LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 100, 29 July 1916, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

! The Opunake Times tells the follow-ing-good Maori story: A well-known native received a big cheque the other day. It' amounted to over £SOO. He offered'to pay some small accounts jwith it and also "breasted the bar," but in each-case it was too bis tf > ,)e negotiated. Later on he was relieved of the cheque as it had been paid to him by mistake. The native was not much put out by it. He casually regolly, the cheque he conie—the cheque he go. I welly near ■ the "rangitira." '• Playingv at Victoria Park yesterday afternoon, the Stratford School girls' hockey team defeated a team from the New Plymouth'Technical School by 9 points to nil. The match was very one i . sided, the local girls having the- best of the game throughout. The local team showed good combination, and won the bully on every occasion. The Rev. Mr Tinsley acted as referee. , ']} ,'A large .-number of friends assembled ' at the residence of Mr J. Davis, Gordon. .Road, last evening with the intension of bidding 'farewell to Mr and ' f Mrs Davis,- who. have .sold their farm, and axes going to'take up their residence in StJratforXT During the even-; ing-Mfs Davis'-Was presented with a ~ ' silver-motmted bak; salad bowl, and ' Mr 'Davis with a writing desk. Song* jVand games were-indulged in. dining the ■_- evening, and the items given by; Mr