LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 18, 20 September 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Dargaville message states that the Northern Wairoa Queen Carnival, which resulted in the election of Miss Amburv (Farmers' Queen), realised £(5091. with further sums to come.

The death occurred suddenly last evening of Rev. H. S. Gascoyne Kfaid, of .St. Peter's Anglican Terrace End, Palmerston. Deceased was a son ol Dr. Bear, formerly of Mastorton, and was only twenty-eight years of age. He bad not enjoyed good bealt'li for some time, and leaves a widow.

A Press Association telegram from Levin states: H. E. Lodge, late Horowhenua County Council clerk, was ar-rested-at Rangiotu Training Cjunp on Saturday, cliarged with intent' to defraud, that he omitted ,to- enter .par-, ticulars of the receipt of £32 18s 2d. He was brought to Levin, and was remanded to appear before Mr Poynton. S.M.. on Thursday, September 23. Bail was allowed in his own recognisance, of £IOO, and two sureties of £SO each. Five other charges arepending.

The final football match for the Xorth Taranaki School Boys' Championship was played between the Stratford District High School and the Xew Plymouth . High School Preparatory D'epartmient; at Tnglewood, on Saturday, when neither side registered a score. For the' local team, MeGuUoch, Cameron, Council. AY. Grubb.(wing,forward, f and Thorp (halfback) played well. The ' game was very interesting' throughout, ;and the Stratford team, thotigli : superior in many ways, could ridfc get'over their qpponents' line. By 'drawing with X«w Plymouth in this match the, local

' ; - r .■((,,:.; .•-■■■ team retains the shield, as the northern boys were beaten by AVaitara earlier in the season. The gaining of the shield is no new accomplishment for the Stratford hoys, as they have had. it in, their possession for the last five> years. A coincidence of thematcb is that four years ago the 'same schools ph\ypd,.a drawn ganle, ! and' Stratford, .who had not been 'beaten previously, returned to town with!the shield. Tn the last six years, the Stratford team has never been beaten, and l (only two team,s have been good enough to draw witlr them. "Good luck, boys":! i