LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 61, 12 July 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Horae Defence Corps will parade this evening at 7.30 o’clock.

A cable message from Lieutenant W. Alridge, who was reported wounded at the Dardanelles, states that he is convalescent.

Private J. H. Darby, / one of the first Now Zealanders returned from the Dardanelles was a passenger by the Niagara which arrived at Auckland !i; ,

The Premier, (Mr Massify) and Sir Joseph Ward further conferred’ this morning on the question 61 a National Cabinet. Seen afterwards (reports the Press Association), Mr Massey stated he Had nothing to say at present.

Judges Chapman and Hosking have settled the question of costs in connection with the Bay of Islands Election petition (reports the Press Association. Mr Vernon Reed pays all the costs except in respect ot those charges which were withdrawn.

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for southerly moderate to strong winds prevailing. The weather will probably prove cold and showery, but should improve soon, and there will probably be a hard frost to-night. Ihe barometer lias a rising tendency. Bates, Wellington. - ;

A Christchurch Press Association telegiam states a fire broke out at 4.30 this morning in the Te Oranga Girls’ Homo, and completely destroyed the wooden portion of the building and contents of the place, ihe outbreak was outside of the fire brigade area. ,bu tthe efforts of , neighbours prevented the flames spreading to the brick additions. The origin of the fire is a mystery.

Mesdames D. J. Malone and Skoglund desire to thank the following for assistance in equipping one of the beds recently forwarded to the Treiitham hospital Mesdames Coleman, Penn, Gredig, Deed, Bradley, Mproney, Phelan, Hancock, McCalliim, Beaumont, On Kee, Butchart, Lawson, Curran, Osborn, Bowson, J. Mills, Messrs Kirkwood, Hogg, Master Duncan Young, Messrs B. Spence, Taylor, Muncy, Davey, Lander, Lovett, Head. Edwards,, Bivott.

When a medical man sets out to reach an urgent case it takes a good deal to stop him, as a rule, but even the most devoted ol doctors would hardly like to often face such an experience as Dr. T. L. Paget on Saturday in response to a call from Strathmore. Finding the road blocked for car traffic, he had to walk through miles of mud in a tremendous downpour of rain, and at last, before reaching his destination, he was faced with a boiling stream of rushing, muddy water, without bridge or means of crossing. There was only one way over the river, and that was to swim for it, and that way Dr. Paget took, ft is cheering to know that his line persistence and plucky overcoming ol obstacles enabled him to get to his case in time to save a life..