"OVER THE BRIDGE."

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 297, 19 May 1914, Page 3

"OVER THE BRIDGE."

The meeting of residents living in the southern portion of the borough held last week to ventilate their grievances and lake steps towards securing recognition of their claims to consideration by the Borough Council, presented some of the peculiarities that frequently occur at such gatherings. Any stranger who had the misfortune to grope his way to the Hinemoa Lodge room on a dark night might well be convinced that in the matter of roads that part of the boi-ough has much cause for complaint, and -tho marvel is why an outburst of proteflt has not flooner been made. One would hara expected this matter to form tho chief source of discussion, but though it was mentioned the chief talk centred on the question of widening the bridge to the full width of the road as if that would prove a panacea for all ills, and enhance the value of property three or fourfold. The greater part of the time occupied by the meeting was about equally divided between the alluring prospect for property owners, consequent on a new bridge, and belittling the Mayor and councillors. Sp much was this the case, that if any of the speakers had an axe to grind he could not have gone to work with more zeal and leas discretion. Their claim for decent roads and footpaths is certainly unanswerable, and should be given every consideration, but the bridge business is a totally different matter, and as unreasonable as the uncomplimentary references to the Council—the members J ■being called "figure heads" and insinuations made that councillors were only seeking their own interests. Remarks like these do no cause any good, and those who know the public spirit which animates the Mayor and all the coun- i cillors in the performance of their duty to the whole of the borough realise that Stratford has every reason to be satisfied with its city fathers. To threaten the holding up of any loan proposals which do not provide for a new and costly bridge that would practically be a waste of public money cannot commend itself to any right-thinking resident who hi 3 a wide vision of what is best for the borough a whole, nor would it be reasonable. By all means the residents on the south side should be proyided with better streets, and in all probability this is the opinion of the Council, but it' will take some time to eompleto all the improvements which the town requires. PERSONAL There arrived iai Stratford last week a member of the Ninth Contingent, Mr. 1 Jaa. 0. Murray, who is «t present- visit- • ing bin brother, Mr. .Tolm D. Murmy. ; The ex-eontingenter, who saw a con- i sideiable portion of the Boer War, re- ) signed from the Ninth Contingent and took service with the Imperial Light ! Horse, gaining the sergeant's stripes ! during the war, and afterwards settling j down at Johannesburg, where ho took i to mining, which he lately had to give up owing' to ill-health. With his wife : and child he has returned to New Zealand t» spend the remainder of his, day*, ' j t GENERAL. j The week's mission at the Roman Outholit Ohurch concluded 011 Sunday j night when there was a large congrega- j tion. I The primary school football team gave , a good deoount of themselves at Wai- ' tara on Saturday by scoring 20 to nil ■ against their opponents. Nolan an'} , Neil each scored two tries, MeOlough ; and Hancock one each, Nolan converting i one of tk« tries. j All lovers of flowers include carnation,i ' among their favorite blooms, J)ut only tlie specialists know what numerous vn- ; rieties there are of this handsome and • aromatic-smelling genus. Messrs \V. M. Bayly and Co. recently had a lumch consisting of eight splendid specimens j grown by Mr. John D. Murray from seed obtained from the firm. wh:> make a specialty of flower and garden seeds, j ,Mr. Murray tins 110 fewer than ISO varieties of carnations, half of which at least are true to name, and he is an adept at bringing them to perfection, At the Police Court yesterday a vagrant was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, which means that he has,to inflict his presence on another community. A man as to whose .sanity -there appears to be doul.it, was caught redhanded on Saturday stealing a pair of hoots.. Tie was before the Court yesterday and remanded for medical examination. Politics have been very much in evidence lately ill and around -Stratford. There, is now a lull, in which the work of organisation is quietly going forward. The. Libenils are active, and the Reform League has had an emissary here for some days doing his best for the party. The annual meeting of the Stratford A. and- P. Association will he held at the Borounh Council Chambers 011 Saturday next at 1,30 p.m. The Egmont Club has issued invitations for a social evening on Thursday. Loe.nl sportsmen are finding the birds rather wild and difficult to bag. Pheasants are scarce, but quail ami hares are fairly plentiful. A large number of licenses have been issued this season. • l-OX AND rnt-ilTHl'lßfA rvjiibl certainly not have Attained such proportions if the hygienic fact were luove gem-ally fcnn\n> that the ilisinfecof tl.e mouth by r, reliable urn? harmless antiseptic is a great protecting lactor against all ailments where the infection is through the throat or reIpiratory tract. 15v nutting 3 drops of SANDER'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT ot:- » piece of loaf-sugar, and allowing it to dissolve in the month, that cavity >s ; tboronghl'-' disinfected. The vol* tilt natnro cf SANDER'S EXTRACT nmk* I\t penetrate every crevice, SANT) EXTRACT is not nauseous nor d»pn-#.. f tog like the common cucahjil.ws, and poetesses gre:it, antiseptic power By lula? SANDER'S EXTRACT, you avoid i». ' uncertain composition of the. lozenge: you have the benefit of the strongest antiseptic that can be used with safel v and the result is protection From all i:. feet'on. Dr. Sheldon's Gin Pills are the lutes and best remedy for Backache and Ivii tiey roubles. They have only to be lr:» to be appreciated. Sold in glass co> tainers «t Is Ud and 6s Od. Obt.aii-abl verywhere.