LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 12, 17 April 1916, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

; At Ashburtpn, at the termination of a lecture on "Saturday -evening/ Mr Clement Wragge passed exhibits of radium round the audience and tAvo tubes, valued at £l2O, were stolen. Press Association.

The Lowgartb Dairy Co. will pay out £2551-to its suppliers on the 20th, and the Stratford Co.' Will pay £10,755, which includes 13d for the March supply and a' further payment of Id over October and November.

A Press Association telegranv from Hawera states that by a collision with a motor car and motor cycle near Otakeho yesterday 1 , a man named'WJ Faulkner, of Aurora, sustained severe injuries to the head and died on the way to the "hospital.

Weather Forecast .—The indications are for variable and strong breezes, but south-easterly winds prevailing. Heavy rain is to be expected with rivers rising shortly. The weather will probably become very cold. Barometer falling, but rising soon.—Bates, Wellington.

Sonior, Cadets of No. 30 area, comprising 94, 95, 97 and 112 companies, will fall in at 9.15 a.m. sharp on Easter Monday at the school grounds. The Whangamomona, Te Wera, and Toko boys have also received notices to entrain and will be supplied with free railway passes.

At the meeting of the Midhirst Settlers' Association held last week it was reported that the recent sports showed a profit of £23 10s. It was decided to divide the monoy equally among the AVounded Soldiers', Serbian and Belgian Funds, tip to the present the Association has allotted £75 to patriotic funds.

In the case of the University of New! .Zealand v. the Standard Insurances Co.J the Appeal Court at Wellington bold thafc'the Company was not liable ' for the whole amount-of the fidelity policy of the late registrar, but only for £549, the loss of which was admitted by the Company, and for any loss of interest owing to the withdrawal of moneys from Wellington Trust and Investment Company. Costs on the middle scale were allowed the Company.—P.A.