LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 64, 22 March 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no issue of the “Stratford Evening Post” on Easter Monday.

George Hill, poundkeeper at Upper Queen Street, Auckland, who was admitted to the hospital on March 0, suffering from injuries which he said were the result of an assault by a man named James Evans, died on Thursday night. Evans is in custody. -I*.A, wire.

The next annual meeting of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows, Taranaki district, will be held at Elthani.

A middle-aged man named John Cunningham, hoarded the express for Owhango and iell asleep, \\ hen the guard went to examine his ticket he found him dead. The body was returned to Hamilton.—P A. wire. On Monday last 800 2-tooth llom-ney-Lincoln ewes, bred in the Stratford district, were sent through to the Ohura by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Ltd., Strataford, on behalf of a client. We understand that this is the first lot of local sheep to bo sent through into that district.

An inquest was held to-day at Wellington concerning the death at the hospital of a seaman named Olsen, aged 37 years. Deceased was admitted to the Terrace Gaol suffering from over-indulgence of alcohol. Three days after he was sent to the hospital, suffering from preumonia and typhoid fever, which resulted in his death. A verdict was returned in accordance with the evidence. —P. A. wire.

As stated in a previous issue, this evening there will be a total eclipse of the moon, just such a one, the astronomers predict, as was seen and recorded in old Babylon in 721 B.U. The first contact oflbc moon with the shadow will occur at 17 minutes to 10 o’clock; the total eclipse will last from 19* minutes to 11 o’clock until a quarter past midnight, and the last vestige of the shadow will leave the moon at 13 minutes past 1 o’clock. During the period of eclipse, the moon will not be dark, but will be what Quintus Curtius described as “of the colour of blood.”

Has a man copyright m his own This question was raised in a recent case in the law courts of Switzerland. A firm of tobacco’ll -jS issued a new brand of cigars, and do corated the wrappers with tlie p cture of a guard on the State railway. The picture was not fancy drawing, but a reproduction of the photograph of a man in the service. Ho is said to be a handsome official, but instead of appreciating the compliment, ho sued the tobacco firm for damages, in respect that they had appropriated his features and published them without permission. The Court agreed that there was a grievance, and awarded the guard £l2 as compensation. More was asked, but regard, was had to the fact that the firm had withdrawn the picture from circulation. Thus it is established, in Switzerland at least, that a man’s face is his own, and may even prove his fortune if he is sufficiently lucky in the law courts.

In connection \ with the visit of H.M.S. New Zealand, the following circular has been forwarded by the district traffic manager (Mr J. E. Armstrong) of the Railway Department, to the chairman of the various school committees in the district:— “School excursion trains will be run to Port stations in connection with the visit of the battleship “New Zealand,” and it is desired to ascertain the number of children likely to avail themselves of the opportunity. These excursions will be confined to scholars, teachers, and members of school committees. It is not definitely known at which ports the vessel will call, but the excursions will be to the nearest port visited. It is suggested that country schools should combine. I shall be glad if your committee will consider this matter at an early date, and communicate with me as quickly as possible.”

On Thursday evening last, Lodge Moa, 110, Inglewood, conducted its annual installation ceremonies, the -..officers for the year being as follows: W.M., Wor. Bro. L. do Launay; T.P.M., Wor. Bro. G. Young; S.W., Bro. E. Olson; J.W., Bro. C. Allemann; Treasurer, Wor. Bro. Ogier; Secretary, Wor. Bro. A. E. Surrey; S.D., Bro. J. Roberts; J.D., Bro. Bowman; 1.G., Bro. W. Humphrey; D.C., Wor. Bro. J. W. Winfield; Organist, Bro. J.. Sutherland; S.S., Bro. G. Taylor; J.S., Bros. Geddes and Scott Tyler, Bro. S. 0. Spurdle. Rt. Wor. Bro. T. C. Fookes, Provincial Grand Master, performed the installation. Afterwards, the Inglewood Masons and visiting brethren sat down to a splendid supper, a long toast list being gone through.

Harvest and farewell services will be conducted in the Broadway Church to-morrow evening by the Ilev. B. Metson. Additional interest is attached to the services from the fact that they will be the final gatherings in Stratford of Primitive Methodists, since the union will bo consummated before Sunday after next. The event is also made more prominent from the faet that this will be the last occasion on which the Rev. B. .Metson will address his Bread way flock. The Rev. Metson will leave behind him many friends in Stratford, not only among members of his church, but amongst the wider circle of local residents with whom he has come in personal contact.

A Palmerston North message says: The Flaxmill Employees’ Union passed a strongly-worded resolution protesting against the statements made before the Empire Trade Commission by Robert Garden, relative to the character of flaxmill employees; the Union also demanded an official denial by the Elaxmillers’ Association that Gardner represented that body when giving evidence. The Elaxmillers’ Association replied, stating that Gardner was not a member of the Association, which could not take any responsibility for his remarks, hut that A. Seifert was its accredited representative to give evidence before the commission,