LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 80, 4 December 1913, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An early publication of the “Stratford' Post ” is being made to-day to enable all till* members of the staff to take part in‘People’s Day f estivities at the Show.

Excellent'nominations have been received for the Stratford Pacing Club’s meeting,on Ist and2nd January, 1914. A'full list' will be found 'on* page 2‘ bf this issue.

A full meeting of too Jdidhirst Town Hall Board of Managers is called for Friday evening next, at 7.30 o’clock.

The export of gold for- the past eleven months was 318,914 ounces .(rallied at £1,241,091), which was 8000 oltilcPk (valued at £39,986) less than fpr the corresponding period of 1912. The export of silver since the beginning of the present - year was 842,350 ounces (valued at £89,791), being an increase of 62,510 ounces (valued at £7,508).

Athletes’ attention is drawn to the fact that nominations for cycling and running events for the Eltham Axemen’s Carnival close with the secretary on Saturday, the 6th inst., at 8 p.m. The committee decided, after program was printed, to add several running events and an extra cycle event, and it depends on the support they receive from competitors whether these extra events will be placed on the program next year. Further particulars will be found in the Carnival advertisement.

One of the most successful balls ever held in Whangamomoua took place on Friday night, and was under the auspices of the local Oddfellows’ Lodge. Dir AV. E. Smith was M.C., and Messrs F. Simpson and J. Boose supplied the music. The ladies provided an excellent supper, to which over 100 sat down. Dancing was continued to 3 a.m. Dli - 1). AVildermoth, the energetic secretary, made a thorough success of the ball in the management and its success was in a large measure due to him. Mr Hassall provided the furishings for decorating the Hall.—(Correspondent).

At the last meeting of tlie Opunake Town Board a letter was read from

!Mr A. H. Moore, a local resident, i stating that Ije read with surprise the report stating Mr Climie’s reference I to the fixing of permanent levels of the streets o fthe town. If permanent ' levels are unnecessary in our town, says Mr Moore, why is it that most other towns have found it necessary to have such levels? Surely Mr Climie could not have understood the position. Another question Mr Moore asked was, did Mr Climie go over ttie South road with Mr W. Carrington’s plan of the levels proposed by the Taranaki County Council in the eighties. Had he done so, continued the writer, Mr Climie would have given another opinion. Mr Moore referred at length to the subject combatting Mr Climie, and suggested getting the Council’s Engineer’s opinion on he question of levels.—The letter was received.

This morning’s special train from the south brought seven.crowded cars of visitors to the Show. From a very early hour this morning vehicular traffic, has been pouring into Stratford, and at time of going to press' to-day the crowd in town was very large.

A final opportunity of witnessing the Stratford Operatic Society’s very clever production of “The Pirates of Penzance,” will he given tins evening, when the Company will make their

farewell appearance in this delightful comic opera. Visitors to town should note this.

Commissioner McCurdy moved at a recent meeting of the Upper Hutt Town Board:—“That it be a standing order that no pershn under the influence of drink lie permitted to address the Board or remain in the meeting room.” The Board considered this an insult, and the chairman refused to allow the motion to he put.

A creditable example of Now Zealand horsemanship was performed last night at Barton’s Circus, when a young fellow (Mr Mac Williams, of Omona, Eltham), was successful in riding a celebrated huckjumper. After many falls by other horsemen Mr Williams stuck to his charge and was lustily cheered by the company. He received the promised sovereign as the reward offered by Mr Barton to the rider who could remain on the horse for 30 seconds. '