LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 12, 13 September 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

,: C3O MUll W ■■;, 'The monthly meeting of the Stratford Borough Council will l>e held, this evening at 7.30 o'clock. ~;. , i ', >\\ ' ''*'<) iS ' i: \ .'■..,. ■; ;. ■ | i-'Tlie Treasurer of the ,B,elgian Relief Fund desires to ackn>u!<xlge. receipt of a postal note fur Jos. from an anonymous donor. the Borough Council workmen commenced the work of refacihg Began Street at the Borough boundary this morning. j ' ; The ""'usual 'monthly "meeting of the Stratford''Hospital' and Charitable! v Aid Board will lie held' to-morrow morning at lp.'SD. o'clock."

The St. Andrew's Ladies Cuild have 'defied to hold the Spring Flower yShdw in the Foresters' Hall, and not, a'v previously decided, in St.' Andrew's Hall. At Dunedin (states the Press Association) F)lo\ver Day on Saturday for leather waistcoats and the Italian lied Cross Fund resulted i" £450 being netted. in the Supreme Court of Xew Zealand on the 27th Augtist, on the motion of Mr J. Rj L. Stanford/or Messrs Spence and Stanford, ■sqlifcM tors, probate of the will of the late 1 Mary Cacntt. of New Plymouth'* granted by Mr Justice Cooper to the executor named in the will. j

Scene at the local railway station last night : Two men arrive breathless as the wounded soldiers' train pulled out into the darkness. To Constable Sweeney: Has she gone? Yes! How many got off here?— None! Many on the train?—Two! What happened ?—Nothing! Caesar! And we came seven miles to see it! The station lights went out before the exit was reached, and the gathering gloom on the faces of the disappointed visitors was kindlv hid from view!

A first-class programme is in hand for the Catholic concert to be held in the Town Hall on Thursday evening. The Cinderella Company are putting on "l,a Petite Pallet." A specialty of the evening will he the singing of Allen Doone's songs with chorus by well-known artists of high talent. "Xeuohamp" will give an original recitation, which will be admired hy.

patriots. A well-known comedian will assist and keep the audience in a high state of glee.

The patriotic; entertainment to be » held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening should attract a large audience. The artists, who are now to Stratford theatregoers, are stated to lie the best procurable in New Zealand, and patrons are assured of a] good evening's entertainment. Mrs Phil Nathan is Wellington's leading' entertainer, while .Mr Fred Foley, of his .Majesty's Theatre, will devote the whole of the second half of the programme to a magical, reivtriloqual, and shadowgraph entertainment. The Stratford Orchestra and other specially selected items are included. The complete programme wilPbe. advertis-' ed in to-morrow's Evening Post.

.• Wtmlbci Forecast—The indications j ju'i.! (or freshening northerly strong §gjviuds to gale. There is every prospect of bad weather with much mist and fog in parts. Rain probable. Barometer Palling.—Bates, Wellington.

The winner of the hottle-of-peas guessing competition at "The Market." Broadway, ou Saturday. was X. C. Bullot. Stratford, whose guess of ISoO secures the prize of a threeniontlis free pas s to His Majesty's Pictures. The number of peas in the bottle was ISS2.

On the motion of Mr Truby King (Malone and King), probate of the will of the late Mr Martin Bergin. of Wangamri, retired hotelkeeper. has been granted by His Honor Mr Justice Edwards to the executors named in the will. Probate has also been granted of the will of the late Lieut-enant-Colonel William George. Malone.

An appeal: Sandbags for soldiers! Out here, in our peaceful Dominion, few realise the great need for sandbars by soldiers in the firing line. With some of these in their equipment while advancing against the enemy, a bag can be filled at any stage and cover secured against the enemy's fire. What this means to a soldier can be best imagined, and so all appeal is being made throughout the Empire" for gifts of these articles, .lute for the manufacture of the bag* is impossible to procure in any quantity, but the ordinary basic slag hag is of proper dimensions, and farmers will be doing a great deal in a small way by sending their empties to .Mrs Abraham, care of Newton King, Stratford. The smallest contribution will be thankfully received.

Great disappointment was felt by the large concourse of people wjfio gathered on the railway platform last evening to witness the return by theTahiti of wounded soldiers. Long before 7 o'clock, the time the Railway department estimated the train would arrive, the station was crowded. When the train drew alongside thai ■platform it was «een that only one carriage was attached to the .engirt, and the passengers consisted of two soldiers (Private Stanley Taylor, of Inglewood, and Private Darney,of Now Plymouth), and the Defence and Railway officials. Mr Taylor, father of the returned soldier, in a short speech delivered from the' railway car-' riage, said he had travelled' frotl* Wellington on the special train, and great was the disappointment felt at each, station as the train drew along'-'' side and the men expected' did not lijvlight.- The Government at the last moment gave the men the' option of travelling on the troop train or by Monday's mail, and he was sorry to say : most of the men .had availed themselves: of the opportunity ' of staying the day in Wellington. Mr ■ Taylor said he wished to thank Inspector Storm, of the Railway Department, who was' in charge of th« train, also Corporal Burns, of St. I John Ambulance, for their kind treatmeiitiof the men on the long journey I from Wellington. (Applause 1 ). The | speaker, in concluding, thanked tlu* people for their kindness in (congregating at, the railway platform towelcome the returned troopers. (Cheers,) After the guard had given the word "Stand cleaiV" Mr Taylor said "good bye ..boys ; and good luck." and the, large attendance of the public present gave , three; hearty cheers 'for > the wounded men and Mr Taylor. The Mayor (.Mr J. W. Boon), Boro\igh Councillors and members of the Patriotic Committee were present' p*' ' assist, if it were necessary, with the * wounded soldiers. Dr. Paget, who had offered his services to the sick and wounded soldiers, was present, but luckily he was not called on. TU«S members of the Borough Council were supplied with packets of cigarettes, but only two packets were disposed of. Tht ladies were present, with buttcin-holes and cakes and choco-. latex, but unfortunately they wem not able to dispose of them. A motor car was in readiness should it have been required to take any soldier to his home. The balance of the sick t ajid wounded soldiers for stations oil the Xew Plymouth line will arrive bv the mail tram to-night. . '