LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 55, 2 October 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ladies' Patriotic Committee Tea Rooms had a busy day on,, Saturday and disposed of all the Christmas puddings to send to the boys at'the Front. Early this morning advice was. received from Wellington that a casualty list of eleven hundred names was being issued to-day. New Zealand's losses in the recent lighting must have been heavy. At the Foxton Magistrate's Court on Saturday, Wallace Stanley Mar-, tin, 18 years of age, pleaded guilty; to five charges of arson;' and was committed to the Wellington Supreme Court for sentence. • ' - '; For the first time in the history of the Australian Jockey Club, the Derby Day programme which was to have been run on Saturday, was poned on account of the weather conditions having affected the course. It was decided, therefore, that the programme be run in the same order commencing. to-day, and continuing on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; An accident, fortunately unattended with serious consequences, occurred at the Stratford Dairy Factory on Friday. The main driving belt broke and snapped, one of the ammonia pipes, allowing the whole charge-''of ammonia to escape. Mr Beere, who 1 -was in charge of the engine at the time, had ,a narrow escape, being knocked ilcwn by the explosion and in danger-of being gassed'.; As it was, he just managed '.o crawl on his hands and knees'out of the room. It was found necessary to work all through the night to effect repairs and re-charge tin machine.

A remarkable case of transmission of earmarks by a bull to his progeny is reported by Mr W. B. Hingston, Inspector of Stock, Gisborne (reports the Journal of Agriculture). The animal in question, a purebred Jersey, was calved at Ruakura in 1911, and was earmarked with "tip .off right ear." His progeny has been born marked as follows: Eight heifers (now two-year-olds) with tips off both ears, two heifers (now yearlings) with tip off right ear only, a calf (this season) with tip off both ears, and another calf with the marks on the ears in the nature of what is known as a "fork." The hull is owned by Mr James Ha skins, of Manutuke, near Gisborne.

The secretary of th c Acclimatisa,tion Society. (Mr R. F. Harkness), reports that although yesterday, which was the opening day of the fishing season, was not altogether favourable, some fairly good baskets were reported. Eleven good fish is the best heard of so tar. Two local enthusiasts who were up at daybreak, intending to break all early records, were somewhat surprised on finding on the river which they had settled on as their private property 1 thirteen others of the same mind, and all wore fishing then. Of course this is all part of the sport. Judging from reports, the season should bo an exceptionally good year for fish, as the Acclimatisation Society, in keeping witli their progressive policy, liberated 100.000. trout in the rivers around Stratford, and their efforts are, it appears, to be rewarded with good results. Some good fishing was done yesterday in the Patea river. One juvenile angler secured four good trout, averaginrr 31bs, while in the upper readies of the Kahouri river, nine fail - sized trout were captured in a short time. Tlie Anzac Minstrels at the requo : t of Ngaero residents will give a per-i formance in the Ngaere Hall on Thursday next, in aid of the Wounded Poldiers' Fund. The object is such a worthy one and the performance given by the Minstrel,* is' full of merit,-that a crowded house should 1 be the results x.

From beneath the gloomy clouds this morning shone . forth smiling faces among the Te Pope dairy farmers (states a correspondent), the occasion being the opening of their ;new cheese factory. Rainfall statistics for September ar 0 as follows:—Bth .84in, 9th .78, 10th .21, 13th 1.07. 14th .37, 25th .02, 28th .85, 29th 1.40, 30th .12—. Total, 5.6 G for the month. Rain fell on eight days, and the miximum fall was 1.40 on the 29th. It is satisfactory to learn that towards the amount required for the roofing of the bull pens at the com-ing-A. and P. Show the sum of £3O has been received. Further donations will be thankfully received by the Secretary (Mr A." D. Stanley). According to a new arrival at Napier, England, when the war concludes, will be able to turn out machinery aVless than half the price that it was previous to the war. Motor engines will be sold at ridiculous puces, he said. England has been revolutionised, and has learnt, as the Americans di:l -ong rgo, the value of labour-saving machinery. The Commissioner of Taxes again draws the attention of taxpayers to c the necessity of notifying him of their (•lection as to Standard Income for the purpose cf <-h« excess profits duty. The time allowed for the notification expires on the 7th October. Taxpayers should bear in mind that in default of notification by that date the Act empowers the Commissioner

t<> determine the Standard Income. The following representatives will aettend the conference on Saturday next in the Stratford A. and P. office, Broadway, relating to the .establishment of a Model Dairy Far-n in (his district:—Messrs J. W. Boon ;Borough Council), R. Masters (Chairman Tarariaki Education Heard). E. Ja'ksot' (Pi-esu'ent Stratfo i A nn<i P.), J. B. Richards (President Chamber of Commerce), W. Skedgwell and P.: J,.. Petersen (Midhirst Dairy Co.), W.'Morison (Xgaire Dairy Co.), W. H. Were (Stratford County Council and the Toko Settlers' Association. It is expected that the Lowgarth and Cardiff Dairy- Companies will also be i epresented. That Germans should be paid in their own coin with the "Hymn of Hate" was a suggestion made by Mr V ilford in the course of a .lecture given by him .in " Wellington. The"' German people failed to" understand'; the pspchology of the 'British. They decorated Lissauer; out m Tommies ' in the trenches learnt .file " 'lm of' 'Ate," and sang it "with .gusto. The "Hymn of Hate" should be printed, and a copy placed in every British office, warehouse, and shop, so that when the German commercial traveller came again to wqo he might read or the walls of the warehouse what Geimany thought of the people whose money he was trying to get.

■'• "The Secretary of'the'TarariakT Pro- "' vincial War Relilef Association reports the following particulars, relating to Returned Soldiers as at 28 September 1916:—The total number of men on the register of Discharged Soldiers' Information Department Wellington,, at the above dated was 5515, of which 4494 have been disposed of; .711 are under action ' and 310 are riot yet ready for action.' The latter huhiber, includes men who* have recently returiied and riot yet been discharged'',' from" the ! forces. Cases under action 1 are sub-divided ps'' follows: (a) Reports on cases riot yet' returned by officers making inquires 107; (b) Awating further advice (including men who have stated they are not yet ready for work) 357; (c) At present on employment wanted register 247. Number of men seeking employment m. the Taranaki district is six, requiring work as follows: One light work, two light outdoo* work, one clerical, one commercial traveller, one light farm work.

On Tuesday evening, an interesting meeting was held at the Salvation Army Hall, when there was an enhibition of goods made by the Home League for Wounded Soldiers in England and France. The League is composed of about twelve ladies, and has only been formed about six or eight weeks, and their first consignment of garments is very creditable to them 5 and consisted of 12 flannel shirts, 7 pairs of slippers, 8, pyjama suits, 7 bags with face cloth and soap, 2 face cloths, 1 dozen cakes of soap, 9 pairs of woollen knittoi socks, 10 tins of lollies. One fpatur'j of the exhibit was the heel-less Fock so popular with the bays at the i'ront, and which to many present were quite novel. The box of goods weighed about half a cwt., and was i.spatelied per mail train on vVednosdty morning to Palmerston North, tl.cie Lo be included with contributions from other towns, and to be sent to Chaplain-Major Greene, in England, foi the Xew Zealand Wounded Soldiers. It may lie added that the goods were all marked from "Stratford Home League." The League meets every Wednesday at 2 p.m. under the presidency of Mrs Adjutant Cook, who will gladly welcome new members, and also further contributions of cash or k:nd.

The , Stratford Chamber of Con> merce nieet to-morrotv evening. For. 'the month of September, th -■ number of birth registered in the . Stratford "district was 22, marriages ' 3, and deaths 8. The newly erected school at Radnor Road, Midhirst, was formally opened to-day by the Chairman of the Education Board (Mr R. Masters.) Further donations, towards the Christmas,. Gift Fund are acknowledged from the following :—Stratfora L. P.O. Staff £2, Mr T. W. Green £) , p Mesdames Nielsen ss, Rev C. "W. f Howard 2a, Burrell Is. R. H. White ■ Is, Misii Bull Is, also a gift of four boxes oi- soap from Mr C. E. James. / Weather forecast.—The indications are for south-easterly moderate to strong prevailing. The weather w<ll . probably prove cold arid showery, and the night will, be very cold with frosts inland but the weather is improving. The barometer has a rising tendency:—Bates, Wellington. Rata House has vacancies for men , boardere.