STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 October 1919, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent.) (AH communications, letters, etc., left with Mr. H. J. Hopkins, bookseller, will receive prompt attention.) Oct. 21. Mr. R. H. Cameron, deputy Mayor, presided at a meeting of the Borough Council held' on Monday evening. It was decided, to ask the Public Work;, Department to prepare estimates and plans for a concrete bridge over the Patea River at the south end of Broadway, the full width of the road. An application for a subsidy towards the cost of publishing a booklet advertising Stratford was refused. ?h? Elthar., County Council notified ft*-'- ■;, conference of local bodies wouic: b* held ;,t Eltham on Wednesday to consider the question of obtaining metal supplies from Waipuku. It was decided to send a delegate. An application by the Efficiency League for the use of the borough hoardings during November was left in the hands of the Mayor and Cr. Cameron. Accounts amounting to .tC6fl 17s lOd were passed for payment. Unskilled laborers are so scarce in Stratford at present, that, they cai; command wages above those paid to skilled workers and in connection with one building contract as high as 2s 6d an hour is being paid. As the men work ten hours a day they earn 25s per day. AH kinds of labor is scarce fend carpenters, who are exceedingly busy just now, are being paid above the award rate and are able to put in a good deal of overtime. A large motor car paint shop, 80ft by 40ft, has jus!. heen erected at the south end of the tort; by Mr. McMillan for Mr. C. J); Matthews, motor car painter. The Jiuildinjr is of corrugated iron with concrete floor, and- k divided into threo compartments ■- painting, varnishing rc.om, and a sho-w roow. The varnish in- room is in the centre, and is Ivaeij throughout, being nuite dust-proof. Mr. J. D. Healy, of Stratford, has been elected a member of the committee of the New Zealand Institue of Architects. POLITICAL. To a large number of electors assembled in the Pukengahu School on Monday evening, Mr. R. Masters (Liberal and Labor candidate), delivered a very interesting address along the lines of his previous speeches. The speaJcer dealt with a variety of important suojects, including shipping, Board of Trade, educational, a State bank, and the proposed Territorial training scheme. The meeting concluded with a Hearty and unanimous vote of thanks.

KING'S CINEMA. ( A J 0,000 feet programme including "The Whispering Chorus," a Paramount Artcraft feature in six acts, is to be shown at the King's Cinema Theatre, Stratford on Thursday evening. The picture deals with the adventures of John Trimble, an employee of a corporation, who resorts to theft in order to meet his debts. Trimble finds a dead body and, by dressing it in his own i clothes creates the impression that he has been drowned. His wife marries again. Assuring himself that he is dead to the world, Trimble assumes the name of Martin, and having worked as ft, stevedore he decides to shin for Australia. The attention of the cnief of police is attracted to Trinrtuc, alfas -Martin, and he resolves to arrest him on the charge of murdering Trimble The chief confronts the so.called Martin and when he attempts to arrest him, a fierce battle ensues. Finally the chief is knocked down and Martin makes nls escape. Trimble remains in liidmg in San Franci?co. The remainder 01 u.e story, which has a very happv conclusion, deals with the circumstances which led to his re-union with his a<*cd mother. Also on the bill is a Triangle drama entitled "Untamed." in which Roy Stewart is starred. The picture contains (beautiful natural settings and many thrills and romantic adventures.. The great occasions in life—starting school, Confirmation, coming of age—and the many other events in the every-day experience of us all, how delightful to have a record of all these. McAllister's Studio, Brondway, will satisfy your every want in this respect, and the prices are reasonable. Despite the rise in price of materials, there has been no increase in the charges of this studio increased output and up-to-date methods being the secret. _ In these days of high cost of living it i? a relief to find something to pur ohase at the old pre-war prices. Just now ladies will find at C. E. James' Broadway, Stratford, a display of Leather Hand Bags at the old value They are a special purchase, and are selling at one price, 7/0 each. Reduce the depreciation in your motor car by taking it to C. D. Mathews, Stratford, and if it is mechanically sound he will return it looking as well as when you first bought it, at a very small cost. The best paints and varnishes, and workmen who know their trade.