Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 118, 4 October 1912, Page 3

Stratford News

From uur Resident Reporter

LADIES' PRIZES FOE SENIOR CADETS

STRATFORD LADIES' COMMITTEE FORMED.

Then, was not a very large meeting of ladies yesterday in response to thMajors invitation to discuss the anneal m,-tde by Mrs. -Codley, wife of tlie Dominion Commandant, to ladies to provide tSSs - «-WS among.-, t the senior cadets. But those ladle* who defied the wet were very euthusiabt'c over the matter, and a canvass oi tiie town was arranged The May-,r, Mr. W. P. kirkwood. preM<le ( l and read Mrs. Godley's letter (to th . Mayoress), explaining that the idea «.» i, * ® women to show that thev were all interested in the senior cadet's l ™ lr P e . rfo ™«inces. There were e#dy 362 senior cadet corps and this nil in 1 1« r would shortly reach 400, so . a good sum of money would be required to P o\ide a trophy for -each company. The Mayor said it was evident that Mrs. bodley was doing her best to second the ' splendid work of Major-General' Godley to make the new scheme of defence a success and be (Mr. Kirkwood) hoped and felt sure that Stratford ladies would do their share. For one thing it would 1 >e an answer to those who were of opin- ! 1°". that there should be no military I tanning -at all He bad asked members of the Borough Council and of tbe school j committee to end-savour to enlist the assistance of rheir wives, and there was no ! leason why tlie Stratford contributions which ceuld range from one shilling up,, bhould not reach a respectable total. -He explained that the idea was- to collect all over the Dominion, and pool the funds, or else the cadets in tlie bigger centres would have by far tlw best -of it. In the Stratford district four senior cadet corps would benefit from the scheme.

The town was divided- into canvassing aieas, and ~h-e work allotted. The help of the women of .Str-atford is solicited, and those willing to assist in any way aro asked to communicate with Mrs W J. Cra.wshaw, or the Mayor. : A suggestion is made that part of the funds raised by the production of "Our •Regiment should be devoted to thin cause, and anot'har proposal i s that at this entertainment -an effort might be made on the lines of Kipling's "Pav, Pay lay. of South African contingent fame!

FOOTBALL.

THE TERRITORIALS MATCH,

• ,? . , Company. J1 th Regiment, being lighter jiiul fleeter of foot, and containing several members who have been piaying together in the Stratford football wniors tins Tear, proved too good yesterday afternoon for the D Company of the mounted moil. The »ime played at Victoria Park, and was fairlv despite the showers. The foot corps won by lime .points to nil, the wore consisting -of tries bv Kennedy. F J). Sieahan, and L. ]). Sheahaii. Mr >kojf mid was referee. The victory entitled the winners to a dinner at tli'e expense of the ]) Company, and this was .he,d.last night in Mr. Pivaci's Roval Dining Rooms, the proprietor putting -on a capital, spread."

STRAYS.

_ The annual meeting and annual dinner in connection with the Stratford Fire I!r 'f ,l, ;j ill be held late this month. 1 lie Tiny Tov.n" tots caused a big gathering of children- on the railway station yesterday morning. One. of the show people, standing at least two feet nothing in bis pyjamas, was sensitive, and resented the till-eycd stare of one oi btratfonl's .young Sropefuls. ''lTaven't you.ever seen a man before?" queried the, Lilliputian. The quaintness of the query turn, such a tiny piece of pomposity fairly flattened tire youngster, who, like the rest of our rising generation, can generally give a Roland for tother chap's Oliver. , 1

It is understood that already several suites 'of rooms have been let on the first floor of the line two-storeyed block of biuldin«\s to be erected by Mr. Newton Iving on the site of the present mart, Uicum.sti.-ic.es havingarisen which necessitate Mr. G. D. Hunter devotin* moro personal attention to life farm, he finds it impossible to continue to net as secretary to the Stratford Racing Club, as his position of manager of Mi-, (i! Syroe's timber business in Stratford is also making heavier demands on his time. Mr. Hunter tendered ;his resign*tion to the Club's Committee at last night's meeting. . ! le . w '^ e Major-General Godley, in initiating her scheme for ladies' prizes for competition among cadet companies, evidently tliwght that 110 man without a better half should .enter the kingdom of Mayoralty. She was unprepared. for instance, for a progressive borough like Stratford to have a Mayor who as yet has not yet been tempted to indulge in that ncr-p'=*nry adjunct to the position of chief magistrate, to wit, a Mayoress. Before reading out to yesterday's meeting of ladies Mrs. Godley's appeal for assistance, Mr. Kirkwood naively remarked, "This letter was addressed to the Mayoress, but in the absence of a Mayoress I opened it." Now, then, eligible maidens!

The Borough Council's steam .road roller has arrived, ami vet it has not arrived. Only a portion of it is here. The roller was not all forwarded by the one steamer. Whilst a portion of the machine is already .set up, the boiler has not yet left Wellington, where it arrived on Sunday last, having come by the next steamer after the first loading.

The Stratford Fanners' Co-operative A •*wieiation lias decided to consign its f"';put of lmttcr through Messrs. Clcmi .lis and ?<■:;.

Poor old wv:! lier! It pets a fearful gruelling at times. No wonder it does not improve. At yesterday's meeting of ladies, excuses were being made for the smalt attendance;. The weather was blamed, of course, but someone urged that Stratford ladies should be used, to the wet by now. "'Yes," said another; "we are so used to it now that it is quite strange if we don't hear that familiar sound on the roof. One feels quite creepy." Another lady carried the story a. litle further. "Like Hie engines of a steamer slopping in mid-ocean."

Mr. T. Lamnson will hold his ws*a.l mart sale on Saturday. In the miscellaneous lint published iu an advertisement in another column there is something for nearly everyone. Mr. Xewton King publishes entries for his usual Saturday Haymarket and mart sales at Ptra'ford. I'ernsal of the list is recommended.

It is the custom of the Mayors of Stratford, upon their retirement from office, to present to the Council a framed photograph of the Council and its officials during liis term. Mr. J. Masters has just completed his second link in the chain of pt 'los. The photography, designing ami naming were the work of Mr. J. Mc.MJi.4iT, who has made an excellent job - r it.

BERNARD'S PICTURES. Dick T-'tpin's adventures were the principal failure, at His Majesty's Theatre last night. but the programme was full of real merit throughout. The theft , of a yokel's eow sets him upon his career of ,wronsj".!»ii!?, and when pursued he manages lo secure a beautiful black horse, known to readers of the Turpin

romance as Black Bess. The runners, or police, are led & lively dance by some of Turpin's companions, and meanwhile Dick holds up and rolw (.lie farmer whom he has just paid for Black Bess. Ilis single-handed hold-up of a mail coach follows. Ilis next adventure is to hold up Tom King;, another famous Knight of the Road, and at the pistol's- point demand his valuables. King soon makes his identity known, and they agree to join forces, and gathering a band around them plan to li'old up -the London Mail. Forcing the startled occupants to descend, they are soon' relieved of their valuables, hut hardly has this occurred when the sounds of horses' hoofs cause the highwaymen to look up, to find close upon them a band of mounted runners. Turning about, our hero and his band hastily make tracks, and now ensues what is undoubtedly the most exciting spectacle of the subject. Pursued and pursuers take part in a headlong dash across country, through ponds and over fences, and. the runners are finally distanced. And so on to the end of the chapter. "An Indian Massacre" is another fine film, whilst "Shades of Winter" reveals some real wintry beauty.