LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 22, 1 May 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'1 ho committee ask that all butts and unsold tickets in connection with the Railway Art Union to be drawn on Thursday, be returned at once.

A meeting of householders in the. now school district of Pukengahu is to be hold on Wednesday, May 10th, for the purpose of defining the school district and, electing a committee.

A Wellington telegram reports that the Government has decided lo grant a shilling a day increase of wages demanded by the second division of the railwayman during the currency of the war.

The weather for the opening of the. shooting season was unpropitious. hut many guns were going off early this morning. Game is slated to be plentiful, and sportsmen are arranging their holidays with a view to indulging in their favorite pastime. No reports n f bags of any dimensions were to hand on going to press ibis afternoon, and it may be stated that in recording the result of the opening in to-morrow’s “Post.” those shootists who took time and gun and dog by Iho forelock will hot he expected to weigh in their bags ns the result of- Sunday’s ont»'g:

TJie following are the vital statistics -or Stratford for tlie month of April: ILmlis 11. marriages 5, deaths 6. A petition is being circulated in Stratford praying the Government to institute six o’clock closing of hotels throughout the Dominion. v,Weather forecast.—The indications are for southerly winds moderate to strong. The weather will probably ■prove cold and showery. Barometer rising temporarily. Bates, Wellington.

An item entirely new to picture-goers lias been arranged by the management of His Majesty’s . Theatre for next Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr Fred Carltoiv the original ‘‘Musical Make,” will present a unique entertainment by extracting quaint music from quaint instruments. Mr Carlton has recently toured with great success throughout Fuller’s Australian and New Zealand vaudeville circuits.

A returned soldier, Private Robert •Reid, son of Mr A. W. Reid, Stratford, was unfortunately the victim of a tram accident in Manners Street, Wellington shortly after 7 o’clock on Friday evening. He was crossing the street to meet two friends, and stopped to let a car going to Lambton station pass, and not looking the other way, stepped in front of another car proceeding from Wadestown to Cuba : Street. He was thrown forcibly to the ground, but clear of the car, and when taken to the druggist’s shop of Len McKenzie, was in an unconscious condition. Dr. flislop was sent for, and after rendering first aid, ordered his removal to the hospital, as, in addition to numerous bruises, he had sustained some injury to the head. Reid was taken to the hospital by Constable Harvey. Before admittance to the institution he bad ajrparently recovered from the shock he received, but it was deemed expedient to retain him at the hospital, at any rate until Saturday. Ho has a brother residing at Daniel Street, Newtown, and has been in camp to return to the front with the 12th Reinforcements.

At the weekly parade of the Strat'ford District High School Senior Cadets, held this afternoon, Mr J. W. McMillan (Chairman of the ‘School Committee) presented Mr Fred Foley s silver shield, iron by tile Cadets of 112’ Company, as the best Senihr Cadet Ccimpany in the fiuilrTl past on Soldiers Day, to Lieuteiiant Bowler.' In ‘mak-D mg the presentation , Mr McMillan said the honor of winning the- shield rested • not only with the Cadets, 1 but, with Mr > Tyrer ('the Headmaster), lieutenant >; Bowler (officer in charge), and Licuten- g ant Gray (the instructor).- Discipline 1 'was the first essential to make a good i koldief or cadet, without which they . were useless. Tlie hoys should remember that the discipline le'arnt on the parade ground should lie carried out in their own homes. He congratulated the hoys on winning the shield. Mr Tyrer, in a short address, said there wore two sides to a boy’s character,, and in his experience, the hoy who held his own at school, one who participated in all games, and took kicked shiris, humps, etc., wpth a smile was the typo who would make a name for himselr in after-life. He was very proud of the discipline, of, the senior boys; as lie had found that they were on the samp hh- . haviour if the teacher was in the foom or not. He was proud the boyfF had won the shield. After the presentation, three cheers were given by the visitors for the Cadets, afid the boys replied by heartily cheering the donor of the shield, Mr Foley. The inscription on the shield read; “Mr fleet Foley’s shield, best Senior Cadet Coy., march past, Soldiers Day, 1916.”

Employment for Wounded Soldiers. Men wanted for military employment to release staff for active service. Men wanted for tree planting at Rotorua. Postmaster for Charleston wanted- Further particulars from the Secretary, Stratford Patriotic Committee. x