LOCAL ANO GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 6, 1 December 1916, Page 4

LOCAL ANO GENERAL.

Ihe War Tension Board mo t to- 1 morrow afternoon at. the Strati'md Courthouse after the arrival of the three o’clock train. The lirst of the new wall-calendars lor 1917 reaches this office front -Mr T. A. W. Nicholson, and is an exceptionally artistic production. Weather Forecast.—The indications tire for variable and moderate, breezes hut easterly moderate to strong winds prevailing. Expect warm and sultry weather. Barometer little movement, hut fall after about 96 hours.—Bates, Wellington. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning before Mr C. D. Sole, J.P., a local settler was charged with insobriety and fined £l. A somewhat serious accident occurred yesterday afternoon when a gig driven by a lady collided with motor ear driven by Mr Cubbon, of Noreross garage, resulting in the lady being so injured that she was conveyed to the hospital. The gig was badly smashed. At the Stratford Centro, eightythree candidates sat for the Public Service Examination, which was finished on Wednesday afternoon. Yesterday and to-day, candidates are being examined for Junior National Scholarships, for which there are thirty-seven competitors. There was a busy scone on the Stratford railway station this morning, when a number of officials and business people connected with the Show left by the south mail train. The company included many “star” artists, whose visit is an annual one, while a number of sporting dogs with fancy colors were entrained, not a few belonging to - the passengers by the same train.

lii the Town Hall on Thursday evening next, a troupe of Maoris from Waitara, will present an interesting entertainment. The programme includes such items as poi dancing, hakas, and songs in the Maori language. The company recently drew a record house in New Plymouth.

The recent heavy rainfall had a serious effect on the roads in the Tututawa district, and three miles beyond Tututawa on the road to Puniwhakau, there was a big slip. This necessitated the making of a side track around the slip, local farm labour be-

ing requisitioned, and the road is nonfit for traffic.

Many visitors to the town yesterday were much impressed with the country surrounding the district.*; As to the. Show i'tiolt, cvhry one referred in terms of high praise to the excellent arrangements made for the large cumber of patrons, and especially to the efforts of the many stewards and officials. who were always only too anxious to render any assistance required.

A treat is promised Stratford musiclovers next Wednesday evening, when the cantata, “The Desert” and other musical items will be staged by the Hawera Male Quartette, assisted by the Egmout Club Orchestra, in aid of the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund. Apart from the enjoyment of the cantata, which in itself is very fine, and the worthy object of the entertainment, the Australasian-wide reputation of .the Quartette is sure to draw a large audience. Popular pi ices aic being charged, and the production will he under the auspices of the Stratford Patriotic Committee.