LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 19, 21 August 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlie Taranaki War Relief Associa-i tion is investing £IOOO in the War, Loan. A meeting of the Stratford Em- ( plovers’ Association will he held in Smith’s Rooms this evening at S o’clock. The annual meeting of the Strat- ' ford Racing Cluh will he held in the i Secretary’s office, Fenton Street, on Wednesday, 3Uth August, at M p.m. Feilding reports that the Romney j Marsh Sheep-breeders and Hereturtl Cattle Breeders’ Associations are investing the whole of their surplus funds in the War Loan,—P.A. Up to noon to-day the local Post) Office officials sold £3300 worth of War Loan certificates. This amount included certificates issued to investors of small and large sums. An Auckland Press Association telegram to-day states: William Joseph Greenwood, farmer, at Mount Wellington, hanged himself by a strap from a window. He had been depressed for some time. The Press Association at Auckland reports: R. Francis’ bed factory at Ponsouby, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The loss, which is estimated at £6OO, is partly covered by insurance. Arrangements are being made for the Post Office to accept the custody War Loan certificates from those who desire it, but it will be about two weeks before the Department can do so, as tlio necessary forms are not yet available.

The Market and Tea Rooms conducted by the members of the Ladies’ Patriotic committee on Saturday were an unqualified success, business being brisk throughout the day. The proceeds will considerably augment the Committee’s fund. A poll of ratepayers of the Borough of Stratford will be taken on the proposed Electric Lighting loan of £I6OOO at the Borough Council Chambers, Broadway, on Friday next, August 25, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. The Council has an advertisement in this issue calling attention to the poll. An Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scotchman were having an argument on the closest thing they ever saw. The Englishman said the closest he ever saw was a horse race where the judge could only decide the winner by a wart on the horse’s nose. The Scotchman said the closest thing he ever saw was a boat race in which the judge conic! only decided the winner by the paint on the boat. The Irishman said the closest thing he ever saw was a Scotchman.

A special notification from Sir Joseph Ward elsewhere in this issue appeals to everyone to at least buy one war certificate if he or she is unable to help in any greater way to win the war. The cost of the war increases as the numbers of men put into the field are increasing. Many who cannot go to the war can invest in the loan—the long purse equally with the big battalion wins the war. The Government is not asking tor the money as a gift, but as a loan; it is not a tax but a voluntary subscription, which will be repaid with interest. Praticipation in the loan should not be left to the well-to-do—all classes should be in it. Everyone should read the notifications elsewhere.

A final reminder is given of the great treat to be afforded the people of Stratford and district, by “A Trip Through Bonnie Scotland,’ which is the title of a very interesting and entertaining lantern lecture to be given in the Stratford Town Hall, on Monday (to-night), commencing at 7. to. Mr James Gumming is the gir.de. He is not only a fluent speaker, but he has handled the subject so often that ho is very much at home with it. The lecturer will use ISO first-class lantern slides of the most beautiful scenery of the Scottish Highlands, and their magnificent and picturesque towns. Included in the views is the monument on the “Banks o’ Doon, erected to the memory of “Bobbie” Burns, Scotland’s favourite poet. The entertainment is one that should not be missed. This will be the last time this lecture will be given in Taranaki.