LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 36, 12 June 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hospital Ship Fund contributions received by the Internal Affairs Department have reached £30,205. Blenheim reports that for thirty places in the seventh reinforcements one hundred offered. The total now gone forward from Marlborough is 484. The railway department report that twenty first-class and one hundred and fifty second-class excursion tickets were issued to visitors to the New Plymouth Show from Wednesday morning to this morning. The Press Association states: The Napier Park Racing Club has decided to devote fifty per cent, of the profits of the forthcoming meeting to the fund for the treatment of wounded and invalided Hawke’s Bay soldiers.

The ladies of Midhirst are invited to attend a. meeting in the Public Hall next Tuesday afternoon to make arrangements lor the monster concert and dance to he hold on 23rd June, in aid of sick and wounded New Zealand-

Six shoofists joined in a patriotic shoot at Clifton on Thursday (says the Clutha lieader). One hundred and fifty rabbits fell to the six guns, and the hags were disposed of in Balclutlm in the evening, 30s being realised from the sale for the Patriotic Fund.

At the Christchurch Court (reports the Press Association), Winifred Carfant at Dallington last February, by placing it in a tree stump, pleaded guilty. The .Magistrate said it appeared the child was left in an exposed position at night, where it must have died if it had not been found, and this act almost amounted to attempted murder. Accused was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

The monthly meeting of the Domain Board was held yesterday afternoon, when there were present:— -Messrs C. X. Curtis, W. P. Kirkwood, T. H Penn, P. Thomson, and the secretary (.Air G. Hunter).—Accounts amounting to L‘24 12s Id were passed lor payment The balance in hand was .074 .'is 7<!.—The i Association Football Club was granted the use of King Edward Park for the season, subject to arrangements being made with the school authorities, and during the pleasure of tin l Board.

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for westerly strong winds to gale and veering by west to south. Expect dull weather with much mist and log in parts. Heavy rain is to be expected. Barometer unsteady.—Bates, Wellington. The Hawera Star reports; -Mr H. D. MacDonald hag patented .an appanA tus tor the weighing and sampling of machine-milked cows. Mr Macdonald claims that his machine will weigh automatically and correctly each cow’s milk, and .simultaneously extract a true sample for testing purposes. Aspresent the greatest drawback to machine milking is that most farmers in a great measure are working in the dark as regards their best cows, but if by a single attachment to the pre--sent milking machines, the apparatus can automatically do what is claimed for it by Mr Macdonald, it will bo of inestimable value to the dairy industry of the whole of Taranaki.

The amount of ammunition carried by the Lusitania is given in the' following figures, which were published iu America a day or two after the sinking of the vessel, the items being taken from the ship’s manifest:—Cartridges and ammunition, 5471 cases, value, £40,000; sheet brass, 200,0001 b, value, £10,000; copper, 11,7621 b, value £4000; copper wire, 58,4651 b, value £2500; three hundred and forty-nine packages of furs, value £24,000! military goods, 189 packages, value £14,000; cases of leather, value £6000; beet, OOOOewt. There were no high explosives on board. These are in British cargo ships, and not by pas-' senger vessels. “Football on Sunday in a public park” was the germ of Mr P. Thom; son’s protest at the Domain Board meeting yesterday, when the local Association Chib applied for -the use of King Edward Park for the season. The chairman (Mr G. Curtis) remarked that while he ‘did not hold with the opinion that the game should be allowed on Sunday, it was better for young men than /standing at the street corners.—Mr Thomson said that as a public body they should not allow it in a place where the public were at liberty to go. thereby hurting the feelings of those who object to such proceedings.—Mr W. P. Kirkwood objected to a resolution being passed; lie thought it would be sufficient if tlie Club were informed of the members in the matter. —Sir T. H. Penn questioned whether the Board had the power to stop the game, and it was -stated that there was nothing in the Act to prevent it.—Sir Thomson mentioned- the fact that the Board had stopped cycling in the Park, r-; v which the chairman replied that cycling might injure people frequenting the grounds, whereas football might only hurt their feelings. The question of playing bowls on Sunday had been raised.—Sir Thomson said that was iu

connection with a private club, whereas theirs was a public park. The players could easily go to the A. and P. grounds, where they would be out of the way of people going to and from church.—Mr Penn considered a resolution would not be prohibitive in effect.

—A resolution by Mr Kirkwood, seconded by Mr Penn, that the request be granted subject to the pleasure of the Board was then carried nem. dis.