LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 10, 10 September 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A London cablegram states thai 'the Westmeath has left London for New Zealand. Weather Forecast.—-The indications are for northerly strong to gale and backing by north to west winds. The weather appears likely to he cloudy and unsettled. Bain probable. Barometer falling.—Bates, Wellington. A Wauganui Press Associat:ion?'telegram to-day states that the final deposits of £IOO per man were put up to-day for the Webb-Hannan sculling race, to he rowed on Friday, "_Mt.li inst.. for £2OO a-sidp. and the Championship of New Zealand. The Rev. -I. I'attison goes to Awatu.na on Sunday to conduct the sei>

vices in connection .with the opening of a new church. Mr Kingin, of Tvaponga and Awatuno, will conduct tlic services in St. Andrew's Church.. Stratford, on Sunday niorlithg and evening. The final of the Pririiary Schools' football championship between Whihirk and Stratford ' will li ( > pl;-ycd at Victoria Park' at 1:30' o'clock on Saturday. AH 'interesting match, should take place, 'as both teams have not l>een defeated this year. 'Str'a'tforcl fias'-held'tlio cup" for' fiM years. "X ctlse of failing I 'to : Register for military' Unties was heaVd at the Stratford ' Magistrate's' Court- this morriing and in remarking on young men shirking their duty Mr, W.'CJ. Ken rick, S.M., said that in ty time like the present all men should look forward'to their drill. if any cases came'up before him in the future he would impose heavy fines.

At tire Stratford Magistrate's Coltrl this morning .Mr V*'. (J. Kcnriek. S.M.. (it-liv<>tl Ills reserved \ jUdgirfeTil in the collision case, Watkin v. Donald; in which tlfe plaintiff claimed &-i2 l'2s from defendant k for the loss of a horse and general daifrnges sustained in a collision with a motor ear driven by William Cubhon. His Worship gave judgment for plaintiff for £32 12s (£2O for the horse, £2 2s v.eterinarv services, €2 general ex-

penses, and costs £2 ss, fe< £3 15s, and solicitor's fee £2 12s).

The- Band of Hope meeting held on Wednesday evening, in the Methodist School was well attended. During the evening itni.'s wore contributed by Mesdames Hancock and McAllister •..oiigs), Phyllis Weston and Birdie Foster solos), Misses Hopkins ''pianoforte duett). Harold Goodrich reading). Two choruses were rendered by a number of little girls. Mi' Kanford gave humorous songs and recitations, Mr Beaumont gave an

impropriate address, impressing on the children, the importance el Hand of Hope work.

Mr T. Lee., Stratford, has received the following letter from liis brother. Private L. Leo, who wa s killed on .August 0:—Wo landed at the from on May Htli and 1 managed to dodge the bullets, until May 29th -when I received a shrapnel bullet in the left foot. It did not do much damage, they took us straight to Malta, from the front, and there I remained for nearly six weeks. It was really worth getting wounded for. as they gave us a real good time, and ilio people T met, well, they couldn't do too much for yoi!. I ;im quite well again and contented, and I am going back to the front to-morrow (July 21). so T wonder if I shall be as lucky next feime.