STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 24 May 1922, Page 7

STRATFORD.

BSBATSOBD AGBNCY. —~ -—» Advertisements and items of news for publication in the Taranaki Daily News should be left at the office of our local representatative, Mr. W. H. Humphrey, Broadway, Stratford. Orders for papers may also be left with him. ®«ROUGH COUNCIL. A £lO,OOO LOAN. May 23. A special meeting of the Stratford Borough Codncil was held last night to consider the applications for the position of foreman, to the borough. Thirty-six applications for the position of foreman were narrowed down to two, and one of the applicants will be invited to.personally interview the council. It -was reported that at an emergency meeting of the council held on May 19 Mr. R. Masters, M.P., was present and advised the meeting that he had received an offer from the Public Trustee of a loan of £lO,OOO at 0 per cent. Mr. Masters, it was stated, had made enquiries at the instigation of Mr. Jackson. ‘

It had been decided to ask Mr. Masters to advise the Public Trustee that the council was willing to accept the loan for 10 years. A hearty vote of thanks had been accorded Mr. Masters for his action in obtaining an option over the proposed loan from the Public Trustee. The Mayor formally moved the adoption of the mihutes of the emergency meeting, and the motion was carried. Returning to the subject later, Cr. Hunter moved: That we, the Stratford Borough Council, wish to place on record our high appreciation of the efforts of our member, Mr. R. Masters, in securing our last loan of £lO,OOO. We also wish to commend him for his keenness, loyalty, and promptitude in looking after the interests of the borough of Stratford.”

The motion received instant support from Crs. Jackson and Lawson, 'but the Mayor said he did not think he could accept it unless the previous vote of thanks was rescinded. Mr. Masters had already been thanked for what he had done in connection with the loan. If the council wished to pass a separate motion of thanks they might do so, but he regretted that anything of a political nature should be introduced into the council. Cr. Cameron condemned the motion as political propaganda and Cr. ißutherfurd also thought it savoured of politics. Cr. Hunter said in writing out the motion he had neither spoken to any councillor nor to Mr. Masters, and politics were’farthest from his thoughts. The’motion lapsed. The above loan is a further instalment of the large borough loan for the prosecution of improvements within the town, but its exact use has not yet been specified.

"SCRUM” AT TOWN HALL. That an amount be placed on the estimates for the provision of another ticket-selling box at the Town Hall was the gist of a motion by Cr. Cameron at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council. Cr. Cameron said that on Saturday night when “the Diggers” were playing at the hall there was a veritable ; “scrum” at the door, and he thought an additional ticket-box would alleviate the trouble. Mr. Jaekson said he thought the amusement tax was the chief cause of the trouble. There were not many people at the door, but the inconvenience caused by the small amount of tax on each admission caused considerable loss of time and congestion. There was apparently something wrong with the people of Stratford and such rushes did not occur in other places. Ci - . Mclnnis suggested that the aid of the police should be invoked in special cases. The matters affecting the hall were referred to the Town Hall Committee to report. church: anniversary. The anniversary of St Chureh’. was marked in Stratford last night by a special service in the church. The ‘ Rev. D. Dutton, moderator of the General Assembly, was present, and Other 1 ’ Churches were represented by the Rev. C. W. Howard (Church of England) and.’Ensign Hawkes (Salvation Army). Apologies were received from the Rev. L». B. NealS and Mr. Perkins. The Rev. Dutton was welcomed by Dr. Steven 'and the Rev. J. W. McKenzie, and the other clergymen also spoke. 'During : the evening musical items were rendered by Mrs. and Mr. Ching, Messrs. H; L. Betts, P. T. Aitken and Dick. The choir reridered two anthems. THE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL. The improvements to the grounds of the new TechnicM High School, for which over £BOO was recently raised by the Retailers’ Association, are now proceeding apace. The contractors were working on a comprehensive plan for the laying out of the whole grounds in a manner fitting to an up-to-date school. The scheme of ornamentation has been designed by Mr. Honner, and although at present the grounds appear to be in a state of chaos the design is gradually assuming shape, and it is hoped the completed scheme will be a lasting monument to the energy of the public-spirited business men -who put forth such a commendable effort with the object of making secondary education as attractive as possible. Advantage b'-’no- +aknn of the vacation to push on with the interior furnishing and equipment of tue class-rooms and laboratories, and when completed the senool and appointments should prove a distinct credit and a great asset to the Education Board. GENERAL ITEMS. ! While considering the estimates fo? | the coming year at last night’s meeting . of the Borough Council discussion took I place on a motion by Mr. Lawson that | £75 be placed on the estimates for the j purchase of a new piano for the Town : Hall. The. Mayor said expenditure on j street works was being cut .down, and | this was of more importance than a new j piand. Mr. Lawson’s motion lapsed for i want of a seconder. I The following will represent Stratford ( hockey Club against Kaponga at Ka-

ponga on Thursday: H. Masters, C. Clark, W. Sharrock, R. Wilson, A. GLowry, L. R- Curtis, D. McKearney, W. A. Betts, Alger, McMillan, Barry, Selby, and Dodd. A lorry leaves the Post Office at one o’clock. There was a good attendance at the first meeting of the season of the Methodist Band of Hope on Friday last, and the programme of recitations and musical items was thoroughly enjoyed. A feature of the evening was the address given by Mr. Burton, organiser of the New Zealand Alliance. The next meeting is to be held in three weeks’ time. Country subscribers not receiving their Daily News regularly are asked to immediately notify our circulation manager, care Mr. H. Humphrey, Stratford. Complaints will receive prompt attention. Have you seen the latest thing in Portable Typewriters? Call at W. H. Humphrey’s and see the new Portable Remington. No folding and unfolding. You simply open the ease and the machine is ready for use. For private correspondence it cannot be beaten, neither can the price, £l9 10s. English magazines. Fashion Books, etc., posted to any address.