LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 18, 13 May 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Here is Miss Adelr. Pankhurst's little joke about her own sex when speaking last week at the Auditorium, Melbourne :—"Women don't mind being blighted at. Why, women are the best joke in the world. If we stay at home, the men laugh at us ; if we go out they laugh at us; they laugh at us if we marry; and laugh at us if we don't many. Women are the joke of Parliament, and every low-down public-house in London."

A meeting was held yesterday of the committee appointed to gather data in connection with the proposed freezing works, Mr Joseph McCluggage presiding. Another meeting is to be held in a fortnight's time. The Wellington "Post" is officially advised that Mr John Snowden, Socialist M.P. for Blackburn 'England), and Mrs Snowden. have been engaged in connection with the forthcoming No-license campaign, and will arrive in September.—P.A. A fine Jersey, cow belonging to Mr George Smart got into difficulties last night. It became jammed between two logs and when extricated from this position fell into a muddy creek from which it was not removed until about 2 o'clock this mo'rning. It is considered probable that the cow will not survive its rough experience. The following are the New Zealand dates for the Harry Lauder tour:— Auckland, July 18 to 25; Wellington, July 27 to August 1; Wanganui, August 3 and 4; Napier, August 5 and 6*, Christchurch, August 8 to 15; Dunedin, August 17 to 22;* Invercargill, August 24 and 25; Timaru, August 26; thence to Sydney by the outgoing boat from Wellington. The removal of the cinema operating box from the dress circle of the Town Hall has restored to the circle its normal appearance. From the stage and the front of the house tne box was a hideous eyesore, and it is to be hoped that if ever again pictures are shown in the municipal theatre, - steps will be taken to prevent a repetition of the mistake of the past few months. The St. Andrew's annual congregational social in the Foresters' Hall this evening should prove interesting and attractive. There will be a varied programme of songs, recitations and addresses. Amongst those taking part will be Messrs Hawkins, P. Thompson and Douglas and Misses, - Mackey and Irvine. Mr Ansford will give Irish songs and recitations. 'Refreshments will be served during tha evening. Split skirts in Papua! In a report k ■to the Commonwealth Minister for Exteriml Affairs on his recent expedition up the Fly River, in Papua, Judge « Murray says that he visited parts of the territory which, solar as he was aware, had not previously been explored. One of the most interesting of his discoveries was the fact that all the women in one of the tribes were wearing split skirts. This style of apparel seemed to have been jn use for quite a considerable time.

The football season in Toko will be formally opened to-morrow, when a match, Married v. Single, in which considerable interest- is being shown throughout the district, will be played on the Toko Domain. The interest taken in the match is shown by the Fact that such old and well-known footballers as Messrs J. B. Hine, A. A. Piper, Ferguson and Kilpatriek will again don the jersey to xiphoid the credit of the Benedicts'. Much interest, is being shown in football in the district this year, and the prospects .of the game are very bright. (?. - -

To the "man-about-town," an event 1 of some importance will take place ro-day, when Mr C. Diamond, the popular licensee of the Club Hotel, Stratford, will relinquish his lease of the hotel. Since coming to Stratford, Mr Diamond has earned something of a reputation for his capable management of the house, and many will be sorry to hear of his departure for fresh scenes and pastures green. It is understood that an opportunity will be made this evening to bid Mr Diamond a formal good-bye before handing over to his successor.

"Enquirer" writes as follows to the Editor: Sir, —Mr Hine was asked at, his meeting last night why the Government had not prosecuted tile Union S.S. Co. for a breach of the award in refusing to take on the m men who attended the stop-work meeting of the Union. May I ask, firstly, if the questioner was not seriously in error in using the term "award" where he should have said agreement; and, secondly, whether, seeing that the agreement was made with the Federation of Labor (a body* outside the Arbitration Court, unrecognised, and of no legal status), the Government would not have been taking unto itself powers it did not possess had it attempted to prosecute either the Waterside Union or the Union S.S. Co.? While walking with a friend along the crowded footpath in Manners street on Saturday evening (states the New .Zealand Times), a young lady was despoiled of her hair, which she wore in a queue. She felt a slight tug at her hair at one time in the throng, but took no notice, thinking it wa s merely the result of an acci- , dental jostle by someone, but on entering a restaurant a few minutes later the horrifying discovery was made that her long golden locks were gone. Quite a number of similar cases have occurred in the last few weeks in Wellington. Sometimes the miscreant chooses a quiet street and a moment when his victim is passing through a dark spot; at others, as on Saturday night, the cruel theft is perpetrated in "the midst of a hurrying, jostlingLcrowd in a brightly-lighted thorough-'' fare. *

Th« Hob. Mr Allen, replying to the Rev. Boys' criticism of the Takapau Gamp (states the Press Association at Auckland), said the English non-commissioned officer in Xew Zealand, so far as he (Mr Allen) knew him, was an excellent man; in fact, a great deal of the good results achieved were due to a great extent to the English non-commissioned officers, Of course, there were but bn the whole they were really good fellows. Mr Allen admitted that the young subaltern was a problem. ife ventured to think the young subalterns would be spoken of very highly by the" Territorials and! it was not reasonable to expect old men's heads on young men's shoulders. Every effort was being made to stop the «M of bad language in camps.