LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 77, 13 November 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of Mr Jos. McCluggage’s committee will be held in the Midhirst Public Hall on Wednesday, November loth, at 8 p.m. All supporters are cordially invited. Mr. D. L. A. Astbnry publishes a challenge to Messrs. Smith and Anderson, who were recently elected members of the Stratford County Council.

Our attention has been drawn to the fact that what was .obviously a reader advertisement regarding the liquor question which appeared in our issue of last Saturday, the indicating “star” which denotes an advertisement was missing. The gentleman who noticed it is not a lover of “Three Star.”

Tiie accepted tender for the publican’s booth at the Taranaki Show, to he held at New Plymouth on November 22nd and 23rd, is that of Mr. Whittle, of the Red House Hotel. The luncheon booths are in charge of Mr. A. W. Wooler. The prices given for the rights as above are much higher than other years, the contractors feeling sure that the show has at last made a move in a progressive direction. Farmers and visitors should hook rooms as early as possible, as the Now Plymouth hotels and hoarding houses are receiving enquiries daily for accommodation during show week. Entries for all classes close on Saturday next, the 18th inst.

The annual mooting of the Taranaki Caledonian Association will he held in Stratford on November 30th. The annual report states:—“ln presenting the seventh annual report your executive can again congratulate the centre on the success of the past

season, tlio total number of societies affiliated being 21, while 12 permits were granted. This is even better than last season, which was our previous best. The financial position of the centre is all that is required. Daring the year the much-debated amalgamation of the Union and tlie League of Xow Zealand Wheelmen was completed. and was finally ratified at the annual conference held at Timarn in January. This very troublesome difficulty is now on a fair way to finalh disappear, and considerably extends the function of the Union, the name of which has been altered to N.Z. 'Athletic and Cycling Union to meet the case.” The balance-sheet shows a balance of £l2 8s Id of receipts over expenditure.

The Chief Postmaster, Now Plymouth, advises as follow^:—There will he no steamer for Auckland to-night. The Rarawa will leave New Plymouth on Tuesday night on arrival of express.

At the Toko School Committee meeting on Wednesday evening it was arranged to get estimates from all local contractors for the excavating of the school baths, and if any reasonable tender can lie obtained tire work will !>e let at an early date. The monthly meeting of the Borough Council will be held this evening. The Education Department has made grants for the erection of a school at Douglas and the alterations to Koru and Tarurutangi school residences.

The Eltham “Argus” in its issue of Saturday last remarks: “We fully endorse our Stratford contemporary’s opinion of tire ‘Dominion,’ for it is not an exaggeration. . . As a journal that professes to be fair and impartial it is absolutely beneath contempt.”

At Mr Newton King’s sale of Jersey cattle at Waiwakaiho on Friday Mr A. Uhlenberg (Midhirst) bought a heifer by Campanile’s Sultan out of Golden Chain for 28 guineas, arid Mr Vickers (Midhirst) bought the heifer Combine’s Dot (Lord Parkvale—Combine) for 2G guineas.

Mr G. A. Marchant, who was defeated at the recent County elections, having expressed the vi-w that Hospital Board representatives should also lie members of the local bodies responsible for raising the funds, has resigned his seat on the Hospital Board.

Mr J. R. Mackay’s many Stratford friends will he glad to learn that ho has safely undergone an operation-and it is hoped lie will he well enough to return to Stratford in about three weeks’ time. Dr. Paget, who has been with Mr Mackay, will return by the morning mail train from New Plymouth on Thursday next. \

For some time past the. school at Wh a n gam om on a has been greatly overcrowded. the result of the influx of population caused by the pushing On of the railway works. The Education Department has now arranged with the Public Works Department, says the “News,” to construct and erect adjacent to the school a temporary class-room, which can be moved on to another school in the district should the advance of the headwords cause a big move in the juvenile population.

Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P., is not in the least discouraged by the rejection of his Daylight Saving Bill (says a Dunedin correspondent). Eight thousand circulars explaining the principle were sent out all over New Zealand, and it is believed that by this means the question will be better understood. Arrangements have been made to put to every candidate the question, “Are you in favour of giving the Daylight Saving Bill a trial?” so when the new House meets the views of members will be known, and the re-introduced Bill need not provoke much discussion.

A complaint that he has been called a pious goody-goody since he came to Auckland was made by Sir John Findlay during the course of his political address at Elleslie last Monday evening. He had, he said, been unfairly called a “wowser” with no time for the healthy sports of the people. “I like to enjoy healthy pleasure as much as anyone,” he said. “You sec some people who go through life with a woe-begone expression. A man who goes through life like that is one of the least desirable members of the community. I had the misfortune to know what Puritan gloom meant; my parents were strict about the Sabbath. (A voice: “Never speak badly about your parents.”) I would have a nation put its leisure to manly sport; I have never had any objection to manly sport.” The many friends of Mr. G. L. Laurenson, of the local post office, will be sorry to know that he met with a somewhat serious accident on Saturday. In company with Messrs. Lye (assistant engineer Post and Telegraph Department) and W. P. Kirkwood, he paid a visit to the East Mountain House in connection with the installation of the telephone at the House. On the return journey a trace became detached in Broadway North, in consequence of which the horses became unmanageable, kicking in the splashboard and ultimately bolting. The occupants of the vehicle were thrown - out, Mr. Laurenson striking the ground with considablo force and injuring his spine. However, it is not anticipated that Mr. Laurenson’s injury will confine Idm to his room longer than a few days. Messrs. Lye and Kirkwood escaped with nothing more serious than scratches and bruises.