STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1917, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Stratford, Jan. 2fl. A meeting t f the Borough Council was held last evening, die Mayor presiding. Five applications were received ior the position of junior clerk, and the appointment was conferred on i!i:<s K. Kiirrell, who w ; ll take up her new duties on Monday. It was decided to extend the electric light down Flint Road past when fnntis are available, subject to satisfactory guarantees being secured from residents. A water-tap is to be placed at the railway street entrance for use bv th; Beautifying Society The majority of our bowlers engaged at the New Plymouth tournament returned home to-day. Four teams tooi. [■art, and though not one of them succeeded in getting a place in the semifinals, it is safe to say they extracted as much pleasure out of the tournament sis the winners. One of our rinks carried the other competing teams in the section on the : r shoulders, which is another wav i-tating that they footed instead of topped the board. Better luck next time. A lecture wa; delivered at the Town Hall last ni.alit. that created a lot of hostile criticism. A visiting clergyman hid the floor, and although the title was: "What caused the war," the subject matter was something very close to an attack on a certain religious denomination. One would have thought tic old orange and green rivalry had l-eeii buried in these days of showing a united front to the enemy. Not so in ihe lecture under review. The lecturer had a very goxl reception—an attentive hearing wouUUfrerliaps be nearer the mark, but hm the true nature of the meeting been understood, probably the audience would neither have been numerous or sympathetic. It seems a pity to add religions strife to the horrors of tk war. We all wish to possess nothing but the best. Sometimes we are successful, but frequently disappointed. There is no disappointment awaiting the purchaser of goods at C. JC. James' warehouse. Just note the sterling value offering in Doulton ware.®