The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 116, 8 July 1911, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A prohibition order ivas granted against a man at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on the application of a neighbour. Throe people were fined at New Plymouth on Thursday for breaches of the borough by-laws. At -Monday's meeting of the borough Council (says the “News”) the question will he asked why the inspector did not prosecute iu throe cases of breaches of the by-laws which lie detected and reported. Unfortunately it was not known until rather a Into hour yesterday at what hour and on what date the interment of the late ■■Mr. W. IP Thomas could bake place, and in the hurry of a lata advertisement a regrettable error occurred in our second cc.ition of yesterday, it being stated / that the funeral would be to-day (Saturday). As a matter of fact the funeral will take place to-morrow (Sunday, July Oth), and the cortege will leave the house of ’.Mr. .Joseph Thomas, sen., at Ngaire, at 12.110 p.m. The "Works Committee will present the following report at the meetingof the Borough Council on Monday evening :—A. Coleman’s application for crossing and aunroach to his proparty, and hi. J. Kirkwood’s request to have flood water divested from his properly in Cordelia .Street; Those have had attention. . Pi. ‘lopkins and O’Leary’s request a for footpiths; iu view cf ii• o loan proposals, your committee cannot .recommend that this work i.-o proceed?d with at present. Only maintenance work has been done during the present month, ami it is not anticipated that any new work will bo required during tho ensuing month. A re markable talc of tho sagacity of a horse was tuM I>.\ Mr W. IP Zoncii, inspect:';- of Ibc Christchurch Society for the Prevention of ('molly to Animals,' at the Society’s last mooting. A shoeless horse, appai ontlv drawing towards the end of its life, was turned adrift on the leads during the recent heavy rains, and after wandering several miles, found its way back to a form a- owner, a cah-driv(w, who bad parte l with it about twelve years befme. The inspector stated that ho had examined the horse and did not consider it to be in such a condition, as to warrant if;; condemnation, lie bad tried to find someone to take the iior.se, but bad bad great difacully in gerPug anyone to do so for some time, though lie (bought that he had at lasr io.ir.d a home where it would bo iraafe.-l n irh (he respect due to an 'hi a- I faithful servant.

The mooting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of E. F. Fronzeu call’d for Thursday was adjourned until July 17th. The Clifton County Council has wonderfully improved its linanciai condition during the last twelve mouths, says the Waitara “Maul.” For Juno, 1.910, the overdraft _ stood at €l2ll 19s; this June, the figures stand at €1409 lOs 3d. The newspaper , published at The Bluff refers to Sir .Joseph Ward as a man who was born and bred in too constituency which he has represented so aMy and -successfully. As a matter of fact, the Prime Minister was bora at Emerald Hill, Melbourne, and received the. early part of his education in Melbourne. Two Napier residents wore raised from business and their usual haunts on Saturday, and their absence was commented on by their friends. However, the pair were once again in evidence a few days later, and questions elicited the rget that they had gone round to the boat on Friday ni-dit, to see a friend off, and had been

carried on to Gisborne, where, ’perforce, they had to remain two days. An interesting discovery ras been made on a property at Waitomo, in the Auckland district, in t u o nature of a small cave, containing x skeleton and some other human bones. The skeleton is remarkable for the size of the cranium, which is much larger than that of an ordinary human cranium. In addition, the ''growth of the teeth is peculiar. The skull will probably be sent to the' curator of the Auckland Museum for examination. Tikorangi district has unwelcome > isitoi s at present, measles and whooping cough having very nearly captured the district, says yesterday’s Waitara “Mail.” The epidemic started with the school children, but it has not proved very particular in its choice of victims, and many adults have been made sufferers. Several meetings proposed have either had to bo abandoned, or have got through the business with a bare quorum, while the ladies’ hockey team to meet Waitara yesterday was only get together after much trouble. ThWe was a large attendance of settlors and their families from the surrounding districts in the Public Hall, Kaptini, on Wednesday night to tender a public farewell to a number of esteemed settlers who arc leaving the district. The mooting was capably presided over by Mr 1). M. Scott. ’ The departing settlors were:—Mr T. Taylor and family, Mr George Mudford and family, Mr Tom Fowler and company, Mr ■ George Fowler, Mr Graydon and family, Mr and Mrs Thrush, Mr Chapman and Mr 11. Craig. in the paragraph in yesterday’s issue dealing with the opening of JBayly Park, Ha worn, in 1899, it was staled in error that Taranaki won the match then played. The actual fact is that Wanganui won. Within the first five minutes Steadman scored a fry for Wanganui, which was converted by Kienian', who is better known as the brilliant half-back for Auckland. Thereafter there was no score, though Wanganui were defending their goal the ’whole of the second spell, Taranaki being unable to break through.

A conference of the Stratford, Taranaki and Haw era Acclimatisation Societies will bo held in Stralfold on Thursday next, in the Borough Council Chambers. The primary object of the conference will be to investigate the results of stocking the streams of Taranaki with trout,’also to treat with fish culture generally. Other matters of interest to the societies will also be discussed. In fact, the scope of the conference will, in all probability, be sufficiently wide to cover any matter brought forward by delegates. It is expected that three delegates and the curator will be presort from each society.

A proposal was made by Mr H. E. Milnes at the annual meeting of the Auckland Educational Institute that every year a teacher or an inspector, selected for proved enthusiasm and the possession of the critical faculty ,should he granted a year’s leave of absence on half-pay to visit America and Europe to study and report on educational problems. The other half of the salary might provide for the necessary substitute to till the selected person’s place. In support of the motion, it was stated that much good was alroily done by the exchanging. for a day of teachers in the city schools. r !hc motion was carried. The forthcoming cycle road race round the Mountain is creating a deal of enthusiasm, amongst wheelmen. From all parts of the Dominion and Australia enquiries are coming to hand daily. During next week the committee intend to define the route, which will probably be from New Plymouth to Opunake, thence to Elthani ,and on to New Plymouth. Entries for the contest close with the secretary on Saturday next, 15th inst. Colonel Chaytor, officer commanding tho Wellington ’ military district, of which Taranaki forms part, will visit New Plymouth next Wednesday to hold a practical examination of officers, and also to meet tho Taranaki Agricultural Society’s executive in reference to the proposal to erect a combined agricultural and drill hall.

At Wednesday’s meeting of the Ing] -wood Borough Council, the Mayor said I;ei'oro .they concluded the meeting ho would ask the Council to place on record their sense of the loss the Borough had sustained through the death of Mr P>. H. Nicbolls, which as da y knew had. taken place since' their last meeting. He was the first Ma.vor of Inglewood, and on him .bad fallen tho burden of working everything into shape. He bad initiated tho wa.ter and drainage scheme, which bad proved each a grand acquisition to tho Mace, and in every way Mr Nicbolls bad proved himself to be a man they could ill afford to lose. He moved that a letter of condolence he sent to the family of the late Mr Nicholls, This was seconded by Gr. McDonald, and carried. At Thursday afternoon’s gathering of the friends of Mrs Ex M. Smith, Lieut.-Colonel Okey, in referring to Mrs Smith’s keen interest in the local volunteers, said that her late husband had also been closely connected with thorn. Mr Smith, for many years the ’Liberal representative for this electorate, displayed remarkable foresight in many matters, and a case of ‘ this had occurred to rim in connection with the impossi--1 ilitv of accommodating the_ Territorial forces in the present drill hall. Mr Smith had always strongly opposed tho erection of the drill hall on the K a wan street site, urging that there was no room for extensions which were sure to bo required in the i'otiuc. Mis advice was disregarded, a,ml now tho Defence Department had to look around for fresh quarters for tho induing of the troops. Colonel Okey said that Mr Smith’s idea was to place the drill hall on St. Michael s Square (Poverty Elat'), which was then a military reserve. That rorre has now. however, passed from Mr' Defence Department’s control.—

At the present time there is not a single entry of undetected crime on the books in tiie Police Station at Timur.. The Toko branch of the Farmers’ union will hold its next meeting on Monday evening, July 10th. The cost of opened railways, with the rolling stock in-Now Zealand on March 31 was £29,606,546. At that date unopened lines had involved an expenditure of £1,903,414. “1 never saw so many land speculators in my life, as in New Zealand,” said Professor Mills in a southern town recently. Now Zealand, he also raid, had established more public enterprises in the past twenty years than any other country. The . “Teranka Leader” says:—lf we are rightly informed, Sir J. G. Ward had "to settle £30,000 on his eldest son before the title of baronetcy could bo conferred on him. That, we believe, is true, and serves to show what a wealthy’ man Sir Joseph is. Air IT. P. Lyons, the veteran theatrical advance agent, was in Stratford to-day making arrangements for tbe appearance of the Nicola company of rnystifiers, who will give a performance in the Town Hall on Saturday next.

The railway authorities at Hawera deserve a special word of praise for the manner in which they dealt with the clog exhibits at the show. By cue train more than twenty crates came to hand, but they were disposed of expeditiously.

During the parade of the Mounted Rifles on Thursday, Lieut. James’ horse. clipped and fell while the company wore wheeling, the ground being somewhat greasy, but Lieut, dames was not hurt, and his horse escaped with a few scratches. Christchurch towards the end of the y ear is to be the scene of what the promoters earnestly hope will be the biggest band contest ever held in Austral Asia. The contest is being promoted by the South Island Band Association, of which Dr. Thacker is president and Mr. G. Jeuner secretary. The Association comprises all the bands in the South Island. On Wednesday of last week a man travelled from Dunedin to Owaka to defend a law case in which he was concerned. He intended to conduct the’case himself, and when it was called on lie was debarred from making a defence because lie had not filed the formal notice of intention to defend. Experience teaches. Probably (says the “Clutha Loader”) that man now regrets that ho did not consult a solicitor.

The following apt extract is from an Auckland contemporary;—“The young New Zealander who does not feel in his heart any souse of patriotism is beyond the reach of the great human feelings which are the best part of Imman nature. The scorn of ids fellows should teach the young man , who fails to register that a man must exhibit self-respect before others can respect him, and that no self-respect is possible when, without the incitement of a super sens!five conscience, lie declines to assist in it defence against all possible enemies.” The front page of the massive Empire Supplement, issued by the London Times, is taken up by a tine advertisement for New Zealand. There u;e pictures of Milford Sound, a bit of Milford Track, Cabbage Tree Grove, 'tVoodfide, Tamchere, the dredging industry, and Taranaki, the centre of dairy farming, as well as a portrait oft ;tho/Primp Minister. The letterpress deals with agriculture, cattle raising, the timber trades, water power and, electricity ,maritime, and minerals. In the body of the supplement a half-column disposes of the progress of New Zealand during 1911, the'subjects referred to being the new defence scheme and advances to settlers.