STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 290, 17 May 1915, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Lieut. V. Crawshaw loft for Trentham tin Salurdav to join the reinforcements. Before ioawng 'he was the re oipieut of a presentation from tin- stall of .Mr. Newton King, oi which lie ivm formerly a member.

It is really wonderful bow the public are taken down It v tlie I ravelling gcnlrv. This week ' Stratford had a visit, 'from one of these individuals, but his stock-in-trade was quit*-■different <o the ordinary ovory-day variety. This person made a house to house visit to file liusv housewife, mid informed tlicit) thul, lie' represented Mr. Ma-soy's Oovcriiiiient and was delivering small packets containing a, powerful disinfectant that would drive away every -disease. and would kill every living animal that came within a hundred yards of it. Further, the housewife was particularly requested to place the package in or on (he piano, bet;uise the representative of Hill Alassoy gravely informed Coin, quite seriously, that that instrument was the cause of breeding most of tie" insects found in the house. Then he quietly explained to them that although lie was doing this great benevolent work free for the.'love he cherished for his f.llowincn, he would, however, yield to the persuasive powers of some kind housewife to accept some small donation from her for the great and good work lie was performing, and, needless to say, his re ceipts indicated that quite a large number of good wives had responded to the call. The police, probably through not liming received a package of this great vermin exterminator, took umbrage and started to find his whereabouts, with the result that this great benefactor . f mankind was promptly arretted as ?. vagrant, and on (he police investigating his wares they discovered (hat it consisted of pollard with a jierceni.ige of violet powder to give (he necessary aroma. In order to suitably reward this benefactor a merciful Bench decided to give him free accommodation at his Majesty's expense for a period of fourteen days, whore he will have lime to think of some better means of maki.ig a livelihood. ,

Sportsmen report that game is fairly p'ditiful. Some good bags have boon secured —quail especially are everywhere in great numbers. Sportsmen without exception express dissatisfaction with the "powers that bo'' in proclaiming another close season for pigeons. Reports indicate that they are very plentiful in the hinterland and are being shot in large numbers, and (he genuine sportsman who observes the law is suffering a disadvantage. In your last Friday's issue an article appeared under the heading "A La ring Exploit by two WeLh Lcro.s- 'J h'e Lieut. James mentioned is a mqihe v of Air, S. 11. James of this town. A start has been made with the erc"lion of show rooms and fa dor v for the A. \V. Bead Milking Company in Breadway North. Mr. X. J. King is the eontractor.

Thi! following gentlemen haw intimated their willingness to submit cvi-j <icr.ce before the Royal Commission that i is. sitting at New Plymouth on Ticsday j next for fixing tiie Education Hoard] boundaries for New Zealand. Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, re prose)) ting the New Ply-: mouth Harbor Board, Mr. R. Masters (Education Board), and Messrs P. Skogliuul, (J. 1). Sole, and F. A. Tyror the Stratford district. Mr. T. Mercer, who had the misfortune to be burnt out on Wednesday morning, Ims taken temporary premises in Broadway. An effort is being made to form an automobile association for this district. A meeting is called for Wednesday night.