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STRATFORD.

STRATFORD AGENCY. Advertisements and items of news for publication Ln the Taranaki Daily News should be left at the office of our local representacatlve. Mr. W. H. Humphrey, Broadway, Stratford. Orders for papers may also be left with him. fiOSPITAL BOARD. THE MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Stratford Hospital Board was held on Wednesday. Present: Messrs. C. D. Sole (chairman), E. Marfell, P. Thompson, J. O’Neill, J. T. Belcher, G. P. Harkness, and W. H. Were. Fees for Treatment. The Department of Health wrote stating that its intention was to raise the fees charged upon patients in its institutions and urging upon hospital boards the necessity of adopting a uniform scale of charges approximating the average cost of maintenance at the : various hospitals in the Dominion. The charge recommended was 9s per day, lor £3 3s per week, with allowances for children and friendly societies. The chairman said that the average cost of patients in the hospital last year was about 12s per day. The fee charged had been 7s per day with reductions. A decision on the matter was left over till the next meeting. Hospital Reports. The medical superintendent (Dr. D. Steven) reported for the month of March that 22 patients were admitted to the institution, 23 were discharged and there were 2 deaths. Fourteen operations were performed and 21 patients remained in hospital at the end of the month.

The district nurse reported that the total number of medical and surgical cases dealt with during the month was 27, the fees amounting to £1 7s. The Maternity Hospital. Mr. Sole reported having interviewed the Department of Health and Dr. Wylie regarding the proposed ma.ternity hospital. The interview had been very satisfactory, and plans were being prepared for the approval of the department. The Minister of Health wrote stating that plans for the maternity hospital had been submitted to the department, but they had not yet been approved. He suggested that the board should supply further information in order that the plans could be prepared when the financing of the project was assured. Mr. R. Masters, M.P., wrote stating that he had waited upon the Public Trustee regarding the possibility of raising the money required for the proposed maternity hospital. He had been assured that the commitments of the office were too great just then to allow the application to be entertained. 'Audit Fees. 1 Mr. R. Masters. M.P._. forwarded a reply from the Minister of Internal Affairs regarding the board’s protest against the increased fees charged bythe Audit Department. It was pointed out by the Minister that the last scale of fees was fixed as far back as 1888 and was based on the salaries then existing. Since then there had been considerable increase in all ex1 penses, and the new fees were fixed 1 when it was found that the work was 1 being carried out at a loss.—Received. General. I The North Canterbury Hospital 1 Board asked support to a resolution: ; “That the North Canterbury Hospital [ Board invites the hospital boards in j New Zealand to urge upon the Govern- ' ment to appoint a commission to inquire into the prevalence of venereal disease in New Zealand and to suggest means of combating the disease.”—The chairman said the board had a duty to perform in this matter and it should do all it could to assist the Government to sweep the disease out. The resolution was given unanimous support. The Director-General of Health noti--1 fied that the Minister had approved of I the board, if necessary, incurring during the financial year commencing April 1 a. bank overdraft at any time not exceeding £5OO. The Valuation Department notified that the total rateable capital value of the Stratford hospital district was £4,803,301, made up as follows: Strat--1 ford County, £3,1275,320; Whangamo- [ mona Countv, £970,776; Stratford Borough, £557,295.

Tenders for supplies for the ensuing year were accepted as follows: Meat, Broadway Cash Butchery; bread, Central Co-op. Co.; milk, T. F. Richardson (conditional) ; undertaking, E. D. Evans.

Estimates for the coming year, as submitted, were adopted. The striking of a. hospital rate of Is 2d was confirmed, the allocation being capital rate of Ifd per £lOO on unimproved value and Is o|d for administration. Mr. C. D. Sole, at to-day’s meeting of the Stratford Hospital Board, was re-elected chairman of the board for the ensuing two years. MAGISTRATE’S COURT. A sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held on Wednesday, before Mr. A. M. Mowlem, S.M. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases: Arthur Needham v. Alex F. Wilson, £ll7 19s 4d (costs £6 19s); Farmers’ Coop. v. E. C. Jones, £37 Os 8d (costs £4 Is Gd). In judgment summons cases, A. J. Chong was ordered to pay E. G. Foster £1 14s forthwith, and George Mitchell was ordered to pay Masters, Ltd., £29 14s at the rate of 10s per week. The Farmers’ Co-op. Society (Mr. F. C. Spratt) claimed £3B 19s 6d from P. Carey (Mr. Bennett), of Pukearuhe, for good supplied. After lengthy evidence had been taken judgment was given for plaintiff for the amount claimed, with costs. Security of appeal was fixed at £7 7s and the amount of the claim and costs. A fine of £3. with costs 18s, was imposed on J. W, Griffin, on a charge of selling vinegar alleged to be malt yinegar, which «« not so. Mr. Cole-

man said defendant had received two casks of vinegar, one malt and one mixed, and in mistake took the vinegar from the wrong cask. The S.M. said the sale of mixed vinegar was absolutely prohibited. Mr. Coleman said defendant had now returned the mixed vinegar to the manufacturers. W. H. Main was convicted without penalty on a charge of failing to attend drill. He produced a doctor’s certificate and was advised to apply for exemption for the period covered by the certificate. ANZAC DAY. Anzac Day was celebrated quietly in Stratford, the conspicuous functions being a combined service in the Town Hall in the evening, the decorations of soldiers’ graves and the roll of honor and addresses to the school children on Monday. At the primary school on Monday the whole school gathered in the shelter shed, which was effectively decorated with flowers and wreaths. Among the visitors were the Mayor (Mr. J. W. McMillan), and Mayoress, Mr. J. W. Boon (chairman of the school committee), Mr. R. Masters, and Mrs. Masters, Mr. E. H. Young (president of the Stratford R.S.A.), Mrs. Tyrer and Mrs. Furrie.

Speeches appropriate to the occasion were delivered by several of the visitors and a number of elocutionary items were given by the pupils. Mr. McMillan thanked the teachers and pupils who had always willingly rendered any help asked of them for patriotic purposes. The Mayor presided over a crowded attendance at the Town Hall last night. The Rev. C. W. Howard led the gathering in the general confession, the absolution, and the Lord’s Prayer, and pronounced the Benediction at the end of the service. Ensign Hawkes, of the Salvation Army, gave a Scripture reading, and the Rev. A. L. Witheford gave the intercession. The Mayor apologised for the absence of the Rev. L. B. Neale and Mr. R. Masters, M.P. Following a speech by the Mayor, Mr. E. H. Young and Dr. W. P. P. Gordon, also spoke, and the Rev. J. W. McKenzie delivered an appropriate address. He said that Anzac Day was the greatest day in New Zealand history; it stood out with a glory all its own. Until the original Anzac Day they did not know what New Zealanders could do or endure. Because they died believing that the world would be better after the war wreaths would never be sufficient to honor them, because they deserved more honor than flowers on their graves. He appealed to women to wear the white flower of a blameless life and to men to keep the flower of their manhood pure; in that way the dead could be honored and such honor was fitting to them. At the conclusion of the service Bugler W. Power sounded the Last Post. At Kopuatama Cemetery during the afternon there was a large gathering, including a large number of pupils and teachers from the various schools.

Wreaths were placed on the graves of soldiers after a short prayer, given by the Rev. J. W. McKenzie.

The roll of honor in the Municipal Buildings was beautifully decorated with flowers under the direction of the Mayoress. THE KING'S THEATRE. “THE AFFAIRS OF ANATOL.” i Twelve Stellar players and a supporting cast of unrivalled equality — that’s the record set by Cecil B. De Mille's latest paramount masterpiece, “The Affairs of Auatol.” The roster reads like a who’s who on the screen. The phrase “all-star cast” is a much abused one, but it adequately describes i a cast that includes Wallace Reid, the • famous paramount star, Gloria Swan- : son, Elliot Dexter, Bebe Daniels, MonI te Blue. Wanda Hawley, Theodore Roberts, Agnes Ayres, and many others !of high repute. Nothing like this cast ; in the way of aggregate talent has ever ; been assembled before. The drawing power of any of the names on the roll : has been sufficient to awaken the ini terest of the discriminating public. > Here for the first time, they are ap- •' pearing in a single, production under i the direction of a master producer — ' Cecil B. De Milk. The story and settings are of the very best. Patrons are advised to book their seats at Humphrey’s, Broadway, Stratford, for this big super feature. Prices, reservi ed 2s 6d, stalls 2s, plus tax. j The annual meeting of parishioners will be held in the Holy Trinity Church. Parish Hall, Stratford, to-night. Country subscribers not receiving their Daily News regularly are asked to imi mediately notify our circulation manager, ' care Mr. W. H. Humphrey, Stratford. Comi plaints will receive prompt attention. Call at W. H. Humphrey’s (Stratford I News office) and inspect a consignment !of leather and wood-work articles in ! marquetry and poker-work. Beautiful wedding or birthday presents. We are J sole agents in this district for Miss ■ Ayling’s famous studio (Auckland). If you want a souvenir to send to the Old Land we have what you want. Fancy needlework materials of all description at Mrs. Humphrey’s, Stratford.

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Taranaki Daily News, 28 April 1922, Page 6

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STRATFORD. Taranaki Daily News, 28 April 1922, Page 6

STRATFORD. Taranaki Daily News, 28 April 1922, Page 6

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