LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 85, 7 November 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

From reports to hand, Edmondson s concert at Midhirst on Thursday next is likely to be well patronised. A full programme has been prepared.

Messrs I'orthwicks Ltd. have donated the sum of ten guineas to the funds of the Stratford A .and P. Associa lion.

The Census figures for Napier and suburbs, excluding Hastings Street south and the extension to Awatoto and Meeanee are 13,974. —Press Association.

The Army Service Corps bakery at Featherston is producing bread at a cost of 5.644 pence the 41b loaf, compered with 7.5 pence, the former contract price, a saving on the year’s baking of £3600.

The iron for the roofing of the bull peas on the A. and P. Showgrounds having come to hand, those who promised to assist are asked to attend the working heo on the Showgrounds on Thursday next at 10.30.

There is a concert at Midhirst on Thursday night in aid of the lighting fund. Last evening a full-dress rehearsal was held, and the manner in which the different items were rendered by the performers, should secure a bumper house.

A Press Association message from Greymouth states that In the libel case, Noel Peat v. the Greymouth Star, in which ihc jury found a verdict for the defendants, the motion for a new trial by the plaintiff was dismissed by Justices Denniston and Sim.

At Featherston M ipistrate’s Court yesterday (reprts l;»e Press Association) F.' Christo-sen. late licensee of the Tauhereuikau Hotel was fined £SO for exposing for sale whisky in wrongly labelled bottles. George Browning was convicted for taking two bottles of beer into the Military Camp, and was fined £lO. or in default two weeks’ hard labor.

A Wellington Press Association message states: The estates of 277 deceased persons were certified for stamp duty during October, the largest being that of Ralph Ewing (Otago) £33,905. The following are the Taranaki estates: William Hooper £4416, Ann Hulke £2310, William F. Newbery £1823, Henry R. Florey £ISBO, Mary A. Keasberry £1505, Phoebe Bowing £lll7, James Conway £876, Albert Nash £834.

As showing the demand for labour 'in this district, it may be pointed out, that a lad just turned sixteen years of age lately started work in one of tlie dairy factories at ten shillings a day. The work in question does not call for any particular edueationak qualification, and the lad’s grammatical and geographical knowledgers never likely to be questioned, so that the sum of £3 per week under the circumstances must be voted a really good remuneration even in wartime.

There a? some excitement in raonkeyland at the Ngaore Zoo last week, when two monkeys were born. The newcomers already make a most interesting exhibit, the actions and antics of both parents and offspring being very hnman-like. This year bids fair to become a record in the increase of animals and birds born in this small but interesting collection. A few weeks ago two ‘lemurs were horn and mandarin ducks, swans, golden pheasants, and parrots are all preparing for family life.

, iA sensational incident occurred at a conscription meeting in Tasmania. ' Sapper Cameron, a returned soldier, was in the middle of his address when a loud explosion was heard at the rear of the building. It was found that Constable Roe and the hallkeeper. Mr Cowie, had been badly injured about the legs and feet and were bleeding profusely. It appears that a man was seen to climb up the fence adjoining the hall and hurl something in the direction of the acetylene gasometer. It was a bomb in a jam tin. The fuse was alight, and no sooner had Roe and Cowie approached it than it exploded.

Passengers by trains on the main south line a few days ago were treated to a sight common enough now in the Mother Country and fairly frequent in New Zealand, though not so conspicuous to the general eye as the instance referred to. This was a young woman in the field between Stirling and Balclutha, handling a horse and some farm implements, quite unconcerned as to the proximity of tho train, hut intent wholly and solely upon tho important task she had in hand. Blow far the cultivation of the paddock was due to herself we do not know, but what she was engaged on was obviously being well done. A gentleman on the south-bound expiess mentioned that two boys from the faim had left for the front, and were now in France doing their bit.

Dr. A. W. Averill, of Auckland, presiding at the annual meeting of the Mothers’ Union, said that one work of mothers should set before themselves was the advancement of the cause of purity of life. He believed that social impurity was on the increase, and that it was doing more harm to the community than the drink traffic. It was eating into the vitals of the people. One had only to read the papers to guage the extent of the evil. The police had done good service in breaking up one house where Maori soldiers, among others, were being ruined. It needed moral courage on the part of citizens to protest effectively against the social evil, but, hard as was the task, the mothers of Auckland must make their voices heard in protest against evil, it only for the sake of our boys who are serving the Empire. The only really effective force in such matters was true religion, and those who were under religious influences should learn tho practical duties of religion.

Weather Forecast.—The indications are for westerly winds strong to gale, and backing by west to south. Weather cloudy to overcast. Rain probably, but barometer rising after about 24 hours.—Bates, Wellington.

f Mr R. Masters, the chairman ot Board, and Mr C. A. M.P., intend inspecting the /-Boys’ Homo,' Rotokare, and Fraser Road Schools to-morrow. They also anticipate visiting schools between Kaponga and Opnnake so that they may become more familiar with the wants of the district.

At the Wellington Supreme Court (states the Press Association) five youths, Edward William Milligan, William Edward Jeffrey, Cedric Een Templeton, Harry Pearce Winter, and Frederick George, appeared, for sentence for breaking, entering I and theft at the Hawera railway' stall. The Chief Justice said ac-j cusods’ act was one of silliness; ho: did not know what to do with such; fools. With the exception of Milligan, all w’ere admitted to probation for IS months. Milligan was ordered to come up for sentence when called on. j

A meeting of representatives of tliOj Electric Lighting Coy and the Bor-j . o ugh Council to settle matters m connection with the acquisition of the ( , Company’s undertaking, was held last j evening.' Those present representing, the Borough Council were: The Mayor ('Mr J. W. -Boon). Crs W -H. H. | Young, S. B .Hunter, and J. H. j Thompson, find also Messrs K. Alas- j ters and S. ( I M. Porritt (Stratford j Electrical Supply Co. Ltd.), together with the Borough Solicitor (Mr T. C.. Fookes) and Mr J. R. L. Stanford) (Solicitor for the Company. The Town | ~ qierk (Mr P. Skoglund) submitted the, schedule, of adjustments in connection: with the stock taken over by the] Council, which was considered, and the. amount in favour of the Company | (£l4l 19s 3d) was agreed to. A dis-, • pnte regarding three items was referred to the chairman of the Company (Mr R. Masters) and the Town Clerk to draft a letter to the valuers (Messrs Black and Shepherd) in connection therewith. Mr Masters, on behalf of the Company, undertook to have the dilapidated fence at the hydre station repaired, and also to obtain the erection of a fence by Mr R. Dingle. The schedule of adjustments submitted by the solicitors was considered, when two items amounting to £2O 8s 4d debited to the, Council were deleted. The total amount to be paid to the Company by the Council is £15,400 3s 9d, as follows: Valuers’ Award £15,237 Os 4d, Adjustment of Clock £l4l 19s Adjustment of Rents, Rates, Insurance, etc, £2l 4s 2d.

One business premises in Broadway, was found this morning to have been plastered with war recruiting circu-j lars, and outside on the footpath was i written the name of the tradesman c < German •!” • • Evidently!, the' perpetrator of the deed associated the tradesman with the subject of a paragraph appearing in the “Stratford Evening Post” last “evening, and • wherein the circumstances pointed to the fact that the shopkeeper was not obsessed with loyalty to the British Empire, The proof appeared to be in the attitude he adopted when requested to post up a copy of the circular in his shop, and the disappearance of the said copy very soon afterwards. Naturally, the man is much concerned that his loyalty should be questioned at all. He says that he is a Russian by birth; that has often given to the patriotic funds;, that he did no wrong, because the circular was not a “legal” document}, not having been issued by the Government under the War Regulations; that he did not refuse to post up the circular, but only pointed out that there was no room for it on the walls, I eventually agreeing to put it in a glass* case, from which it was taken at the request of “a man from Whanga,” who expressed a desire to “get one on to a mate out back.” This is the reply to yesterday’s paragraph, as S' the tradesman desired to have his side of the affair made public to put him-, ■ jself right in the eyes of his fellow- ( ■inen, and also “to save further trouble.” Nuf Sed. But there ' would have been no sequel of the plastered -Window and the footpath inscription had this estimable citizen of Stratford, thought of saving trouble at the time, and perhaps in the future he - will remember that it will be better not to be too particular as to the posters being legal documents within the meaning of the Military Service Act, but if they have been issued in , the interests of recruiting in the country of his adoption it would bo well to be more obliging and leave no no room for doubt as to his loyalty. |

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