STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 January 1918, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(Irom Our Own Correspondent). [All communications; letters, etc., left with Mr. 11. J. Hopkins, bookseller, will receive prompt attention.] Stratford, Jan. .10. Tlio woftthpr lifts broken, and, judging from appearances, haymaking will be suspended for a few days. The rain will do an immense amount of good. A New Plymouth schoolboy on a farm ihere reckons that this is the'life for him. Pottering about a fann removes the thoughts of school studies, and he has worked up an appetite that shows that « seaside boy can relish the mountain air with the same pleasure as the country visitor fcxtracts from the surf and sea air. This particular lad is in no hurry for school to open, and probably there are others of similar mind. An accident of an unusual and rather serious character occurred at, Ngaere on Tuesday. A visitor to Taranaki was moving over the road on a motor-cycle and side-car, when some cattle were liberated on to the" road, and one steer went straight for the machine, with the' result that the occupants capsized on to the roadside. The drovers and others quickly rendered first aid, Mrs. Cook being taken to the Stratford Hospital, where she was found to be suffering from internal injuries, while Mr. Cook is moving round Broadway with his arm in a sling. The cycle was a bit knocked about by the contact. A welcome-home social is to be held at Midhirst next week, when Messrs N. Roy Hamblyn, Peter Moretti, Carroll, A. K. Askew and J. H. Hunwich are to be welcomed home, invalided from the trenches. The Wharehuia folk are also engaged in similar preliminaries now to celebrate the return of Messrs. Witt and McCracken. A sitting of the Medical Board was hold here to-day, but up to noon the percentage of passes appeared to be very small. Fireman Crossan represents the Stratford Fire Brigade at the annual brigade conference at Tauranga, and Fireman Crofts fulfils a similar duty at the Taranaki conference, to be held in Eltham during February. Secretary W. Payton has been appointed custodian vice Foreman B. Burgess (resigned). " At the War Relief Association meeting yesterday Mr. R. Dunn, representing the Farmers' Union, resigned his position as delegate. Stress of other work necessitated this action. He thanked the chairman and delegates for the uniform courtesy and consideration shown him at meetings. Mr. W. P. Kirkwood, chairman, expressed regret at Mr. Dunn's decision, and reciprocated the kindly expressions uttered by Mr. Dunn. . The charge sheet outlined for the S.M. Court sitting here next week looks formidable, and if the police chq/fges are defended, it means a lengthy sitting, with possible adjournments. Breaches of the Military Service Act by a father and an employer of labor are to be heard, besides charges against some well-known identities for breaches of the licensing law. An accident occurred at Kohuratahi yesterday, a lady named Mrs. Bell breaking two small bones in one of her legs. The injuries were sustained through slipping on a small piece of wood. After! receiving attention she was brought into town by train. At the station a request was made to a taxi-driver to convey the injured woman to the hospital, but he pleaded a prior engagement. Mr R. McK. Morison, a member of the board, who happened to be on' the station, kindly placed his car at the disposal of Mrs. Bell, and she was quickly removed to the hospital.

T. LAMASON'S WEEKLY REPORT. Our usual weekly pale was held at the mart last Saturday. Poultry was in small supply. New season's fresh fruit is now coming to hand fairly freely. We quote as follows: Ducks, J/0 to :i/-, hens 1/i) to 3/s, new potatoes 10s to 12s cwt., peaches 2/- to 4/-, pears 4/-, apples 3/G t0.4/-, plums to 4/-, furniture and sundries at usual auction rates.

T. Lamn son's Saturday sale is advertised in this issue. It includes poultry, produce and sundries. Fruit will also be sold by auction and privately. The business ilonv in Stratford during I Christmas week was quite up to expectations. There w» s a 'jnod run on the jewellery store of Air. C. K. .James, and this was not surprising:, seeing the great variety and excellent value he was offering. It is some years since Mr. •Fames opened business here, and his thorough study of the district's requirements is perhaps the secret of iiis success—plus good value in every article.* December, 1917, will soon be only a memory. The-re is, however, an opportunity still to take advantage of the groat range of artistic jewellery, brooches, and bangles, that Mr. Ben. •J. Peters, jeweller, has for sale. Those in search of seasonable gifts can find their wants satisfied by visiting his premises.*