The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 25, 4 June 1913, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A quantity of interesting matter is crowded out of our present issue.

On Friday next, June Gth, a “long night” is to ho held in the Coronation Hall, Toko, when an enjoyable time is promised.

A Uannevirke telegram states that a girl named Frances Sadin, 17 years of age, whose parents reside at Makotuku, is now in the hospital in a critical condition, allegedly through taking a dose of salts of lemon. The sufferer is reported to have run away from home a week ago and to have refused to return. Yesterday was her birth day.

A Wellington Press Association message reads :The Public Service Commissioner, when asked yesterday if it was a fact that the commissioners intended to enforce the regulation providing for retiring civil servants at (35 years of age, replied that notice had already been given to a number who had reached that age. He declined to make any other reply.

The Oddfellows held a euchre party at the close of the Lodge meeting on Monday evening, when there was a moderate muster present. Messrs F. O’Connor, S, Thompson, and J. H. Sharrock tied for first honors for the gentlemen’s prize, and in the play-off, Mr O’Connor was victorious, Mr Sharrock taking second prize. For the ladies’ competition, Mrs Moroney proved an easy winner, the second prize going to Miss M. O’Connor.

Thu vital statistics for Stratford during tlic mouth of -May were, births IS, marriages 3, deaths 4. At Wanganui, a man named Edward Graham, who pleaded guilty to-day iu the S.M. Court to stealing Ed at Hamilton on March 22, was sentenced to three months ’imprisonment in Wellington goal.

In connection with the dotation ol the new oil company just registered in Christchurch with a capital ol £400,000, it is understod that the Company haw secured the rights over 11,000 acres, extending from Bell Block to Tarata, from Mr T. Nicholls, of Inglewood.

Mr H. T. Spiers, organiser for the Independent Order of Oddfellows, American Constitution, is convening a meeting to he held at Stratford on Monday next, at 8 o’clock, to form a branch of the American Order in Stratford. All interested are invited to attend.

At the Headmaster’s quarterly examination of the District High School two Toko boys (writes our correspondent) in Geo. Bain and Charles Henderson gained second and third place respectively. These boys have only been pupils at the High School since the summer holidays.

The appeal made for funds to erect a Booth Memorial Training College in Wellington, resulted, so far, in £9670 being subscribed. The Salvation Army officials are appealing for further donations, as £ISOO will be required in addition to the £IO,OOO for furnishing the building when completed.—P.A. wire.

The Salvation Army congress begins to-day with a public welcome in the Wellington citadel. Last night, Commissioner Richards gave a con-, versazione to officers from all parts of "the Dominion. The gathering was an earnest and enthusiastic one. The Commissioner, in a practical address, declared that he wanted people with intense enthusiasm who regarded obstacles as things purposely to be overcome.—P.A.

The railway traffic through Stratford for the month of May was as follows; —Passengers 4244, returning a sum of £605 11s lOd. The outward traffic of parcels was 427, with a revenue ot £44 4s 9d; sheep and cattle, 3887, tonnage 395, value £3lB 7s 6d; total £968 4s Id. The inward traffic in parcels numbered 558, value £6l 16s sd; cattle and sheep 449, tonnage 1412 value £lOl4 16s 9d; total £1076 13 2s. The figures for the same period last year were,:—Passengers 4309 (£542 8s Id); outward parcels 403 (£42 0s 9d) j outward cattle and sheep 4829 (tonnage 716, value £558 14s Id); total £1143 2s lid. The inward figures were: Parcels 671 (£7l 6,s Id) ; cattle and sheep 317 (tonnage 1245, value £791 7s Id), total £862 13s 2d.

The news of the win of the popular Stratford owner’s horse Bercola, in the big steeplechase at Auckland yesterday, was very heartily received. Mr J. 11. L. Stanford has now the credit of winning the biggest turf prize a Stratford-owned rae'ehonse has proved capable of carrying off, and naturally he is receiving shoals of congratulations. With a Century Hurdles win and a Great Northern Steeplechase to his credit, the OfficerNoon gelding must now be ■ written down as one of the best in the Dominion. It must also be conceded that, but for his unfortunate smash into the first hurdle on Saturday last, Bercola’s chance of rivalling Liberator’s great feat in annexing the Auckland double was quite a possibility.

At Inglewood yesterday morning there was a creditable tura-out to the King’s Birthday parade, when Mounteds, Territorials, cadets and bugle Brown and T. Hamerton), assembled Brown and T. Hammerton), assembled in the school grounds along with the local (brass band and public. The gathering was addressed by the Mayor (Mr G. Young), Cr Tartley, Messrs Brown and Hamerton and Major Leach, who was in command. The feu de joie was in itself rather a remarkable affair, but no doubt it answered the purpose, as one of the incident of the day to honor “The King.” The National anthem, played by the band, with the company at the salute, concluded the proceedings.

From the lips of veteran “Tom’y] Hamerton, of Inglewood, at the Territorial parade yesterday, fell some words of wisdom during his address to the men in khaki. He stressed the point that the be-all and end-all of soldiering was to “know how to do it,” and in this connection lie recalled the story of the blacksmith wbo was asked to mend a pump after all the engineers in the place had given it up as a bad job. In his bill for payment the smith charged £2 for mending the pump, and £lO for “knowing how to do it!” Veteran Hamerton advised the men to get after the £lO in their drill, that was, (o bo keen on learning “bow to do it.” Further, the speaker spoke plainly on a matter which has become generally recognised. He pointed out that New Zealanders “didn’t like being told to do a thing, and also didn’t like being told how to do it.” However, the speaker concluded, he had no fear, once they had smelt powder, that they would not shrink from their duty, but if they “knew how,” they would be a great deal more valuable as units in the field.

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Whilst giving an exhibition flight i a Bleriot monoplane, at the Napier

Bark racecourse yesterday afternoon m a strong and gusty wind, “Wizard” Stone, the American aviator, fell with the machine and sustained a broken collar bone. The machine was badly damaged.

According to the figures supplied by Mr T. H. Penn, from observations taken at Stratford, the rainfall for the month of May reached the respectable total of 8.84 inches. Rain fell on 17 days, the minimum fall being 3.15 inches on the 19th. Following are the amounts for the various days:

—lst, J.2in; 2nd, 4in ; 3rd, .27; 6th, .39; 7th, .18; Bth, .05; 9th, .21; 10th, .95; 11th, .3; 12th, .05; 13th, .04; 18th, .03; 19th, 3.16; 20th, .75; 21st, .44 ; 28th, .4; 31st, .03.

The train arrangements on the oe casion of the battleship H.M.S. New Zealand’s visit to New' Plymouth have finally been made.A special train for the children will leave Stratford at 7.35 a.m.,Midliirst 7.45 a.m.. Tariki 8.15 a.m., arriving at Moturoa Breakwater at 9.42 a.m. It will return from Moturoa at 3.10 p.m., leaving New Plymouth at 3.25 p.m., and arriving in Stratford at 5.25 p.m. Parents may also travel by this tiaiu, providing that there is sufficient accommodation, hut it is necessary that the children he under the control of their teachers.

One of the Portland (Dorset) dairy farmers, who have had friction with tire Sanitary Committee about cowshed regulations which the farmers considered unreasonable, has played an amusing joke on the members of the committee. The sanitary inspector Lad issued notices of an intended inspection for Saturday. The farmer made preparations for the visit by spreading linoleum over the floor of his cowhouse, displaying hearthrugs in convenient positions, hanging the walls with pictures, a mirror, and a motto: “Until we meet again,” and furnishing the interior with chairs and a harmonium. When the committee called lie gravely asked them to wipe their feet on the door mat, and explained that the harmonium was for the cow to play while the calf danced. The committee were so tickled that after vainly trying to hide their amusement they had to retire. When they had gone- the farmer informed his friends that they were so taken up with the decorations that they had forgotten to examine the drains or to fulfil any of the objects of the inspection. ■ .. u ic . . u I’t'h

Hazeltou Sullivan, the young; man ■ who shot himself in the arm and ; ' thigh to soften the heart of the Victorian Government, is now. extremely t. sorry (says a Melbourne telegram), i He informed the police that he had been ‘shot ail'd robbed of £IOO in'the 1 Exhibition’Gardens, but Subsequently " admitted that he had shot himself to arouse sympathy. He had been suffering excruciating agony, and he says that he would .never have turned his revolver upon himself if he had known how much agony a bullet in the log means. Sullivan is a bright, active, ambitious man, and has been trying to buy a Mallee block on timepayment. He saved £72 in the Mur-' ray district, but the payment due for his land was £l2O. He was at his wits’ ends for money to meet this bill, as be feared to be feared to be turned off the land. By some extraordinary freak of thought he decided that if be could make a sensation by getting the public to believe that he i ad been shot and robbed, the Government would say: “We will hold up this acount for another year.” Sullivan held to this story until three detectives put on the third degree in the hospital ward, and then he collapsed. He said that all the story about the masked man and the fighting and robbery was a farce.