LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 60, 13 March 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■ The Press Association at Hawera reports: John James Kavanagh, [agedi 40, married, committed suicide 1 at Manaia this monxing by hanging.

The secretary of the Melanesian ipission has been advised of the death of the Rev. F. H. Drew, missionary on tho Solomon Island, states an Auckland Press Association wire. The cause is unknown. It Is 1 stated that he died on the way to the Maravovo hospital.

Members of the local branch of tho Salvation Army are busy preparing for their axxxxual Harvest Thaxxksgiviug service to-morrow. These services will he continued on Monday, and Tuesday evenings, and will coxxclude with an auction sale on Tuesday night. Adjutant and Mrs Scotney will conduct the services to-morrow.

Speaking to a Wellington “Post” reporter to-day on the subject of the price of flour, the Prime Minister (Mr Massey) said : “Speaking, on behalf of the Goveimment, if there are axxy further increases in tho price of broad, the Government will establish bakeries in the four principal centres of the Dominioxx with tho object of x’egulating prices.—P.A.

At the Christchurch Court to-day, Fong Moy, who was charged with having opium in his possession, pleaded guilty. Mr Bishop, S.M., said opium-smoking was a serious offence and should be stumped out! A fine of £5 and costs was inflicted, reports the Press Association.

Weather Forecast: The indications are for northerly pi’evailing and freshening winds. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather with increasing haze and cloudiness. There will be a change in the beginning of the week. Barometer falling after about 24 hours.—Bates, Wellington.

Sergeant C. Marchant has been appointed second lieutenant attached to the 2nd Mounted Squadron (Queen Alexandra’s Own) and has volunteered for duty at the front.

Lieutenant Gray has received notice of appointment as second lieutenant attached to the 11th llogi-, merit.