STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1920, Page 6

STRATFORD.

TARANAKI DAILY NEWS. STRATFORD AGENCT. Advertisements and items of news for publication should he left at the office of tho local representative, W. !. Wilson, next Union Bank. October 5. A surprising discovery was made by the teacher and pupils of the Pembroke Road School yesterday, a swarm of bees being found in the space between the weather boards and the lining boards of the school building. The bees apparently have got in through a crevice in the top and swarmed during the cold weather, and now that the weather has become warmer are coming out. So far the bees have been kept out of the classrooms, but they constitute a menace to the children when in the playgrounds. An attempt to remove the bees will be made, but it is believed that this can only bn done by taking away some of the weather boards.

The Rev. J. W. McKenzie presided at the weekly gathering of the Stratford Boys' and . Girls' Mutual Improvement Society last night, a very enjoyable evening being spent. The principal item was a lecture on "Physical Fitness," given by Dr. I). Steven. ,A wordguessing competition, conducted by Errol Morton and Reg. Hollands, proved amusing and educational. Vocal and instrumental items were contributed by Rita Grubb, El-ma Sanderson, Keitha Cramer, Bob Cormack and Lindsay Ruscoe. Another development in connection with the preliminary arrangements for the erection of the new post office in Stratford, is the decision of the Railway Department to resume control of the garden plot on the west side of the southern end of the railway platform. This plot has been kept in order by the Stratford Beautifying Society, and notice has been served upon Messrs. W. -P. Kirkwood and Percy Thomson, as representing the Society, under date of August Bth, determining the termination of the lease of the plot on the expiration of three months. The district railway engineer, in a covering letter' to Mr. Thomson, states that a portion of the land comprised in the lease is required for the new post office site, and the lease is being terminated for that reason. The. rainfall in Stratford for September was four inches above the average for that month, but was not a record fail.

Very pleasant weather conditions have been experienced in Stratford since Sunday,'being in sharp contrast to the wet and cold conditions prevailing last week.

A very high opinion of the abilities of the member for Stratford is expressed by a correspondent of the Waikato Times, who has been contributing to that paper some pen pictures of the members of the House. After referring to the capabilities of Mr. D. Jones (member for Ivniapoi), he goes on to say: "He and the member for Stratford (Mr. R. Masters) are certainly the most promising of the new members, and 1 should not be at all surprised if both attain Cabinet rank in the next juggling of the parties." Then follows the same writer's impressionist portrait of the member for Stratford: "Like Mr. Jones, Mr. Masters is also thick-set, clean-shaven, hut is perhaps three -or four years younger and hardly so pugnacious looking. He has rather a depressing mouth, the drooping corners suggesting a' somewhat gloomy temperament. But he is shrewd, logical and resourceful, and very self-possessed. There is nothing picturesque about him in face or figure but he has those plain solid, well-wearing qualities that are so sorely needed to-day in our public men. He should justify the confidence of his supporters."

The Japanese operetta, "Sunshine Land," which is to be given in the Town Hall on Thursday night in aid of the funds of the Stratford District High School, gives every promise of being a most enjoyable production. The play will be given entirely by the, children, who are being trained by Mr. J. Edmondson, and a very large number of practices have been held. The chorus will number eighty voices, and there will be striking scenic and electrical effects.

What better present can you give yourself or your friend than a Fountain Pen? 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 I.os to 2 guineas. Tell us what style of nib you like. H. J. Hopkins, Stationer, Stratford.

McAllister, photographer, Stratford, has the best equipped studio in Tarauaki, 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.