LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 4, 7 April 1916, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Weather Forecast.—Winds westerly and backing by west to south. Weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled. Ijtain probable. The barometer has a falling tendency, but barometer rising shortly and the weather will probably become colder.— Bates, Wellington.

An interesting address was given in the Parish Hall last evening by Miss Austen, representative of the Vigilance Society. . The subject of the lecture, was "True Motherhood," in which Miss Austen 'advised every mother to take her children into her confidence, and so protect them from the evil of ignorance. There were about fifty ladies present.

Before the usual business commenced at the- Stratford Magistrate's Court this morning, the Magistrate, Mr W. R. Haselden, stated that in future, the Court would sit at 1.30 o'clock instead of 9.30. Mr Haselden said the alteration had been made by mutual arrangement between the members of the If gal profession and the S.M.

Sergeant Dale, of the local police station, received a telegram from the Minister of Justice (the Hon. A. L. Herdman) last evening stating that Constable McCowan, in company with the police party, arrived at Ruatahuna from Maungapohatu, on Wednesday. The journey was covered on horse back. The writer stated that he had seen Constable McCowan, who was getting on splenuidly. The doctor in attendance was pleased with the Constable's condition. The- Constable will proceed to Rotorua to-day, where he will receive the necessary hospital treatment.

Late last night, Sergeant Dale received word that Edmund F. Richardsun, a man of over 30 years of age, who resided with his father on tho Opunake Road, Stratford, was missing from his home. Richardson left-home between 7 and 8 o'clock yesterday morning to go into one of the paddocks to do stumping. As he did not return at dark, his two brothers made a search for him, but were -msuccesstut. However, the searchers found Richardson's coat and lunch (untouched) where he had left them in the morning. The matter was reported to Sergeant Bale, who made arrangements for a police search party. Mr Richardson senr., went out at daylight this morning, and found his son lying face downward near where his coat had been' found. Life was extinct. Deceased was subject to epileptic fits, and was attended to by Dr. Paget for the seizures some time ago. An inquest was held to-day before the Coroner, Mr W. R. Haselden, when after the evidence of the fnther had been hoard, a verdict of death from natural causes (epileptic fit) »'H»s returned.