Second Edition. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 73, 17 July 1914, Page 6

Second Edition. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs Pankhurst has been rc-arrest-ed. New Zealand bowlers beat Bundabei'g by 159 to 114. At Lyttelton last night James Eady, aged 63, a retired railway servant, was killed by being jambed between two trucks. A Dunedin P.A. telegram says it is understood that there is unlikely to 1)6 any apepal against the judgment of the Supreme Court in the libel case, Fairbairn v. Daily Times. ' A Wellington Press Association telegram says: The Racing Conference resumed this morning, the president (Sir George Clifford) m the chair. Part XXI, rule 8, -dealing with appeals, was recast, and as adopted by the conference gives any aggrieved person a wider scope of appeal.

Matters relating to electoral reform were discussed by the Municipal Conference (states the Press Association ' at Wellington) to-day, • when a proposal approving of the principle of proportional representation was rejected. The following officers were selected: President, Mr J. P. Luke ''Mayor of Wellington); vice-presi-dents, the Mayors of Auckland,- Christchurch, Dunedin, and Nelson; executive committee the Mayors of Potone, Hutt, Palmerston, Karori, Onslow, Masterton and Mr Hindmarsh (Wellington).

■\ ■ 1 The Reform League Conference concluded to-day. The < following were elected members of the N.Z. executive: —Messrs H. F. von Haast, W, H. T). Bell, ftt.P., C. B. Morison (all of Wellintgon), Sir Walter Buchanan ; (Wairarapa), A. H. Russell (Hawke’s Ray), D. H. Guthrie, M-P. (Oroua), H H. Acliland (Christchurch), W. Alison, E. ff. Woods (Secretary new Auckland Waterside Workers’ Union). M. A. Clark (Auckland), Jas. Wall (Taumarunui), C. F. Ferguson (Marlborough), R. Scott, M.P. (Otago), an'd the lady members Mrs J. P- Campbell (Auckland), Mrs Rolteston (Christchurch). A remit dealing with Bible-in-Schools Was rejected on the ground that it was a non-party question.—P.A. The annual ball under the auspices of tlie Masonic Lodge was held in the Town .Hall last’ night, and the function proved highly successful. The hall was elaborately decorated, and the unanimous opinion was expressed that the decorations surpassed anything in the past. The stage was arranged as a "garden, and was used by the card-players. Pillars were arranged across *each of the corners of ’ the hall, cosy .corners being arranged behind each. These were decorated with vines to represent the lour seasons, and the effect was extremely 'Posing/' Messrs'* Wvß. Fea'ron, H. Ashton and E. Drake acted as M.C.’s, and the music for the dancing was supplied by Beesley’s orchestra from Eltham. The slipper was in Mrs Brooking’s usual excellent Stylo.