LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 37, 14 October 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

j The report of last night’s Borough Council meeting appears on page 2. A highly respected resident ol M averley, who is 88 years of age, made a sad discovery on Saturday morning, says the Fatea Press. He ivas lying in bed waiting for daylight, hut thinking it must he getting late he struck a match to see the time anc found that we was quite blind. J Not very much lias been heard of i Opunake railway of late, hut apparently Mr Richards thinks the time is ripe for further agitation on the matter, for at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council he moved that the Council urge on the Prime Minister and Minister for Public Works to have a detailed survey ffiade of the route front Kaponga to Stratford, the Mayor to write, giving reasons. Similar resolutions, he said, had been passed by other bodies. A flying survey had been made, and lie thought they should do all they could to have a detailed survey made of the route. Cr. Thompson seconded the motion, which was carried.

Cr. Richards brought up the matter t'j of motor traflie at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council. He thought J the Council should have a measured 'mile, with the Hast Office in the centre, and on certain days men with . stop-watches should he stationed at both ends with instructions to take the number of all cars and to note the j time of passing. Motor, traffic was increasing and something should be 'done to control it. Motor bicycles flew 1 down Broadway with exhausts making -a great row, and the Council should insist on silencers' being used. The ' Mayor said that, unfortunately for the town, the main street was the main road of the province, and the through motor traffic was carried on at a dangerous rate. Cr. Thompson said there was more danger in cars turning cornel's than running along a straight stretch of road. On the motion of Cr. Richards it was decided that a committee consisting of the Mayor, Cr. Masters and the mover be set up to re-

port to a future mooting on the best method of dealing with motor traffic.

James Savage, of Tututawa, laborer, has filed a declaration of insolvency. • Two lambs to one ewe are numerous, and three are not infrequent, but five is surely phenomenal (says the Christchurch Press). Mr August Myers, of West Oxford, has a ewe that gave birth to five lambs, four of which are alive and doing well. There was a fair audience at the lowa Hal! last night to witness tne final performance hy the King’s College Hoys Company. As on Saturday the whole of the performers wore well received, encores being the order of the evening, and those present voted the show one of the best of its kind.

The Borough Council decided last flight, on the motion of Cr* Frederic, seconded hy Cr. Richards, that wherever concrete kefbing is laid down iron crossings will he used. Cr. Frederic said that it was very difficult to clean underneath the present wooden crossings, while the iron crossings could he lifted clear away from the gutter, greatly expediting cleaning operations.

At last night’s meeting of Court Stratford it was decided to hold a windup to the Foresters’ dances with, a long night on Wednesday, October 22nd. The music will be supplied by the Xgaere Orchestra, and the catering—a sit-down supper—will be in the hands of Mrs Brooking. It was also decided to hold an A.O.F. dinner at an early date, and make it an annual affair.

A striking instance of the fact that honesty is by no means a lost virtue was exemplified in Orepuki lately (says the Orepuki Advocate). A man in one of the hotels, in pulling some money out of his pocket, dropped a pound note on the floor. The landlord noticed this and called the owner’s attention to it. The latter, however, appears to have overlooked the matter, and departed, leaving the note on the floor, unknown to the landlord. It was subsequently picked up by another, who very honourably took it to the landlord, and it was ultimately restored to its owner.

Mr T. Moore announces in the Ohura Advocate that on October 24th he intends to run three coaches t<? Whangamomona. The Advocate, commenting on the matter, exclaims; [“Off, to Whanga. with Old. Tom Moore and Bukly! Are ypu going to ho a member of the first coach party-through i the Gorge P' Let’s’all-down tools for, a. couple of days. It. will he ■•alii tho same in a hundred years, you know. Book your 'seat early ‘Big’ ierowd making' the'trio. Don’t miss the op-

portunity of taking part in so important an event. It has practically' been decided that the Town Band shall go, and there is talk of matches being arranged between the Ohura and Whangamomona Rifle and Cricket Clubs on the 25th at the latter township”

Messrs Collier and I Co., of Plymouth, have received word from'the Inglewood Borough Council ordering an upright grand Brinsmead piano for use in their new Town Hall. Messrs Collier and Co. have now supplied Brinsmead pianos to all the town hails in Taranaki. This last order was obtained under particularly keen competition from firms all over Taranaki.x