The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 15, 18 September 1913, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1913. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wearing the military great coat® uith multi hy lerntorials is, bv notification in the latest general orders,' strictly prohibited. I

Ihe Directors oi the Xgaere .Dairy

-o. met in Stratford yesterday afternoon, and accepted the tender of Messrs Booh Bros, .New Plymouth, at C (988 for the erection of the new factory.

The local secretary of the Bible-ln-

Schools League desire® u,s to state that while the Press Association sent

out a good account of the deputation! to the Premier in opposition to llihle-in-Schools they did not Jet it Joe known that tin 1 deputation in favor of llible-in-Seliools comprised cliurches . representing 75 ]>er cent of the population, ; that it included a representative tea-| •her speaking for tliose teachers who ire supporting t lie Bible-in-Schools novement, and that the request of i lu' League up to August 30th had j icon signed by 111,920 electors

As illustrating the complete' apathy ith which the .Maoris view the wel-

arc of their own race, and the licrelitary tribal antagonism, we (Kawliia let tier) learn that the owners or the dakotu hall refused point blank to alow tiic building to be used for fever ratients of another iwi. The chiefs if the iwi which has charge of the structure, regarded the request as a uige joke, and ararngemenhs had to K> made to secure a European-owned juilding for the purpose of accnmn'o luting the sick and their attendants.

A case in which a large trading com-1 parry is interested, and which aflccts the ownership of machines let outi under the hire-system, wil Iprobably 1)0 heard by the Supreme Court at an early date, cither in Auckland or dur-| ing the Hamilton sessions (says the Auckland correspondent of the ’.Dominion). It will he remarkable for the amount of evidence called. One of the counsel engaged on the case stated that ho had already received 130 affidavits for perusal, and expected to get a few more.

Says the Kawhia Settler: “During bis rounds Mr Edgar (Health Inspector), has been struck with the number of Maoris who are troubled with an aggravated form of skin disease (eczematis), and lias represented the fact to Ids department. A systematic inspection 'of native dwellings and a course of lessons in hygiene will have to ho arranged for in the interests of the European population and the Maoris themselves.”

An Auckland Press Association message states that the first half of I the Y.W.C.A. ten days’ campaign for funds for the new building was highly successful. At noon yesterday Miss Barnes (national secretary) declared the total amount callected to be £lO,176 Os 4d. The average amount collected daily was thus over £2OOO. Collecting will be vigorously continued until next Wednesday, so that live days remain in which to obtain the remaining £SOOO.

The Great McEwen had another successful show at the Town Hall last evening, and the audience showed their thorough appreciation of the various items. In fact, nothing but praise has been showered on the management for their two-night season here. Many of the items last night were a change from the first programme, although the general nature of the entertainment was on the same lines. The Great McEwen is one of the few hypnotists on tour who really know their business.; He is bound up in it heart and soul, and hi® audiences respond to the enthusiasm that is in him. Last evening the Great McEwen put his subjects under the hypnotic influence without resorting to the orthodox “passing.” It was all interesting test of hi® powers. F was well supported by the other talented members of the company, who. it will be news to learn, have booked the Town Hall for a four-night season in February next.

The Manga Road bids fair to become a perennial ■subject with the County Council. The road was completed by the Government, who handed it over to the Council, but the Council made a claim on the Government for a grant to clear away slips which had come down prior to the handing over. The Government refused to make this grant. At yesterday’s meeting of the Council Cr. Young asked who intended to maintain the road—the County or the Government? It seemed unfair to ask the County to maintain it. They should not take over the road without protesting strongly. The road was handed over a fortnight before it was finished, which showed how anxious the Government were to got it off their hands . ell moved that the Council strongly protest against the road being handed over in,its present condition ;and that the Council take no responsibility for the road until it is put in proper condition. Cr. Walter; “Let them stop our subsidy if they like.” The motion was carried.

A rather serious epidemic of typhoid fever appears to be prevalent among the natives at Kawhia, judging by the remarks of the local paper on the subject. In its issue of Friday last the Settler states: —We have strongly and repeatedly emphasised the urgency of , the Government enforcing compulsory I registration of deaths and appointing ■la local health officer. The latter recommndation has been complied with, the former may follow; but it is a sufficient commentary on the situation to say that Mr C. S. Edgar (the newlyappointed inspector) reports that between 30 and 40 deaths have already occurred in Kawhia South, and that about a dozen natives are now suffering from typhoid there, without any official intimation having been heretofore forwarded to the authorities. The Department, as a matter of fact, appeared to have been understaffed—at any rate, in the field—but it is now taking the matter more seriously. Last Monday Xurse Hawkins arrived, arid, accompanied by Mr Edgar and Constable Smith, she visited the in fectod localities on Wednesday and Thursday, while a further inspection has been arranged for. Mr Edgar has recommended the Department « to transform the Maketu Hall into a , temporary hospital, iso that the pati- , cuts can be brought under constant medical supervision and dietetic treat-1 ment, with efficient nursing. He hast also advised burning down the old wbares where the disease has become endemic, and one or two have already been destroyed.”

A Military Court of Inquiry, with Captain A. Moore, D. 5.0., as president, sat at Oainaru on Friday to investigate a charge against a drill instructor of falsifying returns in order to make it appear that ho attended parades from which it has since been ascertained he was absent.

A man called at the office of the Hamilton registrar a few days ago to record the arrival of In's heir. The registered particulars show that the man’s name was Hamilton, that he was a native of Hamilton, in Scotland, that he was manned at Hamilton, Victoria, and that the child was born at Hamilton, New Zealand.

Mr J ames MTntosh lias just' paid a visit to tiie Lakes district, and brought with him a remarkable curio for one whose business is veterinary (says the Wyndham Herald). This is a piece of manuka about 2in long by fin in diameter. It had been embedded in the chest of a horse for some two

years, and Mr M'lntosli succeeded in extracting it. The horse had probably been jabbed by a branch when feeding