STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1919, Page 3

STRATFORD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) (All communications, letters, etc., left with Mr. H. J. Hopkins, bookseller, will receive prompt attention.) SCHOOL AWARDS. The following is a list of the school awards for the year, while every child received a prize:— Special prize (from committee) for good attendance: Rhoda Wheller (six years consecutively full attendance); Dorothy Wheller (four years' consecutively full attendance); Mary Hamilton; James Hamilton. Special prizes for writing in Standard H. (from Miss Guppy) Maude Shaw. Special prize as a mark of appreciation of willing helpfulness (from Miss Lilley): Doris Phillips, Rawea Mclver, Easton Smith. Proficiency Certificates: Nine children sat and all obtained their certificates: Colin Forbes, William Harrington, Roy Wellington, Violet Christiansen, Mary Hamilton, Pearl Wellington, Bessie Sangster, Winifred Johnston, Pattie Mclver. Standard II: Eric Chard, James Hamilton, Norman Mclver, Edward Phillips, Colin Sangster, Emma Bottin, Vera Mayhead, Ada Nowland, Maude Shaw. Standard I: Rita Phillips. Part I: Pat Sherlock, Charles Tocker, William Phillips, Mabel Tocker, Gwendolyn Bell, Maxie Hamilton, Elsie Shaw, ,\folly Sangster, Ruby Chard, Liuda Marr. Part II: William Mclver, Horace Phil- i (ips, Elsie Bell. Part III: Tom Sangster, George Tocker, George Wellington, George Bottin, Charles Bel!, Reginald Chard, Hector Forbes, Colin Marr, Ernest Webb, R<£'inald Ward, Harold Ward, Dorothy Marr. The shop-keepers of Stratford will observe Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 25, 26, and 27, and Thursday and Friday, January 1 and 2, as holidays. The half-holiay will this week be observed on Wednesday. Xmas Fair now in full swing. Fancy Goods, Toys, China, Books, or anything needed for presents. Shop early; shop now. Goods can be ! eld till Xmas Eve, and be called for or delivered anywhere.—Charles E. James. School comu.ittees and teachers,' in selecting school prizes, should inspect the large stock of reward and gift books at H. J. Hopkins'. The books aro direct from the publishers, and are low priced, well bound, we'' printed and illustrated, and in .'.very way %vel! got up. Special i consideration shown to school children. 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.

There is still time to have that photograph done for Xmas. McAlister, Stratford, has made arrangements to have all work, ordered by the 16th completed before the 23rd. ' The early customer gets the advantage. Hurry.