LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 63, 11 October 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

All members of the Stratford A. and V. Association arc reminded of the working boo on the Show Ground tomorrow (Thursday) at 10.30.

Schedules of the Stratford A. and P, Show are now ready, and application may be made to the Secretary iMr A. D. Stanley) for copies.

Midhirst is fa rewelling some of her boys at a concert and dance at the Midhirst Town H|all to-morrow. A large and representative company is anticipated.

Appropriations of £IOO (Ist group) and £4OO (2nd group); by the* Stratford Co-operative Building Society Ltd., will be balloted for on Tuesday next, at 8 o’clock.

A letter received from a soldier at tho front states that a number of men of German extraction who were in the bring line with the New Zealanders have been sent back to the base.

A compulsory half-day parade of the Territorials (“D” Company) and Sea-| ior Cadets (94 and 9o Companies) is called for Thursday afternoon, when members are expected to fall in at tho local Defence office.

The settlers of Pembroke Road are farewelling Privates E. and F. MierS| on Friday evening next and visitors may look forward to a good night’s enjoyment. Soldiers on final lear e will be admitted free and are, specially invited.

A mob of 120 bullocks were driven from Matiere on Monday of last week to. be trucked at Okabukara. These (states the Obura Advocate) were purchased by a Feilding buyer, chiefly at Otangiwai and Matiere and aveiaged £l2 Per head.

Weather Forecast.—The indications arc for variable strong breezes, but south-easterly winds strong to gale prevailing. Expect dull weather with much mist and fog m parts. Rain probable, and rivers rising. The barometer has a falling tendency, but rising shortly.—Bates, Wellington.

Mr R. Dalton, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner now in New Zealand, is to visit Stratford tins week, and President of tHe Chamber of ; Commerce, Mr J. B. Richards, invites business people to meet Mr Dalton in the Municipal Chambers ,on Friday evening next.

During the month the estates oi 290 deceased persons were certified for death duties. The largest was that of Archibald McCallum (Otago), £47,492. Following arc the principal estates in this district; —Malone, William George, £25,134; Hook, John, £15,304; Jay, George, £2805; Wells, Zaccheus William, £2378.

The erection of up-to-date manufacturing premises generally is a sign of progress. In South Broadway the roofing-in of the building for the Excelsior Furniture Company, now being erected by Mr N. J. King undei the superintendence of the architect (Mr J. D. Healy), fills a long-vacant section on the south side of the Pa tea. '

With reference to the Scottish Society Social on .Monday' night,, mention should be made of the excellent dancing in Highland costume by Miss Currie. This lady gave an exhibition of the Highland Fling, Sword Dance and the Seantreus to the gratification of everyone present. In memory of the boys at the front, the Pipers played a lament. They also gave an exhibition of the Highland reel. Mr Joe Wade danced the Sailors’ Hornpipe in costume, and was loudly applauded, The juveniles, Masters Tan Ferguson and W. Orr, creditably danced the Highland Fling.

The following example of the power of advertising is taken from The Evening Star of Washington, D.C. It is a good specimen of American humour, and was printed as here shown, and not sot in lines as vefse: —1 asked eight dollars' and a half for one hue black Tolled Angus calf, which price was not too high; I hoofed it west, I hoofed it east, endeavouring to sell the beast, but no one wished to buy. Day after day I toiled along, and bored men with the same old song, “I have a calf for sale; I ask eight bones and fifty cents, for this unequalled critter, gents—who will dig up the kalg?” Then said a friend, “Oh, rest your feet, and quit your wearing out the street, and howling by the year; spend fifty cents and advertise your sawed-off cow of pocket size, and buyers will appear.” I followed up that sane advice, and put my jaded feet on ice; and when the ad. appeared, ten customers came to my gate; one bought the calf and paid the freight, the others bucked and reared. And thus, by printing little ads. the wise man gathers in the scads and rests his aching corns; a little ad. will make more noise than fiftyseven busy boys, all tooting on their horns.