LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 278, 21 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Borough Council decided last night to draw the attention of the Borough Inspector to the practice of leaving cases on the footnaths.

A reminder is given of the concert to be given in King Edward Park tomorrow afternoon by the Stratford Municipal Band. A collection is to be taken up in aid of the British and Belgian Relief Fund.

A New York cablegram states that Colonel Goethals has ruled that ships passing through the Panama Canal, if delayed by landslides, cannot claim demurrage against the Canal authorities! The question is likely to be fought out in the courts.

The Defence Department is calling upon all men between the ages of 20 and 40 years of age willing to enlist for active service abroad to apply personally and register their names at the nearest Defence office. Applicants must be above oft 4in and preference will be given to single men.

Mr Hugo lectured last evening in the Foresters’ Hall on “Faces.” At the close of the lecture several ladies and gentlemen went up on the platform and had their faces criticised, which created much amusement. The next lecture will be Wednesday evening, on “Eyes.” Mr Hugo may be consulted daily at the Hall at hours advertised.

A letter was received at the special meeting of the Borough Council last night from the New Plymouth Borough Council offering the Council the loan of two or three hundred books for the Library for six months or so. It was decided to thank the New Plymouth Council for its offer, which was then referred to the Library Committee.

A special meeting of the Borough Council was held last night to further consider the question of reerecting the Municipal Buildings, there > being present: The Mayor (Mr W. P. Kirkwood) and Crs. J. B. Richards, J. Fredric, J. W. Boon, T. Header, J. H. Thompson, J. Masters, and X. J. King. The matter was fully discussed, but nothing of a definite nature' was decided on. Upto the present a great amount of preliminary discussion has had to be done, resulting in no definite progress ; but the next special meeting is to lie held at an early date, and then some definite progress should be reported.

The Arbitration Court continued its sitting at New Plymouth yesterday. In the case of an application to have the Taranaki employers added to the Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Southland plumbers’ and gasfitters’ award, Mr W. X. Ewing opposed the application on the grounds that the employers objected to come under a Dominion award, and that an agreement had been arrived at locally by the Conciliation Council. The Court deferred its decision. The agreement arrived at by the Conciliation Council in the timber workers’ dispute was made an award, which will come into operation as from Monday next, for a term of three years. Mr Lyons represented the union, while Messrs A. Morton, J. Austin, and C. Ahier appeared fqr the employers. Mr Pagni, on behalf of the employers, asked that the clause of the hotel and restaurant workers’ agreement arrived at by the Conciliation Commissioner should be amended by also exempting male workers from the clause, but the Court ratified the agreement as arrived at by the Commissioner. The Inglewood Hotel, and Railway Hotel, Inglewood, were added to the award, the Aramoho Hotel being struck out as it was in the Wanganui district.

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for northerly strong winds to gale. The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled, with rain following. Barometer falling—Bates, Wellington. The Alfred and Melbourne hospitals have been legally advised that Edward Wrigglesworth, of Hull, has donated £IO,OOO to each institution. There are no particulars of the donor, but it is believed that he is identical with a gentleman who left Sale forty-five years ago and whose whereabouts have since been unknown. The keeper of the hulk Solgran, lying iii Wellington harbor, had a narrow escape yesterday. Ho was coming ashore in the hulk boat when a heavy sea capsized the little craft. His plight was noticed by those aboard another hulk, and a boat picked the man np just as a couple of harbor tugs appeared on the scene. The children of the Bird Road Sunday School, a small band of only some twenty-five little ones very thoughtfully decided to devote their Sunday School Prize Fund this year to the relief of the British and Belgian Poor. Mrs Parker on their behalf handed two pounds to the Fund.

The report of the Bihle-in-Sehools Committee presented to the Presbyterian General Assembly, now sitting in Dunedin, urged members and adherents of the churches supporting a referendum on the question. The report was adopted. It was decided that ministers he requested to bring the Bihle-in-Schools question before congregations on December 6th.

The executive committee of the Stratford A. and P. Association met last evening, Mr E. Jackson (president), being in the chair. Final arrangements were made for the coming show, which is in every way likely to be a decided success. The Privileges Committee reported that Mrs Crabtree (Eltham) had secured the two publican’s booths, and that Mr J. Adams (Hawera) had secured the two Iplly stalls.

The Old 1 Boys’ Brigade, assisted by their lady friends, the boys of the Territorials and Cadets and the Municipal Band are presenting to the patriotic people of Stratford and district a first-class evening’s entertainment, the proceeds of which are to help “Gallant Little Belgium.” Further particulars regarding the entertainment, which takes place on November 30th, appears in another column of this issue.

The selection of Rhodes Scholar for New Zealand for 1914 will be made on December 12th. The candidates are: Auckland, Fred A. Airey; Wellington, Fred Temple Clere; Canterbury, Henry Stokes Richards; Otago, John P. Hewat Clere. The Wellington candidate is a native of Wellintgon City,,.a son of Mr F. de J. Clere, architect. He was admitter a barrister and solicitor this year. His age is 23. He is now a member of the New Zealand Force in Samoa.—P.A.

The monthly meeting of the Domain Board was held yesterday under the chairmanship of Mr G. N. Curtis. Others present were: Messrs W. P. Kirkwood, P, Thomson and T. H. Penn. Mr P. Thomson reported that sign boards prohibiting cycling in King Edward Pare! had been erected. The transfer of section 858 was made from Mr A. F. Cuff to Mr Percy Collins. It was resolved on the motion of Mr Thomson that the gravelling of the paths in King Edward Park be carried out. It was arranged that a new wooden gate be erected at the Regan Street entrance to Victoria Park.