LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 2, 27 November 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the very rough weathei, the Stratford school was closed at one o’clock to-day.

Staff-Captain Thurkettle was the principal speaker at the Salvation Army meetings yesterday, when the services were well attended. To-night at 8 o’clock. Adjutant Cook’s Free Birthday Social is to ho held in the Army Hall, when musical and other items will be contributed.

Thursday (People’s Day at the Shew) will be observed as a holiday by the solicitors practising -n Stratford.

The sale of the Stratford Co-opera-tive Building Society appropriation of £3OO takes place this evening at 8 o’clock.

The pantomime, “Beauty and the Beast,” in aid of the Fire Brigade and Boy Scouts will be produced at Town Hall to-morrow and Wednesday evening, when bumper honsfes are expected.

The premises of Messrs Newton King and the N. Z. L.‘ and M. A. Company will he closed from eleven a.m. on Wednesday until Friday morning, on account of the Stratfor d Show.

The recuperative qualities of Stratford weather are so remarkable that not even the unpromising report from the Dominion Meteorologist will have the effect of leaving the people downhearted as to the prospects for the Show. The forecast comes over the wires to-day in the Joi‘owing foim. The indications are for westerly heavy gale and backing by west to south. The weather will probably prove very boisterous. Heavy rain to be expected with rivers rising. The barometer has a falling tendency .—Dates. Wellington.

“A Lover” writes; She has a sleek coat, and her dainty step, as she walks beside you on the lawn, gives you ah air of import nee. For, true it is, she belongs to what in racing parlance would tie termed a “high-stepper.” To describe her would be beyond my classical vocalubary, but as you see her you are moved with a sense of heroine-worship. Her mime is “Clarissa,” how it originated I don’t really know, but children call her “Beauty,” others who adore her use the name of “Pet,” all of which make me more proud of her. Some (ignorant folk I know) used unkindly epithets about her association with the turf, but, as she is to appear at the Show next Wednesday, her name will,l hope, he graced with blue ribbons. Why, you ask ? Because she is ray favourite greyhound.