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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Catholic Social is to he hold in the Town Hall on Thursday evening,' when an excellent programme will be presented. Part of the proceeds are in aid of the Belgians. At Ackland 'Road the following school committee were elected: Messrs, F. McKay (chairman) G. Harris, T. Oldridge, A, Tocher and M. Knox '.secretary). The balance-shfeet showed a credit of £lO.

A Xew Plymouth Press Association telegram, this afternoon states: The first sod of tho electric tramways between the Breakwater and Fitzroy was turned by the Mayor this morning. The trams are expected to be running before the end of the year. Cardiff settlers are again reminded of the important meeting to be held in the School to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, in connection with the Farmers’ Co-operative Freezing Works proposal. The matter is one of the greatest interest to every settler in the district.

Members of the Stratford Homo Defence Corps will parade at the school gymnasium, to-night at 7.30 as usual, when competition shots for the Sharpe and other trophies will be fired. Entries for the championship of the Miniature Rifle Club, for which a target of fifty has been set, are still open.

The Maori is generous (remarks the Opunake Times). Since the Land Court has been sitting a native with a bell announces a welcome “To come to the dinner, the white man, black man or red, all the same to the Maori. He kill the bullock, fish and spuds. Plenty to eat.” it is not every dav the Land Court sits.

The Maori gets the name of being tiie idle rich and so on, hut he js not branded fair. We shall never see any Maori Roekfeilers, Carnegies, or even as wealthy men as many N.Z. white “lords.” The Maori is too good a spender—he will spend his own money and his uncle, cousin and his aunt’s—-if he can get hold of it, states the Opunake Times. At a meeting of the committee held on Saturday, the question of recruits who are being rejected on account of had tooth, but who are otherwise physically lit, was considered. It was decided to provide such recruits with artificial teeth. The sub-com-mittee set up at a previous meeting to provide extra socks for men of our district now cm active service reported that the socks will be forwarded this week. It was decided to hold a conference with the Belgian Relief Committee concerning the. additional recruits required during the coming month. “Christ never condemned war,” said Kev. H. J. Rose, senior military chaplain, preaching at St. Andrew s Cathedral, Sydney. He had something to say against parsons and lawyers, but all the military officers of the New Testament were commended by Christ. Christ was not in favor of peace at any price. Mr. Rose appealed n> young men to ask themselves not whether they should go, but whether they should not go to the war. Ride clubs, he said, were excellent things in their way ior home defence, hut defence of one’s country could best he accomplished in the trenches in Flanders.

Weather Forecast.—The indications 1 are for freshening westerly strong winds to gale. Increasing haze ajjd xloudiness. Barometer falling.— Bates, Wellington.

Thirty-one privates land four officers of the Territorials left Stratford this morning for the casual camp at Palmerston North. Twenty-five left hyj*.

the mail train, the remainder, mostly men from outlying districts, leaving by the 10 o’clock.

The total rainfall for Stratford for the month of April was 4-24 inches. Rain fell on seven days, the greatest falls being on Ist. 1.46; 29th. 1.11; 27th. .65. Other falls were: 2nd, .12; 13th, .38; 26th, .21; and 28th, .31.

The shooting season opened on Saturday, lint, so far, there are not a great many big bags reported by local shots. Quail are said to he very plentiful, but pheasants are scarce. One local sport bagged twenty-nine quail and one pheasant.

The Premier (Hon. Mr Massey), stated that the New Zealand oat crops is likely to be short this season, reports the Press Association. Southland had a good crop; Canterbury and Otago just about enough tor requirements; but in the North Island there was a serious shortage. Mr Massey said ho had been asked to remove the duty, so that imports might be made from the Tinted States and Chile, hut lie did not think it either necessary or desirable to comply with that request.

A social and dance in aid of tho Belgian Fund was held at Tviore on M ednesdav night last, when a number of

vocal and musical items were rendered in good style. Competitions were indulged in. the winners being:— Mesdames Fever, Churchill and Taylor, and Messrs Jury and Todd. Music was supplied by Mr Pearson, assisted by Mr and Mrs Stockley. The function netter £8 Is Cd, and was further augmented by a cheque from Mr Stockley of £2 2s, bringing the total sum of £lO 3s dd. This amount has been handed to the secretary of the Belgian Fund.

“It is not as easy to ride on a camel as it appears to he,” a soldier now in Egypt writes. “To the uninitiated tliis camel business is somewhat startling. There is a horn on the saddle about 12 inches high, botli in front and behind you, which seems destined to impale the unwary when the camel gets up. The process of getting up is a cleverly combined illustration of an earthquake and a rough sea. By an entirely unexpected trick the camel suddenly hitches up several feet, and you feel like starting down a switchback backwards. Just as you steady yourself by frantically clutching the far’ard horn, the camel has reversed his gear and lifts you aft while you narrowly avert disaster by being cast over his neck. The camel half way up repeats the performance, and amid strange sounds, between a moo and a roar, interspersed with peculiar gurglings evidently from his water tank, he sails off.”

A case of interest to graziers and dealers in which the sum of one shilling was returned as damages, was decided recently at Dubho (X.S.W.) Supreme Court. Certain damages were claimed for failure to take delivery of about 2000 ewes and lambs purchased in August, 1913. Plaintiff deposed that on August ISth, 1913, defendant came to his place to inspect sheep that were under offer of sale to him at 10s (3d. A sale was nnule , and the agreement (produced) was drawn up, in which it was said that delivery was to be made on August 30. Delivery was not taken on the date mentioned, and a letter was received from an age for the defendant, asking for a week’s grace, and offering to pay reasonable costs for the concession. A few days later witness reecived another letter asking for a further week’s grace, which was granted. No further letters were received, nor were the sheep taken delivery of.—Defendant said he signed to purchase 2000 at 10s od. Shortly afterwards rain fell, and the price of such ewes and lambs on September 6. 1913, would be about 12s a head. He thought £lO or £l2 per 1000 would be a fair price to charge for a week’s agistment for sheep at the time the contract was made.—The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, assessing damages at Is. ft is Honor refused costs, declaring that the case should never have come before the Supreme , Court.

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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 2, 3 May 1915, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 2, 3 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 2, 3 May 1915, Page 4

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