STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1922, Page 6

STRATFORD.

DAILY NEWS AGENCY. ? • Advertisements and items of news for publication in the Taranaki Daily News should be left at the office of our local representatative, care Mr. W. H. Humphrey, Broadway, Stratford. Orders for papers may also be left with him. ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT. September 18. The electrical engineer, Mr. J. L. Ferguson, reported to the electric light committee of the Borough Council to-night, with reference to the state of the Diesel unit at the power station. After dealing with the condition of the working parts of the engine the report continued: From the daily log-sheets it appears that the. generator has been overloaded considerably during the three months for which the figures have been taken out. The full load for this unit is 45.5 amperes, and the rated overload 47.5 amperes. During the above three months this unit was overloaded for 74} hours, the overload varying up to the limit readable on the ammeter, viz., 60 amps, which, expressed as a percentage, is 26 per cent, above the rated overload. THE “MARDI GRAS.” The forthcoming Stratford Band “Mardi Gras” is still a topic of discussion throughout the district. Various meetings in connection with the election of a Queen of the “Mardi Gras” have been held, and good progress is reported. To-morrow evening (Tuesday), at 5.30, the drapery employees of Stratford will meet at carnival headquarters to consider the question of nominating a candidate.

The Midhirst people will meet in the local hall on the same evening at 7.30, to consider the same question, and on Wednesday evening the residents of Wharehuia will assemble at the same hour in the Wharehuia Hall. The ladies of the various districts are specially invited at these gatherings. On Thursday evening a meeting of Cardiff, Lowgarth and Mahoe residents has heerf convened and will be held in the Cardiff School. A movement to amalgamate these districts and support one candidate has been suggested. St. Mary’s boarding and day school will re-open on Wednesday, Sept. 20. A special kindergarten class for young boys and girls will be conducted by a speciallytrained mistress. Let Your Girls Learn to Sew.—2 Traced D’Oyleys, with white or colored cottons for working, post free for 1/6; 2 traced d’oyleys. with white or colored cotton for working, in better quality, post free 1/10; traced camisoles in various shapes, with white or colored cotton