LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 55, 5 July 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Frequent reports of {jetty thieving are made in Stratford. Articles such as bacon, carrots, etc., have been missed by householders during the last few weeks.

An Auckland Press Association telegram this afternoon states that the match between C. McConachy and W. E. Stephenson, 9,000 up for the New Zealand billiard championship, resulted in McConachy winning by 720 points.

Weather Forecast.—Tljc indications are for variable and moderate breezes freshening northerly strong to gale. Expect dull wertther with much mist and fog in parts. Rain probable. Barometer falling.—Bates, Wellington.

In connection with the Wellington Queen Carnival a;nd the raffle of the Burns-Philip tour, for which many tickets were sold in Stratford, the drawing resulted in ticket Xo. 4093, held by W. Porter, (Osborne, being the winner.

Home Defenders are especially reminded of the Parade to be held at 7.30 this evening. A large muster should be present to-uight as an interesting lecture on “Trench Warfare” will l)o delivered by Lieutenant W. V. Wilson, of the 2nd M.R. (Queen Alexandra’s Own). Secretary Lander expects every man will do his duty!

A serious accident occurred this morning at the work on the Municipal Buildings. As the workmen were busy pulling down the standing brick wall alongside the Bank of New Zealand, the wall fell unexpectedly, and crushed one of the workmen named Patrick Coe, He was severely cut about the head and bruised on his left side, hut no vital part was injured. Coo was conveyed to the Hospital alter being medically attended to.

Tiie local Defence authorities state that there is a lamentable falling-off in recruiting. During the last two weeks only one man was enrolled and passed as fit. The cause of this regrettable state of affairs is difficult to trace, hut as far as can be judged, the main reason is the length of time

a man has to wait before he is called upon. This should not prevent men from enrolling, as the mere act of enrolling is all the Country asks. What is wanted is as many men as possible to enrol, and to save the time and the expense of recruiting campaigns, and also to let the authorities see what they have to work on. Those who wait some time before enrolling will find that they will have just as long a wait then as they do now. The sooner a man enrols the sooner ho gets away.

Private W. H. Rowson, son of Mr and .Mrs Row sou, of Stratford, writing from hospital in Alexandria, states that he was hooked to go with the other wounded to England, where the authorities were sending all those who would not he convalescent for some time to come. Referring to the wound which disabled him, Private Rowson I said that his hand was healing well. hut he thought it would be necessary 1 later on to take a finger off. The. wounded were on the hospital ship ! Novasa, which was fitted with accom--1 modation for 800. Very little news ( of the doings of the troops at Gallipoli Peninsula was being received, hut it appeared they were making good progress. Every ship coming hack from the Dardanelles brought a lot of prisoners. who were sent down to Cairo. ! The writer significantly added: “Hut ' 1 don’t think the New Zealanders and Australians are taking many prisoners: they won’t he bothered with bringing them hack! Von can guess what they arc doing with them!” Prij rate Rowso-; referred to the fact that 1 he had not had any letters from any- | body for some time, as tilings had been hit mixed no. hut that a mail had been sent to the front miring the wcck previous to date of writing (Iti- • 0-13),