LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 20, 22 September 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thp Hnglish mini jis ‘due iii Stratford on Thursday evening.' ii h, .‘.j i i i j r<11 u.i: '>. .

' The aiinual , concert' (tud 1 ’ (htnCb in ’connection with the MidHirkU’ Schnel will be held on Friday evening.

The second, shoot for the Peattie Gold Meda! 1 will'lake -place off Thm’sday evening in the School' Gymnasium.

The United Friendly Societies at Fltbam will hold a regalia ball in the Town Hall, Eltham, on Friday evening-

A “Patriotic Day” will be held at the Medina Tea Rooms on Tuesday ndxt : , when the gross proceeds for-,the whole day i will be donatedito, the Sick and Wounded. Soldiers’ Fund. *, ,

Mrs J. W. Boon has received a wire from, the , Mayoress of Wellington asking will supply the Military Hospital Guild with bed equip‘iriint for the Hospital Ship Manama. No ddutt Stratford will do its duty.

At ii monster carnival meeting at Mataroa last night (states a P-A.' message from Taihape), the following resolution was carried unanimously:— “That the Government be asked to amend the law so that all articles presented to patriotic societies may be raffled or disposed of by art union,

The puchasing of a vacuum cleaner for the cleansing of the school was discussed at the last night’s of the School Committee.- Mr McMillan said that one to do the work would cost about £2OO. It was decided to ascertain the price of an electricallydriven machine.

A Sydney cablegram to-day state's A meeting of underground men at Broken Hilt passed a resolution to fight for a forty-four hours week. They will commence 7 from midnight on Friday night, and the fight will be carried on by working forty-hours a week until the/ whole union is granted a forty-four hours week. Only the underground workers will carry on the actual /light.

A Strathmore correspondent writes; A social held at Strathmore on July 30 in aid of the Sick and Wounded Soldiers’ Fund returned the sum of £34 19s 4d. The committee desire to thank all those who willingly came forward ami helped to make it so successful. A fowl taken from the roost of a local resident was submitted to auction and realised the sum of £l3 7s. One can only imagine the feelings of the man who, at a cost of £l. finally bought the fowl (which, by the way, was guaranteed to lay three eggs daily), when he discovered he had bought his own fowl, which he could have guaranteed would only lay one egg in three days! An Eider-down quilt, donated by Mrs H. Harwich, realised £4 14s. The song. “The Ab-sent-minded Beggar,” sung by Mr A. Hill, was responsible for £1 6s 2d. A pig donated by Mr Holts realised £1 Is, and was bought by the donator. For the fowl, Mr Fletcher paid £1 Is, Messrs Brewer, Nolan, Gooding, Meredith, Mclllray. Cornish, T. Mounsey, C. Frank £1 each, Calvert 15s. W. Calvert. B. Hunt, J : Wilson, J. A. Walker. F. West 10s each, Miss Tiplady 7s 6d, Messrs Holmes, Hansen, Court, G. Flynn. (). Frank, E, Snowball, J. Cuthbert, Miss Calvert, Mrs Nolan 5s each, Mr Hill 4s,' Mrs Calvert, Mr Carseldine 2s 6d each.

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for northerly moderate to strong winds freshening and backing by west to south. The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled with rain following. The barometer has a falling tendency.—-Bates, Wellington. The Overseas Shipowners’ Committee have arranged space for the shipment of 2,650,000 freight carcases to the end of December, following wifcl monthly shipments. The Press Association states that there are now loading *460.000 for September, in October 788,000, in November 564,000, and in December 789,000. At last night’s meeting of the Stratford School Committee Mr Sanderson reported that the caretaker wanted some new brooms. Mr Skoglnnd: It’s always the same! Mr Sanderson They are like a man’s hair; they weai out! Air Hancock: Try hair reffiSrer (Laughter).

To-morrow-evening at the Salvation Army Hall, Brigadier Carmichael wi| deliver a lecture on “The Salvation Army and the Present War.” This will lie followed by a Cornish pastj supper. Brigadier Carmichael if spoken of as a most forceful and in teresting speaker, and this lecture has been enthusiastically received wher ever given. Councillor J. H. Thomp son will preside.