LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 20, 28 April 1916, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Weather forecast.—The indications are for northerly winds strong to gale and backing by west to south. The weather appears likely to be. cloudy and unsettled. Rain probable,* The barometer has a falling tendency but is unsteady.—Bates, Wellington... J ',y..i.i,.... ; ..'<~r. -.,. »■.».»■..»«..*»■«—•'<»->--> ~«' •- • »~£j| At '"aTT inquest" at the Courthouse to flap on the.death ,of JohnLdyandowslu, who was found dead in bed at the resi' derfcevof his'brother-ini-law. Mr Ron'd.-yestertfev morning. k tel!d«i J of deatllifrohi cerebral nemor-i rbage was returned by the Coroner (M: ■Haselden, S.Mj : : "-^" ;M *' ; MrW: H. Haselden^S.M;; ( ip^es v itle(i i at the .weekly sitting of the Magistrate's Courtthis afternoon. F. J* H. Naricarrow, who was represente< by Mr Stanford, pleaded guilty to aV information of motoring over a rail way crossing while a train was ap proaching. Defendant was convicted and, fined 10s and costs.

The Taranaki Rugby Union, like si; ter bodies in the Dominion, is face with the problem of keeping the goo ' old game of Rugby alive, not from con petition 1 from other code rttleSj but' s?m ply for the reason that the .Union' 4 pl.iyers have responded 'so heartily an * thoroughly to the Call of. Empire th:; practically none are;left; to'; keep.up th traditions of the province. fFhe annuo • meeting of the Unjen last eveniiv came to a decision that is sure to.nieo with the approval of .-every lover of.th game, as; it should be the means, of re viving a great deal of interest in Riif. 1 by mattery as wj'U as building up fothe Union the nucleus of future intei j provincial representatives. The our come of the discussion at the ■, meet■■.!:'was that a scheme was adopted to cor • fine the players to the ranks of th ; Senior Qaijlejis in the (Union's district' In touching on the subject of the sen son's play, the Chairman (Mr J. M< Leod) said the Union would on no ar count encourage the playing of men o eligible military age, but somethin ; .sltould be done to keep the others i ' form. He then threw out the sugge.lion of encouraging school'.football an playing matches between the varioti Senior Cadet companies. This wi\. heartily supported, and on the motioof Mr Masters, it was decided to cor fine matches to the military elemem and seek the assistance of the officer in charge of the various areas in th matter of impressing the boys with th importance of getting into form. Ti Quite 'certain that the public will lruv forward to a revival of matches, e? pecially under this scheme, which if commensurate with the patriotic requirements of the country, and thawhatever assistance is required in roe' - fer-tine the arrangements for the boywill be forthcoming gladly. Tn tl" meantime, the district representativewill srather data and report to the nev meetine of the management committe of the Union. *