STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 March 1922, Page 7

STRATFORD.

STRATFORD AGENCY. Advertisements and items ot news tor Mblleation In the Taranaki Dail, News should be left at the office of our loeal represents. I latite, Mr. W. K. Humphrey, Broadway, .Stratford. Orders tor papers may also be left with him. THE TRAIN SERVICE. ALTERATION WANTED. March 17. The recent alteration in the railway time-table in Taranaki, while being very acceptable to some districts, has apparently detrimentally affected the conveyance of school children to and from Stratford. The Chamber of Commerce has made representations to the Railway Department in the matter with no result, and in February the School Committee wrote to Mr. IL Masters, M.P., soliciting his aid in Securing some alteration or a reversion to the bld time-table. >;•

Mr. Masters wrote to the Minister pointing out that the old service was about as perfect as it could be, blit recent alterations appeared to have been made in the interests of New Plymouth. When he had discussed the matter with Mr. McVilly he had: understood that the schools’ interests would not be prejudiced. On March 2 the Minister replied that the matter would be carefully looked into, and yesterday Mr. MeVilly wrote: •‘The present time-table was adopted after consultation With the business people of Stratford and other places. Regret cannot alter until inquiries now 'being made are completed.”

IritE £lOOO DRIVE. The Stratford retailers’ £lOOO drive will be launched on Monday morning, the object being to raise £lOOO for the improvement of the surroundings of the new Technical High School. The response to the appeal for prizes is described by the committee as wonderful, and certainly the enormous quantity of prizes already donated is astonishing. It is estimated that already from 18,000 !to 2".000 articles have been receivjed and more than half of these have already been wrapped up in the 1/- surprise packets. The price for every packet will be 1/-, while many of the prizes range in value up to £5. About 1000 packets will be termed special, and while not one packet will be worth so low a figure as 1/- many range up to £5. Among these are cameras, carpet sweepers, electric irons, motor tubes, suits of clothes and hundreds of other articles of good quality. No difficulty is expected in raising the amount previously aimed at, and indeed the committee w‘ill be surprised if the total receipts do not largely exceed £lOOO. Many business people have contributed goods to the value of £lO and £l2, and prizes have been received from as far away as Auckland and Wellington. Quite a large number of wristlet watches of good quality have been given and orders on various provision houses for supplies are numerous.

A great deal of work is entailed in wrapping 20,000 parcels and the retailers are working night and day to have them ready for the opening day on Monday. It is expected to have completed the sale by Saturday and the special prizes will be distributed to the lucky ones at a time to be advertised. A number of good second-hand typewriters, in first-class condition, for sale; Remington, Smith Premier, Monarch, Yost, Barlock, Royal, Remington Junior and Oliver. Prices from £7 7s to £2g. Type-writer supplies and repairs.--W. H. Humphrey, Daily News office, Stratford.