LOCAL AND CENTRAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 31, 5 October 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND CENTRAL.

The Paparoa has left London For Auckland. Mr George Stephenson has pencilled the 'Jowii Hall lor, "Mother Goose'' I'd November *-'•'>. As showing tlio toughness of the mam road at the present time (reports the Oliura Advocate), two ol Moore's (roaches were a lew days ago io lie seen standing disabled by the roadside, and these are snbstahtiallyliuilt vehicles. Stratford anglers report some very goods baskets for the commencement; of the season. Mr R. Healy, on Sunday, landed twelve excellent fish, the largest of which weighed about olbs, while the others averaged nearly 21bs. ■. Messrs Miidl'ord and Son have disposed of their garage and shop situated in Broadway to the Simplex Milking Machine Company, Ltd.', who will lake control on October 12. Mr Mud Ford, though disposing of the business, will retain his cars and ply for hire as henHofor. Another ease of Christmas gifts for the Taranaki hoys in the trenches was consigned to Wellington by Mr P. Skoglund. Town Clerk, to-day. Many of the presents are privately donated and addressed to individual soldiers, but one and all will have tokens of tobacco, etc.. to remind them of their friends at Home.

~ . i lie Meekly Press lias just pnI»1 i.sli-j i'<| its first volume of “New Zealand at’ tln> Dardanelles,” whoso purpose is to' form a permanent record of the part] New Zealand lias taken in 'the wamj with the Turks and (Germans. Tlid illustrations cover many phases of our, activities, and include portraits from 1 the Roll ol'Honor. A splendid suppled ment in color, specially painted for the record by \V. A. Bowring depicts .the' Joyous Rally of our Young New Zealanders to the Flag. 'There are many ways in which those who stay at home can help those who are serving their country in the: present war. A pleasing illustration! is found in the following incident (sta-‘ tes the Waitara Mail): A townsman, saw the wife of one of our soldiers chopping wood; going to the Wood! stack' he took the axe from her withl the remark that* IR‘ was not going toj 'see the wife 'of 'a man who was’'obeying ( the country’s call do that sort of I work, and there has been plenty of j wood for the lire since. ; .!!*"» i . i*‘M» h MI) At. ' At the Rifle Brigade sjrort-s held at Minster. Isle' of' 'Vheppey. (Kguf4>|.sß|l 'July TR. Acting-Corporal .(>. I). Haile* (Milburn, Otago', of the F Company, oth Battalion, Rifle Brigade, was tin wiener of the high jump <oft), also vinning the half-mile and one mile races .very easily. I here is another New Zealander at Minstep- Rifleman J. Wyiuer, from Mata where, pear.Gisborne; j Both he and Aetjug-Corpoya! Karle jexpect to bet at the,, front in Fi'uncp in less than a, month. , W lien in New Zealand Acting Corporal Ha He was in the ya.ilway service at Dunedin: Hyde. Spacli.lf...and other, places. I<, ■, |, .; J ( , ,t ; A represen,tijtiv'e meeting o( the, Taranaki Teachers’ , Institeuio was held in the Stratford School on Saturday last, and a good deal of business of importance to teachers was dealt with. A long discussion took place! over a letter ' from an inspector of j physical training. and a stfongly-i worded resolution was sent in reply. It was arranged to have meetings ‘f teachers at district centres to discuss different aspects and methods of teaching. The examination syllabus lor the Junior National .Scholarship was discussed, and various to that syllabus were suggested. Mia Dowling presided.

The Stratford Bowling CInl) open their green for the season on Thurs I dav afternoon, play commencing a' , 2. 15. The committee met last even ! iug and decided to charge the sun of' one shilling to each gentleman at the gate, the proceeds to he in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. A committee was set up to hriug down a scheme for augmenting this fund. Mr R. Collier's kind offer of the services of the Egmont Cluh Orchestra was accepted with thanks. Mr .1. Masters was added to the refreshment committee. The President 'Mr .1. W. .McMillan). Messes K. A. McDonald and .1. Masters be a committee to make arrangements for Saturday afternoon competitions. Mr ( ; . Smart was appointed press correspondent. Nowadays the ruling fashion becomes the ruling passion, remarks the Danhevirke News. This is home out by the latest ideas in christening infants with "war" names. The craw has readied :in inland town not many miles from Woodville. and the conscientious registrar of births, deaths,. and marriages i hero linds his record oi births einhclished with the following names: Lorraine (5), Nancy :> >). Dardan Ella t I). lan Kit. Douglas (2\ Roberts 11). Krench I'). Hamilton <-2), .Jolfre (1 ). Alexander Godley (2 . The noteworthy feature of the selection is the conspicuous absence of I' nssian and Polish titles. Whether the omission is deliberate out oi" respect for Russian or Polish diction, or to avoid lingual aerobatics on the part of loud parents, it seems diflicult to know.