LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 7, 9 January 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Shipping: The Joan Craig has sailed from Newcastle for Auckland.

The Stratford Law offices re-open on Monday next after the Christmas vacation.

We have received a copy of the New Zealand Statutes for 1914 from the Government Printer.

The Whangaraomona Sports Club’s annual sports meeting is to be held this year on Friday, February 26th. «

As a result of the Christmas races of tli© Taranaki Jockey Cluh the State benefits to the extent of £829 15s 6cl.

Mr Stathara’s resignation for the Dunedin Central seat is being forwarded to Wellington to-day,states trie Press Association.

Last year states a Melbourne cable, the Commonwealth postal department handled eight hundred million letters, postcards, and papers. *

A Gazette issued last night contains an Oider.in-Council, fixing the maximum price of wheat in New Zealand at 5s 9d per bushel, free on board, on the usual terms at the nearest port.

The people of Buenos Ayres are tired of war news, and are wearing buttons inscribed: “Don’t talk to me about the war, please.” These buttons should be in great demand in Berlin very soon.

The Waitara Mail records the sensational escapade of a lady motorist. This young lady, riding a motor bike, the other day, went clean through a five-barbwire fence. No injury was

done to lady or cycle, but the fence suffered slightly.

Newton King has on exhibition at the office at Stratford a great sample of Robin Adair potatoes, grown by Mr F. W. Webster, of Stratford. The size and quality of the sample show the benefits to be derived by using Fison’s special potato manure. Manure and seed were supplied by Newton King.

Owing to the excessive price of | bread and the shortage of-flour, the t suggestion has been made to the Hastings bakers that they should withdraw all their delivery vans from the road, thus effecting a big saving in expenses. This, one baker informs a contemporary, would enable them to sell at a reduced rate for cash over the counter.

The Press Association states: The Timaru bakers to-day received notice from the millers that the price of

i flour is to be increased by £2 or £3 I a ton, it being uncertain which till I the Government proclamation has | been issued. The present price is £l3, and the bakers are anticipating it will rise to £l6, with the assurance of an

immediately increase in bread from 8d and 4d to 9-1 d and 5d for 4lb and 21b

loaves, cash only. They state that, with flour at £l3, there is no profit on bread at 8d and 4.

At a meeting of the Stratford Fire / Brigade last night, matters in connection with the Brigade’s second an-j nual Garden Fete and Carnival, which ( is to be held on February 18th, were discussed.; The proceeds from the entertainment are in aid of a motor fire engine, which the Brigade considers a necessity, considering the large area of the Borough. The Brigade has a small amount in hand, ,and should the Fete prove a success, the engine should arrive shortly afterwards. -A public meeting will be called at the earliest possible moment to appoint a secretary and committees, and arrange other preliminaries. Mr G. Bradley will act as assistant secretary.

A modern invention has been installed in the Tokomairiro (Milton, Otago) Presbyterian Church. The instrument comprises a telephone transmitter, of exceedingly strong capacity, which is placed under the reading desk of t|ie pulpit. Wires are connected therewith to any part of the church, and those afficted with deafness can attach a patent telephone receiver over their heads and listen to the sermon with distinctness and without any discomfort. Wires can also be connected to private vesirenc.es, and bed-ridden persons can listen to the service whilst reclining in their homes. Already one private outside connection has been installed.

Weather Forecast.—Westerly strong winds to gale at times, and veering by AY. to S., after about 16 to 21 hours. Expect dull weather with much mist and fog in parts. Rain probable. The barometer has a falling tendency, but rising after about 16 hours. The weather will probably become colder.—Pemberton, Wellington.

In connection with the demonstration by the boys of the Salvation Army’s Home at Eltham in the Stratford Town Hall on Wednesday evening next (the proceeds of which are to go the Belgian Relief Fund) it may be mentioned that a large audience at Eltham last Wednesday evening were delighted with the singing, reciting, and drilling of the boys } and £SO was added to the Fund.