STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 231, 18 February 1913, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

J (From Our Resident Reporter). f • STRAY PARAGRAPHS Dr. Peter McNab, formerly on the enI gineering staff of the Public Works Department at Stratford, and a very popular resident seven or nine years a»o, is returning to New Zealand by the I'nion Company's new liner Niagara, which is due in Auckland on May Oth. Dr. MeXab left here with .Mr. \V. S. Bowie, a icilow officer in (lie Departmeiit. l'-oth went Home to study fur the medical profession. Dr. .MeXab went through the medical course with honors at Edinburgh, and lias just relinquished the position of senior surgeon at the It ova I Albert Hospital at Devonport. South of England. Let us hope "Peter" will give histoid Stratford friends a look I, P- . , A specially attended memorial service was held at. Holy Trinity Church on Sundav afternoon, when the Rev. W. A. Butler delivered .1 powerful address in eulogising the late Captain Scott's heroism, "taking for his text the words, "We bring our years to an end as it were a tale~that is told." Stratford is deeply concerned over the serious illness of Dr. "Harrison _at Elthani. for the popular medico is very well-known here. During yesterday afternoon the doctor had a relapse and his condition is now regarded as very serious.

On the whole people are pleased that the Government is not going to tack 011 ft few more boxes at the post office. because it seems to betoken the Department's aoknowledgement that no alteration or addition can make our post office worthy of the town. That's commonsense. anyhow.

Dr. Paget's luck is "out." At the Hawera races he bad the misfortune to sus tain injuries which will keep his arm in a sling for some time yet. Then 011 Saturday the Lupin-Lady of the Lake filly Lucerne, which he bad on lease from Mr. A. W. Budge, had to be destroyed St New Plymouth, this being the result of a rick sustained at the Xew Plymouth meeting. Sports will sympathise with the genial "doe." in his dual misfortune.

Mr. T!. Dingle was driving towards Xgaerc on Sunday, accompanied by Mr*, and Miss Dingle. The horse shied, and all three were thrown out. Miss Dingle suffered ;v fractured rib, Mrs. Dingle received a nasty shaking, and Mr. Dingle's Viands were severely "harked." I)r Cameron attended the sufferers. Mr. F. W. Wake left for Auckland yesterday. At the Stratford Club on Saturday night he was enterained and made the recipient of a presentation.

The Stratford Lawn Tennis Chili will play Xew Plymouth at Stratford 011 Thursday. The home team is as follows:—Cameron. Anderson. Crawshaw. Fussell. Curtis. Thompson. Wilson. Marshall: Mescalines Robinson. Pa'jct. Budge: Misses Wilson, Maokav and Orbell.

Th" Club's T! team plays the return 1 nvtch with St. Andrew's on the latter's' courts. The Stratford team will comprise the following:—Ruthcrfurd, Wright (2). .Tones. Vnughan. and .Tones. 'Misses Mackay ("21.. O'Brien, and Mrs. Renncll.

Tt is a fact that the plant at the Stratford branch of the Xews is the very latest, and that the best printing is executed right 011 the premises.

BERNARD'S PICTURES-TO-NIGHT The present programme is undoubted-; lv a "top-notcher." Pride of place must, be given to a beautiful photo intcrprej tation of that delightfully quaint legend. •. ''Curfew Shall Xot Ring Tonight." All j arc familiar with the old story which is: ! based on a supposed happening in the I Civil War. and its production last night 1 left nothing to be desired. The setting was splendid, and, indeed, the whole "get-up"' spoke volumes for the high standarl of perfection attained by the , cinema igraph. The principal roles were masterly interpreted, especially those of the heroine and her lover (a Cavalier), and Cromwell, while the scenic effects were also much admired. In "St. George and the Dragon." the audience were treated to a Milano masterpiece Tt was a gorsyons picture, wonderfully spectacular, being in fact quite a sin pendotts production. Several hundred performers took part, and their costuni-

in<i was ;\ <rrand spectacle. The whole of the incidents nf this well-known legend inchidmc; the actual killing nf the dragon.

were faithfully depicted. Li«ht drama wa» represented bv a pleasing; F.dison subject. "The Little Artist of the Market." Mention nwst he made of a local film hv ; h<> Fmplre Companv. in the shape of "rhee-ie-mnldn<r in Taranaki." The film was excellently produced and from a'l iin'n) 1 -, of vi"W was well up (o

■ihe standard set bv (he leadin? American and Cimliiviifrtl companies. A long industrial film afforded a comprehensive idea of the work in the T'nUetf states arsenal, v.hile the fianniont Graphic was lumsnall" interest in<j\ '"The Kingfisher" was an 'iistvnMive natural hisfori- subieet. ;m«1 it" divided honors with "Views of T.inran."