LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 8, 10 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho Stratford Horae Defence Corps (rill hold shooting practice to-night.

A Melbourne cablegram states that tin* value of the Victorian export of meat for Imperial purposes to 7th May was £366,370.

At the meeting of the Stratford Borough Council to be held at 7.30 o’clock, the business will, include the appointment of committees.

At Ashburton, the nine-months-old son of 0,1). 0. Sewell, junr., of Mayfield, lell into a water race yesterday and was drowned.—P.A.

A Christchurch Press Association telegram states that Mrs Amy Areneas, 60, was found dead in a creek at Hickory Bay, Banks Peninsula, yesterday.

It is estimated that as the result of the war £4,000,000 worth of motor cars have been purchased in the United States by the Allies since August last.

At Mr. W. H. Kelly’s billiard rooms to-morrow (Tuesday). night, Clark McConochy, Xew Zealand’s champion billiardist will play an exhibition game with a well-known local amateur.

Three first-offenders were charged this morning at the -Magistrate’s Court, Stratford, Mr S. 13. Hunter, J.P., being on the bench. One only made his appearance, and was convicted and discharged. having been in the cells since Saturday. The other two forfeited their bail (£1 in each case). At the office of the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., is to be seen a sample plant of silver beet or Swiss chard of the No. 1 plain, dark green leaf with thick midrib variety. The plant is grown from seed and manure specially imported by the Company, and farmers are welcome to inspect and to make inquiries about this excellent fodder plant.

Weather Forecast.—Westerly strong winds to gale and veering by west to south after about 2-1. to JIG hours. Heavy rain is to be expected, with rivers rising. Barometer falling, but rising after about 2-1 to oG hours. The weather will probably become colder.— Pemberton, Wellintgon.

Messrs Harry I’limmer and Winter Hall, heads of the Patriotic Comedy Company, which has just concluded a tour of the .North Isjand, arrived hack in Wellington on Thursday. When thev arived, the Prime Minister (Hon. W. Massey, was not in town, and as they had little time to spare later in the day. they posted him a cheque for Ll'oOO, accompanied by the following letter :—Right Hon. the Prime Minister, Wellington.—Dear Mr Massey.—We write enclosing a cheque for CL’SOO, being the first instalment of the profits of the tour in aid of the Belgian Fund.—Yours faithfully, Harry i’limmer, Winter Hall.”