LATE LOCALS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 52, 26 February 1912, Page 6

LATE LOCALS.

Mr, W. Simm, manager of Blythe s, Napier, has been appointed manager of the D.1.C., Wellington, to succeed Mr. A. A. Corigan.—Press Association.

The Public Works Department staff were too strong for the Pohokura Cricket Club, and defeated them on Saturday by five wickets and .a few odd runs. The Stratford Fire Brigade has accepted a challenge from' the Elthanr Brigade to compote in three events, which will bo run off at Eltham on, March 28th. It is hoped to make the competition an annual one for ,a shield. The Government Commission appointed to investigate the grass gnjb, visited Masterton last week, and inspected several properties. They found the grass grub very bad. On Saturday they left for the Woodville district, where similar conditions existed.— Press Association.

Two drovers and a bull had a merry time in Fenton Street this afternoon. The animal refused point blank to.'enter the railway yard, but on getting loose seemed disposed to enter .'anybody else’s yards—even backyards. The horsemen made valiant endeavours to yard the beast, but as torreadors were lamentably lacking ill skill. Time after time, they would bring the animal to a standstill, only to have it slip to one side and continue its mad course down Fenton Street. At Swansea Road they turned the bull And began an equally exciting coursemack to the yards. Nearing the school exciting incidents were thick, and had all the pleasures of witnessing a real Spanish bull fight.