Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 55, 23 July 1912, Page 3

Stratford News

Horn rur Importer. MEN AND MOODS

Glorious weather, and three or four (lays of it! It has put quite a different complexion oil affairs generally. Ever noticed liow a man's business outlook is affected by the weather? Meet him on one of those wretched, rainy, cold, blustering days that have been only too common latterly, and he'll tell you the j town is going to the dogs, or to the : deuce, or some other place whose name, j style or title commences with the fourth ! letter of the alphabet, lie has never known such a week before in the matter of business, dull, flat, and unprofitable, nor such a day as the day on which he unburdens himself to you; nor in the whole of his experience has he ever seen such a downpour of rain, or so much of it "'oil end" as now; nor the streets in such shocking order; nor the water supply as bad; or so many bad debts and bankruptcies; nor so few people travelling; and so on. There is no doubt that many men go on in this strain till they are blue as the very ''blues" themselves. They get "the hump," and give it to as many as they can. Someone prescribes for him, and he takes sixpennyworth of brightness-producer in a tumbler! See the same man on a day like yesterday. He is all smiles Rubs his hands with all the exuberant glee of a Frenchman. Wants to "shout" morning tea—and you accept. He fairly beams at you across the -teapot and the pikelet. Talks about the weather and its glories just as if .he had had the fashioning of it himself. Glorious day for business. Best morning's cash takings for two years, "at this season, of course," he adds, when | lie sees remonstrance in .your eye. He J feels inclined to compliment' the borough engineer on the state .of the streets, and forgets to growl about the Borough Council. Tells you a "snorting" yarn that a "traveller" 'told him the. other day. and laughs heartily at it himself until a crumb going "the wrong' way" pulls him up, and he coughs wildly. The same man, yet different. A wry-faced pessimist one day, a sunbeam the next. His gladness is infectious. Everybody was glad yesterday and Sunday. Ail Stratford and his sisters and his 'cousins and his aunts appeared to be out walking, cycling, driving,; or motoring 1 on Sunday The Ngaere'gardens were the objective of most and the monkeys had an unusually largQ circle'of winder -admirers • ■ .

STRAY PARAGRAPHS ; Borough coiincillors are "up and doing." Ait, least, some of them are. The threat of one of our civic fathers that he intended making himself conversant with every portion of every street in the borough, and the assertion of another that he had just concluded a pilgrimage with tile same' object in view, have resulted' in ' unwonted activity among councilors, two' of whom were to be seen the other day motoring up and down and. along £he streets of the borough, making mental notes of further street requirements, Which wijl probably be found t&cked on toHhe proposed loan schedule in the n£ar future.. ( ~lhc orchestra at last, week's operatic performance ; stil) continues to receive complimentary .reference's. A man. who, knows a goo'd.deal 'about these' thin°3 remarked on Saturday that the I was the best hi had heard in any amajteur performance outside" the big centres" jand had.an equally complimentary word |to say for the conductor/ Mr. T; 6,, Grubb, the Whole caste, he Considered was "ripping;",., ' ' , '. •*'J r - W * Abbdtt'takes'oyer the St rat-' ford Hotel' to-dav from Mr. F. Rhodes. Mr. and Mrs. Abboit and familv. are no strangers, and there is rip question that they will be able to do a thriving business at this old-established and popular house. 1 1 i .

Mr Jack Anderson, who arrived in StTatford on Friday under engagement to Mr. E. B. Stohr, chemist, should prove an acquisition to sport in Stratford Mr Anderson has reprWentetf'Hawke's Bay at- Rugby an& hockey'on several. txfcasions, and this seas'on.plaved for lvaierau seniors (Rugby)- i n Wanganui. He captained' the Phoenix Hockey Club, leaders lirthe.Thursday competition in the river tifcy, and was one o£ those" selected 1 to represent Witugariui against Waii'arapa,'

PICTURES ' ' There was again ii house last night to s(K* the new programme at Ilia" Majesty's Theatre. It ■ is- one 'of unrivalled excellence from the first pic'tuVe 1 to the last. of."an Oath*V th'e: tiMe of a superb. Vitagraph djama, 2000f£' in length, 1 showing .at' Sis 'Majesty's on,' last night's programme.! TKis photo-play takes the'form of a powerful Russian' drama, thrilling'with absorbing incidents'' and has all the. photographic beauty usually _ associated with • the'. Vita^raph 1 productions. Other dramatic features Twelfth Juror" (Tannhauserjf The Little Organist" .(Edison), arid' /Two Old Pals" (Selig); The last-named > |is a remarkable Selig -animal picture, in. which Toddles, the Selig' elephant; play* . th? principal part, . the full -SeLi'ff ; menagerie being included in the picturl lhe popular topical ( films are again Sir strong force with "The Gaumont' .Graphic and 'Pathe London. Gazette," illustrating the world's notable happenings. The- Gaumont /Company are represented by a side-splitting 'farcical comedy, "How John got out of difficulties, or Early- Morning. Reflections," and other humorous films , ar e. "Winter , Sports and "Under Royal Prdtectiou'"'

BUSINESS NOTICE ' There is a great jewellery sale on.hr it I now ' consequent upon Mr..' bright, retiring from the Gold* smiths and Silversmiths Company. Tho ' irm has built up a fine connection, and their clientele is a very wide and growing one: One of the 'finest stocks in laianaki of gold and. silver ladies' and: gents- -watches, and good hard-wearing watches for men and boys, is to be found in this well-appointed shop, and such a collection is rarely seen of clocks of all. kinds, brooches, ring 3. bangles, gold allicrts. and all descriptions of silver and electro-plated ware. The- whole' of the stock is brought under the necessity of l' eln ? out quick and smart, so as o aci.il.ale settling accounts between the partners, a„d a discount of from 13 per cent, to 2o per cent, should assist m exchanging the goods for ready cash. SL S! £- 1 , aS i; ti!l the en<l <> f Ausust, after which Mr. S. Backhouse willW to conduct the business. A novel competition is being held during the sale j: 1 ' 17 , 0 , va '" <, d -it £2 10s being given each Monday to the person prc.seutiii" receipts for the highest amount, of purchases made during the preceding week. Tl.e pnz, for this week is now on view m the firm s window.