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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 40, 22 January 1916, Page 5

An information lias been laid against a resident of the Toko district, charging him with indecent exposure, and thq case will be heard at Stratford on Friday next. Further gifts to the 'Fanners’ Patriotic Gift Auction Sale, to be held on. February sth, are:—J. Kowalewski £3 V. Kowalewski £3 3s, C. K. McCutchan £5, B. and A. Cleland £5 ss, and Cleland Bros. £2O. | Shipping. The Weekly Patriotic Market and Tea Rooms was open as usual in the Ladies’ Patriotic Committee’s shop in Broadway to-day. The members of the Committee, who were in charge, experienced a busy day ami a fair sum will be added to the funds »s a re-sult-of the business transacted. Weather Forecast.—The indications are for easterly moderate to strong winds prevailing. The weather will probably be dull and overcast occasionally and misty rain is to be expected. Barometer little movement.—Bates, Wellington. A Afarton Press Association states that John Harris, who was arrested for alleged arson at Mnrton Junction,- strangled himself in his cell at Marton during last night. Deceased tore a strip from a blanket, hitching it on to a bolt outside of the cell door, and thus strangled himself. An inquest was held to-day. The arrangements for the big combined East Road school picnic are now well in hand. The East End beach committee reports that the grounds are in splendid order and promise the children a good day with the donkeys and other amusements. The Railway Department is putting on a special train to leave Whangamomona about 7.30 a.m.'and returning about 7.45 p.m. Friday, 11th February, is the day set apart for this event, and the Rev.' Mr Bates has been requested to send along his best sunshine on that day. “Inglewood’s Birthday” is the heading which the local paper, the Record, gives to the following:—The '22nd January is the 41st anniversary of Inglewood. On this day, in the year 1875, Inglewood was called into existence by its present name under the parentage or patronage, which you will, of the Provincial Council of Taranaki and its birth celebrated by an al fresco banquet near the bank of the Knrapete stream just about where the railway line now crosses it. The late Mr Arthur Standish was actually the perpetrator of the deed, he it was who broke the bottle of champagne (not a magnum, only a little ’un) against the bole of a giant rimu, and to show that he was not addicted to such extravagant practices it took him three tries before the precious liquor was freed from its glassy imprisonment, the bottle broken. Of those present at the ceremony there are not now many survivors, not that the ceremony itself can be blamed, for, of its- kind, it was quite a staid Arcadian affair. No' wild rombiistuous orgy started Inglewood on its placid career. But time has claimed most of the celebrants of that summer afteriioon. Messrs Thomas Kelly, G. F. Robinson, R. Stevens, and T. E. Hamerton in Taranaki, and Jack Stagpoole, somewhere above ground, are some of those who were present and still live to tell the tale. May they live to see more of these anniversaries and in less troubled times than we are now experiencing.

Newton King, local agent for the Shaw, Savill and Albion Shipping Company, Ltd., has received advice that the sailing date of the R.M.S. “Corinthic” has been postponed from the 20th.to Wednesday, 26th inst., at nor n. "