LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 7, 11 April 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

- The class in dressmaking at the Stratford Technical School will open on Friday evening next at 7.15. Miss Mickle son will be the instructress. i A concert and dance will be held in the Midhirst Public Hall on Thursday' evening as a farewell to Messrs H.' KeigbHey, E. Jones, T. Anderson, and R. Shotter who are going to the front.] The date of the usual ■ meeting of tlio Stratford School Committee has been altered -to this evening, at 8 o’clock. This is the last meeting prior to the annual meeting of householders. A Press Association telegram from Rotorua states that Lindsay Hayes, aged 2J- years, third child of Connell Hayes, of Mokai, diod on Sunday night. It is supposed that it was a case of fungus poisoning. ( The Borough Inspector (Mr 'W. Bowson) in his report submitted to last night’s meeting of the Borough Council stated that from March 15 to April 20, lie had impounded 28 head of cattle and ten street, lights were put ; in..—! Adopted.

Speaking at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council, Cr. Thompson ■ said that of late lie had noticed Ji,number of cyclists riding on the footpath, also vehicles being driven at night j without lights.—lt was decided to call ' the Inspector’s attention to the mat-! tor. 1 j Mr C. I). Sole, of Stratford, is ml possession of an interesting souvenir of the war in the shape of a badge of '■ the Glasgow Corporation’s Belgium Be-, lief Committee.• The badge, which is of the size of an ordinary postage stamp, and is embellished with the Royal Standards of Great Britain, was discovered in a bale of scrim which had arrived from Dundee, Scotland. The question of the charge on motorcars plying for hire in the borough was brought up at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council by Cr. Hancock, who pointed out that in Stratford the amount was very small compared to other boroughs.—After discussion and explanations had been made by the Clerk, the Mayor moved that . Crs. Hancock and Davey lie a comniittee to report to the next meeting ,of the Council.

In ridiculing the “shouting’’ habit at Auckland’s mass meeting (says the Star). Monsignor Mahoney pictured four men meeting outside a chemist’s shop, and one of the number taking the other three in to “shout” them. The first man would probably call for a small bottle of cod liver oil, the next for a box of pink pills for pale people. Then, in reply to the inevitable, “What’s yours boss?” would come, “Oh, 1 think I’ll have a spasm.” There was just as much sense in that, declared the speaker, amidst roars of laughter, as there was in taking men into a hotel and buying for them thad which they did not require.

At the conclusion of the Borough Council meeting last evening, the Mayor having retired, Cr. Voung was voted to the chair, and on the motion of Crs. Young and Davey the usual honorarium of £SO was made. In informing the Mayor of the decision of the Council, Cr. Young complimented him on the able report of the year’s operations as presented to the Council. In reply, the Mayor thanked members for the appropriation. He stated that during his term there had been an enormous amount of business, and members had put up a record in the number of meetings which had been attended. As for Ids own position, the Mayor said that after all lie was only human and perhaps had erred a: times, hut he was pleased to know that notwithstanding any heat that might he shown at their meetings, there v as no feeling between them after they had left the Council table.—(Hear hear).

A large deputation waited on the Stratford Borough Council at ins meeting last evening in connection with the £1 tax, imposed for all flushed closets connected with the seweiv Alter the several speakers had expressed their views, Cr. Lawson moved his notice of motion, rescinding the resolution passed at the last meeting imposing a tax of £1 on all conveniences connected with the sewer.- The Councillors discussed the question at length, and on the motion being put the voting resulted: Ayes; Crs. Lawson, Hunter, Hancock and Stanley; noos; The Mayor, and Crs. Thompson, Voting, Davey and Mills. The original motion was therefore carried. Cr. Mills moved, and it was decided: “That the special drainage rate he not collected.” At the conclusion of the discussion Cr. .Hancock gave notice to move at the next monthly meeting of the Council: “That a charge of £1 per year he charged on all septic tanks, and that all ratepayers bo relieved of the half-water rate where the water does not reach their property.”