LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 39, 8 June 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Answer to correspondent; The professional record for a mile (running) is set down to W. G. George, who in 1886 was credited with the time of 4min 12Jsecs. Local music lovers enjoyed a treat, in listening to Humperdinck’s music as rendered by Van Heck and his orchestra during the showing of “The Miracle” film at His Majesty’s Iheatre. The music is solemn and tuneful, and the most was made of it that was possible with limited means. Van Heck deserves the thanks of all those who appreciate good music. His work on his fine-toned violin was excellent, and the class of music high. It is a treat to hear Raff’s “Cavatina” as played at His Majesty’s.

The Hospital Board meets to-morrow morning. Another of the series of socials under the auspices of the Foresters’ Lodge is to he held this evening. A first-offending drunkard was lined 5s at the Court this morning. Mr C. D. Sole was on the bench. Full arrangements are being made for the Catholic social to he held in the Town Hall on Thursday 1 , and those attending are promised a pleasant evening. The Borough Council meets this evening, but as two Councillors are absent from town and Cr. Arden is still confined to his home by illness it is probable that no important matters will he dealt with. The proposal to erect freezing works in North Taranaki has now been advanced considerably, and the finishing touch should be given at the meeting of farmers to be held in the Borough Council Chambers at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, when a proposal will be put forward for taking the necessary steps for forming the company. Mr J. C. Madden, a Christchurch artist, who recently went over to Sydney with a number of his paintings, found that he would have to pay considerable duty before getting them into the Commonwealth, and he therefore left them in bond. Some people who inspected them there would have been prepared to buy, but not to pay the duty (states the Wellington correspondent of the Otago Daily Times). Mr Madden complained that an Australian can go to London, paint there, and send his pictures back to Australia free of duty, but a Mew Zealander has to incur a duty that is almost prohibitive. Mr Madden says that New Zealond is swamped with outside art, to the detriment of local artists, and that the latter should have protection to the same extent as their Australian brethren. There are, of course, two points of view in this argument.