LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 20, 22 September 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'Three employees of the Public Works Department at Wellington, namely, .Joseph'Holmes, Ambrose Holme, amb Richard Vince, were each fined £lO in the Magistrate’s Court today (states the Press -AssociationV fpr conveying liquor into 1 rentham Camp. A Sydney paper just to hand shows the retail prices (fixed) current last Wednesdayßutter: Is old per lb., cash across the counter; Is 6d per lb. booked; and Is 61d per lb. booked and delivered. Cheese (Australian): Is 2d for prime, Is Id for good, and" lid per lb. for .“rough.” Sugar: IA, 3.d P er lb., other grades with the. difference in, price that prevailed ou August 1, 1914. 7 ■ , ,,’ Illustrating the official, ml tape connected with departmental regulations, we (Kaylbip.-Settler) are informed that a Kawbia lady who- fprwarded parcels to the boys at the front, bad the mortification of finding that all bad been returned as they wore one, .ounce oveiweight! As* letters advising tue pioposed recipients of the parcels . bad "been - posted, one-earn imagine the disappointment at their non-arrival, a full month's delay having intervened.

The Xew Zealand Times reports:— Professor ; Hunter, speaking at the meeting for the formation of the Mai League on Monday night,-said that it the < Government was prepared to go to a man and ask,him, “Are you prepared to go (and tight; and, if not, why not?” the''Government should also he prepared (to go to the man of wealth and ssly,’ ‘-‘How much can you give? AVi.ll yoh give > it; and -if not, why not ? (Loud applause). t , . Potatoes; or-Beef p , Says an English .agricultural papers-—“Oh, those professors! A professor .has written to ghe-.papers pointing out that the yield of an .acre of potatoes contains over iS,oot>,ooo units of energy (calorics), and that an acre of grass hind converted into -beef contains only about 288,000 units of energy. But the human instinct does not think in units of energy, and the roast beet of old England will still appeal to the English taste.” . “-.Lucerne will grow in Taranaki, said a WaitaAi farmer who walked into the “Evening Post” office this afternoon. “A great many farmers in this district state that it is impossible to grow it, here, but that is wrong. ■lf one takes the trouble to walk over to the Stratford station yard be can see for himself a plant growing through a clump' of I cocksfoot mud fog. it is growing under absolutely the worst conditions conceivable. Now, in April last, 1 gathered some seeds from the lucerne plant—which, to may knowledge, is 12 years old—and J. intend to sow them this year. If. one plant will grow in Taranaki I think 1000 .acres would grow just the same.” in bidding good-bye to our reporter, the farmer stated that he-was sowing a paddock with lucerne this year and will be very disappointed if the -seeds do, not mature. -Residents in town and country will be offered an opportunity next Saturday of showing in a practical manner their gratitude to the Boys who are lighting our battles at the Dardanelles. Christmas is approaching, and a move has been made to send hampers containing Christmas cheer to the lads in the. trenches. Those of, us who are compelled to stay-, at home, will surely gladly give something to those Who are prepared to die for us, and show them that there are loving hearts at home willing to minister to their comfort. Those who can send anything to the Patriotic Mart on Saturday for sale in the shape of vegetables, preserves, eggs, cakes, and flowers will be doing the boys at the front a good turn. Gifts in the shape of tobacco in tins, ( , ?garettes, sweets in tins, or donations in cash, will also be thankfully received. Mesdames Skoglund and Malone will, no doubt, have many willing helpers for the cause they have espoused.

A( the .\nckland Police Court (reports the Press Association), George S. Mackay. clothier, lately carrying oil business in Queen Street, was charged that he incurred a debt oU £SO when he could*have had no reasonable or probable expectation of being able to pay. He was sentenced to one month ‘without hard labor. Mr b raser, S.M., said'he,had no doubt defendant intended to he honest, lint the law protected the comniercial community from rash optimism that gambled otr the mere chance of getting out ol difficulties, instead of putting-, the position clearly before creditors, nmn .nrawiiii m r "