STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 December 1918, Page 3

STRATFORD.

TFtobi Our Own Correspondent)' „ t* u ,communications, letters, «ic. left tilth w«uoi.f Bltlas ' k00k " ll,r ' »'»-*««i'«"^w - Stratford, Dee. 0. , Mrs. 13 T. Aldridge, Pembroke Road, »a 8 received the following telegram from the Defence Minister (Sir James Allen): '-"Pleased to inform voit that a further cable received to-dav states that vour husband, E. P. Aldridge, was incorrectly reported seriously ill and died of bronchopneumonia, November 25. The message was incorrectly reported to hospital, ?nd Bhoiild have referred to an Australian hospital of the same name. Your husband war, admitted to the No. 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir. on November 2!i, sutlering from debilitv. Please Rsecpt uiy hopes for a specdv recovery." The last sentence is a sentiment that will be echoed bv many friends of Mrs, Aldridge and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Paul, well-known settler.?' on the Pembroke Road, Stratford. One of the, heaviest rainfalls Stratford and district has ever experienced {joes down to Sunday At 11,30 a.m. it seemed as if the heavens had literallv opened and the rain fell in torrents. Whilst tile rain was racing down the roof in cascades, Heaven's artillery was in constant action, peal after peal of thunder accompanied by vivid flashes of [lightning that appeared to coma right down to the ground, gave those of nervous temperament an anxious hour. The rain was very persistent and continued throughout the day, whilst about midnight, to give all good measure, an "arthquake shock wound up the programme. To-day the weather ha 3 been more genial, but is anything but seasonable. After a bout with the influenza, some of the patients are bc?niT»:n<r to wider■stard the Position of the shell-shock pMient. The latter is a restless individuoV mid the amp applies to manv "cx-infliien*i>i--ts" who find that now they hnve pas=eH the convalescent stage they '■avc lost the will-nmver to stick to anything but want, to wf. nw.av. Of course. there were n few who have always beou tired but tn»r« <ir« U"w minr who in. n»er uutV» t--> realise that they must be up find dnin?. T Tjiuui-f-.n advertises a sale on behalf of Mr. Heehaw, Fenton Street east. Commencing on Thursdav. 12th inst., C. E. James will open his Christmas sale. What with peace celebrations, epidemics, etc., one finds it hard to believe that the festive season is so near.. | We need to brighten up, and this deI irable quality will be available to the public by inspecting the closely-packed shelves of toys for the babies,"trinkets for the schoolgirl, jewellery, handbags, etc., for the ladies. For the boys Mr. •Tames has all descriptions of games, inodors and outdoors, and for father all [the best brands of tobacco and cigars, cigarette.'- and pipes. All welcome to inspect the premises.—Advt.