STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 June 1917, Page 3

STRATFORD.

{from Our Own Correspondent.) [All communications, letters, etc., left with Mr. 11. J. Hopkins, will receive, prompt attention.]

. m Stratford, June 14. At tlie meeting on six o'clock closing, addressed by Rev. John Dawson, secretary of the. Xew Zealand Alliance, Mr. C. A. Wilkinson, member for Egmont, said he was not there as a proh:biticr.ist, but realised that something should; be done in the matter of early closing-. Ho was convinced this was necessary last ycarj and had endeavored to got things altered so that (he hotels would close at 8 p.m., and he was more than ever positive that the need existed for a measure of this description being enforced. He was quite sure a. <BHI of this nature would receive a sympathetic hearing 1 from many in the House. National efficiency was required, and the reduction of hours (hiring which hotels could retail liquor was one of many steps that might be taken in\that direction. The present movement was for a sixo'clock closing, and it had his heartiest support. Meetings of this description would help the National Ministry to come to a decision on the matter.

E. Ma.rfell, Toko, moved the followingresolution: "That this meeting of citizens and setlers of Stratford being convinced that in order to win the war it is essential that throughout the Empire every means should bo adopted to secure the maximum of efficiency in miliaffair3, and to reduce private expenditure, and also the demands upon the means of transports, and being convinced that the restriction of the of intoxicating liquora would assist in these directions more than other single reforms, urgently requests the Government to propara and introduce into Parliament at the earliest possible date a Kill to reduce the hours of sale of liquor to from S a.m. to 6 p.m., and to use every effort to have tlie bill passed and brought into effect without delay." This was carried by a show of hands, there being only one against.

A vote of thank?, to the chairman forpresiding concluded a, very interesting mooting. The setilert of ftuiron, purpose tendering a/ farewell social to Mr. W. Atkins, who, after being county foreman for some years, is leaving the district. The r.r ."1 general meeting of the Stratford A. and P. Association will be held on Saturday. Details of the business to be transacted appear on the first page to-day. The Stratford Ladies' Patriotic Committee have decided that during June and until the end of August takings at the tea rooms and mart will he donated towards the Lady Liverpool Fund. The Ngacre Ladies' Sewing Guild rerr-ri'v forwarded several ftannel shirts, -vvl> ?iicss:s R. Hannah and Co. have for- ...;-'l several dozen bootlaces. The Salvation Army is generally recognised as a good institution to donate surplus cash to, as it ia interested in several patriotic and other philanthropic funds; consequently Captain Caiftpion, local officer, ■was pleased to reecive the sum of £ll '6s Gil from settlers on the Toko Eoad, proceeds from,sale of wool.' There are many families who have figured largely in the matter of reinforcements for the front. Te Wcra lna many settlers of this nature, including the Fiynn family. Gerald, who makes the sixth son, left this week -for camp. T. LAMASOX'S WEEKLY REPORT. Last owing to a large timber sale on 'behalf of the New Zealand Home Builders we only had a very short sale at the mart. We quote: 'Hens Is 0.1 to 2s 6d, cockerels 2s 3d to 2s Gd, cauliflowers 3s to 3s fid doz., -cabbages 2s Gd, potatoes 8s to 9s cwt., pollard l.m'sack, bran 0s Cd to 'los Cd sack, pumpkins 7s to 8s sack. Furniture and sundries at usual auction rates. There are bargains offering in the thousand and one articles that Air. C. K. James intends to clear between the present date and the 30th inst. -He is carrying a heavy stock of general and fancy goods, and this must be turned into cash. During the next few weeks bargains rarely placed before the Stratford public will be available, so those on the look-out for best value goods at lowest cash should attend these sales." T Lamason will be selling at the mart on Saturday, on behalf cf a deceased person's estate, a quantity of furniture' and sundries, also potatoes, etc.