LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 54, 9 February 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A meeting ot employers is called for Friday evening in Elder's rooms, A Melbourne cablegram states that the Agricultural Show will be held on September 2oth to 80th, The annual general meeting of the Stratford Scottish Society will be held on Monday next, at 8 p.m., in Elder’s rooms. The cases set down for hearing at the Stratford Magistrate’s Court on Friday comprise nine civil, seven judg-

ment summons, and an information j for driving a motor car in a reckless' manner. 1 i The Stratford Bowling Club competitions continue daily as weather permits. The final in the Beginners’ Pairs afforded some excitement last evening, when Elder and Paget (s) heat Lyons and Walters (s), by lb.

points to 10. The Doctor’s skipping was an excellent exhibition of plucky! he earned the plaudits of the spectators' by saving with his last bowl two -Vs and a (i. The Sealed Handicap has been drawn down to four players, Paget meeting Leversedge and Hartley being-

opposed by Kerby, and the final will lie played off within a week. Tomorrow afternoon a match. President v. Vice-President, will commence at 1.-15 sharp. An entirely new “turn” will be included in .Mi' F. Foley’s part of the programme at the School concert on Friday night in the Town Hall. This is known as the “Spiritualists’ Slate,” which is stated to be a very interesting example of the magicians’ art. -'ir Foley will specially cater for the young people at this concert, but grown-ups will find plenty to interest them in the wide range of this popular performer’s repertoire of tricks and novelties. Ihe first part of the programme will consist of children’s items in song, reci-j tation and drill. Tickets are now on sale and are reported to be selling like hot cakes. 1

Mr H. Burmcster, manager of the Stratford branch of the H.B. Clothing Factory, is in receipt of a letter from the head office asking for the names and addresses of the employees who have left the local branch for the front. The latest news as to health is also asked for, as Mr B. de Beer, son of Mr I. S. de Beer, Dunedin, is going into training in England, and the Company is providing him with the necessary means for assisting any of the firm’s men who may be there. The Company’s patriotic action will be appreciated by fh(' men’s parents, as hitherto half pay has been allowed those who are fighting for their King and Country, and now they can rest assured that if Mr de Beer can locate any employee of the firm m iMiglaud he will be well cared foi and given every facility for seeing the Old Country. Cardiff Nows.—Corporal C. Barker, | D.C.M.. received orders to appear be-| fore the Medical Board at New Plymonth on the yth.-P. C. Darrah | who was invalided some time ago lias, j .1 believe, received Ids discharge.—

Private \V. Blaekstoek, now in camp writes thanking the ladies ol Cardiff for the good things sent him and their kindness in thinking of him. —Word has heen received hy Mr ( arlet that his son Harry, posted missing on 27th August, is now reported killed in action. General sympathy is ielt for Air Carley in his loss, as Harry was well liked hy all. He was horn in Cardiff and educated at the local school and at the Stratford High School. He, with Private H. White (reported wounded and invalided), and Private I n ine Blaekstoek (killed in action April 2hth). left with the Alain

Expeditionary Force. It is interesting In note (dial hi ol hers oi Ihe Iwo men killed are now in camp ready to do their share.

A revised forecast of the South Australian wheat harvest gives the amount as thirty million bushels. A committee meeting of the Stratford A. and P. Association will be held on Saturday afternoon, at LAO o’clock, to consider the holding of a gymkhana. & Heather Forecast.—The indications are for northerly winds strong to gale prevailing. 'l’he weather appears likely to he cloudy and unsettled. Rain probable. Barometer unsteady with a falling tendency.—Bates, Wellington. Full railway arrangements in connection with the combined East End school picnic to he held on Friday next appear in our advertising columns and given fine weather, there should he a big muster of parents, children and friends. Concerning the report of the runaway in Broadway on Tuesday afternoon, it was incorrectly stated that the pony and trap was driven by Mrs Freer. Now it i s learned that Airs Freer was at home at the time.

The final figures of the Canadian Agricultural Department show that the total value of the year’s field crops is 160 million sterling, establishing a record. The wheat yield was •’176 million bushels, valued at £62.i314.000

The Inspector of Stock (Air Bcere) and assistant were busy early this

morning consigning thirteen remount horses to Wellington. The horses were purchased in the Stratford district, and the class of animal entrained made a fine advertisement for the district.

At last evening’s meeting of the Stratford \ olunteer Fire Brigade, ft was proposed, if possible, to send a hve-men team to the Cambridge demonstration to be held at Easter. Foreman Drake was appointed the Brigade’s delegate to the Taranaki Fire Brigade’s Conference to bo held at Stratford on Friday evening, at S o’clock.

Someone has advanced the opinion that the letter “o” is the most unfortunate character in the English language’s alphabet, because it is always out of cash, for ever in debt, never out of danger, and in hell all the time remarks the Charleston Gazzette. For some reason he overlooked the fact that “e” is never in war and always in peace. It is the beginning of existence, the commencement of ease, and the mid of trouble.

The annual conference of locomotive engine-drivers of New Zealand opened at Christchurch this morning, states the Press Association, Mr J. Henderson presided. The Mayor extended a welcome to the delegates. The president said the executive didn’t agree on the whole with the Red Federation of Labor’s manifesto, though they should strive and come to a conclusion as soon as possible and uphold the integrity of the British Empire.