LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 15, 16 August 1916, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thr6e unfurnished rooms wanted. , ■ • • ■ !' the Auckland Supreme Court, Alexander McPlmiK was sentenced to! five gears’ hard labour for a criminal offence on a girl.—Press Association. - 'tji A Bi-ess Association message from Wanganui states: Negotiations which for some time' have been proceeding for the sale of the Wanganui Moatf ree/iiig Works at Cast led iff to the Wellington Meat Export Company, have now been completed, the sale being subject to the confirmation of the shareholders of the local company. The capacity of the works is to tie greatly increased. Many readers will regret to learn of the death of Mr John McCool, farmer, which occurred at his late I’esideiice, Tutntawa, this morning, Mr McCool had been in indifferent health for some time past but the end was not expected. IJoceased bad long resided in the district and was well known throughout Taranaki. His age was 41, and he leaves to mourn his loss a widow and family of nine, tb whom much sympathy will he extended. At the meeting of the Taranaki Education Board in the Technical School, Hawera, to-day, ther.-> were present:—Messrs R. Masters (chairH. Trimble, Rev. A, B. Chaopoll, s,■! G. Smith and E. Dixon, an ' apology being tendered for the unavoidable absence of Air C. A. \i ilkinson. The .meeting was held with the object, of discussing the. manual and technical system. in vogue in Tara-1 naki. Evidence was taken in com-) mittee ; from .Messrs Gray, Brown. Tyrer, Sergei, and Lightbourn. The object of the Board is .to consider folly the present working conditions in the ' district • before any hew appointments are mgde.