STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 July 1921, Page 6

STRATFORD.

STRATFORD AGENCY. | Advertisements and item* of news for publication in tte Taranaki Daily News should be left at the office of our local representatives, ’Vilson Bros., Broadway, Stratford. Ordera Xor papers may also be left with them. HIGH SCHOOL BAZAAR. July 20. The bazaar and concert held yesterday and last night in aid of the High SchoolSports Club was a great success. Tho Mayor (Mr. J. W. McMillan) was present and opened the function. During the afternoon and evening choruses were sung by the High School boys and girls, and fancy dancing by the and a Maori haka by the boys, trained by Mr. Linehan* were exceptionally well performed. Following is a list of the stall-holders:—Fancy, Misses Colquhoun and Field; sweets, Miss Todhunter; produce, Miss Parrott and Mr. Johnson; Xmas tree, Miss Knight; competitions, Miss Gemhoefer; stage. Miss Cathie and Mr. Burley; afternon tea and supper. Misses Papps and Foster and all the junior teachers. JERSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION. A meeting of members of the Stratford branch of the N.Z. Jersey Cattle Breeders’ Association was held yesterday, 20 members being present. it was definitely decided to allocate 50 points for type and 50 poiiits for production in the Stratford .Futurity Stakes. In connection with the Jersey classes at the forthcoming Stratford show, the offer of the parent body to subsidise £ for £ up to £25 on money raised by members of the branch lot special prizes was discussed, the question of allocating the money so raised being held over. Discussing the parent body’s suggest- j ed alteration of the name “branches” to •‘clubs,” it was resolved that it be a! recommendation to the council that ■ branches be known as “Jersey cattle ‘ breeders’ organisations.” WORKERS’ DWELLINGS. j The erectiorf of six Workers’ dwellings |- in Stratford in pursuance of the Gov-; ernment’s housing scheme, is now at a I standstill, while the applicants for t-he[< houses are clamoring for a speed’-' com-» : pletion of the work, as several of these j are suffering considerable inconvenience • by not knowing when the houses will be available. Some time ago the Labor Department < notified that the only contract that i could be let, on account of the lack of i funds was for the blocks, the construe- t tion of the houses being on the hollow < concrete wall system. This contract i was secured by J. W. Tong, Ltd., of 1 Hawera, who hold the patent rights to ' the system, and was successfully com- ] pleted this week, the blocks being stack- i ed on the ground ready for erection. f

This new mode of construction is ex-citing-considerable interest in the building trade in Taranaki, * and Jias been recognised by the Government as the most economical and durable system of construction for dwellings and other buildings. The firm of Tong, Ltd., have secured the contract for the erection of the Presbyterian ipanse in Now Plymouth, while a number houses have already been built in Hawera to their design. The walls of the buildings are of double concrete slabs with patent damp-proof ties between and it is said that this effectively eliminates the "old bogey of dampness in concrete buildings, while it is practically an everlasting construction producible in any architecture. It was expected by the Labor Department that the necessary funds for the completion of the dwellings in Stratford would be to hand during this month, but so far the representations made in this direction by Mr. R. Masters, M.P., have not borne fruit. GENERAL. / Mr. R. Masters 1/ft last night on a tour of the eastern districts of the Stratford electorate on business connected with his constituency. Air. F. H. Barnitt, the well-known land agent, who has been in Stratford and New Plymouth districts for several years, leaves Stratford this week for the North, where ho has large farming interests. JMr. Barnitt expects to be absent from Taranaki until the New Year. The marriage of Mr. F. If. Phillips, of Dargaville, to Miss Mary Griffin was solemnised yesterday at the residence of | the bride’s father, Mr. 1 Griffin, Wgwiri Road, Toko. The bride’s brother. Mr. W. J. Griffin acted as best man. and her sister. Miss Jean Griffin, as bridesmaid. The bride’s father is a settler of thirty-live years’ standing, and the occasion was taken by neighbors to meet at his house and express their esteem for him. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. L. B. Neale. The bridal couple left during thq. day for Dargaville, their future home. A well-attended meeting of ladies of the Wiiarehuia district was held in the I school-house on Monday, Mrs. G. I Stangster being voted to the chair, and Miss Storey kindly acting as secretary, to discuss the best means of raising further funds for a Town Hall. It was resolved that a. bazaar be held at the end of August, and strong .committees were set up to do preparatory work and arrange for the various stalls. The sum of £5 was subscribed by those pros-i ent, and it was further decided to hold a I social next Friday evening, the. proceeds; to go to the Town Hall fund. Yet another burglary is reported in the Stratford district. Gn the night of Wednesday last Mr. H. Cranford’s store at Cardiff was entered and a quantity

if goods, including 5 pairs of men 3 boots, cigarettes, flour and oatmeal was

stolen, and an unsuccessful attempt made to open the safe which, it is understood. contained about £6O ;n cash. The goods were removed by means of a cart, wnieh was hidden among some stacks of firewood ftearby while the store was entered. The burglary was evidently the work of someone familiar with the store, a« the key of the milk store, from which the flour and oatmeal werA stolen, was lifted from its accustomed place inside the store.

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