STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1918, Page 3

STRATFORD.

i (From Our Own Correspondent). I UIFT AUCTION SALE. 1 Stralfonl, Fob. ->S. , The efforts of the committee to secure £2OOO for the Wounded Soldier*' Fund tulmifiated in the 'sale held this afterloon, and at the time these notes wcrd wined wic prospect* of seeming the ligirc ( £2000) lookd very good. The stock ,vub distributed m On- 'mvls of Mr. fewton King and the Farmers* Coirative Organisation hoc.eiy, and the ;arding was quite up to catalogue Xatually cattle and sneep jnudommated, n\t there were also plenty of horses, from the heavy Clydesdale to the pony. , Prior to the sale, the Mayor (Mr McMillan), as chairman of the commit- •, tee, expressed his gratification at seeing the splendid attendance of farmers. The desire of the committee to build up the Wounded Soldiers' Fund must appeal to . nil, and from what he could see, it was , i popular decision. The War Relief As- , sociation was finding the calls on its , funds to assist the returned soldier ever increasing, and it was a duty to all to , do their utmost to. help those who had , gone to the firing line, and done their best. He concluded by wishing the auctioneers every success, and hoped the results would be what all desired—the .€2(00 mark. Mr. Newton King added a few remarks, supplementing the Mayor's wish thatf the auction would piove a great success, anil also the need that we should do the best we could to recognise the sacrifices made by the young men in khaki, lie then assumed control of the sale, and sold tin first two pens, containing fat heifers, whicl. fell to the bid of Mr. E. Marfell, of Toko, at ,ClO a head- Prices ruling for cattle were quite up to market values In the line of sundries the bidding was not so good, and sonic fair bargains were secured. An order for £5 on -clothing, donated by a local draper, went for £3 las, an excellent bargain, as Mr Cottier (the auctioneer) remarked. A section of land, opposite the bowling green, donated by Mr. S. A. Mann, and rated at £llO, was started at £lO, and at £•».■) fell to the bid of Mr. Lane, borough inspector. A full quarter-acre section at Warwick road was passed in whilo that donated by Mr. T H. Pcnn, after a bid oi £IOO. was also withdrawn. The other ■sundries—fencing posts, fertilisers, tunks, etc, all changed hands. Bidding throughout the sale continued good, and it may truthfully be said that the auctioneers—Messrs Xcwton King, IS. Cottier. \V. H. Young, Morran(Hawera) perspired freely in a good cause. The wretarics—Messrs Crawshaw and Grant —were kept very busy in securing proceeds from the sale, but the results will not be finally known for some days vet. The amounts lately to hand include: Stratford Borough (M. McDonald and A. Mi Stewart, collectors): Wright and Lawrence. Jonas Masters and F. Harnett £5 5s Hopkins nnfl Davics £4 4s. C J. BuiTcll, Mrs. K. A. Fitzgerald, J. Burkett, and F. G. Hartley £2 2s, L. Webster, R. V. Tennant.' ('. Massey, Hunter and Lyons. W. Gredig. A Supporter, J. Laveriy, and P. (iaivey £1 Is, Ilallensteinj Bros, kit value £2, \\V P Taylor 10(1 piiie tre-'s 'three years). Q. Hanover two'horse, W. *Tawke one mare. Stratford (\V. IT. Young and D. .1. Malone)—Newton King £.">o, ,Jas. Robson £5, Dr- Steven £lO 10s, J \y. Thomas £« 3s, K. A. Alger and W, J. Lopdel! £1 Is. Morcy and Son and W. P. Mark £2 2s, FT. Wilson cart saddle, back band, and tugs value £5, Mrs--I'. C Fookcs calf, T C'olson two fat sheep. Por M. McDonald): Chas. Jago and f.ovendowski snr. £1 l.j. Muhoc (Hector Mellow):'ft. Whittington and S. Bollard £1 Is, ft Keightlcy one w/wer, F Barrett one horse, Pembroke road (H. Harrison)- J, Petric, two heifer wcanofs, Flint road (A. H. Huggttt): Anonvmous 2. Pukengahtl: R. W- Best, ss, In order not to clash with the gift auction the monthly meeting of the Stratford A and P. Association will not be held fill .Saturday week, March ■> GENERAL. The Railway Department has a train time-tabled to leave Stratford at 3.? i p.ui. H Jibs a ear put on to convo'v school children north, and tickets are is'-, sued to passengers travelling. At times the train runs but more often than not it gets ''hnng up" at Tarlki and ipstead of reaohing New Plymouth at 015 as time-tabled, It gets in'at any time rtear or after 7 o'clock. The fault seems to lio south of Hawera. where no ear Is attached. To have school children and passengers cooped up )n a second, class van for three hours on a thirty. mile Journey becomes monstrous- Perhaps the Department will later on shpw a little regard for the public, and arrange things more fatisfactoHJv than at psesefit, Farmers throughout Taranaki -will bo pleased to learn that Mr. F. O'Sullivnn, Cardiff, has succeeded In winning the gold medal given for the best cow In the semi-official test- The cow, Sultan's Daisy, by Campanile Sultan—Genoa Daisy, gave fifiTlbs of fat duping the test. She Is a cow well above n.o fl n / - eraSo, ftn '' iS 5 • V, ' ars oW - M. D(W U«ullivan informs me that the cow has never been more than a fortnight drv since the first calf as a two-vear-old Considering that Cardiff is 2000 feet above the sea level, the win is all the more meritorious. To prove that this win is no mere fluke, the writer has also to note that Mr. .1. Clcmow, of 'Cardiff, has secured the bronze medal as owner of the third highest cow in the test. Both these farmers arc members of the Jersey Breeders', Association's branch at Stratford, and their success was duly pleasing to all members and others in* terested In the Jersey cow, Wo 'have a lady doctor in our midst, —Ur. Gordon—who is in charge of Dr. Paget'* practice during his absence from town, The chairman of the Education Board. Mr. R Masters, has been notified by telegram that the sum of £I7OO has been approved for the purchase of the high school site. Whangamomona riflemen shot recently for a chiua and silver salad bowl, donated by Mr. A. Manoy. The conditions were 10 shots at .300 yards, and with a score of 45 Gordon Wilson won the trophy. All Cardiff turned out to the school children's picnic, on Thursday. The youngsters had a fine time running races, eating confectionery, etc. In the evening the adults had their turn, a dance being held to the music of Mr. C. H. Fpx. fhe dutieß pf M.C- werp entrusted to M/r. ft. O'SulUvbr.

been notified that the Government eontemplates purchasing some for use with members of the Defence Department. It is a unique gift that, would be much appreciated, particularly by those in the trenches, as with a gift of this description a soldier could always keep his hair clipped short, and thus be spared n good deal of misery and irritation. An invitation is given to all to see the '•Uian" hairtutter.— -Atlvt.