LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 277, 20 November 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A oil lamp caused a fire in a Florida reformatory school at Mariana, United States. Ten persons were burned to death. A hundred boys escaped through a skylight and down the fire escapes. Mr Isaac Morrison, very well known in Stratford, having acted as engine driver*on the railway for many years, died at his residence at New Plymouth yesterday. Weather forecast.—Northerly moderate to strong winds prevailing and freshening and veering by north to west. Increasing haze and cloudiness, The barometer has a tailing tendency.—Bates, 'Wellington. Ever since the new Wellintgon Waterside Workers’ Union was formed last year, there has been a good deal of friction between the executive and the old members of the original union. Last night a special meeting was held, at which the executive resigned, and a new executive was elected, comprising practically the same personnel as that in office before the strike, Mr J. Curtice being elected president. At the Presbyterian General Assembly in v Dunedin last night, addresses were given by Dr. Howie, hero of the Arnbrin dsiaster, in the New Hebrides, Avho spoke eloquently of the heroic 1 acts of the natives during the trying time experienced. He also mentioned the .natives are subscribing towards the cost of the new hospital, in place of that destroyed by the eruption. Mr George Moeur, a pioneer Canton missionary, also spoke, and expressed the opinion that the. future evangelisation of the Chinese tvOukl have to be done by the Chinese, and Ao this end rnis-|