LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 53, 8 July 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Bonithon Freehold Petroleum Company Extended intend to stprt boring on July, 24th.

The Church of England’s Men Societies throughout' the dominion are to he federated, and a travelling 1 secretary is being engaged to carry out the work. The object of the federation is mainlv social reform.

The total amount collected for tin Clyde Redshaw fund, which is nov closed, has reached the sum of £167! Gs. of w hich £IB3B-7s wasi-subscriheQ by the pupils of the schools - through but tho dominion.

Something in the nature of a record for this time of the year (says the

Mat-aura Ensign) was established by a pen of 14 white leghorn pullets re cently at the poultry farm of Mr William Foubister, a return of 14 eggs in one day being recorded.

Messrs P. Thomson and S. H James, the sub-committee appointei by the Beautifying Society to repor on the question of fencing the rive bank below the Victoria Bridge, in

spected the vicinity this morning and decided on the steps necessary to be taken.

Tho recent Italian census lias established the fact that there are stil hermits in Italy who live solitary lives in mountain caves, and that they number no fewer than 990. Among these recluses there are sixteen who are over ninety-five years of age and three centenarians, while all the ohers have passed tho age of fifty.

The Kawhia Settler refers furthe

as follows to the accidental death o an old Maori named Tmnohi, who was reported to have fallen from a cliff ai Hikuparia, sustaining shocking injur ies which must have proved instantaneously fata. An inquest, conducted by Mr G. G. Jonathan, J.P.

ami a jury, was hold near the scene o the mishap, the medical evidence go

ing to snow that death had resulted from dislocation of the spine. An inspection of the spot where the accident occurred threw a new light upon the exact cause of the fatality, and it was circumstantially evident that the surmise as at first reported was incorrect. Deceased had left the kainga with horse and sledge to procure firewood, and his failure to return had caused the search which led to the recovery of the body late at night. A daylight examination of the locality showed that the unfor-

tunate man had severed a small sap!ing, supporting a block of limestone variously estimated at from 30 to 40 tons in weight. The released rocK nad struck deceased (probably on the shoulder) with such force that he was precipitated against another rock ahniit eight foot distant, the more serious injuries being a dislocated nock and a fractured skull, while Dr. Jenkins’ inventory also included namorous hone fractures. A verdict of accidental dentil was returned.

The Toko Oddfellows will hold a social and dance on Friday, IBth inst.

Ihe To Wora bachelors’ ball, that popular annual event in the district, will be held in the local hall on Friday. 25th inst. Messrs Ken A. Summerhayes and A. Curry are tho joint secretaries. ' -

The Address-in-Reply debate will (Hie “Dominion” says) probably go on for Hie rest of the week. Tho experience generally is that when a dehate goes over a week-end, into another week, it is apt to last through that week. It is understood, also, that there are a number of members "'ho are going to speak in the debate, and if they fulfil their expressed intentirtis, it will drag through two or three days at least. No Government business can be proceeded with until the debate ends.

The splendid organ presented to the School of Music by Mr T. Cawthron was formally handed over on Friday evening, states a Press Association message from Nelson. Mr Cawthron received a great ovation. Mr Maughan Barnett, Auckland City organist, gave a recital. Mr Cawthron’s gifts to the School of Music amount to over £SOOO. The organ is the fifth largest in New Zealand, and is a valuable addition to the School of Music and the citjn

, Ihe proposed football match between Taranaki and the Maori team which recently toured Australia has been abandoned for the present. Last week tho secretary of the Rugby Union (.Mr P. Skoghmd) telegraphed to the manager stating that Taranaki would prefer to play later in the month, but would play on July 10th, if necessary. The manager telegraphed on Saturday that lie was awaiting a reply from Wellington and would telegraph the final decision on that day for certain. This telegram lias not yet come to hand, and yesterday Mr Skoghmd telegraphed that owing to lack of notice it was now too late to arrange the match for July 10th, but that the match will be played on a later date if the Maoris so desire.

The Hospital Board’s Inspector reported as follows to this morning’s meeting under the heading “Infectious Diseases”: “Four cases of scarlet fever were notified in Stratford Bor- 4 ough during June. The first two cases occurred in one house and were notified by the householder, after it :was found but that one of the patients .' 0 was going about in the peeling stages. (he other two cases were notified by the . doctors, in attendance. One case Was removed to hospital, and premises disinfected. The other cases are isolated in their homes, and precautions are being tjiken against spread of infection. The disease is in a .very mild •form, and probably unrecognised cases are going about spreading the infection. 'When symptoms of the disease hpc.ome manifest, a doctor should he at., on.ee, consulted or the matter related to the HospitaKßoardp sd’fcßai H 3 preventive measures could be t&ken to prevent the spread of this highly ininotions disease, which may take a more malignant form.”.

Speaking at a public meeting in M ellington in reference to a statement that many of the immigrants had been grossly deceived as to the conditions of work and living, His Excellency tho Governor, said he would like to make it perfectly clear that in his opinion the blame did not wholly lie with those who sent the people out to the Dominion. “It is difficult,” added His Excellency, “to instil in the mind of the emigrant from the Homeland that the conditions are not all golden in New Zealand. I have had several instances brought under my notice in which people have been most deliberately told that they will be in great difficulties and in great stress, and they have deliberately gone out to the colonies with their eyes open. I don’t know what some people think I am, or what patronage 1 have, but only by this last mail I received a letter from a man who is the son of a clergyman in England, and he said he would he very glad if I •would make him a schoolmaster of one of the public schools.” (Laughter.)

The following passage occurred in the -Medical Superintendent’s report presented to this morning’s meeting of the Hospital Board:—“On several occasions recently there has been a tendency for a large number of visitors to come to the hospital at irregular hours. I feel confident that if publicity is given to the fact that this is a great hindrance to tho staff, as well as to the patients themselves, there will he no need to carry out tho strict letter of the rules regarding visitors—a proceeding which we do not wish to adopt.” The Chairman said the Board should make it known that the Hospital ground is not a playground for children. Hie good nature of the staff could he imposed on and had been imposed on ; and if the work of the Hospital was interfered with the Board would have to confine visitors to certain tours. Hie Board did not desire to do that, and in the case of a hospital of the kind it was not advisable. Mr Sole said the chief trouble seemed to he witli young children who attended without their parents and played about tlie verandah. It was finally decided to take no action at present, the publicity given to the matter being relied on to effect an improvement.

A social and dance will be bold in the Assembly Hall, at Tahora Saddle, | ou the 25th inst.

The Toko branch of the Taranaki j Provincial Scottish Society is making jL r eat preparations for the first an- j •nual social to be held in the Corona-1 tion Hall on Friday, 25th inst. The . President (Mr T. A. Lees) and. his | trusty henchman, secretary Donald Bain, together with a’ the ither bro-1 ther Scots in the district are already j busy practising the slogan, “Oinna 1 Forget.”

Mr C. D. Sole, at this morning’s meeting of the Hospital Board, moved that the Government should be urged to in mease the medical supervision over people brought out to the Dominion as immigrants. He said the consumptive annexe at New Plymouth was full of people who were recent arrivals from Horae. On the last boat bringing out immigrants, two people died of consumption on the voyage. This indicated lack of supervision before departure. At Wellington also the medical inspection of six hundred immigrants had been carried "out in under an hour. Messrs fline and Walters objected to tho motion, as there was no evidence that the patients at New Plymouth were assisted immigrants. The feeling of members generally was that nothing should be done until a case occurred in the district under the Board’s jurisdiction, and the motion was withdrawn.