LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 74, 27 November 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A rather serious accident happened at the Han era .Show yesterday, the sufferer being Mv C. Jones, of Page Street, Stratford. While he was riding in tiie ring tiie horse reared and roileu on him, One of his legs was-broken and lie also suffered internally, and he was conveyed to the Han era hospital.

On page three of this issue will be found 11 special message,to farmers regarding die Stratford Show, which takes place on December 3rd and 4th. Entries, it is well to note, close with teh secretary. Mr B. Fearoii. to-uight.

There was only a moderate audience at the Town Hall on the occasion of the return visit of Beebe's Polites, vaudeville entertainers. An accession ,to the company since its last visit is Lazern, an "illusionist of more than ordinary merit. His tricks were last night well received and they were all carried through in thoroughly workmanlike manner. Another "star" item was the turn of the Arteens, whose acrobatics are clever above the ordinary. The singing and dancing of the other members of the company was excellent, the company presenting a pleasing evening's amusement.

) At the County Council meeting yes- . onlay a letter was received from the ■ j secretary of the A. and P. Association , who wrote requesting that the County's employees he granted a holiday ; on December 4th.—Cr. Smith moved . that the request be granted.—Cr. , Were seconded.—Cr. Thomson moved J as an amendment that only the usual . holidays be granted. He objected to .; holidays being granted at the'request of outside bodies.—Cr. Young seconded. Ho woidd not oppose a holiday being granted ii the men requested it. —The amendment was defeated and the motion carried. A personal matter was mentioned in the House of Representatives last night. Sir Joseph Ward Civow attention to an item appearing in the < yttelton Times, whic'i .ntci'ioure-j a statement to Mr David Jones, the Betorm organiser, to the effect that he, lat a meeting of the Christchurch j Women's Political Reform League, stated that since coming into office the present Government had discovered things about Sir Joseph Ward which they would not care to repeat. Sir Joseph Ward asked the Prime Minister, as the head of the Government, if he knew whether the substance of the statement was true.—! Mr Massey replied that he could not | imagine Mr .(ones saying anything of the kind. He had wired to him on the matter and would communicate with Sir Joseph War;! immediately he received a reply.—Sir Joseph Ward: I Do you know of anything to warrant! such a statement? Mr Massey: 1 do not.

Stratford Show next week. The examinations throughout New Zealand For National Scholarships commenced to-day. Stratford is me of the examining centres, and thirty-..: veil candidates, representing the best hoys M and girls from the primary schools of ™ the district, are being examine.!. The examination will be finish?i to-mor-row. Last night was exceedingly rough. The wind was high and the rain was heavy, and the school instrument recorded a fail of half an inch, the fall for the past three days being an inch and a half, which is very heavy for t this time of year. The barometer. which stood at 29 yesterday afternoon dropped during the night to 28. c, though- it had recovered a* point :ir noon to-day, standing 'at 25.5. In the Parish Hal! last evening a very interesting display was given by the Stratford'Boy Sconts. The buys went through physical drill very creditably and gave exhibitions of ambulance and other work. Much miioieall skill was shown by members of the corps. Humorous items were numerous,' and the boys should have a good time in camp, as they showedr last evening that they worked together in the best of spirit and were I never at a loss in any emergency which.

might arise

The Methodist Synod yesterday carried unanimously a vote urging upon this Parliament the necessity of removing the present unjust handicap upon the temperance vote. With two dissentients, the Synod expressed its sympathy with the Democratic vote campaign to influence electors to abstain from voting for any Parliamentary candidate at the next election who will not grant at least a reduction of the three-fifths majority handicap.

In connection with the Bible in State Schools League the following resolution was carried by the Methodist Synod yesterday:—"That having in view the need of a Scriptural basis for the best moral training, and the advantages of definite doctrinal teaching in the Christian faith, the Synod urges preachers throughout the district to use the opportunities of the second Sunday in December to advocate the cause of the Bible in Schools League in the terms of the letter of the President of the Conference.

Persons who wished to travel across

Cook .Strait during the recent attempt to dislocate the ferry service were forced to exercise considerable in-

genuity and to manifest an adaptability of which tno.se who knew them only as business men or politicians would hardly have believed them capable. Among the , most incongruous roles assumed were those adopted by a well-known business man from extreme South Canterbury, and a northern ex-member of Parliament. These gentlemen shipped as steward and cook's mate on the Queen of the South.

One of our local farmers who went to the front last week got a very short notice, but this did not ■concern him much (says the Patumahoe correspondent of the Pukekohe Times). In about ten minutes the horse was saddled, a rug. and nose-hag strapped on, and for himself he just rushed inside and grabbed a few things thought he might want and stuff™ them into capacious pockets. There being no room elsewhere, a pair of socks was stuffed into his hat. "This will also act to break a blow on the head," he said. It was all right until he met a particular lady friend at Otahuhu, and a most gracious salute to the lady was spoilt by a "fall of socks." and the lady was certainly embarrassed by the hearty laughter of her polite friend's comrades.