STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1918, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) [All communications, letters, etc., left Willi Mr H. J. Hopklus, bookseller, will receive prompt tuentlon.] BOROI'OH COUNCIL. Stratford, August 20.

At the monthly meeting on Monday evening, the Mayor (Mr J. W. McMillan), presided. J. W. Bonn, late Mayor, forwarded framed protograph of last Council and officials—Received with thanks, and will he placed in the Council Chambers. E Parry, chief electrical engineer, stated that he fully endorsed Mr Holland's recommendations for augmenting and improving the plant, machinery and overhead lines of the Stratford Borough Council.—Received.

TV. Rawson agreed to the Council's terms re completing drainage to his property. C. J. Reakes, director of Live Stock TMvi-si.-.n, Wellington, notified the Council that the Public Works Commission will not agree to the Council increasing the salary of Mr Is. Ross, meat inspector and abattoir manager, thp agreement bcin?, between the Council and his Department, and any additional payment should be mado to the Department and not to the officer The letter added that Mr Ross received increases from the Department until he reached the maximum of the grade to which he belongs .—Received. Hastings Borough Council forwarded circular re interment of all enemy aliens as early as possibles-Resolution endorsed.

Mr Hamilton. superintendent of the Tnverenrjill fire briside. in replv to the Council, !=tntrd t*nt- tlip superintendent. hVf and second lieutenants ore appointed bv ttip Council tlip britradesmen bavin? no say in these appointments.—deceived. Tlip Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs, notified that ojcyeen and ammonia cylinders were classed as dfinsferous _frof>ds. and users of same should he comnulled to notifv brigades of their positions on premises.—Tleeeivcd. New Plymouth iTovoiiffh Council desired siwnort in nrsinsr the resumption of the Municipal Conference, discontinued tbrou?h the war. —Endorsed. Mr T.avprty. librarian, notified that the number of books issued durins tlie montb •»verp 1?f.2. returned li>4o. new books ad'l- - I?, and subscriptions received £9 10s. 3d—Received.

I) Cosssrove, Director of Hecrnitin?. acknowledged the Council's intention to appeal on behalf of E. F. Holland, borough 9leetrie.il engineer.—Tn this connection two applications offering to fill Mr Holland's position were received. The Mayor opposed making application. With the rest of the Council he was sorry to lose. Mr Holland, 'but did not think anything £o<hl would come with the Knowledge that there were sirlistitutea available. Ct. Masters disagreed with the Mayor's contention. The appeal concerned the whols town. Their engineer had srot the works well under way, and a new man would take manv months to pick up the rim of tliiiisrs. Crs. Hmiter, Jackson and Cameron also favored the appeal boin<; made, the fonner inn- it should be a sine die one. The motion was carried, the Mayor vol in? a,uain=t. Cr Hunter and borong-h solicitor will support the appeal at the next sitting of the Military Service 'Board.

The committee r;"porfpd they had instrueted the Inspector to prosecute any per=on found tipping rubbish anywhere within the borough excepting in flip pTfl.ca provided. Tlipt oiso recommended that a telephone lv installed at the caretaker's house.—Adopted The borough engineer. T. T). Sullivan, reported on general works during the month. The electrical engineer's rcnorf on the plant and other malters was received,

discussion thereon being deferred. Cr Jackson said he desired to draw attention to the necessity for the Ooimei! adopting a system of supplying decently e'oin ivnter fie had found it verv had. and that it wa = time to hare it filtered. The Mayor believed that replacing filters wonhl require a further loan, m his opinion the solution lay in building a reservoir. hut here again a loan would bt> necessary. Tie a'=o reminded the Council fl'at although the water mar he dir'v the fiorprnnmpnt analyst had found it healthy. Cr Masters remarked that all renoH.a nn the water had been fa.vorablp. The MaroT said that the <lec!--;nn to flush tV mains monthly should improve the of (he water.

PROTESTANT POLITICAL ASSOCIATION*.

There was an attendance of GOO at tin' Town Hall on Monday, when the Rev. Howard Elliott delivered an address entitled "Tracking the Jesuit? in Xew Zealand." At the close of a 90 minutes" speech the following resolution ivas carried:— "That this meeting of the Protestant electors of Stratford expresses its resentment at the tyrannical action of the Oovernment in prohibiting wellknown and patriotic Protestant literature for circulation in the country. That this meeting views with deep concern the unnecessary nature of the recent War Regulations relating to the Press and publications, and warns the Government that such action can only result in the forfeiture of the confidence of the groat Protestant majority of citizens. That this meeting calls unon C A. Wilkinson. MP. for K<»mont. in the absence of Capt. Hine. M.P.. to n«p his influence to secure the removal of these prohibitive measures, and thus ensure a semblance of justice to the most loval and patriotic section of the community." This was dulv carried. A mimbar of the audience became members o? tie branch, wbi'- f 01'.""

MCrned guarantee notes for the ,C-"flO fund Votes 0" Uirrnks to the Rev. 'Toward Elliott and also *o Mr Thompson, chair man, concluded the mooting.

GRXTT.AL. T>:cr!)»Ti) pro<rre='» is Iip!!*? mfi'lf "'!' t.li? now rlicr-'o I'.'iclnvv li'.v, in r.r» i>f pnTi=f n1 "VT'illmr-l: ni IV orin""' of Mountain nn.l T>ivbi;rli ro?<1 = . Al-l'-"t!Tli !>. prnnri"(arv mnoTJi if .'-' t;n'!"'--fnnO tliaf flio s.,r,ivl-,-?. linvc flic privi-

l"r" of pnvliruiii<T (lie plnnf from Mr v r-i!=nn nf fhn piv' of 11ip lirs ( . =pi*oivJ. or ! ily«l vonr. Another movp in I'ip =-n>: M.-n.-tmn i» flip psii , l'li--liniont-. of a stniv ■ or pour flm =nnip so,-fion. W. A. ITpwitf. cprprn.l mfltiasror of '-SfrMford Itrnndi oHIipKZ T,onn nivl "'.A. (Vnrmnv nn pvnnhig pr.v •iifpd Mr A. <"'. r.pll. =alpsman in f -ni rtrpnrtmont for eiglit yrar*. v ;r f : rm tmveiVine rnsr im mempnto of Mr. 'Ml'a onnnoction witli flip company. Mr. fVII siiitfl'hlv apltnowledsred ths .sr r ' and kind expressions for his future. He

left for Hamilton on Monday morning. A taxi-ear on Monday collided with a, horse at the bridge, Broadway. As a result of the mishap the car hail to receive some attention from the garage e.\ ports find the horse had to be shot.

Mahoe and Lowgarth \ettlers attended in large numbers at the Mahoe Hall on Friday evening, when a farewell social was tendered Corpl. Jones. A fine scries of songs, recitations, etc., was contributed, principally by EJthiim visitors, those assisting in this direction being Slesdames Beesley, Misses Coates find D. Ciiniuerworth. Mr Bee-ley and Master Irwin. A wristlet watch was presented to Corp. Jones, the speeches being made by Messrs Komi ftiul T. R. Anderson, the recipient suitably acknowledging the gift- The dance music was supplied by Mr and Mrs Bees, lev (cornet and piano), whilst Messrs H. Mellow and A. MeLarry as M's.O. kept all busy. A word of praise is due Mr Tukc. secretary and the ladies' committee, for the work they accomplished in what proved to be the 'best social held there for many years.

Tn be a successful business man, one must, have what the public wants and at a price that will satisfy the hunger. The success of C. K. James' jewellery warehouse lies in the good value he offers. Purchasers know from experience that poods secured here are all of the highest ffrade in value and at prices that defy competition. At the present moment there are 1000 and 1 articles offering in gold, silver, and orockorvware tha,t are selling at pre-war prices.—Advt.