LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 67, 23 June 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On Sunday evening Rev. R. B. Tinsley will preach upon ‘‘The Moral Problem involved in cue War.”

A meeting of the general committee of the Stratford A. and P. Association will be hold in the office, Broad-

way, to-morrow afternoon at 1.30

Tile visual meeting of the Card Club will be held in Smith’s Booms this (Friday) evening at 7.30. All members and friends who like a game of cribhage arc invited.

A farewell social will be held in the Pembroke Road School to-night in honor of Privates Cameron, Gibson, and Rouse, who arc on final leave from camp. All soldiers on leave will bo admitted to the social free.

A special service entitled “The Floral Cross,” is to ho rendered at the Salvation Army Hall on Sunday night, when some twelve or more young maidens. dressed in white, will take part, each with floral emblems, and the various actions will he interspersed with appropriate singing. The whole programme forms a most interesting service.

Replying in the House of Representatives on Wednesday to a question asked by Mr J. Vigor Brown (Napier), the Hon. A. L. Herdman stated that

the war bonus is to be paid to members of the police- force* as well as, .to other public servants.

Mr J oil 11 Clegg,' of Dunedin, who' set out some time ago on a tour of the Dominion to raise ,£IOOO by means cf lectures inUaid ’q£ tlig patriotic funds, no deductions for personal expenses being, made by. him, has successfully completed his task, a lecture at Timaru last week having brought flic proceeds of his tour up to the desired amount.

A credible authority informed a business man of Christchurch that a most peculiar position of affairs prevails in American shipping centres regarding the sale of .freight space. It appears the agents of a vessel about to sail advertise so many tons of freight space for sale, and the highest bidder gets it. He in his turn sells the space, in smaller lots, of course, at an advanced rate, and thus the cost of freight mounts up.

The intricacies of the linotype ami the total isator pale into absolute insignificance beside the cash register, as exemplified in a case at the Supremo Court, Wellington,.on Wednesday (states the Post). The machine on exhibithad pretty pink and blue buttons studded over it, each of which, according to counsel, meant a differing special feature. “What does ‘appro’ mean?”, asked Mr Neave of the manager.] “Goods sent out on approval,” was the! answer. “I see,” commented his Hon-] or ; “you don’t send out a pound ofj butt or on approval, hut the machine i provides for ‘appro’ on goods ol that character.” !

The ballot in connection with Mr A J. Bird’s art union of oil paintings was taken at Wanganui on May .‘list, by a representative committee of Wanganui businessmen, with results as follows;

—lst prize, No. 1340, Private F. Vihit-. ing, F. Coy-. I3th Reinforcements; 2nd, No. 2030, MrsC. Hawken, Mo-j koia, Hawcra; 3rd, No. 1733, Morris Coulter, Cameron Street, Hauera;i 4th,*No. 149-f, Miss E. L. Myers, East, Road, liuiakama; sth, No. 100(5, Marjorie Oates, 37 Wanganui Avenue, Auckland ; Oik. No. 838, Mrs P. W • Allen, Box 40, Kaponga; 7th, No. 3193, Mrs M. Morris, Opunake; Sth, No. 4439. Bernice -Mills, Rapauui; 9th, No. ] 58-I. Charles B. Langlands, Hama' Road, Auroa; 10th, No. 4047, G. M.j Svkcs, Box 121, New Plymouth; lith. No. 2994, Mr E. H-j Hancock, Cheal Road, Ngacrc; 12th, No. 375(5, Marcella McQuaig, Kina Road, Oaonui.

Inspectors Bnllantyne and Whetter are in town to-day inspecting the work of the Stratford District High School.

A Press Association telegram from Taumarunui states that a single man named Joyce was killed shortly after eight o’clock last night in the Okahu-kui-a tunnel through a fall of papa.

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for southerly winds, strong to gale prevailing. Heavy rain is to be expected, with rivers rising shortly. The weather will become colder. The

barometer has a rising tendency.— Bates, Wellington.

The fourth of the series of weekly dances was held in the Foresters’ Hall on Wednesday, when about twenty couples were present. The inclement weather, however, no doubt accounted tor the small attendance. The floor was in excellent order and the music was good. The next dance will be held on Wednesday evening.

The proceeds of to-morrow’s Patriotic -Market and Tea Rooms will be devoted to the lund Icr the widows and dependants ol the sailors who were lost- in the recent Aorta Sea battle. The promoters hope t‘’at. as the proceeds are to be devoted to such a worthy cause, contributions of produce, cakes, etc., will be pieuriful and the public will accord i ju» market and tea rooms their whole-hcirted support.

Arrangements have been made by the educational authorities to hold classes for •.-•achevs in Physical Training in Strap. •:! next week. The classes are obligatory for staffs of schools within a radius of n:; miles of Stratford, and optional for tnoso beyond that distance. Mr F. W. Hoydhouse, of Wellington, will be in charge of the classes, which open on Monday next, at 2.J0 p.m.

A very enjoyable evening was given by Mrs Slater at her home, Te Popo, on Wednesday, in honor of Private A. Fraser, who shortly leaves for the war zone. Progressive euchre was played, the prizes being won by Mr Tocker and Miss Bell Knox, and the

consolation prizes by Master Wheller and Mrs Slater. Mr S’. rit{ spoke in kindly words' of the guest of the evening, stating that he was sorry to lose ’“Alec” as an employee, but felt proud of his action 1 in existing. ! The evening closed with three hearty cheers by the visitors for the host and hostess.

On the; Post and Telegraph estimates last night, Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P. for Tauraarmuii, put in a strong claim for linking up telegraph connection between Tahova and Tatu. The Post-master-General stated that the matter would ho considered as one of the first importance to be undertaken. On the .Railway Estimates, a claim for lessening the time of the journey between Wellington and New Plymouth was urged by the member for Taumarunui, who- Seated tfqat majiy (thousands had been spent in the past few years in deviating and improving the line, but no improvement had taken place in the time of, tlie journey between the two places named.