LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 62, 17 June 1916, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ackland School concert which is to take place next Friday evening, promises to be .very successful. A poll taken in Palmerston on Wednesday on the proposal to raise a loan for the installation of trams and electric light was carried by a majority of 216 votes. Eighty per cent, of the possible voters recorded their opinion.

Weather forecast.—The indications are for northerly winds, moderate to strong and freshening. There is likely to be increasing haze and cloudiness; and a decided change in the weather in the beginning of next week. Barometer falling soon.— Bates, Wellington,

At a sitting of the Juvenile Court yesterday, two lads who wore charged with being in the possession of firearms, were convicted and admonished, and the firearms were ordered to bo forfeited to the Crown. Sergeant Dale said there were quite a number of boys around the town in the possession ot firearms. Mr W. R. Haselden advised the police to have a field day and bring youthful owners before the Court.

A P.A. telegram from Gisborne states: A report from Tuparoa states that through the capsizing of a launch which was towing a timber raft to shore, the second officer of the steamer Make was drowned. His name is not available. The launch capsized, about 75 yards from the shore in a heavy sea. The second officer's bodjVwas recovered on jthe rocks. Another occupant of the 'launch succeeded-in swimming ashore though thftisurf. ti ) -

A movement is on foot in Wellington and Christclum h to provide Gramaphoues for ; the soldiers in camp. A committee was, formed, consisting of TirigadiOr-Generai Sir A. W. Robin, Colonel Tate, Hon. A. M. Myers, ALP.,, .Dr. Thacker, M.P., Mr J.' P. Luke, Mayor (lion, sec.), Mcsdanios Massey, J. P. Liike, Corrigan, Kilmartin. Tawse, Kersley, Rolieston and Lady Gibbes. At a recent meeting held in Wellington, it was resolved to communicate with the Mayor of each town in New Zealand, requesting them to kindly interest the,, citizens sufficiently to raisebai small , donation of £lO 10s towards HlSem midi v The response already ip,, M hand is most gratifying, viz., that with pleasure Ug; tgpnev will be forthcoming. . HP "-T ■ : :■

vdA posii ion annoying to all parties ooiiceflied arose in connection with t-hp; 4ita.ir.agi work carried nut;'by the* Borough Engineer (Mr Sullivan) andj employees at the intersection of* Broadway and Fenton streets. Ini the course of the excavation rar.de! .■ueoo»p#M«e-t(->- lay -new lymesr;'thV'TTiTl'- T men struck a onc-iucli water pipe.' connected with the main in Broadway, j Mr Sullivan investigated and discov-i ered that the supply from a tap on a j post at the Stratford Hotel was not affected hv the stoppage, of the inch-J pipe supply. The work on the drain I was then proceeded with, and the em-l ployoes shortly afterwards knocked off > their labors for the day. Judge of j their astonishment, not to say disgust, | yt being informed some hours later j him-'- the Stratford Hotel water-supply had been cut off, and that the work of hours was still ahead of them, even up till midnight. Fortunately, the. night was very bright with moonhVht. and the fault was eventually remedied. Mr Sullivan was unfortunate in having to undertake the work without the old borough plans, which were burnt in the municipal fire, but no nrm dreamed that the hot<ff was not being served by the usual three-inch p : ne from the main running up Feiffou street. It is remarkable, also, that premises of dimensions like {be St rat-! ford Hotel could have been served ForJ years bv such a small pipe without complaints as to the pressure.