LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 14, 15 September 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A welcome home social will he tendered to Corporal N. Anderson in the Town Hall, Midhirst, on Friday. * . ' ' t ", .3 The annual meeting of the Stratford Brandi, of the Jersey Breeders’ Association will be held in the A. and P. Rooms,. Stratford, on Saturday; ffext. The, meeting starts at T o’clock sharp,' and a full attendance is .expected, ( .as , the business is most important. The Young Men’s Bible Class will J hold a ijoeial in the Began Street Methodist Hall, on Thursday e’yeiiiug, A, hearty dnvitatibri is extended to thb public'to | attend. deck hqjvk,, qppitsV *and’ supper wll fill’up 1 the evening. The' price bf adriiisSion is one shilling to adults ail'd children , ... . >Ti« m - i ::1 halt price. .a M f Messrs Ward, Lock and Co; will shortly publish a story♦,entitled, “JM.V Friend Phil.” The writer is Miss Isabel Maud Peacocke, of Auckland. It is claimed that i therp is a charm and sweetness Jin this exquisite and humoro«s ! story; jpf a hoy, a man' and a mpid. that is certain to win for its talented author a' Wide circle of admirers. 11 It is reported .’that at least two of the, voting men who returned “invalidio their homes at New Plymouth escaped unscathed far as external injury is concerned, but that, they are suffering from partial paralysis of the heart caused through the concussion from shell fire. From medical diagnosis, they will not be in proper trim for about a year. At Eltham Court yesterday, during the cross-examination of the witness McClashan by Mr Weir, solicitor, in the attempted bank robbery, some controversy arose as to the attitude of the witness. Mr B. Dive, J.P., upheld the witness, and also said that he would take this opportunity of drawing Mr Weir’s attention to the fact that “we may be here only as Justices of the Peace, hut we are not here to lie sat on.” I

Tlie following lire the handicaps foj the shoot for the Peattie Gold Medal, under the auspices of the »S«H.I). Corp :—McMillan scratch, E. Brocklehank scratch, Fittall 1 point, Anderson 2, Edgecombe 3. H, Fish 3, M. Rogers L Pi vac 4. W. Rogers 5, Camp, bell 5, .1. H. Jones 5, Kirlnl 5. W. Brocklebank 5. J. F. McDonald 5, Pinhey (3. Murray 6, Peters (3, Craddock 6. Lopdell 7, Allanson i. Pike McLeod B,' Watson 8, Momtsey 9, Stewart 10, Pearce 11.'- Watkins 12. Lander 15. Hunter 15. One of the Taranaki Motor Transport Company’s big motor buses was deliberately set afire late on Monday evening (reports the News). A bearing becoming damaged, the machine was pulled up near the Arawhata Hoad, Opunake. The Company’s mechanic went out, but had not finished repairs' when night fell. At about 11.30 o’clock the same evening an Opunake Road resident discovered the machine afire. An examination ol the remains showed that the benzine tank had been opened, and evidently fired, and also that his bag of tools had disappeared. There are grounds for the belief that it is a case of deliberate incendiarism. The police were informed, and are making inquiries. r lhe machine cost £llOO. and there was an insurance coved upon it ol £SOO in the Phoenix Office.