LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 20, 24 May 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A New York cablegram states that the jury found .Roosevelt had not libelled Barnes, but tiie verdict has been appealed against. A meeting will shortly be held for the purpose of arranging a popular demonstration on June did for raising funds for the Hospital Ship. An offender for drunkenness who was hailed out, failed to put in an appearance tins morning at the Court, and was mulcted in the amount of bail. Cl.

At the local Defence Office, Lieutenant Orey has been empowered to enrol recruits for the second Maori Contingent. Recruits must be between the ages of 20 and 10. The Whangamomona rifle range has been put in a suitable condition for enabling Territorials to go through their musketry course there instead of at Tahora.

Messrs Fleming and Co., Ltd., flourmillers, of (lore, offered a full supply of cereals required for the Hospital Ship. The Press Association reports that the offer, which exceeds £SO, has been accepted.

A resident of Miranda Street complains of nine!) annoyance from dogs barking and disturbing his neighbourhood. Perhaps the ranger will take a look round.

The Consolidated Oil-boring Company’s Huiroa boro has now reached the vicinity of four thousand feet. The formation is very hard, hut efforts are not being relaxed in any degree. A platoon of the Home Defence Corps has been formed at Whangamornona and Tahora. The membership stands at about thirty. The men, who include ex-volunteers, are very keen, and good work should be done.

Senior Cadets who have readied or will reach by the 3lst inst., the age of ]S, must parade at the Defence Office on the 2Sth, at 7.30 in the evening, for medical inspection. In times such as these, every one eligible should attend.

An inquiry was held this morning before Mr C. D. Sole (Acting-Coro-ner), into the circumstances concerning the recent fire in Broadway. After much evidence had been heard, tj&e jury returned an open verdict. '

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for easterly moderate to strong winds prevailing. There is a prospect of fair weather. There will probably be a hard frost to-night. Barometer little movement.—Bates, Wellington.

Several Stratford members of the re-inforeements who have been on extended leave during the past week, departed this morning for the Dardanelles via Trentham. They all look fit and hard, and will no doubt be worthy successors to the Stratford men already in action at the front. They were heartily cheered as the train drew out from the station.

Next week the schools in the Taranaki Education Board district have their mid-winter holidays. The period is usually chosen with an eye to the practical, the cheap railway fares associated with the King’s Birthday being very popular. However, there is a possibility of these being “off” this year, and among the numerous inquirers at the station “great i,s the grief thereat 1”

A pole buggy and a dog cart collided yesterday at the corner of Opunake Road and Broadway. The former contained a load of churchgoers driven by Air .). Burkett, of Xgaere, and the dog cart occupants were two females and two males. The spokes of the dog cart were broken and the wheel came off, but the buggy was undamaged. One of the occupants of the cart was badly shaken, and the services of Dr. Steven were requisitioned.

The attention of readers is drawn to the Anniversary celebration of the local corps of the Salvation Army to be held on Thursday evening in the Fenton Stx-eet Hall. The celebration will take the form of a social, at which a number of local residents will give items, and there will be short addresses by the ministers of sister churches in the town. It is twenty-two years ago since Captain McCormick and Lieut. Gates first commenced Salvation Army operations in Stratford, but the Army still finds a place in our midst.

When the present operations succeed in forcing the Dardanelles, large quantities of oil supplies will he available for the Allies for fighting, heating, fuel and for motor traction. It is estimated that about two million tons of various oil products will he available. The export to Britain alone amounts on an average to thirty six million gallons per annum. This year one quarter has gone, and as yet Britain has not taken any; thus the supplies awaiting export to the Allies must he enormous, to say nothing of their important value to the Allies. Apart from the Russian supply, limimauia has also large supplies which, if they will not be available for the Allies, will certainly not be available for tilt' Kaiser and his Kaiserites. Our fleet will see to that.