LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 18, 26 April 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The weather is line for the races at llandwick to-day states a Sydney cablegram.

A Sydney cablegram slates that at the draught horse sales the New Zealand consignments ranged irom thirtyeight to 120 guineas.

A Melbourne cablegram to-day states that the committee nnquinng into the causes of death reported'that alcohol as an article of diet was unnecessary.

At, a concert in aid of a Soldiers Club in the, Theatre Royal, A’eW Plymouth, on Tuesday evening, the drawing.of the art union for Mrs McOleland’s ring took place, and the winner proved to be Mrs H. H. Street,

An Oainaru telegram says that a huge whale, measuring eighty-four feet in length, was stranded at Moeraki Heads on Friday. It was killed by the fishermen and towed to the harbour. It is estimated to give about seventy-five tons of oil, and the jawbones are twenty-one feet in length.

A correspondent in “Africa”* writes : A sprint race of 100 yards for a side wager of, £SO a-s.ide, between Trooper W Cuff, of Stratford, and Corporal J. Gardiner, of Manaia, took place at Serapeum Camp on Sunday, sth March. Both men got away to a splendid start and ran,olevpl, foi’P the first 40 yards; when Cuff drew a ahead and won by four, yards. iGavdiner last year won the championship .of Cairo khd has also won some lug handicaps in Australia.!) : < • ■ i

Midhirst residents have a treat in store for them on Friday evening, when the “Anzac” Minstrel troupe are paying a visit to assist in farewelliug Privates V. Shotter, "W. Wpisen, J. Mills, and W. T. Seamark, who are leaving for camp in d few days. The “Anzacs” will repeat the performance given at the Show' Grovpids on Soldiers Day,” with some,additional-items, am] Mr Fred Foley will entertain the audience with his screamingly funny vcntriloquial performance. ■ A record house’ is expected to hear the latest Stratford entertainment. Ai dance will follow the performance. ; i v .

At' the Poultry Conference in Wellington yesterday, one of the delegates strongly advocated that the Government he asked to i investigate the quality of liquid yokes, now arriving in the Dominion from Asiatic countries. He said that the birds were practically scavengers, living in the gutters of the Chinese streets. Their eggs cost twopence a dozen in China, and were imported here in unshelled form and used by some bakers. Another speaker said that some three million Chinese eggs were arriving in New Zealand during the next week or so, and it was stated that the importation was due to the fact that New Zealand could not produce sufficient eggs. Eventually it was decided to make representations to the Government regarding Chinese eggs.

The present cold snap reminds us that chill Winter is approaching. Be armed against the weather by outfitting at the Egmont Clothing Company. \on are certain to find the very thing you need at the Egmont. Call and secure it while prices are normal, r