LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 68, 19 November 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.Mr W. Dunlop, of Waitarn. will preach in the St. Andrews’ Church mv -Sabbath. It does not matter so much who wins the most battles as who wins the last battle. A cablegram from Sydney states: During the beer strike, there were -1,2(5 convictions for drunkenness in the city, compared to 211 for the same period in the previous year.

Rencent electrical disturbances at Dannevirke are reported *to hare had disastrous effects upon the chicken returns locally, many sittings, proving utter failures. The sum of £9S7o will be payable to shareholders of the Stratford Dairy Company to-morrow for butter-fat ior the month of October, the rate being Is per !b. ] A meeting of the shareholders of the Stratford Farmers’ Co-ooperative Dairy Coy will be held on December llth, to consider the question of making contributions to the Patriotic Fund. .. J Triplets were born to Mr and Mrs Ernest Genge, of Menzies Ferry, on Tuesday (says the Wyndham Herald). The babies are uniformly strong, healthy ' boys. The respective weights of the children are 71b, 5.0 b., and -lib. Weather Forecast.—The TmlicatTons are for westerly winds strong to gale, j and backing by west to sbqth, The weather will probably prove squally and changeable. Rain probable. Barometer falling but rising after about 24 to 80 hours.—Bates, Wellington.

The War Pensions Board hare dealt with 424 cases to date (states the Press Association). Of -these*,--■ 222 pensions were granted, 42 temporary allowances were made, oG declined, 21 adjourned, and S 8 are in hand. The average amount of the pensions granted is £4^.

A memorial service will he held at the Salvation Army Hall on Sunday night at 7 o’clock in connection with the drowning (if six New Zealand nurses in the Mediterranean —Sea when the Marquette was torpedoed recently. Special hymns'and addresses will he given.

A fire, attended with serious loss, occurred at the Normaudale Settle-J 1 meat, Lower Hutt, some ..days ,agpi when Mr late* of Petcthe, lost] practically the whole of the stock of some 1000 head of poultry, as well as all his sheds and other outlpnjjl.dings. As far as can, he ascertained, there ■ were no insurances. . The School instruments show some rather striking figures. For the last 21 hours the maximum temperature .was 64, and the miiirmum ' 35U-last night was fresh, th'sav thj 'least.'At 9 ({’clock’ this' 'morning the fherntdrneter’ showed o - degrees, | the wet hul|> standing at 52.5, which means '“very dry.’’, The ‘ barometer was. standing at! *2lko. 1 _ ■ - f ! 1 , ! ' 1 ' i At the Stratford MagistrateVGourti] this morning, Mr W.“G. Kenrickj gave judgment fot plaintiff "by defaultj with costs in the following undefended civil cases: T. L. Paget (Mr E. S. Rutherford) v. A. M. King, £lB 11s (costs 15s) ; Lad's Nielson (Mr 11-I 1 - Thomson) v. Don Thompson, €1 Os (8s); Alfred Richards (Mr Thomson) v. Herbert Archin, £4 13s (19s). The Stratford .Magistrate’s Court was occupied the greater part of this 'morning iii further hearing the case ; H. Ryah(Mr E. S. Rutherford) v. ( T.'. H. Baf'her (Mr P. Thomson), for ■ bleach olf ‘contract for the sale.,oJi,twen-ty-cue dairy cows at £7 per head. At-, ter the evidence of Henry Kidd, dairy] farmer; of Huiroa, and the addresses of Counsel had been heard, the Magistrate reserved his, decision. A fine stuffed specimen of the huia, which is now believed to be extinct, is] on.view in the window of the Government Tourist Office, Wellington (says the Post). The specimen has -been] secured by Hr D. C. Bates for the purpose of sending it to Lady Russoll-i Cotes, who will present it to the, Bournemouth Museum. As there is a legal restriction on the export of] these specimens, the Hon. G. M . Rns-' sell has issued a permit for its despatch to England. At the New Plymouth High School sports yesterday, , the result ol the 220yds Invitation Race was as loilows: —R. Contts (Stratford), 1; o.' Lawn (Stratford), 2; F. A. Bruce (N.P.H.S.), 3. Also started; W. Badley and Jeffries (Technical College). and X H. B. Gih'son (N.P.H.S.). The Stratford hoys wore first off the j mark, and running well were never headed, Contts winning by three i yards. I

Speaking at a conference of representatives of Patriotic Societies, at Wellington, the Hon. Mr Russell stated that the funds raised in Zealand hy the Patriotic Societies had already totalled over a million pounds lie emphatically denied that the Government hy means of the Mar funds Act intended to collar the patriotic funds. Thp object of the Mar uinls Council would., he to secure efficient administration. —P.A.

Final arrangements .have been completed for the holding of the Church of England Bazaar to-morrow. The bazaar will be officially opened by Mr J. B. Mine, M.P., at 11 a.m. Many stalls have been arranged, included m which will ho flowers, produce! erf am. sweets, and jumble stalls. Iho children will also lie catered for, and dips as well as other novelties have been arranged for their benefit. Ten and lunch will ho obtainable at the hail. From all appearances, the bazaar should bo an unqualified success. A Monster Gift Stock Sale foi Wounded Soldiers’ Fund is being organised by the Auctioneers ot Stratford and the Patriotic Committee. Promises of gifts will he welcomed, and every member of the Patriotic General Committee is asked to work hard'and make the sale an unqualified success. *