STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 215, 11 March 1914, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

FROM oua RESIDENT REPORTER.

Office and Job Printing Works: York Chambers (upstairs) Telephone No. 113.

| AN ELECTRICAL SCARE PROTECTING BOROUGH'S INTERESTS. COMMENDABLE CAUTION. At the Borough Council meeting o Monday night, a letter was read iroi: the Minister of Public Works forward ing a copy of a petition received bv hin from tlie clerk of the Stratford Count; Council, containing 220 signatures, ii favor oi an extension by the iitratfori Electric Supply Company of the suppl; of electric, energy for light and powe to the Stratford County, and askinj the Minister to grant the company adi: quate powers and authority to enabl them to extend their lines, according t< a resolution of the County Council. The Lighting Committee reported re commending that a reply be sent to th Minister to the efl'ect that while tin Council has no wish to impede the issu< .of a license applicable to an area out side the borough, they are of opinio) that the Electrical SuDply Company ari aiming eh.eily at securing a license ove the borough. The Council therefore ad vises: (1) That the petition under no tice iloc» not state the purport of th. resolution referred to therein; (2) tha the majority of the petitioners are nrob ably unaware of tile purport of tha resolution; (3) that the petition w.i circulated for signature by a director o the Stratford Electrical supply Company The Council would be pleased to have i definite assurance from the Miniate that no license afl'ecting the Boroug; Council will be issued by the Govern meit. Cr. Thompson considered the ropor indulged in a personality that was t be deprecated, it bein" calculated to sti up strife between the Council and th company, and against this he protcstei Cr. Masters described the. proposed let tcr as a very silly production. Cr. King also protested against th personality introduced into the lettei which he considered showed bias. The Mayor pointed out frat all th committee wished to do was to poin out the true facts of the case, and prf tect the interests of the borough. Cr. Fredric pointed out that the com mittee did not, wish to harm the Electri Light Company, but that it was advii able to ■ safeguard the interests of th borough. Cr. Thompson moved an amendmer that the report be referred back to th committee for recommendation. The Mayor emphasised the fact thi what the Council wished to prevent wai the granting of another license to tl Supply Company over the borough. Cr. Richards maintained that tl crux of the matter lay in the iesolutic of the County Council, referred to in tl petition, that resolution not being s, forth in the petition, and not brou"l before the signatories thereto. Thi resolution, he said, favored a joii license over the borough and over tl county, and it was to combat this thi the fact was brought to the Minister attention. He justified reference to tl petition being circulated by a direct' of tin; Supply Company—a person wf would In; beneficially interested in tl grant of the license. He strongly o posed the amendment. Cr. King stated that there was i intention on the part of the petitioi to affect the borough at all. What thi wanted was electric power in the count Cr. Morison denied that the Couni was opposing the light being introduci into the county. On the contrary thi all wished the countv residents to hn this facility, bat it was quite right, put the position clearly before the Mi ister in the manner proposed by the coi mittee. Cr. Fredric pointed out that the Mi ister had already promised to give tl company power to extend ita operatio to the county, so that if that waa i the company wanted there was no oec 3ion for the petition.

ister had already promised to give the company power to extend ita operations to the county, bo that if that was »11 the company wanted there was no occasion for the petition. The amendment, on being put, was lost and the motion carried. BOROUGH COUNCIL The ordinary monthly meeting if the Council was held od Monday cvching. Present: His Worship the Mayor (Mr. W. P. Kirkwood), Oh. N. J. Kin;?. Arden, Morison, Richards, Kredric, Master and Thompson. Leave of absence was granted to IX Boon. CORRESPONDENCE. Correspondence was read from the. Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Association. suggesting that as cement could not be obtained locally, the Council should call for tenders for same.--Received. From the District Engineer of Railways, stating that the Department was willing to have the wooden crossing at the Fcnton street gates replaced by a 15-inch iron one at a cost of £4 Ids. —After some discussion relative to a suggestion by the engineer that a couple of metal plates should be obtained from Messrs. A. and T. Burt, 'the suggestion was adopted by four votes to three. from Mr. T. C. Kookeß, relative to the lease of section 261 (Juliet Htreet) A long debate ensued, it being eventually decided that the lease be made out to Messrs. Sargood's, who could transfer it to Mr. Jones. From Mr. E. A. Chard, applying for the formation of that portion of l'ortia street from Romeo street, to the high land leading to his stables, so its

to M tin' water off. lit' also offered to cart 80 cubic yards of gravel from the I pit if the Council allowed him to take i the material which was already stripI ped. Should the Council he too busy a | to undertake the work asked for, appli- (1 cant offered to do it.cheaply.—After the 0 j .Mayor had fully explained the position . 11 ; of the matter, it was decided to ac- | *■ n cede to the request, and accept the 1- , offer, the cost not to exceed £'2o. ?' m I From the Fire Brigade Carnival Com- 11 y ; mittce, asking that a full holiday be w n , granted to the employees on Carnival °1 d Day (Thursday).—The request was a y granted. If ■l' i From the Fire Brigade, applying for 11 g , the usual grant towards the delegates' tc :• : expenses to the conference.—The sum of I P 1 e £5 was voted. e 1 0 BOROUGH WORKS. ®; I It was decided, on the motion of al p j Cr. Fredric, that the bridges in the ii: e borough he inspected and cleaned twice c< c | a year- a' j With relerence to the engineer's ren ! port as to work in Orlando street at a pi j coat of £l2 10s, it was decided to do al , r the work. w l_ After a lengthy discussion on the tl 1 question of talking the sewer across a n c private section to Mrs. Moroney's prem- a .t j ISO9 = moved by Cr. Frcdric that ti , no extension of drains be made except ' ti (- j out of loan money unless in cases > u s j where the .Health 'Officer insisted. ! It ,)• An amendment, moved by Cr. Rich- | ti ards, that the application he not uc- c; a | ceded to, was carried. j ■r j GENERAL. A formal resolution was passed au- ~ . thorising a hank overdraft up to P 1 £SOOO, s: 'J 1 On the motion of Cr. Richards, it ' »• 1 was decided that there be placed on il I the table at each meeting of the Coun- 11 I cil a statement of all works authorised, t ' their progress, and costs, estimated and '' actual. The Health Inspector's attention is to f' "• be called to a dilapidated building in ' j Miranda treet. 1 >e " r, it | BERNARD'S PICTURES j TO-NIGHT'S GREAT DRAMA. s- j The new programme which will .be c ic | screened at His Majesty's Theatre toj night is a fine selection of films of every it j description. Prominent among these is ie | an excellent study of heredity, entitled, | "The Seed of the Fathers,"' a picture it ' which aptly fits in with what iB a pro- » j minent subject of discussion at the preae ] sent day; moreover, it lend 3 itself to j the presentation of many spectacular lie I and dramatic scenes. Another fine film m i is that dealing with the progress of avilie. j -ation, in which an aerodrome and a c at' monoplane figure in some startling evo- 8 lit. j lutions. A Pathe drama, a Keystone 1 at! comedy, and a number of the Gaumont a at 1 Graphic aid in making up an excellent c he j programme, which will be screened again 1 at! to-morrow. The management advertises r's j in this issue that the films screened are 1 he | the very best, and that the orchestral 1 or , music is a feature. ) 4 10 j I j FIRE BRIGADE CARNIVAL ® I fi nu |. The near approach of this much antici- { ns I pated event has necessitated the final ] ey j touch being put to the arrangements, s ,y. I and there is every indication of every- t cil ■ thing being in readiness on Thursday < cd morning. A plentiful supply of prizes I ey , f° r fie ybung folks has been obtained, v,. ! and the amusements provided should cotto tainly prove attractive to Voting and n-1 old. m- | The endeavour to induce the business people to close early in the day failed, 1 n- I but another attempt is being made at ; 1 he ' the time of writing, though it is doubt-! 1 ns ■ ful if it will succeed. Notwithstanding I l ' ill this drawback, no doubt exists as to the '! ia- | success of the gathering, provided the I ; weather is favorable. J ' J MOUNTAINEERING j, (By "Alpenstock.,"} j nf The Stratford Mountain Club lias „ R i pegged off distances from the radhr.-line ! o ~ j to the Manganui Gorge. Notices indij eating the distances in half-miles from .j' . the radius-line to the Stratford Moun- , tain House have been fixed, and notices j ■ r will also be fixed showing distance-; from ] ' ' | Manganui Gorge to the house. Sign- ; boards are being prepared and will be , j erected immediately for the purpose of ' mi I various points and also to Curtis Falls 'j 5 .' | and numerous other places of interest. 1 J? | These will prove of much benefit and ci 1 convenience to visitors, and the club is '""" ! to be congratulated on its acti.ity in .. 1 the matter. illras ng TOWN HALL PICTURES. by | (Is. | n lel ' o w i]l l )e a complete change of f I programme to-night, in which a film ' j d'art of drama and crime on the coast " I" ' (fiOOOft) will he screened lor the first j lu ; j time in Stratford. The drama is taken )U1 | from the book "La Petite Fill," "by , _ | Henri Demessp. and is most beautifully U! I acted. The story runs: Pat Masters , ~ I hears that his son Sam has got into debt, and writes to John Burrows for Ulj assistance. "Tantala," a .Greek in love with Mrs Burrows, reads the letter and f | follows Burrows to Masters' cottage, , I'where he shoots him.' Masters calls for j help, and Burrows writes in a book that . he has been shot by "Tanta-la." Masters j is arrested and sentenced to penal serviMh tilde for life. He dies ill prison. Fiii dreams of her father's murder, and gets seriously ill. Sam gets drunk and discovers the writing in the book, and decides to blackmail "Tantala." Fil'i overhears the conversation, and takes the • paper, with her father's writing on, and , hides it in an ornament. Sam discovers ! a page torn out of the hool'', ind comI mits suicide. The sea gives up its dead. ! On the wedding dav of Mrs Burrows am! ■"Tantala" Fit'i asks to sec her old nurse, I "Mrs Masters, and gives her the torn-out I page and denounces "Tantala," who is I arrested. Mrs. Burrows anil Fifi are. reconciled at last. The scenery is most realistic, and alone worth going t.o see. There will he a Lubin. "Girl Back Kast;" "Birthmark;" a Warwick, "Wreck of the Veronese; - ' a Pathe colored, "Sports ill Hindu China a Kalem,> "Hollo llero;" a. Gaunionf, "Winter in Moscow," and a grand comic, "Porter will lie Back in Five Minutes." The pictures in the above programme are far above the onlinar run., and suit the most fastidious taste, and when Been ' will he fully appreciated. Mr Bernard King is sparing no expense to bring the

Town Hull pictures lip to the standard) in larger I owns. Patrons nun rt-lv upon i ■ he.'ing all tile leading makers of the wurld. PERSONAL Cr. Boon is taking a fortnight's holiday. He was granted leave of absence from the meeting of the Borough Counj cil on Monday. 1 GENERAL NEWS The proceedings of a borough council are usually on the dull side, but Monday's meeting was relieved by more than one flash of excitement. A deputation of one caused the first flutter, when Mr. Diamond, in his quaint, pungent, and breezy way held forth on the "veritable gold mine" which the borough possessed in the Town Hall. He metaphorically j whipped himself for having missed the , opportunity of exploiting this El Dorado, and offered, in the event of the present lessee going out, to pay a rental of £7 , 10s per week for a one or two years' tenancy. Further, he was willing to pay a deposit of £IOO, or even £2OO, as evidence, of good faith. The councillors exhibited signs of gratification at the good fortrne of possessing such a Tain- j able asset, and the deputationist retired in a liappy frame of mind, based on a a contingency that may some day eventu- 0 ate. e From the appearance of the order paper on Monday night, it looked as if all the business of the Borough Council would be transacted in half-an-hour, but the fates decided otherwise, and it was nearer three and a-half hours before the adjournment took place. Much valuable time was wasted by reason of the position of several matters not bcintr (dearly ( understood, and, therefore, the councillors getting into a tangle, which took time to unravel. But ill the end all came out right. Your photograph will please them all —some of your friends have been expecting one for a long time—don't be satisfied with one taken years ago. just as you are to-day, in your everyday attire. Having your portrait taken is as pleasant as an informal call on good friends. Make an appointment to-day with Mr. MeAlister, Stratford. Eight sticks of dark Ilavelock tobacco for (is; eight sticks of Derby, Gs; eight •2oz tins ITaveloek, 7s fid; eight 2oz tins , Derby, 7s fid. These, are. specimen prices from Stan. Sharp's stock of smokers' requisites. Next Bellringev'a, Stratford. There is no questioning the fact that "The Kash" is the best place in Stratford for men to supply their clothing and mercery wants. Quality and prije I tell their own unequalled story in favor of the store.