Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 322, 11 July 1912, Page 3

Stratford News

Fi'um cur "esident Reporter. \ >; PARLIAMENT. THE LAND IiJLL DEBATE. T!m adjourned debate on the Land Bill inby L-i«i L'iime Minister, Jlr. H. Jl&ciers, in the Egmont Club Par lament. was resumed on Tuesday 111;,': Tlie opening speaker was Mr. V. A. Hew tt, on the Opposition side of the House, and lie-attacked the Government on the unsatisfactory nature of the leasehold tenure. ll* quoted the ease of 'the unhappy tenant farmers in older countries, and, coming closer home, declared that the leasehold 'properties owned by the New Plymouth Borough '

Council a few miles out of Stratford were not conducive to the fullest development of' the resources of this part of the country.' Mr. R. G. Harkness, a member .of the Cabinet, briefly replied,' declaring that the freehold tenure had a tendency to create land monopoly, I which should not be allowed in a young country like this. lie met Mr. Hewitt on his own ground, and declared that the evils in older countries were the result of the land being privately owned and leased, instead of the fee simple "being retained by the State. Mr. Jos. Boon opposed the Bill, and put up a good fight, traversing many of the Ministerial utterances.. Messrs. R. Boon and. A. Gorton, occupying seats on the, Ministerial benches, supported the Bill, followed by Messrs. J. MacMahon, N. F. Dunlop,' T. Lama son, in favor of the measure. Opposition speeches were delivered by .Messrs. ,C. Crawshaw, who advocated the settlement of t'lie land on ' the or.p. system; W. §. Cato, who ridiculed the suggestion of a member of the Ministry that the tenants would do their best because of their part ownership of the land as units of the State; R. McK.'. Morison, who made the point that it was no sin to own-land and make a j good competency bv working it; and ; Bowditeh. 'By "the indulgence .of thej House, the leader of the Oj)j)osition replied, after which the Premier replied. Mr. Masters dealt forcefully with his subject, and successfully met main* of the objections raised. On a, division being taken the second reading of the "Bill was, agreed fcp by 13 votes to 11. The speakers were so numerous that the time had to be I There, are now about thirty members of the club, who look forward with, interest to the "Parliament," and are prepared to enter into the debates. On: Tuesday night-two members of the Cab, met. "broke thoir ducks," to use a crick-. eting expression, and spoke "well. The : debatesi are becoming of a more-solid nature, and (under the skilful guidance of the 'Speaker, Mr. Morison, the ten- (, dency tp burlesque -the proceedings, has been checked. There is no doubt that the debating has "caught on," and that the club is doing a use'ful' work. At the conclusion of the debate on • the land settlement measure, the House: went irito committee. It -?? as dgfiidecl ; that next Tuesday should, be. a- .private j members' night. Bills will probably be brought down for -nationalisation.Jif the, Stratford Electrical Company;' | cremation; an(J 'daylight savingf

, STRATFORD FOOTBALL CLUB., ; , The fbllowing -represent the--Sen- ' iors : in fa, match against Toko, at_T,o&g.' to-day:—Kiveli, ~Anderson, Crawtshaw,'. SurgenoJ - , Dud Cameron, T, Jones, Wood, Fearon (2), Osborne, Boon, Young, Sullivan, AYhittingtqn and Bonnor. . TJie First Juniors to play Star at !i. p.m. on the Showgrounds,.Stratford, are: . Rhodes, Pearce, Bowler, Brown, Stewart; Cheer, Watlfins,. Hancopk. jQ's-." borne, Brown, Baylis, Sangstpr Copestake, Sid. James ( ... • , ' , . , The Second Juniors have forfeited to' New Plymouth High iScliool, allegedly as a protest against tll.e treatment meted ' out to their own protest against tfirEltham team.

THE . BAND. ' ' To-night the burgesses, of Stratford ' are invited to attend the annual meet- ' iilg' of the Stratford Municipal Brass. Bind.' The annual- balance-sheet, "which . has already beoa submitted to the band, will be placed before the citizens' meeting fot discission, and 'a president and: vice-presidents have' to be elected. Whilst in any' of' out people are ever, ready to decry the local band, or to ridicule thqm, or to complain of their ill-' £rec(uent appearance in public, only a ■■ few can/be accused of..an oyfirmasteritig desire to hold otit & helping. Hand. ' If they can do no more can St leifst ■i attend this meeting, and encourage the baridsmdn by their presence. There is' ! likely tS be loujJ. complaint and genuine •: regret if the tojva has-to rub a while 1 without- a .band. It is not aljl. 1 fun for the- bandsmen, Ibut- there, is' plenty 6f hard- work,, and no profljt, .except in ithe development of the musical; faculty.' Bandsmen, need,- encouragement,,, for a good band' is a fine asset to a r town; i|nd it 'is n«t too >"much to ask: I* the citizens to make it their business to-night to meet members and hear their version lof the band's affairs. '

i STRAY PARAGRAPHS. ;; At to-morrow'®' sitting of the S.M. Court tfrvo. youths belonging to Xgaere will be (prosecuted for not having taken the oath of allegiance under the Defence Act, and with having failed to attend camp. {They should have been enrolled in the mounted corps. Prosecutions iii respect 'of the 11th Regiment will follow a little .later. ■ A cab'bearing wedding fa'vors was seen outside Mr. McAllister's studio yesterday morning. Most married couple seems t,o drift injthat direction before they actually set out on- the journey of marital bliss—and otherwise. On this occasionthe ne\v)y wedded couple were Mr. and Mrs. George Schumacher, the bride being the .third daughter of Mr. and Mrs; D. Fischer, of Midhirst. Mr. Edgar Young, managing" clerk for Mr. T. 0. Fookes, has received a letter from tljat gentleman stating that' lie has abandoned the idea of crossing to Australia. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fookes' health is greatly improved, and they will be home again shortly. A good story is being told of a number of oflicers and non-commissioned officers who attended the training camp at Trentham a week or two ago. A dance at Upper Jlutt proved more attractive than the evening lecture —and they were not found out. A few nights later there was another dance in the vicinity, and, emboliktw! by the success of the 'first escapade, ne number of dancers greatly increased. But they | were seen boarding the train by an ofU- | I cer just arriving, and the matter was | reported. A mounted escort was sent after them, and the consternation of the ■ delinquents when a touch on the shoulder put them under arrest can perhaps : be imagined. Instead of walking home , I with their lady-loves, they were marched I back to camp in a body, much sadder iand wiser men. Mr. Tom Colson is on a holiday visit to Auckland. Some miscreant has wilfully damaged the gate at the Kopuatama cemetery. "The p'leece have the matter in hand."

On these cold nights a good fire is essentia). Some people like coal fires, and some wood fires. All like inexpensive fires. The only way to get an inexpensive fire from good sawn riniu is to take it during the night from a timber yard. That is taking place. The thief is warned, however, that' a witch has heen set for him. DRAPERY SALE AT INGLEWOOD Air. B. Clougli. the popular draper at l'nglcwood, announces that his great annual winter sale will open to-morrow (Friday) morning. Great preparations have been made, and .an exceptionally fine'stock of general drapery is to be offered at prices that must mean brisk business. The old saying that "the early bird catches the worm" is worth remembering, and the earlier visitors to. the shop will have the first pick of the wonderful bargains. Some special bargain lines are listed in Mr.- dough's advertisement, on page 8 of this issue.