LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 2, 1 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The vital statistics for the Stratford district during the month of April were: Births 22, marriages 7, deaths 3. A Catholic social will be held in the Town Hall on Thursday evening. Arrangements have been made for the supply of good dance music, and an energetic committee will see that the Hour is in good order for the evening. The following quantities of butter were in cool store at April 30th : Auckland 1 (>,Sv>f> boxes, New Plymouth 822(5, Patea 380, Wanganui 2712, Gisborne 222, Wellington 20,238, Lyttelton 2032, Timaru (00, Dunedin 3(512, total 59,708. Total on April 30, 191!, 88,0(52 boxes. The total for last year was (51,251 boxes. I An ill-informed foreigner visiting London just now (writes a correspondent during March), might imagine, from tln> many posters which meet the eye, that Englishmen have been indulging in a Hip Van Winkle sleep. Every hoarding admonishes the passerby to “Wake Up.” Some wag has oven posted a recruiting poster on the wall of a near-by cemetery, “Your King and Country needs von : Wake rp.” '

According to a London cablegram to-day. Danish butter is selling at ills to ]4(is.

The exact sum for the Belgian Relief Fund, as tlie result of the recent concert at Denbigh Road, was £5 10s

The installation of Mr J. W. Boon Jp, vs Mayor of Stratford, for the ensuing term will take place at the municipal chambers on Wednesday next, at 11 a.m.

The Treasurer of the Stratford British and Belgian Relief Fund desires to acknowledge with thanks receipt of £lO 3s 6d, being the proceeds of social and dance at Kiore, per Mr W. Stewart.

Weather forecase.—Southerly moderate to strong winds. The weather will probably prove squally and The night will probably be very cold, with frosts inland. Barometer rising. —Bates, Wellington.

The social in aid of the Belgian fund at Ngaere last night was well attended, considering that the arrangements of many of the Territorials were interfered with owing to their departure for the annual camp on Monday.

-The following are the values of New Zealand products exported during the week ended April 27th:—Butter £36,678, cheese £33,384, frozen lamb £Bl,093, frozen mutton £162,991, frozen beef, etc. £167,589, gold £6700, grain and pulse £3030, hides and skins £650,087, kauri gum £3450, flax and tow £36,392, tallow £38,384, timber £3671, wool £243.611.

Territorials leaving for the regimental casual camp will parade at the Defence Office at 8.30 a.m. sharp on Monday, and will entrain by the mail. The men who have am uniforms will be supplied if they attend at the office at S o’clock. Each man’will he required to fetch his blankets, shaving and cleaning gear, knife, fork, and enamel plate and mug. Refreshments will he supplied at Aramoho. The Waitara Territorials are being brought to Stratford by Lieutenant Humphrey, who will then hand the men over to Lieutenant Grey, so that it is considered nearly GO men will parade at Stratford. On detraining at Palmerston North, the men will be marched immediately into camp.