The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 29, 4 June 1915, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A special mooting of the Howling Club will be held this evening.

The Treasurer of the British and Belgian Relief Fund wishes to acknowledge receipt, through the Post Office, of 12s in postal notes from an anonymous donor for the Belgians.

An inebriate of the D.T. order was brought in from Whangamomona yesterday by Constable Scanned. He was this morning remanded until the 10th inst., meanwhile to undergo medical treatment.

i At an informal meeting of the Borough Council on Wednesday evening, resolutions of sympathy were passed to Mr 'Vlarfell and to Mis Helen Brown in the respective losses ot their sons at the front, ;

A sub-committee consisting of the Mayor and Crs. Young and Rutherfurd, representing the Stratford Borough Council, will meet a sub-commit-tee from the Chamber of Commerce this evening for the purpose of formulating evidence to he given by the Council before the Toll Gate Commission on the 10th Inst.

Something in the nature of a record football score was put up at Mastertou last week, when Bod Star thirds beat Carterton thirds at Masterton by H! points to nil—a Wairarapa record. The Stars werV practically scoring from the start to the finish of the game. The scoring was at the rate of one point per minute.

The conclusions arrived at by a conference in Melbourne of municipalities convened to inquire into the questions of motor traffic mainly in relation to the damage to roads were as follows: —The committee is ol opinion that special taxation should he imposed in varying degree on motor omnibus traffic and other motor vehicles carrying heavy loads; and that in fixing it lull regard must lie had to prospective development of all heavy and fast (in combination) motor traffic. The most equitable proposition, in the committee’s opinion, would be the imposition of a charge on all classes of vehicles to be ine! tided in the scheme, based on car mileage run. “Ibis,” it saVs, ’‘is the j proposal strongly advocated in tm* Old Country at the present lime.

Free railway passes are to be issued to members of the reiiiiorcement drafts and of the new units at 1 rentham, when the men are granted the usual weekly leave to visit relations. Hitherto the soldiers have been allowed to travel at excursion rates. The men yesterday completed laying pipes for the camp water supply scheme. As a result of interference at a parade of the Senior Cadets at 'To M era on Tuesday last, a proseention will | follow. It is hoped that this action j will serve as an example to some wags who make a practice of this sort of | thing. People who are so prone to giving mock commands ought to be , practical and put their sell-conceived military ability'to the test by enrolling. In (he last issue of the “War Cry” Commissioner Hodder, ol the Salvation Army, announces that tlie Army' will make a special week-end eliort on | behalf of the sick and .suffering among the .New Zealand I roops at the front. To-morrow (Saturday, June sth.) is being devoted to street collecting, while Sunday, June 6th, is being set apart for special prayers for, help and success to those who are j passing through sorrow in connection with the war as a whole. |

Yesterday. King’s Birthday, was not celebrated by any local demon-i stratum. Flags were flown from several buildings. The Post Office flew the Red Ensign, the County Hotel hoisted the Union Jack and. terrible dictu, the Public Works Department flew the New Zealand ensign upside down! A reversed ensign is usually a sign of distress. However,] the P.W.D. is so loyal that any wag| implying the P.W.D. meant to infer New Zealand is in distress would bo mistaken.

It appears that a certain number of money prizes have been offered by the Russian Government for utilising alcohol in various forms for heating, lighting. internal combustion for motors, improvements in denaturation, and for other purposes. The specifications of. the inventions or improvements must be filed in Petrograd by January 1, 1916, and the awards will be made not later than July 1 following. The conditions of submission -are set out in the official notification, and it is stated that there are oral awards under each section oi considerable value, ranging from Toll Ids -Id, up to ,£8125.

His Worship, (J. W. Kenriek, Esq., fins morning stated his opinion that the rules of the road would have to be altered, so as to make it compulsory for drivers of vehicles to travel continuously on their right side of the road. In these days of high speed, there seemed to he no excuse for a motorist or the driver of any vehicle! to travel on his wrong side where the road is clear and good. Many accidents had happened owing to one of the parties travelling along his wrong side, and, when only a few yards from the other ,pulling over to his right side. There was often a very fine point to decide, and the only way to settle j it would be by alteration of the rule' to the effect that a traveller must tra-( vel continuously on his correct side' w here the state of the road permitted, j

In normal times (reports an Australian paper) 200,000 notes a mouth are returned to the Federal Treasury for destruction,, owing to their worn and unclean condition. Since the war, and the consequent increase in circulation of the Australian notes, the total is now about 800,000, and still rising. The total face value of old notes destroyed since November, 1010, when the Act came into operation, is just upon £16,500,000. Many of the returned notes have had advertisements stamped on them. Treasury officials point out that this is contrary to the law. the penalty on conviction being as high as £2O. A staff of 100 women is employed in sorting out dilapidated notes. In normal times a staff of 20 was sufficient for this purpose.

The Stratford Licensing Committee sat at 12.60 p.m. to-day when licenses were granted for the following hotels: County Hotel, \V. P. Kirkwood, (Mr \V. (I. .Malone), Commercial Hotel, P. Phelan (.Mr W. («. Malone), Stratford Hotel, F. Whittle (Mr W. C. Malone), Umpire Hotel, C. H. Arden (Mr S. Spence). Club Hotel. W. Lovett (Mr A. C. Lawry), Toko Junction Hotel, Hint/, (Mr S. Spence). Tariki Hotel, ,1. Steel (Mr S. Spence). Whangamomoua Hotel, .). liothery (Mr S. Spence), Mount F.gmont Hotel, ,1. C. Parsons (Mr S. Spence). A wholesale license was granted to 1). .1. Malone (Mr W. C. Malone. All urinals at hotels are to be properly lighted until closing hour. The police stated that this was done in city hotels and was desirable, The police report showed that the kitchen of the Mt. Egmont Hotel needed proper painting. Mr S. Spence for the licensee, pointed out that the licensee was prepared to do the necessary work. The license- was granted on the understanding that il tin* work was not done by the next annual meeting trie licence would ho refused..

The manager of the Colonial Sugar'' Co. at Auckland states that sufficient supplies are assured to meet the Dominion’s normal requirements, and he does not anticipate any shortage. Weather Forecast.—The indications are for easterly moderate to strong winds prevailing. There is a prospect of fair weather, but misty at times. The night will probably be very cold. The barometer has a falling tendency. —Hates.

A Feilding Press Association, tolo- ' gram states: The directors of the Orona freezing works accepted the 1 tender of J. L. McMillan (Auckland) t for the erection of the buildings for the works, the price being £2!,237. Tenders for the machinery have already been accepted.

A crop of swede turnips said by experts to be the best in tlie country may lie seen on tlie farm of Mr Evan Jones at Toko. The variety is known as Garden Superlative, the seed of which was supplied by Newton King, and the estimated weight of the crop per acre is over 52 tons. The manures used were bonedust, superphosphate and basic slag, one cwt each to the acre. Some idea of the productivity of the crop, which, by the way won the Toko Show competition, may ho gathered from a sample of four of the turnips now on view in Newton King’s mart.