STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1917, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own' Correspondent.) Friday, Jan. ]!). The following land agents have been granted licenses tor the'onsuing year: Messrs. J. 1). Richards, J. Mel'hmgaue, W. W. Hodge, J'\ \V. .Webster, \j. 11. Thompson, and C. and ]•:. Jackson. iieforc Mr. W. 3.. llaselden, S.M., the adjourned heading n the claim of ,£U2 7s 0d for rattle alleged to have been vailed to J. G. Buchanan bv W. 11. Holmes was :ontinued. Mr.' ,1. R. L. Stanford represented th plaintiff, and Mr. A. H. Johnstone appeared for »>■>• '"endant. The plaintili' was non-siiitcj with costs. An alarm by the fire bell created some excitement at 3.15 to-day. . J'be cone of the occurrence was Broadway Nouh. Taking advantage of the dry spell, ihe grass and rubbish on the railway -c serve was oeing destroyed by lire. The names, however, spread" to the lenco of Mr. Pivac'a .'evidence, and then :c<urW! a hold on that structure. The brigade were smartly on the outbreak, 'and quickly extinguished the fire, i Five rinks of bowlers met Tnglcwnntl on the latters green yesterday, the aggregate score favoring Stratfoid by Hi points. At three rinks the winders' lead was IS, but Inglewood obtained majorities "in the remaining two. At a meeting of the Stratford School Committee, a tender of £3.1 for ing and asphalting the school grounds was accepted. The headmaster, Mr. Tyrer, was congratulated on the. successful results obtained ~in University examinations by Stratford scholars. It was resolved to hold the annual school picnic at Ngamotii on February 22. A young man named Shenack was fined CI and costs at the Magistrate's Court to-day for assaulting n Chinaman named Wong Young. .). Burke, for using obscene language ,wits lined £2. in default seven lays' imprisonment. Mr. Ilase!den, S.M., was on the Bench.

Harvesting operations are in full, swing. Farmers arc busy making most us? (if the fieetiiig hours. Others who ire making ihe most use of their opportunities are the crowds of satisfied et.elnmcis to C. V.. .lames' jewellery and fancy good" warehouse. The wise fo>' know where the best value for money shop is, consequently C. E. James reports business good*