Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 53, 20 July 1912, Page 3

Stratford News

| Krom our Resident Reporter. h A REST ROOM REQUIRED. 11 Stratford derives a great deal of its business from the country districts, and, t. of course, a very large proportion of the shoppers are women. The outgoing trains leave Stratford about an hour !. and a half after the shops' closing time, and how to ''kill time" from 5.30 to 7 p.m. is ; icblem fcr the tired shoppers. There is no rest-room hero for women. Men seem to manage somehow. Now that the Pciougli Council is thinking of altering the interior arrangements of i the Municipal Chambers, it is suggested that a room be set aside and fitted up , for the ladies. The suggestion is a good 1 one. As for the upkeep of the room, there is little doubt that one of the guilds, or the W.C.T.U., would- gladly undertake the work of keeping the room tidy, as is done in New Plymouth. ; HEATING ARRANGEMENTS. The heating arrangements at the school, by means of the Carron stoves, arc proving very expensive. From lialf-a-ton to three-quarters of a ton of coke or coal are used in a week. A eontinu- j ance of this will mean that practically I the whole of the school committee's ) capitation allowance will "go up in j smoke." The hospital authorities are also up against the fuel problem. A way out is suggested by even a casual inspection of the system of hot water radiators installed by the architect, Mr. J. D. llealy, in the Egniont' Club. The initidl cost of the system was about half as much again as chimneys and fireplaces would have cost, but the cost of . warming the rooms is wondrous small. There are eight or nine radiators in the billiard room, card rooms, and readingroom, and the consumption of fuel ia only a little over, two sacks of coke per week. The labor involved is infijiitesmal, the furnace consuming only a few shovel-, fuls of coal in two or three hours, when once the system V warned up. The I templerature of the rooms can be raised •to that required in about an hour from the time of firing up, and the heat is. easily regulated. Added to the' economy in fuel, there is a great saving of labor, for the cleaning of half-a-dozen fireplaces and the supplying of fuel for them is no light order. The hot water radiator system, iii .these cosy club-rooms is receiving a- good deal of -attention: just now: The club ro'oms are kept warm 1 from 10- a.m. till 11 p.m. The schoolI rooms are 'needed only -from-(j a.m. to ! 3 p.m. So it seems that had the radiators been installed the school could have been warmed for three or four shillings' a: wfc'ck, instead of at a cost- of several j shillings a day. ) ! "H.M.S. PINAFORE." j ■ •'Congratulations' to the-Operatic So-I ■viety .on its successful . .geasmi. Well j filled houses and enthusiastic and ap- .' preciatiyc ; liearU of the performers. Tliq confident! treatment of the.whole of ijjf} mujric by £ the Orchestra wis reflected 'in the work ] of jt.ho soloists and choruses,' all J ■ vy,enti merry as a- inarridge tert. '- 'lii yesf' ferilfiy's. report it was' omitt'od to- mention jthe hornpipe so .prettily 'danced by little! Miss Rita,"Grubb, the of the "Pinafore," and' Mr:' ft? Vi"'. Douglas' fne rendition of. withj the accompanying "business')' 'The ' second night's performance. •• eclipsed even>'' Thursday's splendid presentation ; of. the : opera, and all the .praise iout in - ; yesterday's; report was. again ifully -de-" scrveit, only more so.Atj the canelusidn .• of the first night's performance, during a supper in the "green room," Mr.' T. G. Grubb, the conductor, -was the •W. cipieijt of .heartv from, the ljicmhe.r.-y of the company a>id fromr yisitipg instrumentalist's upon the satis-" factoj-y results of his" work', and he was given; a, hearty "three-times' .tliree'" 'and another one, Then Captain ! Lampen, s,t,a,ge;maiiag£r, was praised aftd' thanked, . to t]v* accompaniment of "For he's an .Englishman."- While praise must be given to the performers there is no doubt mat, the lion's share is-due.to these two j hard-jvorking enthusiasts,, whilst the property-master (Mr. Tmpler) and the ■pcriuquier (Mr. Bond.), who .managed -the stage effects; came in ior a good sficn of the general commendation.' The ■ pyblio were well pleaspd- with f'Binafore," . aijd lji any future production the Stra't-fo'j-d Operatic Society :«h«uld< :-have' no - . Possibly tiiq encouragement on - ■ this. Occasion .will nerye theni ,tO i morei efforts, ; atfd .eerfainlv their; success will: make'jihe acquisition ,of members an easier task. , - ; ; '•PARLIAMNX." ' " i The Eginont Club ''parliament'' will ■ pn Tdesday debate I]ie.>ill' t^'>e f <lu(swt-l)y {he ''Hoh.';' it. .J. Vafonq,"Mm-- " Kter of Justice, entitled the . .tp.Families. Bill." One of the' ontstand---' ,-mg features is a proposed Stati) ijqunty': to fajnilit". whose parents earn under a certain annual income. GOLF . V. ~ Thi? return match, between .the Inglewod iand'Stratford-clubs dii Thursday' resulted in .a win for Striitford/by ; 5 ■ to 3.; The following are the scores, Stratford being mentioned ..'first t . , FuSselMost-to 3;ahd:2. C.. jWright beat Brown,"4 and' 8.-* W.l J. Cruwshuw;.,beat-.,1 ohnsoji, 7 arid; (j. ' ~ . 'C.'JI. Wright beat. BewljirgL-5, and-3. Sy Spenco; hiilvefl -tfiiih )) t -, ifJduli '■■ l ' 't,h|aeke lost to Gudgeon, 3 and 2. P.; Wright, beat Rilling,•■-G-and c ' '.'i: iPpencc beat Dr. Ilislop, 2 and 1 .Croker. lost to o'C;m-011,-'-3 ?.'' ' (jhint halved with" Siu'reyr l,: 1 CARDS:" * *•''• ■ . -The following will'represent, filie.Draids Lodge, ht" euchre at the;.Egm'ont ;Clnb'. ; -rooms on Monday, Juh- 22:—5., Clark, ; Gy .Pngh, J. Jones, MsQyav,, H. Handley, J, Doherty,' ,D. Bu'tchart,-J.: " Sharrock. A. Gorton, W. Eadd, .E. Chard, ,'\\...Lee. C. Johns-ton, E. Simmojids, G. Lidilijigton. ,S. McMillan, J. -East/ A.. .Jf uss, ]\l. Aagaanl, 11.. Lee, • T...llabono, J. Thompson. r , . PERSONAL. : . Jlpie. Bernard, proprietress "iof: -His : /Majesty's Theatre, proposes taking a well-enrned holiday in a few we'eks'. time, and will pay a visit to her brother-in-law, the Hon, W. F. Massey, Prime Minister, at Auckland. BERNARD'S PICTURES. - The improvements effected at His Majesty's Theatre have made, an already up-to-date picture hall into an even-bet-ter one. The principal improvement is Jin the new. Dutch metal ? Teen. This is | opaque, which means that no light penetrates it. Every ray of light projeeted from the very fine cinematograph is now Centred on the sheet, with the result that the pictures are illuminated in a fashion that has proved an eye-opener to all. Stratford nay now surely lay / claim to having one of the best appointed picture halls in the Dominion, and, despite our reputation as a "show tow*," the people of Stratford loyally support ' Mine. Bernard, and give splendid houses. The excellence of the programme at present showing lias already been referred to. The last two opportunities of viewing this series will he given this afternoon at 2.30 and to-night at 8.