STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1919, Page 5

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) (All communications, letters, etc., left with Mr H. S. Hopkins, bookseller, will rtceire prompt mention.) Though to-day the weather was very fine, there was not such a largo number of people in town as wnnl, quite a number of farmers taking advantage of the fine weather to get in their hay. At Inglewood weather conditions were different, a misty drizzle throughout the afternoon making matters unpleasant. As instancing, the number of people that journeyed from South to the New Plymouth rases this week, it may be mentioned that between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Thursday, two youths counted no fewer than 2&4 cars passing through Stratford. Inspector Hendry, of Wanganui, arrived here on an official visit last night, 'wiving again by the mail train this morning. Sergt. Date is at present on holiday leave. During his absence Constable Bleasel will be oharge. Mr W. J. Lopdell, County Engineer, leaves Stratford on Saturday next to take up the position of engineer to the ' Manukau County, near Auckland. His successor will probably arrive in a fortnight. Mr J. Ct. Harknesf!. secretary of the National Bay Association, who has been visiting Taranaki for the past few days, was in Stratford yesterday. St. Mary's School, of which Miss Stanford (formerly of New Plymouth) is now principnl, will open on Wednesday, with its full compliment of forty pupils. The new building' will bo ready for occupation in about a fortnight. Sapper George Morrison, well-known in this district, was in Stratford to-day, having returned from Australia, where he went shortly after his return from the front. He was away 17 weeks, having been hung up I>y the shipping trouble, and lie travelled in Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. He was one of the 117 who returned by the Durham ■ from Sydney, calling at Brisbane, and finally landing at Auckland. .When in Svdney he enlisted, and was in camp when the armistice was declared. Cases of sheep worrying are said to he very prevalent in the Cardiff district. Tt is stated that one settler on going to muster a. line of 75 could only muster a few over 20, and there was evidence that the sheep had been worried, chased into a nearby river, and scattered generally. The annual meeting of the Domain Board was held yesterday. Mr. W. P. Kirkwood presided. Mr. Curtis was unanimously re-elected chairman, and the meeting was adjourned for one week to enable him to be present. In this issue Messrs Barnitt and Robertson, land agents, advertise some properties that should well repay inspection. They also notify that they have numerous inquiries for dairy farms between Okato and Urenni, and for house properties in New Plymouth. Attention please! Although the holiday season is advanced there ia yet ample time to secure that gift or present. Don't go out of Stratford for the article. Call and see C. E. James' stock. His shelves, floors and eases are crowded with ladies handbags, jewellery, Doulton ware, elec-tro-plate, nickle and antimony articles jit to grace any home. Prepare for the evening by purchasing your parlor games here. Do you smoke? If eo, remember you can purchase the best tobaccos, pipe 3 etc., at C. E. James. the man -for honest St£uo.#Ye(EE articles.