LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 73, 26 November 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A digest of the Public Works State mtprt: delivered'by the Hon. .Mr Prase! in the House last evening appears o’ pageq ß ‘Of: this issue. Herd-testing figures in connection with the Siratfoui and Alidhirst Association will be found on page 3. In the latest “Dairyman’’ appears a photograph of Xorthtiekl Holstein Queen, a grade Holstein call, four weeks old, that has been giving milk from birth, and is now giving It pints normal milk, testing 3.2 bntterfat, morning and night, and increasing in .production. She is owned by Bndd and Festler, Xorthtiekl, Minnesota, I’.S.A. A rather interesting episode occurred iii awarding rhe championships for the best dairy cow in milk on the ground at the Wanganui Show. Points were exactly even between Mr Donald’s Holstein-Friesian and Air H. McDonald's Ayrshire. The judges were Air Coleman Phillips, of .Wairarapa, and All' H. H. Olsen, of Taranaki (the respective judges of their own classes). The points being so equal each judge naturally stuck to his own breed, ami.

being unable to agree, they referrt the matter to Mi' C. Coulter, of Biei helm (the Jersey judge), who gave tl coveted honour to the Holstein-Trie-

One of the saddest and most extn ordinary tilings ever recorded in tli veil (says “South Africa”) is repor ed from the Koffyfontein district < rhe Free State 1 . A little girl, 2.1 year old, was playing about a bomesteac Men were bnsv drilling a large bon

hole, and during mealtime went int the house, leaving the child outside Presently the mother inquired when her little daughter was, and foum that the child had fallen into the here hole. She was then some 10 feet he low the surface of the ground. Neigh hours came to give help, and digging was tried, hut everywhere hard reel was encountered. That evveniug tin poor child had slipped down to a depth of (ill feet, and cried continually, hut no one could help her. On the fourth day the cries stopped, and on the fifth day tin 1 father allowed the holt' to he filled in and covered over, for it was finite certain tin 1 child was dead. She had fallen with her feet downwards, and by projecting the light from a looking-glass down tin* hole the unfortunate child could he seen always looking upwards. The mother stayed light and day hy the hole, and when [he wails of her little daughter coas-d die lost her reason, and had to he aken to the asylum at Bloemfontein.

A half day parade for the Senior Cadets will be field to-morrow afternoon. Night parades will henceforth fie held on Fridays. .Vs usual Stratford will turn out in full force to-morrow (Thursday) to attend the Hawera Show. Special railway arrangements have been made, and given fine weather a very enjoyable day’s outing may be anticipated. The wear and tear on the Mountain quai ry railway proved too much for one of the trucks of gravel which arrived in Stratford ibis morning. Due of the wheels developed ‘‘fiat edge ’ and had to be shunted off. A Press Association telegram from Hawera to-day states: The Egmont A. and B. Association’s thirtieth annual show commenced to-day in fairly fine 1 weather and a good attendance. The ■ entries total 2218, as against 2066 for | the previous year. The fixture pro1, mises to be most successful. At the Town Hal! last night various 1 speakers saw fit to libel Stratford’s ' weather, one going so far as to say I that Stratford seemed the dust-heap ! for Taranaki w eather—if at Hawera j or New Plymouth there was any wea- | ther which nobody wanted it was sent j on to Stratford. I The Volturno’s hull was insured at ] Lloyd’s for £45,000. The cargo was j insured on the Continent, probably for ■! something under £50,000. Although ■! the amount involved cannot he very i much (states the London correspondent >| of the Manchester Guardian), there *' is some curiosity among slapping peo--1 pie as to who is responsible for the I cost of tlu> oil poured on the sea by the ' American oil ship to assist the lifeboats - in their efforts to reach the Volturno. - It is said to he a difficult point.

A serious case of ptomaine-poisoning occurred at Wanganui yesterday. Two young men, Sydney Gould, a school teacher, and Hay Sinclair, an engineer, had supper together in Gould’s roqm, where they partook of tinned pineapples. Soon afterwards they became so violently ill that they were unable to call for assistance. About 12 hours later they were found by a friend who called at the house, and were taken to their respective homes. Both were in a critical condition all day, hut a turn for the better was announced late last night.—P.A.

All the speakers at last night’s function iu the Town Hall found a good excuse for not making their sjieeehes too lengthy. ■ The earlier

speakers said in effect: <l I must not speak too long, as f must leave ample time tor tile long speeches of the later speakers,” and when the later speakers arose they said in effect; “I must not talk too long and keep you away from the excellent supper provided.” Therefore, everybody had a sufficient excuse for making ids remarks short, and sufficient time was saved for the discussion of supper.

At. a meeting of the Stratford Retailers’ Association it was agreed that shops should remain open all day on the first day of the show and close at 11 a.m. on the second day. On the second day of the races shops will remain open till 11 a.m. Air J. B. Richards, chairman of the Chamber of \

Commerce, conveyed a suggestion from New Plymouth, that if Stratford shops closed on the second day of the Winter Show, the Xew Plymouth shops would close on the second day of the Stratford show. It was decided to fall in with the suggestion.

It is hardly necessary to remind readers of the plain and fancy dress hall to he held in the Town Hall tomorrow evening under the auspices of the Fire Brigade. The first part of the evening has been set aside for the juveniles, who have been carefully trained. There is every indication that the function will he a success in every way, tin l response made to the request for supper material ensuring complete success in the supper department at any rate. A remarkable experiment will take place in Xew York shortly, when a young man and woman will he chosen by a jury of doctors and married with the idea of mating as nearly perfect a couple as can be obtained, and watching the eugenic sequel. A committee, on which are the names of Airs W. Vanderbilt and Alls 0. H. I*. Belmont, have been formed to select physicians, and notices will shortly he sent broadcast for healthy young men and women to apply. When two examples of robust humanity have been selected, the couple will he joined in wedlock. A fund of £2OO is being raised to further the idea, of which £IOO will he given to the bride and groom after the eugenic marriage is performed, and the other £IOO will he theirs when the first child is horn.