STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 185, 14 January 1915, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent-.) Th« world is a stnall place, after all. To-day I was sliown a letter, written by a lady in Canada. It appears she ■was at a friend's place there, and noticed a photograph with our local photographer's imprint- on. This prompted the lady to write him, enquiring about a long-lost relative, who was somewhere in New Zealand, and asking for a suggestion as to how to get in touch with him. Strange to say, the relative enquired for is known to one of the photographer's friends, to whom the letter was shown, and in a few days the longlost relative will no doubt bo sending across the water the wished-for news of his whereabouts.

The Stratford Hospital Board has been without its full complement of members for some time now, owing to nobody having taken the trouble to nominate for the two vacant seats for members representing tins County. At yesterday's meeting of the Board the Acting-Inspector-Oenora] of Hospitals wrote, asking the Board to recommend two suitable gentlemen for the. vacant, positions. The Board lias recnmiiunded the Department to appoint .Messrs. CliristnfTrl ami J. Smith to the Both haw previously served 011 the Board, and proved themselves good live members.

Xursfi IToaly, of the local hospital, haliaised her examinations, and was heartily congratulated hy the Board at ycstcrda y's meeting. Tito r>orou<rh Council Ims ai<provrd of the ground plans for (lip nexv municipal building-, iiiid Mr. Ilealv, tin- architect, is husv getting ilip full plan ready for the Council's consideration.

Our local howlers play a banner liialeli at Eltliam to-day. Three rinks are eu- ' gaged. On Thursday evening the local Masonic Lodge expect* a visit from W.M. Bro. Bridge, the firaild Lodge lecturer. ITe intends delivering a lecture (r> the brethren. Visitors are expected from every Lodge in the province.

At the local Police Court fins inornintr 1\ U. Uarlmv. late hailifV of tin- Court here, \\n< i'i>ntntided till Friday next, on a eharjre 01 failing to account for certain money-: to tin- Department.

The Five I»rii»ade arc ready for another file, in order to raise funds to purchase a motor fire engine. Sergeant Dale, of Wwniarl'ef. lui> arrived, and tal;<'ii charge <d tin- lm-nl Police District. Mr. Newton intends building an up-to-date ltor>" bazaar near tln* i-ale-yard<. The pre-<"nt hazunr in Juliet: will ili.-n !•!• n-ed a-> a sfmv-ronm for manures, etc MY. Robert returned from his vir-'t to the Old Country last evening.