LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 67, 19 November 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

i Parliament held an all-night sitting I night. A vigorous Opposition j stonewall was interrupted at (5.40 a.m. ; by the news of the death of Mr G. | Laurenson. I Meetings of the Stratford County j Council will he held at the County office, Stratford, on M ednesday next, as follows:—Ordinary meeting at 11 a.m.; annual meeting for election of chairman at noon. The many friends of Presbyterianism in the community are reminded of the sale of work in the Foresters’ Hall (opposite St. Andrew’s Church) tomorrow afternoon and evening. Among the estates recently handed over to the Puhlic Trustee for management was that of a Chinaman, and the Gazette, to entirely eliminate any I possibility of misdescription, enters I him as “Cheong Pah. or Pah Cheong, or Tali Leong Che, or doe Pah, or dohn Pah, or Chong Park, or John Park.”

| Particulars jjivon in tlit' latest statisj tical abstract for Lsdia show that j in tlio l() years 1902-U no fewer than i 213,31 I persons wore killed by wild ! beasts or snakes in that country. For | thus terrible toll of human lives snake bites were mainly responsible, the aggregate number of victims being 220,531. Tigers accounted for Spit) persons, leopards for 3872, and wolves for 278]. The Kenton Street crossing was this morning the scene of a narrow escape from accident between the down train at K> o’clock and a lorry drawn by two horses. Despite the warning of the electric bell, the driver of the lorry drove on to the rads, probably not anticipating the engine of the train would reach the crossing before becoming stationary. According to an eye-witness, a desperate effort enabled the lorry-driver to pull i up. when the horses’ heads were close up to the train. ;

The New Plymouth Hospital Board to-day accepted the tender of Trevor Bros., Wellington, for the erection of the new hospital at New Plymouth, to cost nearly JL‘3O,IHJO. —P.A. The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce will ho pleased to receive applications from anyone prepared V> act as mounted special constables in case they are required. x The .Stratford Cricket Club hold their opening on Thursday on the Show Ground, when all members and intending members are requested to participate in the game. Kminents Bess, a Jersey cow, belonging to a Michigan farmer, has broken the world’s milk record. In one year, under the supervision of the Michigan Agricultural College, she lias produced 18,7531 hof milk, yielding 11321 b 9oz of butter. The record for Jersey cows was previously held by Jacoba Irene, with 17,2581 b of milk, \ and Bess has also beaten by 1791 b of j milk the record for Guernsey cows, j which was held by Spotswood Daisy ; Pearl. 1 At the Stratford School Committee | meeting last evening an interesting j document in the shape of the inspec--1 tors’ report was read. It is gratifying ! to learn that again the report reflects j infinite credit upon the headmaster j 'Air Tyrer) and his assistants. The ! Committee put on record their appreciation of the teachers’ efforts as a whole, and also specially mentioned the caretaker (Air Kivell), upon the result of whose duties the inspectors’ i report touched approvingly. Our re-

port of the meeting appears on page

Entries for the hig Hawera Show net week close to-morrow (Thursday.) The Hawera Show is a popular fixture with exhibitors and the quality of stock shown is particularly good. In addition to the stock classes tin? dog schedule is a particularly attractive one this year, with special prizes for nearly every breed,, and entries have been received from both Islands, already an increase on previous shows. The ring competitions should oomraandrif good entries, the sum of £IOO being provided for ' these events, and the jumps having been remodelled, the competition should he more than usually keen.

That very popular fixture, the Stratford Volunteer Fire Brigade’s 19th (annual plain and fancy dress hall is to he held in the Town Hall on Thursday, 27th inst. The little ones are as usual in active training, and from 7.30 p.m. to 9.80 p.m. will he specially devoted to them. Some new dances specially arranged for the juveniles are in conrsp of rehearsal, .and this; year the function promises to he more successful than ever. Mrs Bianchi’s orchestra is to supply the music. Mr A. E. Gorton is hon. secretary, and tickets may be obtained from him or from any member of the Brigade.

Sergt. Major Dunham had a nar-

row escape from serious injury ou Wednesday evening last, whilst driving with a . companion from Manaia to Opunake. The Waimate Witness states .that after getting to the bottom of the hill at Kaupbkonui, and driving at a brisk 1 pace, the horse suddenly took a sharp and unexpected turn inwards to the store, the result being that the trap overturned and the Sergt. Major was violently ejected, and when picked tip was unconscious and bleeding from some ugly wounds on the head. Dr. Milroy was rung itj), and arriving in the course of a few minutes found it necessary to put half a dozen stitches in the Sergt. M ajor’s head, and after some little time he was able to proceed on his journey.

Twenty-four civil cases (three defended) and one judgment summons are set down for hearing at the Court on Friday. Only two informations are to be dealt with—one for failing to attend drill and one for riding a bicycle on a footpath. A number of applications for old-age and widows’ pensions are to be dealt with.

An indication of the frenzied baste of modern business was supplied last night. A man desired to buy a building section, but his business was evidently very exacting, as ho could find no other time to inspect a .section but half-past ten last night. The land agent, however, was obliging, and accompanied the would-be buyer to the section, which was inspected by the light of numerous matches. A sale followed!

The Civil Service junior and senior scholarship examinations began at Stratford to-day and are being held in the Technical School. For these examinations, 74 students are sitting, and two subjects, English and Arithmetic, are compulsory, while all the other subjects are optional of choice, provided the total of 2000 marks may

be obtained. It is interesting to note the standard of popularity of the various subjects as set by this year’s candidates here. Mathematics is the most popular, with GO candidates; Latin comes next with 43; Botany and Physical Science claim 3o each; Dairy Science and Drawing follow with 26 and 23 respectively; and then there is a big drop in figures to what

must be set down as the “unpopular” subjects. In Geography there are 5 candidates. History 2, with Hygiene and the languages (German and French) saving their faces with one each.