STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1918, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(Prom Our Own Corrcspendent.) [All esnuaualeitloiis, letters, etc., left nltb Uc H J. Heiktu. k«»iMtl«r, will recelv® »t»a.Dl ilWDiioa] Stratford. Dee. 2S. Wintry weather prevailed here to-day. Heavy wind and persistent rair. made matters miserable to those in town, and those who could manage it soon made a move to more genial quarters Hawera escaped the rain till late in the afternoon, but. the gale and dust were as bad as the rain. Stratford will lose the present postmaster (Mr. S G. Stanton) next week, as he is retiring 011 superannuation He has had a long association with the work, and will carry with him the good wishes for a pleasant future from many friends made during Ilia forty-five years' service. This period has been spent at Herbert, VVaverley, Greytown, Dunedin North and Stratford, arriving here eight years ago and succeeding Mr. (now Rev.) C. E. Nieholls. While the citizens regret Mr. Stanton's departure, they will be more than pleased to have a new post office instead of the present eve-sore to the progressive spirit of the town. Applications are invited by the Stratford County Council for the position of engineer, vice Mr W J. Lopdell, resigned, whilst a vacancy on the council staff exists for a man as tar-boiler. Both positions are advertised in the papers. A pleased advertiser is always a pleasure to meet. One met "Your Own" today, and stated that he had a small advertisement in The Daily News one morning, and the same afternoon received an answer from a man 60 miles away I notice in The Daily News that the Taranaki (New Plymouth) autumn meeting and the Egmont (Hawera) summer meeting follow in February. Now I wonder which club is right. Are the Hawer.i people optimistic enough to be lieve that the summer is yet to come, or lies it become a thing of the past, like the war? T. Lamason holds a sale at the mart on Tuesday (New Year's Eve), when he will be selling poultry and a quantity of furniture and boots on behalf of sundry vendors

STI.'DEBAKER GOLD CAR. | A WONDERFUL MACHINE. A motor-car is always interesting, and the man who possesses the latest and most up-to-date has something to enthuße over. At Mr. Newton King's garage, Stratford, considerable attention has been focussed on the Studebaker gold car which is being exhibited for a short period. It is a 7-seater, and its particular merit lies in the fact that all its works are laid open for inspection, and underneath the car a fine mirror reflects the machinery and driving gear to the spectator.

The car was built for the New York exhibition, and then was shown at Chicago and afterwards in other leading cities in America. From there the car was shipped to other countries, and it is readily conceded to be the best-finished attd most elaborately completed car ever shown in the Southern Hemisphere. It is a gold car in that 400 ounces of 24-earat gold were used in plating the exposed metal parts, costing £IGOU, and entailing six months' expert work. Naturally wherever exhibited tlie car has elicited inquiries as to price, but, although it is not for sale, offers of £OOOO and CROOO have been made.. The gold plating is 011 tV freeboard, so that literally one steps on u gold pavement when littering the car. The door-, too jind handle are all lined with the golden me tttl, the ro4s that carry the hood, and the rims of the windshield are also of gold, whilst the foot that works the pedal rests on the gold, and the rims of the wheels that carry you to your destination are of gold. In fact, it is a golden 1 chariot. Even the windows at the rear of the hood are in gpld frames, while the carburetter is also gold-plated. The brilliant eketric light is also eivlospd in lamps plated in similar fashion. The paint work is of rich cream enamel, and the upholstering is of white kid, the white and gold presenting a picture that must be seen to be valued, i A standing invitation is being made to all interested in motoring to visit the parage, Fonton Street West, and'inspect the i s 4r. -Up to the present several hundred m&dfl a pilgrimage to Stratford, und a' 1 have been convinced they have' seen the "4'' excellence. The firm are agents for make of machine, and already there are seVeral hundred of them in the province—air Indication of the merits of the car, whictf should be further enhanced by the present exhibit —a truly magnificent specimen highskilled industry The car will be oi view up to noon on the day pf the Strati ford races (Wednesday)

C'.rlitir.i-, and New Year bay's* n generally perplexing to purchase. Not so to those who call at O. E. Jicsas' Fancy Goods Warehouse. Eorj om ..!M find a variety of goods to suit ail requirements Everything imagine!>;.« will be found here. Gold trinkets, sU'.o leather goods, Doulton and crockeryware are all there for the enras'.uj;. Toys, book:, etc., for the youthful mind, whilst many artielc-3 suitable for Mr. Man will bo found on C. E. James' prej miss?. Shop early and beco:no a pleated I purchaser.—Advt-