LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 39, 16 October 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

For failing to attend parados, a youth at Invercargill who did not appear at tho Court yesterday, was fined £lO by Mr Cruickshank, S.M.

At a recent sale conducted by Messrs Gillies and Nakler at Hawera, a heifer (grade Ayrshire) bred by Mr Fred Mills, of Tokaroa, was sold under the hammer at £ls. This is considered a lugh price for a heifer.

It-is understood (says a Christchurch 'speqial;to;the N.Z. Times) that negotiations have been in progress for some time for the'purchase by the'United 'Federation n of, Labduf of tin 4 ' Grey '.River Argus;»the morning paper'piiblished in Gremouth. It is said to lie the intention of the federation, if the negotiations result in the property being acquired, to publish the Maorilaml Worker from Grevmouth.

The Waikato Winter Show Association were charged yesterday .with a, breach of the gaming Act by raffling a car in ;connection ! with <the ■recent.show, by .means of • which they made .a.profit of £I4OO. . The Association relied upon the word "specimen," Hn clause 43 as justification for the 'raffle,, but the magistrate held that the motor car was not a bona fide specimen of agriculture, horticulture or poultry and inflicted a line of £-5 Is with £2 Is costs.

A recent Supreme Court case, in which the Borough of Mosgiel was concerned, established the fact that no machinery exists in the present law which would enable a municipal council to enforce payment of water rates levied upon the unimproved value. Mr J. A. Young, M.P., who has been in communication with the Hon. A. L. Herdman on the subject, has been informed by that Minister that the Rating Amendment Bill, to be introduced shortly, will provide machinery for the levying and collection of water rates upon unimproved or annual value.

A somewhat remarkable series of ! coincidences were mentioned by Mr J. ! Field, of Spreydon, at a wedding i ceremony recently. Mr Field said that when he married, his wife's maiden name was Cornfield. Two of his daughters had married men named Wingfield and one a Mr AYinfield. A niece in the United States had written a few days ago to say that she was married to a Mr Bradfield, and that day his daughter was married to Mr Lichtfield. "I may add." continued Mr Field amid much laughter "that we live in Somerneld."

Perhaps one of the most interesting eases of skin grafting on record at the Auckland Hospital (says the Star) is that of a little girl at present in the institution. Six months ago she was frightfully injured, the whole skin being piuctically burned off her haelc. When admitted to the institution, her life was despaired of. For six months she has been lying in the one position on her stomach. Twice in that period her mother has gone to the institution, and submitted herself to the skill of the surgeon. Layers of skin from the mother's body have been transplanted to the hack of the child. Slowly the frightful injuries of six months ago are being covered with a grafting of new skin. Shortly the hrare mother will go again for the last time to the hospital, and one more transference will mean the completion of a slow but gratifying success in skin-grafting work. '•

On the motion of Cr. Anderson, seconded by Cr. Smith. tho Councy Council decided at its meeting yesterday to urge on the Government the necessity for having a detailed survey made of the proposed railway from Stratford to Kaponga.

It is stated that the Theatre Royal site and the building erected thereon have been sold by Fuller and Sons, states a Wellington Press Association message. The site is a municipal leasehold, which was recently renewed by the city corporation on condition that a new building should he erected. The Club Hotel is not included. It is tmderstood that the Government is the purchaser, and intends to use the site for the erection of an up-to-date police station. There is a rather longer list than usual for the sitting of fhe Court tomorrow. The civil business*, consists of 2-5 cases (two marked as defended) and one judgment summons. Informations are to be dealt with at follow:- One affiliation, one procuring liquor while prohibited, two tailing I to attend drill, one riding bicycle on | footpath, one riding motor cycle with- ! out Jight. one cruelty to animals. The extraordinarily genial weather experienced last month is reflected in the cheques to he paid to milk suppliers on the 20th. The Stratford i Company's total shows an increase jof a third over the corresponding | month in 1912, the figures being: I 1912 £3600, 1913 £4820. Other amounts Ito he paid out are as follow (the ! figures for September, 1912. being ! given in parentheses'): .Xgaere £2069 (£1696), Lowgarth £1637 (£1355), Cardiff £lO9l (£967). The County Council yesterday de r cided to ask the Government to/place the plant called Strathmore Weed on the schedule of the Noxious Weeds Act. Cr. "Walter said the weed was very dangerous. A sheepman had told him that every time he mustered his sheep lie found one or two missing. They ate the weed and wasted away. A valuable horse had recently been lost' through eating it. Tho weed- was spreading, and had been seen close io Douglas.

The following will represent "The Moonlighters," or better known as the champion Stratford cribbage team, at a game against the Denbigh road 'Sunrisers' at Elder's tea rooms to-mor-row (Friday) evening, play to commence at 8 o'clock sharp:—Messrs C. Kelly, C. L. Grant, T. Lawson, T. Sullivan, W. Yardley, J>. MeCauum, J. Donald, W. Collins;!G. Lowe, : J. ' Jones, (), Tocker, and L. Sharrock. The ."Sunrisers" are .reiving, upon ' i i lit m ■ (mi if- »i *!M \f 31 the same old team.