LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 65, 19 March 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The friends of Mrs' Cdbutt,' fbtmerly a resident of 'Waij>uhu, will regret to hear that she is' seriously ill in the 'New Plymouth’Hospital.

A poll of Tauiharunui ratepayers carried a £IOOO loan for a river bridge over 1 the Wangamy which carries a subsidy£sl4o for roads in the Borough; and £8434 for’drainage in the Borough,' hijt - *fejected a - - £5500 loan for a municipal "hall.—P.A. t

Judgment was . given for plaintiffs in the following undefended cases at the ’ Magistrate’s Court, Stratford, this morning, Athol Meredith v. A. A. Nelson £l3 9s (cOsts- £1 10s 6d), New Zealand Loan and Mercantile v. L. C. Taylor £3 Is 6d (costs 17s), Paget and Cameron v. W. L. Roberts £3 3s (£1 COSts).

The Auckland Master Bakers’ Association discussed the qxxestion of a further advance in the price of bread, and decided almost unanimously that there be no‘ further incx-ease at present on the.2lb loaf, which is fivepence. The Px-ess Association reports that the Association considered that'the market for flour showed a hardening tendency ,and that the bakers would probably' be compelled eventually to further increase their prices.

An Auckland Px-ess Association telegram to-day states: The New Zealand Dairy ’ Association has been advised that the Russian Government has prohibited the export of butter, which will greatly reduce the supplies on the London market and cause an increased demaxxd for New Zealand butter there. Loudon advices state that there is every reason to expect' the present high prices to continue.

Advice has been received in Palmerston of the death in Egypt of Bandmaster B. J. Simpson, with the’Mam Expeditionax-y Force, following upon an ;opex-ation. Deceased 1 was wellknown in the Wairarapa, Oantcrbm-y, and Hawke’s Bay in connection with brass hands (states the Press Association. - He was for three years champion cox-netist in the Dominion, and was appointed bandmaster of the Regimental Band at the Main Camp at Awapupi.’ Deceased was a T son of Nurpe .Simpson, Palmerston, two brothers being a*t Ashbxirton, one sister at Carterton, and three others at Pal-mex-ston.

At the Magistrate’s Court, Stratford, to-day, before Mr W. G. Kenrick, SiM., four charges against Territorials for non-attendance at parade were heard. Albert Gollop pleaded guilty, and it was poxtited out by SergtMajor Hesp, who appeared for the Departhxent, that, accused had missed thirteen parades during the year, A fine of £2, with 7s costs xvas imposed, in default fourteen days’ militax-y deteention, time being given to pay the fine.—A. W. Brooking also pleaded guilty to a siinilar charge, but said bo did not remember if be attended the drills mentioned in the charge or not. He bad a good deal of work to do at nights. He bad not attended the parade. It was pointed out that accused bad missed eight parades during the year, and a fine of £2, with costs 7s was registered, in default 14 days’ military detention,—G. B. Crossan did not put in an appearance, and as be bad only missed two parades, was lined fis. (costa 7s), in default seven days.— There was no appearance of H. W. Cox, who bad missed five parados and changed bis address without giving notice of bis new address. A fine of 20s and costs 7s. in default seven flays, was imposed. His Worship remarked that any Territorials or Senior Cadet's interfering with the parades in any wav would he f-nvorol „-:n.