LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 64, 15 November 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting of cricketers is to be held at 7.30 o'clock on Monday evening at Messrs 0. and E. Jackson s office for the purpose of reviving the Stratford Cricket Club. The cricketers who have played in the two scratch games against 'lngle-wood have shown good form, and it is hoped to form a strong club, ■ - ''

1 At'the 'Domain Board .meeting'yes'terday afternoon Mr P. Thomson brought up the matter of. building a bridge over the lake in Victoria Park. The Board, he said, conic! not hop*' to do the work out of its own funds, and the only way to raise the funds would he to have a carnival or some similar entertainment held. A bridge over the lake would expedite.access to the croquet grounds and ajjso shorten the distance from. Fetiton, Street to Began Street. No action was taken.

There was a sensation in Parliament House last night (states a"Wellington Press Association telegram). Members were startled on hearing the loud report of a revolver shot just outside the Chamber. It appears that a chaffeur who was waiting for # member was showing the messengers a revolver when it exploded. The bullet was buried in the wall.

The monthly meeting of the Domain Board was held yesterday afternoon, when there were present, Messrs G. \. Curtis (chairman), P. Thomson, \Y. P. Kirkwood, T. H. Penn. It was decided that it was desirable to have the fern between the two rivers cut at an early date, this being desirable in order to stop fire sweeping into King Edward Park. The matter of procuring gravel to repair the walkin Kino; Edward Park was left in the hands of the chairman. It was explained that there were wet parts on the paths and that, it was not necessary to do the whole of the paths.

The friends of Mr J. Walsh, of Rawhitiroa, will hear with much regret of the serious accident that happened to his son Frank in the railway yards at Forbes (X.S.W.) this week. The

I cables stated that during a storm j three men took shelter behind a truck j and that thunder prevented the men hearing the shunting of a horsd box, which struck the truck. ''Tun of i them," proceeded the wire, "Walsh, a recent arrival from New Zealand, and j McMahon were killed. The third, named Brownlow, was badly injured. - ' Mv \\ alsh, whose son is. spending a holiday in Xew South Wales, having recently heard from him that he was at Forbes, immediately got into communication (states the Argus), and in answer ro a cable received a reply stating that the identity was correct. but that the young man was no killed. His many friends, however, will be shocked to learn that both his legs have been amputated and that be is] critically ill. The parish priest was! then cabled, ami the following reply was received from him yesterday:—l Yes. the injured man is the sou ofj Mr John Walsh, of Elthnm. He is improving satisfactorily, though seriously injured.''

Tiie Midhirst Dairy Factory is paying out £9991 14s 3d this month. A truckload of wethers railed from Balclutha to the Buruside sales realised the handsome average of 36s 2d a head last week. S While on a recent visit to Auckland .Madame Bernard, of His Majesty's Theatre, Stratford, completed arrangements for the production of that famyous film, "Quo Yadis" at the local pictures at an early date. We have received a copy of the Perth Sunday Times of October 12th. Fsually the paper contains 32 pages, which is claimed to he the biggest J

paper, daily or weekly, in the British Empire; but the issue under notice

consists of 48 pages, and it is claimed for it that it is the largest paper ever issued in Australia. The temporary enlargement was resorted to in order to do full justice to the West Australian Royal Show, and the ample reading matter is embellished with innumerable excellent photographic reproductions. The illustrations are a feature of the whole paper, which deals in a breezy fashion with sport, polities and general topics.

Wiiat is stated to be the first pantomime ever produced in Tnglewood drew a packed house last night, and the new Town Hall again justified its erection. "Little 80-Peep" received a

most enthusiastic reception, every item being encored. The management were highly gratified at lnglewood's response, and it is now quite certain that further opportunities to witness up-to-date theatrical productions will be afforded residents of the district. To-night this Clever coterie of performers appear in the Stratford Town Hall in the irrestibly entertaining panto, "Old Mother Hubbard."

For some time past the Customs authorities have had suspicions that trading has been carried on contrary to the regulations governing the sale of opium. Following instructions from the Secretary of Customs at Wellington, a systematic inquiry has been made in all the Taranaki towns. The Customs officer from Xew Plymouth, with the Hawera police, conducted a raid on the Chinese shops and laundries in Hawera on Thursday night in search for opium. The Star understands that only in one case were some pipe and some opium found. Local inquiries show that on Wednesday evening a Customs officer, accompanied by Sergeant McXeely, made a search of the Chinese premises in Stratford. In one place a huge quantity of opium was seized, also two pipes, a lamp, and all the appliances for opium smoking. Prosecutions will follow in each case.

A Wellington Press Association telegram this morning states*: Mr Curtis, Xew Zealand representative of the Strowger Automatic Telephone Company, of America, has instructed his solicitors to take action at law forbidding the Western Electric Co., Ltd. ('Australasia'), infringing certain patent rights alleged to ho held by the plaintiff company in respect to automatic telephones proposed to be introduced into Xew Zealand by the Western Company. The Crown will be joined as respondents. The action is the. sequel to the acceptance by the Government of the Western Company'* tender for, the installation of automatic exchanges at Auckland. Wellington, Blenheim, Hamilton, Oamaru, a_nj Ma ( sterton.