LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 62, 13 November 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Members, intending

mhers, and

their friends, aye invited to the opening of the Stratford Croquet Club on Saturday next. The lawns are looking perfect, so an enjoyable afternoon is anticipated.

The “80-Peep” pantomime company appeared at Elthairi last night. Tonight the company appears at the Stratford Town Hall. The whole programme, of which the bullet is a striking feature, is remarkably well spoken

At the annual hall given hy the Whangamomona Defence Rifle Club on the 29th inst, the club’s splendid purple and gold banner was showing up conspicuously and was much admired. The banner was given as a donation by fir Arch Bawles, of Stratford, arid his kindly action was very much appreciated by riflemen present.

Last night while a Territorial parade was taking place three hoys, who certainly should have known better, threw .some, lire crackers in amongst the company. They were immediately arer.Sited and narrowly escaped spending the night in .gaol. On .thijs occasion informations, under:,the Act wero not laid! against, .them,j hut young lads and perhaps youths' of matnrer age should recollect that interrupting Territorial parades constitutes an offence punishable by a severe penalty, The attention of ratepayers of the central riding of the Whangamomona County Council is specially .directed to the fact that meetings of ratepayers iii the,, riding are, called. Lpr the. purpose of considering the, matter of the reinstatement of the 6'hura Load throughout -the riding, and in particular to consider the best means of raising a sum of £ISOO which the Government desire the County Council to find against a Government grant of £3500. The meetings are to he held on the 18th inst., at 10 a.m;, in the Kolmratahi Hall, and at 2.30 p.m. in the Whangamomona Hall.

A country subscriber sends the folj lowing cure for whooping cough, which is published for what it is worth: Take a large handful of chestnut leaves, wash well and boil iifcfone quart of water. Boil till the liquid is the color of tea. Put two tablespoonfuls of honey or brown sugar into a jug and pour in the liquid. Give a tablespoonful as often as the child coughs. The sender remarks that whooping cough usually takes eighteen weeks to cure, but her cure will bo successful in u week. She has tried the remedy and cured many cases. “For the sake of the little ones” is her only excuse for her communication.

| Mr Baeyertz tells a good story abon the Ballarat festival just held. Talking about the unexpected humorous con tributious, he says: This year, for instance, and elderly gentleman caint from somewhere in the Xever-nevei Country, and entered for the humorous recital. He chose “How McDougall Topped the Score*,” and came out or I the stage* with some toy wickets on ' the' O.l*. side* of the* stage, walked somewhat unsteadily to the preempt side*, and placed a single wicket there. Then ho took off his hat, coat and waistcoat, throw thorn down on the stage*, spat on his hands, and proceeded to tell the story. He had a toy bat in his hand, and when be* cam; to the* point when McDougall hit the ball, and the' elog ran off with it, hotly pursued by the opposing fielders, he* has to say “McDougall started running like' a hare,” and tlm old gentleman (more* or less suiting the action to the* word) began to totter to and fro between the* wickets reciting the while. V\ e' could see bis lips moving, but not a word could we hear above the ere'Cemlo of laughter as the* veteran ran thirty-five’ runs, before an audience 1 that became' almost hysterical long bolero the* score was eventually topped.