LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 50, 15 October 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual general meeting of the Stratford Lawn Tenuis Club will be held on Friday, 23rd inst.

The Committee of the Te Wera Tennis Club has made complete arrangements for the dance to be held to-morrow evening and confidently assure those who attend of a pleasant evening. J'.,

Replying to Mr Russell in the House of Representatives yesterday, the Hon. Fraser said he would do everything in his power to/facilitate the widows,of the Huntly miners receiving benefits from the Miners' Relief Fund. The fund was under the control of the Public Trustee.

Members of the Defence Rifle Club parade at the Defenee Office at the usual hour this' evening- for- foot drill. The Thursday evening drill was recently abandoned in view of members engaging in practice at the rifle range in the afternoon, but the drill has been resumed since the shooting has been abandoned.

The answer to the call of duty has been made, and made with no uncertain voice, by tbe women of Australasia, says "Everylady's Journal" in its second War Number for Women. Along the path which was pointed out to them,Australia's women are trudging cheerfully, ungrudgingly, yet ofter with laughter that is akin to tears,.

Commenting upon the small agan.ua paper at the meeting of the Council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce on Friday, the pwitde it, Mr B. Kent, said: "At 'times like these nearly all we have to do i«s to sit Mill and help the Government with oar silence. By Government I mean the whole Parliament, for we are wi.jtir.g together as one man." Practically only routine business was transacted.

At the prohibition meeting at New Plymouth on Tuesday evening Mr Collis explained that he was presiding not in his official capacity as DeputyMayor, but as a citizen, and supporter of the no-license and prohibition movement. He explained, says the "Herald," that the Mayor had declined to take the chair at meetings which were of a controversial character. At a later stage in the meeting Mr Snowden, M.P., expressed a great deal of sympathy with the Mayor in the stand he had taken in the matter, and said this was always the custom followed bv Mavors at Home.

By the time-table revision, to come into operation on November Ist, the New Plymouth express has been retimed to save 30 minutes up and 35 minutes down to Wellington, states the Hawera Star Wellington correspondent. The times are as follows: Leave Wellington 8.20 a.m., Aramoho 2.59 p.m., Hawera 5.45 p.m., New Plvmouth arrive, 8 p.m.; down, leave New Plymouth 7.20 a.m., Hawera g. 37 a.m.. ,Aramoho 12.16 p.m., Palmerston 3.16 p.m., arrive Wellington 7.S p.m. A saving-of one hour has been effected by re-timing the Napier-Wellington mail trains and one hour 32 minutes by re-timing the Auckland expresses.

It is surprising (writes a correspondent of an Australian paper) to read of the great damage and loss caused through frosts when a simple, inexpensive remedy is easily available. There is always plenty of litter about every holding, and all that is needed is to place heaps of this throughout the orchard, something that will make plenty of smoke, and light hefore sunrise on frosty mornings. In a large orchard Here, 'right on the bank of the Mulwara and in a low situation, in 14 years, we never lost a tree of fruit, and smoke wag our only safeguard. The remedy is in the roach of all, and will never fail if properly carried out.

A Westport Press Association telegram to-day says there is no improvement in the condition of the Mangapapa at Karamea, the vessel teing practically embedded in the sand. Weather forecast.— Westerly moderate to strong winds and veering by south to east. Increasing haze and cloudiness. Expect dull weather with much mist and fog in parts. Rain probable. Barometer unsteady.

In addition to the sum of £ll Is contributed towards the Huntly Relief Fund as recorded in our issue of yesterday, we have to acknowledge the sum of 5s from Mr C. J. Burrell, making the total £ll 6s to date.

A meeting called by the Mayor is to be held in the Borough Council Chambers at 8 o'clock to-morrow evening for the purpose of. appointing a. committee to organise in connection with the Belgians and Poor of Britain Fund.

A Labour deputation in Wellington to-day requested the Prime Minister to extond the scope of the Huntly inquiry to deal with alleged victimisation or to appoint another commission for that purpose. Mr Massey said the matter would be considered by Cabinet.