The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 104, 23 June 1911, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A member told tlic County Council on Wednesday that one of the foremen, v/iulo making a tunnel to replace a culvert, found an evidence of contractors’ work—there were pipes at the ends of the culvert, the space ./etween being filled up with a leg, In hearing a charge of riding a. bicycle on a footpath, Mr. Kenrick, 5..V1., at tlie Eltham Magistrate's Co - remarked that Eltham nossessod the finest streets in Taranaki, and the footbaths wore not as {rood as the roadway at present. Sometimes when the roads were bad there was a temptation to ride on the l)iit there was no temptation of the sort in Eltham . ___ A Coronation modal of the time of George IV. has been sent to the Hawera “Star” oflico by Mr. dames Davidson. It was found by Maoris at Taiporobenni, and is supposed to have i>oon lost l).y a soldier belonging to General Cameron’s or General Chute’s regiments, Mr. Davidson got it from one of the Maoris for a stick of tobacco. A S.vdnoy cable states that the Chief Railway Commissioner has taken a strong stand against gambling amongst the service employees, refusing to consider the cases in which certain employees were dismissed in connection with a gambling raid prosecution. Mo said ho intended, with a view to stamping out gambling in the service, to deal very harshly with all eases of the kind. The Mayor of Auckland has askef the Board of Education and the G laminar School Hoard to arrange/ for instruction of school children in the ride of the road. Mr Barr told a reporter that ho had noticed an nnprovement in the pedestrian traiiie iii Queen Street, but it v. as sr> 11 much less orderly than it should ho Mo had accepted the suggestion that the assistant-inspector of traffic, who was at present engaged in > - egu!ating the pedestrian traffic, should wear a uniform, and as the mun.eipil officns reported that school children frequently offended against the rule of the footpath, he hoped to secure the interest of school teachers in the matter, so that their pupils would receive instruction on the subjects of orderly movements in the ousy thoroughfares. Ho had *'so 'communicated with the educational authorities. Twenty “Keep to the Bight” signs will ho placed in pro-: miuent positions in Queen Street next week. “I am hopeful,” added Mr Barr, “that the reproach that the street traffic in Auckland is the worst-regulated of the cities south of the line, an opinion upon which visitors from all parts of the world are agreed, will soon ho removed. The remedy for the existing state of (fairs is so simple that a very little care the part of everyone will quickly ■'■•emedy the difficulties which exist at present.'

Ail unconscious hull at the County Council mooting on V\ cdnesday ‘‘l ■! have nothing to say against Mr. .Boh- ; inson hut praise.” To-dav is the Prince of Wales’ \ Birthday. _No holiday is being oh- j served, the" Court being the only place not open lor hlisinoss. Several of tho hy-roads in the •County arc in debt, and Cr. Borritt expressed the opinion at the meeting if the County Council on Wednesday that these roads should he forced to strike separate rates to hell) to wipe out their indebtedness. On his motion Councillors wore requested to report in the loads in their ridings in respect of which separate rates arc doarable. > The Coronation was marked at the j school yesterday by the disti ihution ! of commemorating medals to the children. Tho chairman of the committee, Mr C. 1). Sole, gave an appropriate address to tho High School pupils, and lollies were distributed. Viie children took part in the Coronation celebrations, after which their school work ceased nutil Monday week, as they were given their week’s miil-wintor holidays. Reference was made in ■ Ilham Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday morning to tho inconvenience caused by holidays cropping up \vhich arc tot fixed "by Act of Parliament. Tho liscussiou arose through some of the counsel desiring to adjourn cases till the J'.Hii .July, when a reminder was given that that day will ho Arbor Day, and has been gazetted a public "holiday. “Will there he no Court on 19th '.July, your WorshipP” asked a solicitor. “No; we will plant trees mi that day,” replied Mr. Kenrick.

.To-morrow will ho observed as Hospital Saturday in Stratford. Several members of "the Girl Peace Scouts will have charge of the 'collections in town, and Boy Scouts will make a collection in tho country. In the afternoon a matinee in aid of the fund w ill ho held at His Majesty s Theatre, tickets for which have been in good demand. Residents should make a point of contributing, as the infections diseases ward is a highly deserving ohieot; The fund has been aivou a good start by tho Chinamen of tho town, who have contributed five guineas. ,