LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 34, 8 October 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Auckland reports good response in idle’ recruiting campaign. In Auckland, ot j ITS volunteers to-day, only three weie rejected. , j A Sydney cahlegrain states that the Customs seized 175 tins oi opium under the coal hunkers in the steamer Batsford from New ports via Melbourne. Weather forecast'The indications are for variable and strong hi'eezes.j hut moderate to strong winds prevailing. The weather will probably he dull and overcast at times'. Kam probable. The barometer has a falling tendency.—Bates, Wellington. A man named W. :■; Cl avin., pho ’ .was taken suddenly ill in, the Square.) Palmerston North, was removed to, the hospital and .succumbed. .. It is. understood ■ (report? the;. I’ress , Ayso-, eiatiou) he .was from! Tajmpau .and .!,was visiting his ■ son at. llangiptxi, ; } ! ■ .■•••*, C l A|t ’the Stratford Alpgnjtrate s C pui t this morning Hector Cray (Mr Stan- ’ ford) appeared before Air M . C- Ivenrick, S.M., on four informations, namely: Wilful damage, insulting language, threatening behaviour and ' obscene language. .Mr Stanford ask- ‘ ed for <a: remand -for/a .week which, ' 1 tvas granted. , , ■■ • i c i c... , l ’ . ... • j; ■ , ■ , .... . , 1 , i Judgment by default, with costs. - was given in the following uml-fend- ! bd Civil cases at the Stratford Magis- ‘ • trate’s Court this, Aiiotuijng before Mr, - W. id, Kemick. S.M.:—David Steven s , All’ I’. Thompson) v. John James - Flower Cl A cqsts );; Manoy ,a;i(L T HaSsoll (.Mr Thompson) v. Mark ■ Cronin £l, Os; same y. Daniel Francis ' Wildermotli £lO Ils hi. £1 ss; Alary 1 Hvan (Mr Thompson) v. Ceorge Ru*1 sell £2 15s, ss. In the judgment summons case F. 'N. S. Hitchcock (Mr Butherfurd) v. William Brereion, 1 the debtor was ordered to pay the amount claim ml £2 10s, in delault seven days in the New I K month , Caol. A correspondent requests the publication of the following paragraph as ' . a striking instance ol the length to which “Bed Tape” is stretched by ' the Postal Department: “On the IJOth September, Aliss -Nellie AlcAloou, le Weru. posted a parcel addressed to ' Trooper Edmond -Malone containing ’ Christmas presents, of pipe, tobacco, > cigarettes, towels, soap, some cake. 1 etc., which was returned* to her or, ’ the sth October, together with ad--1 vice that the parcel was bnzs. in ex- | cess of regulation weight. Miss MeAloon merely opened the parcel, took - out some of the cake, and returned u to the Post Oflice. The postage ' .paid on the parcel was Is (Id, and the j übove will show liow far the ‘red tape’ svstem can lie carried.” I ‘ A very snccesslul social and dance ' arranged by the Nursing Sisiter s at ■ Midhirst last evening was responsible ' j,, augmenting the patriotic funds considerably. Mr Hornsby, M.P.. was ' proseul" and in a hue speech urged 1 that all that can he done for the hoys at the front was the duty ol t ui-e left behind. Mr Hornsby met with a ‘ ,rront reception and was cheered lor hi s great oration. The musical pr<»- | gramme was a line one. Mr Fred Foley very genernu-Jv contributed several items, which wore splendidly received, the audience recognising Mr Foley’s sporting spirit. Messrs Lonorgaii. Dunlop. Mrs Tapp and Miss Husee also assisted (he respective items being heartily encored. Miss Havly and Air Kane played the accompaniments. while Mrs Biauehi supplied the dance music free of charge. During the evening Mr Hornsby, mi behalf of .Midhirst, made two pie--ciital ions to the volunteers for the IVont. the men being heartily cheered.

Bain fell on Id days last month in §1 rat ford, the largest fall being .&!- registered on tin* dth. The total rainfall was I.dP. ' * His Honor .Mr .Justice Husking granted the petition of the widow, who is executrix in the estate of late William Coleman, barrister and solicitor, of Auckland, for the appointment of the Official Assignee as administrator in the estate. His Honor said he understood the nominal deficiency was about £-10.000. Counsel for applicant replied in the affirmative, adding that the sum is only approximate. A very large and a very popular moment in .Melbourne is the Alexandria club “hilly” gift. By the first week in October 20.000 judiciously packed “hillys” of uniform size will he despatched from the club to AnsTi'frlians at the front. ' Each billy is to contain either something to eat. something to read, or something to smoke. Every member of the club is making herself responsible for a certain number ol “hillys. A "Wanganui hoy, Private Trask, writing from the Hospital Ship Dungola, refers to the death of Colonel Malone. He states that the Wellington li f t tliou were engaged t'l desperate work on Hill o.x Ih* Battalion had rushed the height on Saturday. August Bth, and had entrenched. hut at a terr'hle cost. All the officers except two were either killed, or wounded. Colonel Malone being killed by a shell. The writer also refers to Colonel Malone’s work at Quinn’s Post. “We were in charge of Quinn’s Post, a very delicate part of the old firing line, hut our Colonel was the boss dog of it, and his- good work made it into something like an old man’s home after we had occupied it a month,”