Stratford News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 64, 4 August 1914, Page 3

Stratford News

A iuxki;' :-T> At a meeting of creditors in the tnte of Chas. Webster, contractor, the financial statement submitted was as follows: Unsecured creditors £1«21 '2s 3d, value of securities £I9OO, balance of securities £390 12s Bd. The principal unsecured creditors were: Estate Smith Pollock £2B, R. J. Hughes (coal merchant, Hawera) £214 17s 6d, J. Therkleson £0" 4s 4d, Rudkin £77, Jones £7S, T. Th.-r----kleson £35, Crossman £l4 lis 6d, J. Sutler £OO Is, E. How £6B 5s (all of Tariki), H. A. Wunsch (Midhirst) £B6, Masters and Son (Stratford) £'2s ss, N. King (Stratford) £2OO 17s 2d. Wage.; claims totalled £164 5s 9d. In his written statement bankrupt said that he lost about £l5O over a farm which lie had for three years He then started as a contractor, Mr. W. Ilannahl assisting, him financially. Owing to shortage of railway trucks lie lost money o\ er a stone-crushing contract for the Whangamomona County Gjuncil and to that he attributed his present position. After bankript had been questioned * f Jcngthi" by the creditors present the meeting wcli adjourned sine die, the UO.A. being authorised to dispose of the plant. j GENERAL. There was quite a rush for copies of tile Daily News yesterday morning on arrival of the mail train at Stratford, so great is tlie excitement over the war. Every available copy was quickly seized and eager', y wanned, many would-V readers having to cct the news secondhand. Mr. and Mr?'. Kirkman were given a fcrewcP social on Friday evening by the choir members and friends connected wit hi the Methodist Church. Mr. Kirkman has given valuable services to tbe church, having creditably filled the position of organist nearly the whole time that he .hhs been in Stratford. Rev. A. Reader, on behyjf ol the choir and eongiegation, presented Mr. and Mrs. Kirk man with a pair of OM English copper ornaments and Mr. Kirkman with an organ copy of the Methodist Hymn Book suitab'Y inscribed. Mr. Kirkman Iliad previously receired a "send-off" bv the staff of the dairy factory an'l creameries. An accident which terminated fatally occurred on Friday at tihe Tahora saddle, Mr. John O'Donovan being thrown from liis horse, with, the result that .his spine was fractured arid he died wlir. i being convoyed to Stratford oil t!p train. Tile Lowgarth and X;;:tere faeto-ies are now open.