STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 October 1920, Page 6

STRATFORD.

TARANAKI DAILY NEWS. STRATFORD AGENCY, Advertisements ana items of news for publication should be left at the offlce of (he local representatlre, W. J. Wilson, next Union Bank. October 2. Last month was a very wet month in Stratford, rain falling on no leas than seventeen days, divided into two wet spells, the first of Ave days, from the HJth to the 14th, and the second of twelve days, from the 10th to the 30th. .The heaviest fall was on the '2oth, when the rain amounted to 1.72 inches. The total Jail for the month was 10.34 inches. The high price which was realised for the lease of the Borough Council's ship | the Municipal Buildings, at ,the auction sale last Thursday, will probably have the effect of encouraging the building of new business premises in the town as soon as building materials are more readily obtainable. It is understood that several 'new premises- will be erected within the next twelve months, some of which will be in Broadway north. A local business man, in expressing his opinion on the future growth of Stratford, recently stated that he believed that in a few years' time the intersection of Broadway and Regan Street would 'be the centre of the business portion of the town. The Egmont Club has been asked by the Masterton Club to endeavor to arrange a telegraph chess match between players til the two clubs, the match to take place on an agreed date. The committee of the Kgmont Club has consented tp_ the proposal, and the chess subcommittee is making arrangements accordingly. 'ihe mult of the appeal made by the Stratford A. and P. Association recently i for funds, foi the purpose of building a much-needed new cattle pavilion, has not been as good as anticipated, and thi; committee lias asked the canvassers | to re-open their lists of donations. In view of the great advantages which will accrue to the association, breeders, and exhibitors, with the completion of the new pavilion,-41)a committee hopes that a more liberal -response will be made to the appeal tor funds. The amount asked for is £7AO, and of this only .€IBO has been subscribed to date. Invitations to attend the opening of the Hawera Bowling Clubs season on October (5. West find (New Plymouth) on October 7, and New Plymouth on October 14, have been received by the members of the Avon Bowling Club. Nine building permits for work estimated to cost £4437 were issued by the Stratford Borough Council last month. In connection witli the Taranaki Affiliated t liibis billiard and snooker challenge. shield competition, the tcai*from .the Egmont Club will plav the C.E.M.S. Club, Klthain, at Eltham on SYdnesdav night. » The inevitable increase in the price of hsir-cntting and shaving will come into operation in Stratford on Tuesday next, when the price of a shave'will be »d and a hair-cut Is Cd. Tn explaining ihe necessity for the increase, the local hairdressers state that wages have practically doubled since the war, and the oi everything required in the saloon lias in nearly every ease inci eased by 100 per cent. The advance in prices was made in Hawera in February, and the Stratford hairdressers have delayed increasing their prices for as long as they possibly could. •Since the telephone charges have been increased there has been a feeling amongst many who signed the petition asking for the Stratford exchange to be kept open continuously, that the petition should now be dropped, as the extra charges overweigh the advantages of the continuous exchange. It is understood that the petition is now in the hands of the sub-committee recently appointed by the council, and it might be a wise move before again presenting it to the postal authorities to ascertain if some.arrangement could not be made whereby the exchange could be kept open from, say, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. This should not involve any increased charges to subscribers, and, for the present at any rate, would meet the wishes of a large section of the subscribers who, while they would like to have a continuous exchange, do not feel disposed to pay an extra £2 a year for the concession. What better present can you give yourself or your friend than a Fountain Now that you can obtain a reliable_ Fountain Pen for a very small sum, is it wise to be without one? We have a large variety of self-filling pens, stylos, and safety pens, including the well-known makes of Scheaffers and John Whitworth, at prices ranging from 10s to 2 guineas. Tell us what style of r.ib you like. H. J. Hopkins, Stationer, Stratford. McAllister, photographer, Stratford, has the best equipped studio in Taranaki, a capable staff and years of experience. Besides this the prices are the lowest in the Dominion for the same class of work. Make an appointment without delay.