LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 71, 23 July 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

X further beef record was established at Homebnsh (states a Sydney cablegram), bullocks making UlO.

A London cablegram states that tire, tire on the steamer Benalla was under control, and that the captain bad dispensed with the Otaki’s services.

The Legislative Council yesterday granted a further ten days’ leave of absence to .the lion. W. 0. H. Baillie. on account of illness.

A Hag sold at Tinui last night in aid of the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund realised £7-bVS, states a Press Association message from Masterton.

Mr Breclow, of Douglas, reports that lambing has commenced in bis Hock, iiiul despite the recent rough weather, the new arrivals are healthy and strong.

Weather Forecast.— Ibe indications are for--Southerly moderate to strong ■ winds and squally at times! The weather will probably prove cold and ■V showery, and the night will probably i .be very.'cdld. •Barometer rising.— Bates, Wellington. j, Despite the -inclement weather there , was a record attendance at Brockle-ba-nk’s .bankrupt sale yesterday alter* noon. The accommodation provided I for public attendance was fully taxed, and bidding was brisk. Owing to the , large number of lots, it was impossible to complete the sale, and it 'will there* | fore lie continued next .Thursday .afternoon.

Stratford is threatened with an epidemic. of*measles in a mild form., ()| the children attending the publicschool, thirteen families are affected, seven of these being pupils in one room, the . teacher of which recently had an.enforced holiday of some weeks owing vto the complaint. It may be mentioned that immediately measles makes its appearance, all members-of the afflicted family are not allowed to attend school.

New Plymouth reports as follows! 'Justice Stringer held a sitting of,the Arbitration Court this morning; hut ingly one short formal , matter was brought before him.—A young man nemed H. H. Howell pleaded guilty in the Police Court in answer to a 'charge of attempt to defraud by means of a valueless cheque. He was remanded to the Supreme Court lor .sentence. On another similar charge he was remanded to Eltham. — Prospectuses are published for two new picture theatres here. i.

Advices received in Wellington by the Railway Department show that considerable trouble has been experienced as the result of the slips on the Main Trunk railway between Taihape and Te Kuiti. ibe position at present is—that ,Wednesday nigWc’ii Wellington-to-A ucklancl train and Thursday’s 9.10 train to Auckland are held up at Tauiuanmui, and Auckland’s midday and night trains and 'Thursday's trains are held up at Te Kuiti. To-night’s 9.10 train to Auckland lias been cancelled as also lias the Auckland midday train to Wellington. ,