LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 75, 1 July 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Acklaml School concert which was postponed owing to bad weather is to take place next Friday, July 7.

The vital statistics for Stratford for June were: Births twenty-two, deaths two, marriages six.

The examination of the N.C.O.’s of the local Senior Cadets and Territorials will bo conducted by the Area Officer at an early date.

The weekly dance was held in the Foresters’ Hall on Wednesday evening when about twenty couples were present. Dancing was kept up till 1 a.m. and all present thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The next . dance will be held on Wednesday evening.

The usual Patriotic Market and Tea Rooms were conducted by the members of the Ladies’ Patriotic Commit* tee to-day. The market was well supplied with produce, etc., and the proceeds should considerably augment the committee’s funds.

The house raffled by the Dannevirke Patriotic Society in aid of the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund was won by Mr Paul Hunter, of Porangahau (reports the Press Association). The house was given by Messrs W. F. and S. J. Knight, and realised £7226.

Weather Forecast.—The indications arc for south-easterly winds, strong to gale, prevailing. Expect dull weather, with much mist and fog in parts. Heavy rain is to he expected with rivers rising shortly. The weather will probably become very cold. The barometer lias a falling tendency, but will rise after 21 to 3G hours.—Bates, Wellington.

One of the “lost industries” of the war is that of glassware making, which was extensively darned on in Belgium prior to the German invasion. An effort is now being made to establish the industry in Australia, and by the Makura on Monday there arrived a party of eight expert American glass-blowers who arc proceeding to Australia to take up employment there.

The non-alcoholic beer approved by the Board, of Liquor Control has lately been supplied at half a dozen public houses in London, and the demand for it has surprised the landlords. One hot day, inquiries at a, public-house near Ludgato-circus resulted in the information that the “blue-ribbon beer,” as a customer called it, was sold out before H a.in. “I’ve pulled 40 gallons this morning,” said a barmaid, “and now there’s none left.”

At the euchre party, held at the Ackland School last evening, the prizes were won by Mrs Lumsdeu and Mr L. McCraken. Mr Lumsden was disappointed at not receiving a consolation gift. After the euchre was completed, Mr F. Mackay, on behalf of Te Popo residents presented the Tocker family, who arc leaving the district, with a sot of carvers and an easy chair. Supper provided by the ladies was then handed round thereby ending an enjoyable evening.

In Victoria (Australia) last year apples wore at a premium, Jonathans fetching; as much as 12s a case. I his year there has been a great, harvest. Some growers, foreseeing the glut, entered into contracts to supply apples for the 1916 season at 5s a case. The contracts were eagerly snapped up, but now, the crop being so large, a humble half-crown buys a case of 401 b, and the buyers are bitterly regretful. The glut has, however, thanks to judicious advertising, been absorbed with benefit to the grower and consumer alike, thus averting or rendering loss serious what might have been a catastrophe to thousands of orchadists.

O’er all there hung the shadow of a fear. A sense of misery his visage haunted, Which said as plain as whisper in the ear, “With ‘flu 5 he’s haunted.” Hut 1 will not repine a little bit, Woods’ Peppermint Cure is wanted.

The total quantity of butter hold ac the various gazetted grading ports throughout the Dominion on 30th Juno, was 17,763 boxes. The total in store on 30th June, 1915, was 27.648, and in the previous year 07,872 boxes. —Press Association,

The Eltham Argus reports that the little child, Raymond Vallis, who spent a night in the open at Manga-, toki last week, has quite recovered Horn his experience. The little fellow had a marvellous escape, not even contracting a cold, and the only illeffects lie sustained were a number Of box thorn splinters in his feet.

On Sunday morning writes an Australian from France the village turns out spiel; and span. Everybody from the youngest to the oldest dons a black suit, and walks solemnly to the church. It is difficult to find a Protestant in the district, and what the cure says 'carries great weight. V e are told that he has warned the young ladies against walking—promenading, it is called acre—with soldiers. 11 this is so, we can give all the young ladies a certificate for their dutiful adherence to bis edict* They never take a walk w.th sold ers. Some of the Australian troops have invited girls to do so, but the universal answer of the girls i* “A ores la. guerre.” The Inbit of the people on Sunday i s much litre tint of other communities. A He- .-hurdi they gossip about each other, the crops, and the pig, and then walk home by the longest routes.

The Wanganui Herald states that a cheque for £ll 14s 10d has been received by the Wanganui Agricultural Association, this being the proceeds, less expenses, of the sale of the Association’s exhibit of ton carcases of frozen lamb and mutton at the Panama Exposition of 1914. It will be remembered that five lambs were exhibited at the 1914 Show by Mr Basil Thompson, Fielding, and five sheep by Mr Frank Besley, Whenuakura. These wore frozen and sent as an exhibit to the Panama Pixposition, 1914, where in open competition with the whole world this exhibit was placed second, winning the coveted silver medal. The carcases were disposed of in San Francisco, but owing to various delays the Government has just forwarded the cheque for the difference between the carrying expenses and the price realised.

The Mangatoki School Committee are circularising other school committees within that portion of the Northern Ward of the Wanganui Education District which will be transferred to the jurisdiction of the Taranaki Education Board next August, calling a. conference of delegates at Hawera on Thursday, July 6th. The objects of tile proposed conference are {] ) To discuss the effect that the transfer may have upon the advanced educational methods and facilities at present, in use and open to the children in this district under the Wanganui Education Board. (2) To take steps to endeavor to conserve and if possible extend such methods and facilities under the new conditions as the conference shall deem advisable. It is probable that, the chairman and secretary of the Wanganui Education Board will attend, and it is proposed to ask candidates for the Southern Ward of the Taranaki Education Board to be present.

An important point, affecting the right of the road, and one with which the public is not generally conversant, was mentioned by the chairman of the General Committee of the Auckland Automobile Association at a recent meeting. Mr W. H. Hemingway stated that it was open ■ for any person to take action against any motorist who exhibited a dazzling, brilliant tight on the front of his car. He said that this provision was made in the Lights on Vehicles Act of 1915, which enacted as follows: “In providing such lights care must be taken that the light exhibited shall not be of such dazzling brilliancy that it will affect the version of drivers of vehicles approaching from the opposite direction.” Mr Hemingway said that the Act had been “pushed through,” and was » most clumsy piece of legislation. There was, of course, no possible doubt that cars showing very brilliant lights constituted a very serious menace to people going in the opposite direction. Mr Gardner said the only way to legislate upon the matter was to say that no light should exceed a certain power. It should not be left to the public to take haphazard action against motorists. It was eventually decided to refer the matter to the incoming committee with a view to its taking some action to protect motorists.

Parents of high school boys will be pleased to learn that The Egmont has just opened up a small consignment of navy shirks, college shirts, red and black hose and caps. Other items of interest for rainy days, Le Hoy canvas coats,. 22s 6d, 85s, 87s 6d, oilskins 19s 6d, Swandri coats, guaranteed two years, 39s 6d. x