The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 126, 20 July 1911, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Fifteen years ago to-day the famous Jameson raid trial took place in London. To-morrow will be the 142nd anniversary of the death of Burns. His memory is still green. Yesterday, which was Arbor Hay, was not observed in Stratford in any nay with the exception of the closing of the Government offices. On June 21st (the shortest day) the sun rose at 7.24 and set at 4.36. Today the sun rose at 7.11 and sots at 4.49—a difference of 26 minutes. On the 2nd August there will be ten hours’ sun—rising at 7 and setting at o. TI in price of fruit in Auckland is remarkably low for this season of the , year, apples selling at 3d and -Id per lb, bananas at 2d per lb, oranges 8d per dozen, and mandarins 6d per dozen. There is no gaol at Rarotonga, and tho people are happy and contented, and take life easily. A kinematograph is run on tho island by a half-caste Chinaman. custody at To Kuiti yesterday morning while being taken to Auckland under escort in connection with charges of cargo stealing, was captured at Kawa, a small settlement, about 20 miles north of To Kuiti, last night. No details arc available. A correspondent of the Auckland Education Board, in a recent letter containing an application for repairs to a school building, concluded by expressing a fervent hope, “And may God add His blessing on each one of tho Education .Board.” The request was acceded to with unusual promptitude. A native of Sweden, 102 years of age, appeared at the ..Melbourne Police Court, charged with drunkenness. The old man, who lives at Es.section, where ho does gardening and boot cleaning, after being admonished, was discharged. Tho ancient was asked fco sign the pledge, bat declined,

sajing it was too late to do anything of that kind now. Word has been received in Greytown (says the “Standard”), from Mr. 0. -i. Jury and family, who have arrived and settled down in Tonga. He says that prices rule high for fat stock; sheep fetch 25s per head, cattle £lB, and pigs £4 os. Pork, he says, is the principle diet of the natives. Cocoa nuts, bananas, oranges, and yams are in abundance, tho fruit season having been a good one. Sir. Jury is .going in largely for fruitgrowing in Tonga. An open handed welcome has been extended to bin and familv by the European residents, and he expresses himself as oeii.g InVhlv satisfied with his new home.

A cable message states that the German cruiser .Berlin has gone to Africa. Mount Egmont, notwithstanding there was a frost this morning, lost the best part of its coating of snow timing List night. Stops have been taken towards the erection of a memorial to the late Father Ha ire, of Snponga, and collections are now being received for that purpose. The Whar.gamomona section of the Public Works Department staff have forwarded to Mr. T. H. Pern the sum of £ll Is 7d as a Hospital Saturday coutributicn. On Saturday the Ngair© Dairy Co. w ill pay out £B6O to suppliers, being a halfpenny per pound on butter-fat. making up a shilling. The Stratford Company pays out £3860, the final payment for the season, which includes June milk. The residence of Mr. Stanton, factory manager at Tututawa, which wasburrlt down on Tuesday, was insrjred for £75 in the Victoria office, and the furniture for £l4O in the New Zealand office. Seventeen civil cases, one of which will be defended, are set down for hearing at the sitting of the Magistrate’s Court to-morrow. Eight applications on judgment summonses, one for maintenance, and one for a prohibition order, will also be dealt with.