eo. Morrison (Toko) and Turidngton (Elth,am). The Association . is. about the strongest of' its kind in Xew Ze'kland, with about eighty members.

HOSPITAL & CHARITABLE AID BQARD, The ordinary monthly meeting of the Stratford Hospital, and, Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday. Present: Messrs. E. Marfell (chairman.).,,S. Ward, J. McAllister, A. Meredith, E. Hine, J. Christoffel, John Smith and W. Rogers.

Mr. J. W. Booji, contractor for the erection of the isolation ward, was granted an extension, of ( bne month in which to complete the contract. He explained in his letter that' he had difficulty with the plasterers, all of whom had struck work. The name of Miss Mima Smith, of OtakehOj was placed on the list of probationers.

The. Audit Department notified that in future auditing fe.es would be charged to hospital boards. The reading of the letter was greeted with a chorus of "Another turn of the screw," from several members.

Mr. Geo. Officer, .the gardener, was grunted an increase .of salary of £1.3 a year, members speaking very highly of his work.

The resignation, of Nurse. „M. C. Blewitt was accepted with regret, and the Board placed on record its appreciation of her excellent work..

The chairman was empowered.to act, in conjunction with the architect (Mr. J. D. Healy), in regard to .. entrance, gates to the hospital. The sanitary inspector reported that a condemned building in the borough had been pulled down. Some tomatoes in a Chinese fruit shop had been condemned r.nd destroyed; sanitary improvements were required in certain premises at Whangamomona; a loaf of bread purchased from one of the' bakers in the county had been weighed and found wanting to the extent of an ounce and a half. No cases of infectious diseases in the district had, been reported during the month.

Dr. Steven, medical superintendent, i reported that during May there were seventeen patients admitted, thirteen were discharged, and two died. Thirteen patients remained in the institution on May 31. Fourteen operations were per-1 formed under anaesthetics Everything 1 in connection with the institution seem- | ed to be working satisfactorily. j

Tt was decided to a.<k the architect to report upon the cost of connecting the new isolation ward with the main hospital. Accounts were passed for payment amounting to £320 (is lid, and the Board ro»e.

I A MUCH-DEBATED POINT. "It is time for us to have another conference with the New Plymouth Board, and there must be no 'beer-par-dons' about it this time," said Mr. Ward at yesterday's meeting of the Stratford Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. The remark was made in the course of a discussion upon the evergreen topic of the admission of patients from the, Stratford district to the New Plymouth hospital in other than urgent cases, and it came up when the letter was read from Mr. Lepper, secretary of the Taranaki Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, notifying the Stratford Board that it was liable for their maintenance. Mr. Ward went on to point out that Stratford now htd a hospital that was fully equipped, and a medical superintendent who was second to none in the colony, and they were quite able to deal with all these cases. If this sort of thing were allowed to go on there would be nothing to prevent people shifting in to New Plymouth, and in a couple of months going into the hospital there, when the Stratford Board became liable for their maintenance. He recalled the fact that there was an agreement between the two boards, under which it was provided that if there was time to communicate with the responsible

board this should bo done before an outside patient was admitted. The chairman remarked that the New Plymouth Board treat*d the Stratford Board very well. A membeT: It does not eosc us any more, does it? The secretary:lt costs us more, certainly. On Mr. Ward's motion, it was decided that, "seeing that cases of admission to the New Plymouth hospital on tTiie Board's account have been numerous «f late, the Board be asked to exercise every care in admitting none but really urgent cases."

BERNARD'S PICTURES To-night is the last night of the present grand programme. "The Wild Stag Hunt on Exmoor" is a film to be seen by everyone. So is "Arrah-na-Pogue," the star drama hilled for Thursday. A fine Irish drama, depicting the love story of an Irish girl, and the over-riding pomposity of the English soldiers stationed in Ireland at the time, it is full of capital incident. The piece wn,s acted, and all the lovely scenes secured, on Irish soil. "Arrah-na-Pogue" is only one of the star items for Thursday. Matinee on Saturday at 2.30 p.m.

GENERAL The New Plymouth Brethren held allday services at the Gospel Hall on Monday, there being a big attendance Of friends from all parts of the province. There is a good deal of illness of one kind and another in Stratford just now. The young ladies of Whangamomona are holding a Leap Year ball on Wednesday, June 20, and invitations will be out in a few days. Miss E. Aykvard is the secretary of an enthusiastic committee. and the function promises to be good from every .point of view. 1 The Stratford Fire Brigade ran off the one-man coil competition on Monday for the gold medal presented by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company. Foreman Wilson won in lmin 25sec., with Foreman Burgess second. Fireman j Drake finished second, but he transgressed the rules and lost his place. The Boy Scouts had a very busy time on Monday afternoon. In a previous note something was said about the practical nature of the work given these lads to do. On Monday, for instance, they were hard at it making a miniature rifle range for themselves in |he grounds attached to the vicarage. The rev. scoutmaster evidently 'believes that the man who can shoot is the least likely to' J be uselessly shot, and is encouraging the men of the future to practise marksmanship.

The King's Birthday, whilst generally observed, was taken as Britons are alleged 1)y the volatile Frenchmen to take their pleasures, very soberly. Bunting wasn't very plentiful, and fun was scarcer. The races at Auckland had a few sports from here, and the rep. footballers "had a sprinkling of Stratford enthusiasts among their- barrackers. In several directions employers could be seen making up arrears of time, whilst the employees made holiday in their different fashions.

The Trinity College of Music theoretical examinations are to be held at the Stratford Convent this week. There are 21 candidates, comprising three for advanced junior pass-, five for junior, preparatory five, senior four, intermediate five. The practical examinations are to be conducted shortly. Mr. T. G. Grubb, the local secretary,' has received an intimation that Mr. Ohas. Schilsky, this year's examiner, will land in Auckland about July 30.

The Te Wera Football Club's annual dance, held in the Strathmore Hall on Friday night last, was voted one of the best functions ever held in that district. There was a very, large gathering in a beautifully decorated hall, and the toilettes of the ladies were quite a feature. The Strathmore folk were given an unquestionable and unlooked-for treat by Mr. W. Buckley, of the Wanganui Garrison Band, for years New Zealand's leading . cornet soloist. He played a couple of solos, "Cavallieri Rusticana" and "Kathleen Mavourneen," :and quite captivated the crowd. He was also associated- with Miss McDonald in the capital dance music supplied. Songs were sung by Miss Ford an'd Mr. Stewart, and Messrs. Stewart and Currie were the M.'sC, Extra dances were played for by Mrs. Stewart and Miss Flynn. The supper was on the same elaborate scale as the rest of the arrangements.

The members of the Egmont Club were "at home" to their lady friends on Monday night. Nineteen" four-handed games of euchre were kept merry in the progressive euchre party, and other ladies tried their 'prentice hands at billiards. Then followed supper,'served by the club members, and a short musical programme, contributed by Miss McNab, Messrs. Templer, Dunlop, Twohill and Hawthorne, the duet ■ "Absent" by the two last named being the gem of the evening. A dance was held in the Fire Brigade hall adjoining, Mr. Sidney Ward acting as M.C., and Mr. Richardson as pianist. The euchre prizes were won by Mrs. Jenkinson and Mr.-Arthur Staples, Miss L. Sole and Mr. Hawthorne taking the "booby" prizes. The whole evening passed off most enjoyably, and the ladies and the members are looking -forward to the third of this year's series.

The new Cabinet formed in connection with the Egmont Club Parliamentary Union has been announced as follows: Prime Minister and Attorney-General, Mr. C. D. Sole; Minister of Labor, Mr. J. MaeMahon; Finance, Mr. S. A. Ward; Commerce,' Mr. W. A. Hewitt; Railways, M?. Jas. Fredric; Interna! Affairs, Mr. p. Wilson; Lands and Agriculture, Mr. B. Fearon; with three portfolios unallotted. ' The policy will be outlined by the Prime Minister on Friday night, and the Government nails its flag to the mast on "the Repeal of' the Arbitration Act Bill, 1912." A New Plymouth visitor", who heard these matters being discussed to-day, wondered where the club found all the energy required, and was told that there was "lots of energy" among the people who were trying to'make the club of' some practical use to its members. The balance-sheet of the Stratford Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, which was sent to Wellington for audit, has made its re-appearance. It's tagless state was remarked on by the chairman, who said such a thing was almost -unknown, and must he taken as a compliment to the secretary. "There is actually green grass growing in the .spouting in places," said a member of the Hospital Board yesterday. It was the color of the grass' which made his fellow-members raise their eyebrows. . ...