LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 99, 16 June 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In connection with the host sample of ensilayo at the Dominion Dairy Show the conditions have been somewhat altered. >\M that is required is one cubic foot. T'nic is a nice handy .".ample, and should hrin;>; many miIri.'s. 'l'lio prize for the host exhibit So fvreat has been the demand for i schedules i i connection noth the Do- j million Dairy S!;ow that the scare- j tars' (Mr j\. M. Conroy) makes a di- | ret.t appeal to intending exhibitors 1 to make v.’unr calidcs at. once, aid 1 kindly return schedules so tlml they i may ho re-posted to lire dor.ciis oi l applicants stil! waiting. i

/ ' ".lu; vo! v r;!:«r;> frost was ex-' I■ 'j i.MTcc• 1 in ai; p.uts of Taranaki bast •light. The ?»I i i f im- for Agi icuik.irc lias, issued instructions to die Department , to make a comprehensive exhibit at the Dominion Dairy Show. Books, papers, and magazines for tiie Stratford A. and lb reading-room will bo thankfully received by the secrotary, Air E. Jackson. The Wesley Lillies’ Guild hold a social in the Foresters’ Hall on Wednesday hist. In spite of the unpropit.ious weather that prevailed there was a good attendance, and a most enjoyable time was spent. Mr J. Schofield kindly acted as chairman. A meeting of the general committoe of the Stratford A. and P. Association will be held in the Borough Council Chandlers to-morrow afternoon iit 1.30 o’clock to consider the site for horse boxes, also the appointing of the schedule committee. The Stratford Orchestral Society, under the conductorship of Air C. H. Rogers, gave a concert at the hospital last night, for the benefit of the patients. Mr Wilkie gave two recitations, and created a considerable amount of amusement. Aliases James and Wilson contributed vocal items, which were thoroughly appreciated. Twenty-one of the oldest women in the city" gathered Vound an ancient cracked tombstone in the churchyard of St. Bartholomcw-the-Great, 'dost Smithfield, tlfe other day. The young est was 72, the oldest 89, and the ages of all totalled nearly 17U0 years. Each of tlie women solemnly picked a sixpence from the reputed tomb of an ancient benefactress. The Wailii “Daily Telegraph” learns that considerable uneasiness is being manifested at Wailii as to what will eventually happen, in connection with the demands of labour and the unrest that at present exists. The withdrawal of the union from the operations of the Arbitration Court was a step calculated to create apprehension, and tiro fact that a large number of unions affiliated with the Federation of Labour have also similarly withdrawn, would surely show that it is concerted and not individual action.

Tho Labour Department is issuing tho following circular to several employers whoso employees are working under the provisions of the Factories Act:—“l am led to believe that the meal time allowed to your employees is only thirty minutes, and I respectfully direct your attention to section 18, sub-section G, of the Factories Act, 1908, which states, inter alia; ‘for more than five hours continuously without three-quarters of an hour being allowed for a meal.’ I would bo pleased to know the practice in your factories. If you do not allow your employees three-quarters of an hour, I respectfully request you to arrange matters forthwith.” Tho remarkable scene of 580 persons being escorted to a police station created considerable excitement in Russia recently. AVhilo a Polish drama was being played in the theatre at Bondzin, Russian Poland, the Chief of Police entered at the head of a strong force of his men and de,clarcd that everyone present, including spectators, actors, and sceneshifters, was under arrest. All were taken to tho police station, where they were questioned for hours. They were only released next morning after their identity , had been established. All were informed, however, that they would lie prosecuted for machinations dangerous to the State. Tho drama, it seems, was performed despite its prohibition by the censor.

The current issue of the “Trade Review’’ remarks:—“The bulk of our season’s produce has now gone forward, and the realisation of this continued to provide an ample supply of (money. The balance of exports over inf ports for the March quarter was over three and a half millions, and for the June quarter also there will bo a substantial increase, probably about a million. This is a considerably smaller balance than that of the June quarter last year, owing to the heavy increase in imports that is going on, and a decrease in exports, which, ;for April and May, are nearly half a million behind the same two months last year. There arc evidences on all sides that money is in good supply, and lending rates are easy, with a general prospect of continuing so for the present.” A fanastic claim for compensation was received last week by the Victorian Railway Commissioners. The injured person, addressing himself from the General Post Office, put his case before a solicitor, who, in forwarding the letter to the Commissioners, failed to send an- accompanying demand on behalf of his client. The letter .read as follows:—“Twenty- ! eight years ago 1 travelled from HarnI ilton to Melbourne. I lost my rail I ticket at Bradshaw. Thereupon I was ! told to got another, which 1 did, and | 1 was told that I would get my money j hack when arriving at Melbourne. 1 i did not get it. 1 was looking and try- ; ing to lied where to get it. 1 thor'o- | loro claim the full amount and bank interest from date to date, with a i line of ,£’2ooo, and think yourselves lucky to get off so light. Further, 1 expect this to lie settled in three weeks.” Hope springs eternal in the human breast. With the object of testing the qualities of Now Zealand meat after a long period of cool storage, Mr. W. I). Lysnar had a sheep killed in November last and kept in the freezing chamber until the other day, when it was removed and the moat distributed few friends. The meat came out of the cool store after seven months’ storage with the bloom still beautifully fresh upon it, and even after being kept hanging for three days it was still in splendid condition. When cooked it proved excellently j nicy _ and tender, and no one without a prior knowledge would have been able to tell that it had been frozen. The test was made with the object of showing that it was quite possible to hold stocks of frozen mutton in store in New Zealand, with the object of regulating supplies to the Home market.

There died recently at Hustings (England) a man who did much to bring to book the notorious Alanngatapu murderers, Burgess, Kelly, Sullivan, and Levy, in the norsnn of Air. George Jervis. At the time these murders were committed, Mr. Jervis was a storekeeper at Canvas town, and he had allowed the men to ston in an empty shed at his place. Air. Jervis, after hearing from a friend that four men had not reached Nelson, and the men had loft his nlace, rode into Nelson and reported the matter to the police, staling that ho was certain that the missing men had been done to death by the Burgess party,’but the police would not believe him to be serious, and some people thought ho was insane. A low days later the discovery of the bodies of Mr. Kcmn• fborne and mates, and the arrest of Burgess and others, proved tin t I.is suspicions .were correct. Air. Jervis held tin.) position of managing man at the Empire Hotel, in Westmort, in the ’seventies, and wore a. shilling on his watch chain which ho said Burgess and the others had tossed np. heads r-r tails, whether they would kill him cr not. hut luckily for him, it turned a head.

The Farmers’ Union ip holding a corvci: aziono and dance at Toko this evening. . ( A huge Gatepost mangold is on view at Alessrs Alastcrs and Son’s shop, grown by Mr T. Walsh, of Bird Road, its weight being -Idles. A .special meeting c,f the Borough Council will he held on Monday next, 19th' June, at 7.J0 p.m., to further consider the loan proposals. Tho Mayor, Air J. A Tasters, specially requests that the business, people will display flags and hunting in honour of King George on Coronation Day. A hockey match between Kaponga and Stratford took place in King Edward Park on Thursday afternoon, resulting in a win for Stratford by six goals to one. Air K. Robinson acted as referee. The Stratford Mounted Rifles will bold a parade in connection with the Coronation celebrations on Thursday “next, Juno 22nd. Alembors are ordered to fall in at King Edward Park at 12 o’clock noon. Old mem-’ berS of the .squadron are also invited to attend. Tho young man who a short time ago lost a cover from off In’s horse is now wondering when the sneak thief will have secured enough of his property to satisfy him. A night or two ago he left his horse in a yard in town and on returning found that ho had had the honour of another visit from one of tho same breed, for on examination ho found some of his saddle gear had disappeared. First Ids cover, then his saddle gear gone, makes him wonder how long they will let him keep his horse. Tho Stratford County Council has been invited to send a delegate to tho conference of county councils to lie held at Hawera on Thursday, 29th Juno, with the object of formulating by-laws relating to traffic of all de-. scriptions on comity roads. The Hawera County Council is the convening authority, and in the circular letter Air , Budge says it is considered that uniformity of by-laws over the whole of tlie counties from AVanganui to the Clifton County Council would bo of great advantage to all concerned. Incendiarism is suspected in the case of two recent attempts to burn down schoolhouses. One was in Southland. It appears that the Board, owing to the movement of population, had decided to remove a school/ for some distance, disregarding strong protests on the part of some of tho liarcnts concerned, and a contract was et for the removal of tho building. While the work was in progress, the building was twice discovered to be on lire under circumstances which pointed to incendiarism. The other case was in Marlborough, the outbioak: occurring just before the children assembled for school. The fire was right underneath the building, where the flooring was only a few inches from the ground. There is no direct clue to the perpetrator in either case. A rather unusual episode is report-, ed by. tho “Chronicle,” from Petr no, beach. A well-known religious inr>ovationist was distributing tracts at the different houses, when bo was sartled by another leader of religion coming up and demanding his retirement, "exclaiming that the party whom the tract was for was “one of rny converts.” The first religionist reI fused to budge, and the second, who j yas a muscular Christian, darted into ; tho gateway, caught the poacher by I the coat-collar, and promptly ejected j him. A complaint was made to the police, but the aggrieved party was informed that as the alleged assault took place on private property, any action for injury to person or feelings would have to be, instituted personally. ! •■; ■■