LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 26, 29 August 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for northerly winds, strong to gale. The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled with rain following. Barometer falling.—Bates, Wellington.

Friends of Captain J. B. Hinc are asked to make special note of the valedictory meeting at the Municipal Council Chambers to-morrow, Wednesday, at 7.15 p.m. sharp, when it is intended to . make him a presentation.

Three men implicated in the recent extensive thefts from, the warehouse of Sharland and Co., Wellington, were sentenced by His Honor Mr Justice Chapman this morning, (states the Press Association). James Henry Bray, storeman, who pleaded guilty to theft was sentenced to 18 months’ reformative treatment; Edward Hellawell, grocer, was found guilty of receiving, and was sentenced to 2£ years’ imprisonment; and James Connor on a similar charge to two 'years' 1 imprisonment.

!‘.The; police should never arrest any man, on any charge whatever, if they have reason to believe that ho will appear on summons. If the police are satisfied that they can ensure the attendance of a person at Court by issuing a summons it is their duty to Ho so, and not to arrest that person,” said his Honor Mr Justice Eduards at the Supreme Court at Wellington.

When word was received in Kaponga on Sunday night that Mr S. Turner was bushed on Mount Egmont, a search party of ten members left town about 10 o’clock in Mr P. W. Allen’s Studebaker motor car which was driven by Mr C. Cooper. Mr Cooper recognised the urgency of the ease and claims. to have reached Dawson Falls House in half an hour, a record for the journey. The track was in fair order and despite the heavy load, tire low gear was only used on one very muddy stretch.

A correspondent writes: Through the invitation of Mrs Flynn, a pleasant party gathered at her house in Te Wera on Saturday night to hid farewell to her son Edward, who was on his final leave, going with the next Reinforcements. This is the fourth son of Mrs Flynn who has gone to fight for King and Country, a fact which she has great reason to be (proud of. After the usual patriotic toasts were proposed and honored, it was resolved by the gathering that, with the assistance of admirers a

suitable memento bo presented to Mrs Flynn on the occasion of her fourth son leaving for the Front. After a liberal contribution by those present, Mr M. O’Neill (To Wera) and Mr J. Ross (Kiore) were appointed to select the memento.

The secretary of the Auckland (lacing Club has received I lie following letter from the Duke of I’orthmi: — “The skin of Carbi no is at present in the hands of taxidermists in Condon, undergoing a process necessary for its preservation. As Carbine was born in New Zealand it has occurred to me that it would ho fitting that his skin should he deposited in the land of his birth, and I think that perhaps the best course 1 could take would he to ask you to receive it and present it to the Auckland Museum. It is quite probable that the skin will not lie sent while tho war continues, hut ,1 write so that everything may he in order when the time comes for its transmission.” The Duke of Portland purchased Carbine from the trustees <d the estate of the late Mr D. S. Wallace for 13,0tl0gns,