LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 30, 11 January 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thursday will continue to be the day for the weekly half-holiday in Stratford for the next twelve months, the necessary resolution confirming this having been passed at a special meeting of the Borough Council last evening. At the Magistrate’s Court. Hawera, yesterday, the licensee of the Dominion Hotel was lined £5 for having exposed liquor for sale when the promises were required to be closed. Defendant pleaded guilty.

At last night’s meeting' of the Stratford Borough Council auctioneers’ licences were granted to the following; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Mr M. W. Priest and Mr X. E. Fletcher), Newton King (Mr R. G. Cottier) and Mr T. I. Lamason.

Mr Dibble, of the Department of Agriculture, is at present giving, a demonstration of the making of stock ensilage with a co-operative experiment crop of oats and vetches oil Mr Gordon Bayly’s farm on Cornwall Road, Ngaere. The size of the''stacl\ is 35ft. by 25ft. The demonstration will continue daily until Saturday, and farmers interested are cordially invited to inspect the operations.

Mr E. Hancock, who has a farm near the eastern end of the Ngaere swamp, on Chcal Road, has, • since going into occupation recently, made an endeavour to test the possibilities of the swamp land. He has had laid down, under the supervision of the local officers of the Department of Agriculture, an acre of lucerne and mangels. It is the first experiment yet made on the Ngaere swamp land with lucerne, and the result is being watched with interest by neighbouring , farmers.

'Hie opening of the first church in the township of Matiere whs the occasion of two red-letter days in its history (states the Ohara Advocate), the services and functions attending the event extending over two days. In the absence of the Rev. John pawson, President of the Conference, who had been taken ill only two days ure-

viouslv. the Rev. T. G. Brooke, Me-

thodist Organising Secretary for Home Missions, was the preacher nt the services on Sunday. 19th nB. On Monday evening a tea and social was held.

One of the most remarkable things in the replacing of men’s labour by women’s, which is going on to-day., is the great popularity which mechanical work seems to be winning for itself among women. It seems only yesterday since practical mechanics, even of the simulest kind, were still supposed to be beyond the grasp of the female intellect, and now to-day we have the “chauifense” who can repair a car as well as any man, the woman driver oi heavy transport loiries, and the skilled munition maker. From Ireland comes the account of a young Irish girl only just -9 years old. who is doing the work ol a skilled electrical engineer. She is Miss May Traill, the daughter of Mr MilHam A. Traill. C.F., a well-known engineer, who was the constructor of one of the first electric tramways, the Giant’s Causeway and Portrnsh electric tramway, which was opened in 1883.

C)u Sunday afternoon ('reports the Wanganui Chronicle), a young hoy named Ambrose discovered a dead body under a pine tree in the cemetery. He informed tile custodian, who immediately reported the matter to the police, and two constables removed the body, which had evidently been lying under the tree for six or eight weeks, to the morgue. The man was between 40 and 50 years of age. and was about oft. Bin. in height, with hair turning grey, bald on top of head, good set of teeth, and clean shaven except for small thin moustache. He was dressed, in what ap-

pears to have been a greenish sac suit, white soft shirt, with small black stripes, dark line cashmere socks, si/.e l(j, line Mack (ace-no boots, hall soled, and ;> bal'd black bat sold by Hope Bros . Wellington He carried a silver Swiss watch numbered 376.111. No person has been reported roceiii.lv in have boon missing, and any

information an to the identity of the deceased will he welcomed.

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for westerly winds to gale and veering by west to north, the freshening to gale. .Mild and hazy conditions with increasing haze and cloudiness, and an unfavourable change in weather following. Barometer falling shortly.—Bates, Aldington.

A popular young actress who lias

just returned from touring the piov luces i,says London “Opinion”; tells a good story about her efforts at

recruiting meetings in some ot the

town s sli© visited. Her eloquence always proved iso irresistible that almost before the last words of a speech had left her lips at least two would-be recruits invariably rushed forward with dramatic effect. True, they were only the baggage man of her company and his assistant, both medically unfit, but as their example was often followed by several eligibles, the fair conspirator insists that the ruse was more than justified.

Wharuarimu, in the backblocks of Gatlins, is to possess one of tile most up-to-date milking sheds to be found in the province, reports the Otago Daily Times. Tiiis i.s being completed for Dr. Truby King, who has a farm in the district, and who some years ago was instrumental in having an up-to-date co-operative cheese factory erected there. The erection of the byre was begun live months ago, and the woift has employed a good deal of labour. All the floors, yards, tanks, etc., are concrete. Driven by

water-power, with steam as an auxiliary, its six-cow Kidd milking machines are anticipated to milk 40 cows in an hour. There are 12 stalls, steam heated, and a dynamo supplies electric light everywhere. Eighty cows are to be-the size of the herd.

The caretaker of the Inglewood baths received rather unladylike treatment at the hands of a young woman on Friday. The baths were open for family bathing between the hours of 3 and 5, and when the closing hour for mixed bathing came a young lady was still in the hath. The caretaker respectfully requested her to observe the hours, but she only laughed, and continued to enjoy herself in the water. He waited a few minutes, and again entreated her to leave the bath, stating that several men were waiting to gain admittance. Still the fair one remained, and after making four requests, the caretaker allowed the waiting men in, upon which the damsel came out and started to give him a good “tongue-hanging.” After her flow of language was exhausted, making a step towards the caretaker she said. “Yonhl hotter go in yourself now,” and suiting the action to the words, she gave him a push that sent him, fully dressed, hearlong into the bath, to the great amusement of the men present.