LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 49, 19 June 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sparwath's over-the-bridge sale is now on. The design and workmanship of the goods are guaranteed.

With this issue .there is being circulated a bill announcing a sale by Mr Sparwath over-the-bridge furniture and cabinetmaker. There are genuine bargains offered.

At the Court this morning Thomas Simpson, who did not appear, £5, in default 28 days' military detention, for failing to/attend the Territorial training camp. Before the Court adjourned he put in an appearance and through Mr Stanford asked for a reduction of the fine. He said he had arrived in town too late to attend the Court in the morning, and said he had not attended the camp because he was busy on his farm. The fine was reduced to £3, and Simpson was ordered to pay this amount and a previous fine of £2 within a month, in default 28 days' detention. Defendant stated that he would apply for exemption.

Despite the inclemency of the weather last night there was a good attendance at the annual meeting of the Stratford branch of the Reform League, held in the Borough Council Chambers. Officers were elected as follows:—President, Mr W. H. H. Young; vice-presidents, Messrs T.. C. Fookes and 0. Sangster; hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr H. E. Lawrence. A general committee of thirty members was also elected. Mr J. B. Hine was present and delivered a short address. The Stratford branch of the League has now a membership of 250.

"Football in the rain" has become i familiar newspaper heading this winter, says the Wellington "Times." One of the results of a game played in last Saturday's rain at Petone, as far as the shivering referee was con- ' earned, calne nbefpre 'the ' management committee of the Football Association the other night. "I suppose it •is hardly worth while claiming from your association," read a semi-humor-ous letter received from the referee. "the price of a new singlet which 1 had to buy at Petone to enable me to come home dry; also the price of the stimulants which had to be procured on the way to the station to restore animation!"

The sealing season opened on June 1, and keen interest is being manifested locally in the resumption of sealing operations after the close season, says a Bluff correspondent. The cutter Antelope left last week for the West Coast Sounds, and has already landed a sealing party on the Solanders, where a party was stranded for weeks last season. The schooner Gisborne will get away for the Snares today with a party of sealers brought from Colac Bay. Mr Joseph Hatch, well known in connection with the Macquarrie*,lslands penguin oil industry, has got a sealing crew for his brigantine Rachel Cohen, and will leave the Bluff on Monday next for the Auckland Islands. Mr Hatch has had a long and varied experience with sealing expeditions.

W. Hannah (Mr Lawrey) proceeded at the Court ,this. morning against M. McDonald (Mr Stanford) for £3 10s. the price of a grade Jersey cow. Plaintiff claimed that he had sold the cow to McDonald and bad delivered it to -McDonald,, in addition to a Holstein -cow of McDonald's. There were preliminary negotiations for an exchange, McDonald to buy the Jersey tow, to give Hannah a Holstein cow, and Hannah to pay £2 on the deal. This negotiation was broken off. Hannah gave evidence that lie returned the ."Jersey and Holstein cross to the saleyard. • McDonald in his evidence said the Holstein had been taken from the yard but not the Jersey. The negotiatiorn was started in October last, but McDonald gave evidence that the first time Hannah asked for payment was in January or February. Judgment was given for defendant, with costs £2 ss.