STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 213, 9 March 1914, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

FROM CUE RESIDENT REPORTER. Office and Job Printing "Works: York Chambers (upstairs). Telephone No. 113.

FIRE BRIGADE CARNIVAL THURSDAY'S Bit; AFFAIR. It is expected that all residents of Stratford will take part, eitlier as spectators or performers, at Thursday's carnival, and the children of the school have been called 011 to provide a share of the day's entertainment. They will contribute a grand march and a maypole I dance. Xiiey have been practising hard for some time, and now, under capable direction, they have acquired a high degree of proficiency in the many pretty and intricate movements they are to go through. A great number of novelty itenw appear on the programme, such as obstacle and poster race for motor-cyclists, applebobbing race for horsemen, bun and ginger-beer race, treaclebun race, and a variety of others of a like nature. The sideshow department lias received ■ a lot of attention, and here again a lot , of novelties are provided, including the i ( exhilarating and strenuous pastime of t riding the barrel. A somewhat inysteri- ! • ous show, called "Jack Johnson," should j ; be worthy of investigation. 11 Madame Vedrini, palmist and phrcno- i logist, bus been engaged, so that those i who have been requested or commanded | to "get their heads read" will have an i opportunity of undergoing the opera- i tion. t At 3 p.m. there will be a grand parade, 11 which should form an imposing spectacle, j £ 1 PROHIBITION ORDERS j WHY TllliY ARE INEFFECTIVE." 1 c The man who "runs the cutler" and | supplies liquor to prohibited persona is a bugbear to the police, for no nrohibition order can be properly observed i's long as these gentry are at large. At the Stratford S.M. Court on Friday, s John Kappcr pleaded guilty to a chaifc t of having, on March 3, committed a | breach of tlie prohibition order in force ] against him by procuring liquor, to wit, t whisky. t Mr. Stanford, who appeared for ae- s eused, said accused was a hard-working g man. He had been summoned at Ingle- c wood for a similar breach, but he >Ud t not appear in Court. The order was I made on January 0, and the previous \ breach occurred through accused leavir* I tlie Court to 'have a last drink before \ the order came into force. The order c was taken out at accused's desire. t The S.M. said that when lie issued a c prohibition order he always gave a spot cial warning that the order started oper- a ating as soon as it was made bv the >; Court. He asked where accused got the t drink on the present occasion. I Mr Stanford said accused would not g state. All he would say was that he t liad a shillings worth of whisky. lie g assured counsel that he personally did v not buy it from a licensed house in } Stratford. No doubt somebody bad of- 1 fered accused the whisky, and he could n not resist the • temptation. e Sergeant McNeely said accused had 11 not been keeping his order at all well. I He had been ill Stratford on many oo- a easions, and each time he could be seen > to be under the influence of liquor. I Accused denied that he had been often ® in Stratford—he had only been ill c Stratford once since the order was r made. ' Sergeant McNeely repeated that a-c- ® eused frequently visited Stratford. The S.M. said' it was highly desirable « to make prohibition orders effective. The ' person lie would most like to see before liim was the one wlio supplied tlie liquor. If the accused prohibited man informed j the Court who had supplied the liquor,, £ he the, (S.M.) made it a rule to treat ■ the accused leniently. A line of 40s. , with costs 7s, would be impwed. If , accused continued his offences the fine j would be increased, even if accused had to go to gaol in default of payment. ( I BERNARD'S PICTURES ; To-night's chance will introduce tlie ' latest topical budget, and a great Monopol star drama, entitled "Those Who Live in Glass Houses." The scenario < runs as follows: —Milly Denncy left her village home for an art career in the ( city, and becomes famous. A wealthy 1 man, with a. wife and child, nur.siies Milly, despite her efforts to rid herself I of him. At last, realising his passion is hopeless, lie returns to his wife, only to fiml she had died as a result of his desertion. The world believes that Milly is at fault. The shock kills her mother, and her father orders her from his house, and hitter over her treatment, «he determines to have the game as well . as the name. Her father dies, and she returns to her native village, only to lie spurned by her former friends. I" defending herself before the village congregation, she does not hesitate to speak on the theme of "Those Who Live i" (,'lass Houses." She returns to the city, where she finds relief in her work, the creation of i>- mastcrpieee. TOWN HALL PICTURES "A Throne at Stake" proved a gn'U "draw" on Saturday night at the Town Hall Pictures, and will again be shown to-night. The whole programme is one of undoubted merit, mid deserves to be witnessed by a crowded audience. GENERAL NEWS There are sometime* extenuating circumstances in bv-law cases. At I'i'i day's sitting ot the S.M. (.oiirt. K. Kennedy pleaded guilty to driving a gig without lights on February 22. Defendant explained that on the day <n question he paid a visit to the Mountain House. At the House the secretary of the Mountain Club advised him to have lights on his vehicle, and lent ' him a couple, which he requested might be left at the County Hotel when de- i fendant reached town. On reaching . ( town the lamps were left at the hotel | and defendant then proceeded to return his gig to the stable. While on this journey be was challenged by the inspector. The S.M. said that on the trip over to the stable there was ampie time for an accident to happen. The fact that there were lamps on the gig for the best part, of the journey would be considered, but defendant | should have recognised that the lights i were even more necessary in the town | .than on the County roa<l. A fine of ; 5s was inflicted. I

THE RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP. PERSOiNAL SKJiTOUKS. TllJi KING'S PRIZEMAN. President VV. N. Masefield, Sounds Rifle Club, is a native of Akaroa, and . is 32 years of aye. lie lias spent most o£ his life at Manama, Marlborough Sounds, where his parents went to reside when he was about five years old. President Masefield has a line career as a rifleman. He joined the Sounds R.C. when twenty years of age, and at twenty-one was elected president. He is exceptionally popular with his club mates. The present is his ninth Trenthain meeting, and he has got into the King's Fifty on seven occasions, fie has always been recognised as a good team shot, and when the United Service Match was organised, ho was one of the first selected. He has fired in I every United Service Match, and his score of 104 out of a possible 105, at •200, 500, and 000 yds still stands as a record on the Trentham range. On three occasions he has been top score in the match, and once second. As an individual shot he Ims many good performances, not the least being his 101, 03, and 47 made at the present meeting. Three years ago Masefield visited the Bisley meeting, where he got into most of the prize lists, won a grand aggregate medal, ami secured his King's Badge for getting ill the final hundred for the King's Prize Match. Masefield has three Umpire Matches to his credit, two in Australia, and one in New Zealand. In the latter lie was the highest in the match, and was high up in Australia. Masefield is also an excellent gun shot and a first-class golf player. THE RUNNER-UP. Lieutenant Herbert Sinimonds is the son of Mr. H. A. Sitnmonds, now of Picton, and was born at Koromiko, on the Picton Road, twenty-seven years ago. His association with the rifle commenced five years ago, when he joined the Picton Volunteers as a private. He soon gained promotion to the rank of Bergeant, and six months ago signed on with the Territorials, when he obtained his commission as a lieutenant. Me developed a capacity for shooting very early in his volunteering experience, making some good scores on the VVaikanae range. lie is an lion, member Df the Linkwater Rifle Club, which won the senior champion shield of Marlborough last year. To what extent Lieutenant Simmonils assisted in this achievement may be judged that of six matches fired during the season he won three and finished up only four points behind the leader of the club aggregate. Four years ago be came to Trentham for the first time, and for a beginner did remarkably well. In 1010 he was only two points away, and last year four points away. In 1912 he was leading until the final sboot when lie fell away into seventh place. This year he came from seventeenth place into five, mid only wanted three hits to win. Lieutenant Sinimonds distinguished himself on the Wanganui range some two years ago, and this year he shot into prominence at the Grcytown meeting I a few weeks ago. In recognition of his consistency as a shot, Lieutenant Sinimonds was the first chosen for the United Service Match, and has also been selected to represent New Zealand in the Empire Cup Match, if that Imperial event takes place in Melbourne this year. THE THIRD MAX. Rifleman Herbert Lovedav, of ..mira, is one of the youngest men on the ground, being only 19 years of age. He is a member of the Lovcday family, whose name is now a household word in shooting circles. He has been shooting > in local and Dominion matches for four / years, during which time he has placed quite a formidable list of victories to nis credit. He came to Trentham three years ago for the first time, when he shot in company with his father and brother, and although only a lad in knickers, secured prizes aggregating £3 10s, in addition to which he only missed being included in the King's Fifty by one point. He, however, saw his brother Leslie win the Belt, and as he was considered almost as good a shot at home championship honors might well he within his reach in the near future. His performance at the last Auckland meeting, when he put on 20 successive "bulls," clearly illustrates his aptitude with the rifle, and one with such a plentitude of inborn skill should have a long find successful career on our ranges. It is interesting to note that Rifleman Loveday's father. Mr. (leorge Lovedav, once a member of the celebrated Woodville team, has twice represented the Dominion at Bisley and in Australia. His elder sister, who is regarded as good a shot as any member of the family, holds Llie ladies' championship of Hamilton and Olmra. He nlso has a young brother who is reputed to be a most wonderful shot with .the pea rifle, being able to strike a penny placed edge-ways at '25 paces five times out of seven shots. THE SERVICE OHAMPIOX. Sergeant-Major Montgomery is a native of England. He nunc, out to Dunediu with his parents, 30 years ago, and is now 39 years of age. Entered <>ll his shooting career 20 years ago at Port Chalmers, being in the same company as Major Dodd, a very well-known shot of some years ago. Sergeant-Major Montgomery joined the Staff at Dunedin three years ago, and this is his third visit to Trentham. He was the champion shot in the Port Chalmers Navals for many years, and on one of his former visits to the D.R.A., five years ago, he got into the King's Fifty, but finished down the list.--Dominion.