LATE LOCALS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 80, 24 May 1911, Page 6

LATE LOCALS.

Two claims for new pensions and six for renewals will be dealt with on Friday by the S.M. (Mr Kenrick). ,To-day being Empire hay (anniversary of the birthday of Qncon Victoria) the school children were 'riven a whole holiday. Proceedings have been cominoncod against a resident, who, iI. is alleged, assaulted the Borough Inspector on a recent -evening when that officer stopped him for riding a bicycle after dark without a light. • It was decided at last night’s meeting of the Chamber 1 of Commerce to leave the rnattre of fixing the date for the annual meeting of the Chamber in the hands of the president and secretary. The annua! meeting of the Licensing Committee will be held on June 2nd. A large number of licensees have been served with notice to, distal up-to-date fire-escapes, and if the desired improvements are not effected before the annual meeting the granting of the licenses affected will beheld over till they are. . Seventeen undefended civil actions and four judgment summonses are set down for nearing at the titling of the Magistrate’s Court on Friday. Two informations for bleaches of borough by-laws will a’vro be dealt with. A special meeting of the Borough Council will be held next Monday to further consider the loan proposals and also to go into the request, of the Hospital Board that Portia Street be closed. In response to an invitation by the Mayor of Stratford to pay an early visit to this town the Hon G. Fpwlds, Minister for Education, .has telegraphed as follows: “Thanks for invitation to visit Stratford. I should ho most happy to,do so hut my public arrangements at present prevent me from fixing any definite date. I shall communicate with you again as soon as I see a prospect of accepting your kind invitation. Goo. Fowlds.”