LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 55, 21 October 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On page 3 will be found a digest ot the Public Works Statement, page 7 contains a report of Fire Brigade annual meeting and dinner last evening, and on page 8 appears the School Committee meeting.

The local school baths will be available for use to-morrow.

The main electoral roll for the district of Stratford is now out of the printer’s hands.

The Stratford retailers will close their premises all day on Monday (Labour Day).

The St. Andre,w’s Tennis Club opens its season to-morrow afternoon. A welcome is extended to members of other clubs and friends.

The Stratford Racing Club’s programme for January Ist and 2nd, 1915, has been approved by the Taranaki District Committee.

The Fire Brigade have arranged that half of the proceeds from the grand masked ball will be handed to the Poor of Britain and Belgium Relief Fund.

A Melbourne cablegram states that the Board of Control has decided to continue negotiations with the Marylebone club for guaranteeing future international cricket tours.

The Panama Canal management has decided to postpone the international regatta from April until the following August and September, states a cablegram from Sydney.

In reply to Sir Joseph Ward, in the House of Representatives, last' night, the Prime Minister stated that the debate on the Public Works Statement would take place on Friday or Tuesday —probably Tuesday.

Ngaere is to have a day out to-mor-row, when a. garden party will be held all day and a dance will be held in the Hall in the evening. The proceeds aro to be devoted to the British and Belgian Relief Fund, and during the dance a Belgian flag, presented by the Belgian Consul in Wellington, will be put up to auction.

A meeting of the Labor representation committee at Wellington decided that the only seats in Wellington to bo contested by Labor should be the East, South, and Suburbs, if more than one nominated postal ballot was to bo taken. The Press Association states that a letter was received from the Social Democratic Party declining to take any further share in the deliberations of the committee. This Party will contest Wellington North only, and Mr H. Holland has been chosen as the candidate.

Stratford’s contribution to the first reinforcement for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force left for Wellington by the mail train this morning, being farewelled on the station by u big crowd of citizens, the train moving off amid hearty cheers. Following are the names of those who left this morning:—lnfantry: J. Horton, G. H. Mack, E. Smith,. J. N..G6ldup, T. A. Selwyn; mounted: G. J. Olliver, T. Farrar, W. A. Ross, J. R. W illis, J. \ .

Keatimr, E. W. Lamb. .1. Elrick, V

McKinley, W. E. Gebbing, Geo Knight, and J. Morrow.

The Sydney Daily Telegraph, in a leader on the arbitration muddle and commenting on the judgment on the tramway dispute, says: “So long as the present Constitution remains, so long will industry b© embittered by litigation and counter litigation, award and counter award. The general confusion suggests that the Commonwealth should have jurisdiction over the undeniable Federal industries and the State retain judicial control over the demonstrablv inter-state industrial affairs. The question whether the federation should be vested with the whole power is not a desirable alternative, but it is preferable to conflicting authority and to the interminable cumbrous complicated condition of the present industrial law.

The following new books have been added to the Stratford Public Library; “The Cost of a Promise (Mrs B. Reynolds), “The Last Shot” (F. Palmer), “Captivating Mary Charstairs” (H. Harrison), “A Knight on Wheels” (lan Hay), “Sword and Cross” (Silas Hocking), “The Gate of England” (Morice Gerard), “The Wedding Hay” (E. H. and A. M. Williamson), “The Girl of the Golden West” (H. Belasco), “The Common Lot” (Robert Herrick), “Invitation” (Robert H. Benson;. “The Judgment of Eve” (M. Sinclair), “The, Lily of the Rose” (G. He Vaurinrd), “Worlds-end” (A. Rives), “Maria” (Von Hutton), “Penrod” (Booth Tarkington), “Garthoyle Gardens” (Edgar Jepson), “The Judge’s Chair” (E. Phillpotts), “It will be All-Right” (Tom Gallon).

Mr J. W. Hayward, of Kaponga, is the successful tenderer for the ti.'st contract for the Eltham-Opunake railway line. Weather Forecast.—The indications are for: Westerly strong winds to gale. At. times the weather will probably prove squally and changeable, with passing showers. Barometer nvisteady, but has a falling tendency.—Bates, Wellington.

A little story from Barry Lupino, the comedian of the J. C. Williamson pantomime company. “Jt was at a little town called Eltham, in New Zealand, when we opened with “The Forty Thieves’ that one of the inhabitants stopped outside the ticket box and asked, ‘How much is it to go in ?’ ‘Six shillings,’ said the manager. ‘What, pay six shillings to go into a pantomime?’ replied the incredulous inhabitant. ‘Well, 5 said the manager > ’you can go into the four shillings part.’ ‘Four shillings is too much,’ was the comment. ‘l’ll take two shillings’ worth. And, look here/ came the warning, ‘if I don’t like the show and can’t get my money back I’ll withdraw my custom in future from J. C. Williamson’s.’”

Speaking at a meeting o f the Auckland Charitable Aid Beard last night (states the Press Association) upon the subject of the mainw.anje of the families of men detuned as prisoners of war, towards which the’ Government pay half-cost, Mr Teed said he understood enough money was being spent at Motuihi on the late Governor of Samoa who is interned there as to keep half a dozen families. It was stated that official dinners were given there, at which Schultz sat at the head of the table. It was also stated that £2OO had been spent on furniture for Motuihi. “We were,” Mr Teed said, “treating German prisoners too well. They were put into two classes the upper class being treated like lords.” Mr Wallace considered the British treatment of German prisoners would rebound to Britain’s honor. Mr Bagnall stated that the German prisoners in New Zealand were being treated according to the directions of the British Government, and when the time for a settlement of the hills came, they would be sent to the proper quarter.