LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 136, 1 August 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

('■ Tayant Cullen, who yesterday retired on superannuation, left this inoruiuo; on a short holiday tour.

■ The an mini 'mooting of the IJorti cultural -Society .will i-o hold at 11 >. Borough Council Chamber this* even in;.-. The liortifiiitu! Lt at the Ruakuv. ExperimenCal Farm lias produced, 1.-, means of a cross-pollination bc-twoo.*. two va: it tie;:, a now variety of pi.orniiuni, which has proved to l;e a mo dium-gi owing lla.x giving a high por centavo of line quality iihro. Captain Young, of tiro Government Slock Deparunout, will deliver an ad drear on tiie “Disease of Dairy Stock" at the* usual monthly inerting of ihc Toko Farmers’ Union, which will he held at tho Coronation Hall, Toko, o: Monday evening next, the 7th hist. At Mcremorc on Sunday last an ole settlor passed away, in tho person oi Mr. Alexander BiTnic, at the; ripe age of 775 years. Mr. Binds had been about 30 years in Taranaki, being formerly at Normanhy, and previously lived for many years in Canterbury. The secretary of the Hospital Boarc was this morning instructed "to approach the Public Health Department as to whether children in whose families measles preve.il should bo al lowed to attend school. Member.* generally expressed ignorance of war.l was demanded of the Board in con nee tiou with measles. Our creamery manager (Mr. G. E. Bocock) has left the district, says the Korito correspondent of tho’ “News,” having received an appointment at Toko as manager of one of the* Stratford D.iiry Company’s creameries. He alee held the positions of postmaster and chairman of the local school commit tea, and. will l>o greatly missed, as hr took a keen interest in local affairs. On the motion of Mr. Murrell, seconded by Mr. Marchaut, the Hospital Board this morning passed a vote of thanks to those who had helped in the collection of funds on Hospital Saturday. It was also decided to write to Madame Bernard and Mr. C. i). Solo, expressing thanks for then clients on behalf of Hospital Salurdav.

“if 1 thought his Satanic majesty was going to meet me on the bridge, i cl prefer to walk under and swim across.” This bull was launched at the Now Soutii Wales Legislative Assembly t!ie other night by Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick, M ember's laughed heartily.. “Are you Irish?” queried one, and there was another roar as the speaker replied, “I don’t sec whore the laugh comes in.” _ tu referring to the necessity foi rigorously protecting the bird i'lie ci the country, as the natural enemy or all insect posts, Dalgety’s “.Review” remarks that “it is most noticeable that where tlio starlings are plentiful little is heard of the sheep maggot liv, and some experienced pastoraiists arc liberating starlings in new districts.. Starlings do not seem to have done any harm in Victoria, where they are now very thick, and if they will help to check the fly pest they should be encouraged.” A plant for drying wet 'sheep has been installed and worked for son c tune past at Dalgety and Company’s Melbourne store, where several leading woolgrowers and practical men have inspected the sheep being dried. The' sheep, after being hosed and made very ryot, are run into the shed where hot air pipes arc installed, and the wot sheep are dried in about 45 to 60 minutes. The plant is simple, effective, and inexpensive, and can be made to suit almost any sized shod. The editor of the London “Spectator (Mr. St. Loe Strachoy), at a meet ing of the National League for Opposing Women Suffrage, said that, although heart and soul with the movement, there was goth ing ho disliked more than making air ant-i-sulinage-speech, and lie told the tale of an American husband who was’ advised’ bp the doctor to send his sick wife to a warm climate. “Will Florida do?” he asked. “Oh, no,” said the doctoi “something warmer than that.” “South California?” “No; warmer than that.” Then the husband disappeared, and returned with an nxo. “You hit her, doctor,” he said; “I; can’t.” Curiosities sometimes find their wayj into the hands of the postman, say si the Dunedin “Star,” and here is one! that reached the Post Office at*St. Kil i da, this week:— “Mr. Postman, Oooa• 1 Beach. Dear Sir, —Will you please dc-i liver this letter to a gentleman’s house about opposite Onslow House, Ocean' Beach. The house is marked by a telegraph pole placed right in front of a large window, and a cabbage tree growing alongside left-hand side look ing at house; wire fence, small, round posts, painted white; box window on right-hand corner of house. Delivery of tins epistle will greatly oblige — : —” Needless to say tho letter found its intended own 9:. Mr. CL N. Curtis, of Stratford, who \ is now on a visit to t:io North, recently wrote to Mr. 1L P. Webber from Tc Puke, after visiting the property Mi Webber has acquired near Te Puke Mr. Curtis speaks very highly of th land, which, lie says, is very rich soil on the higher ground on both sides of. tho road, while the low flats will alsr prove of- value. The writer continues “1 do not know whether you Jum ; bought tho cheapest land here, or not but compared with Stratford laud you have done exceedingly well.” Mr Curtis also mentions the sale of a 15' acre farm a quarter of a mile inland from the railway station, at £3O pm aero, which surveyors arc about to era up for building sites. This is evidence of progress in the North. ■ Ono of the strangest possible com-, morcial frauds has recently boon ex posed by an inspector of the Pennsylvania Food Bureau. His attention was struck by the rich red colour of sonic smoked fish that was on sale in tho “delicatessen” stores of Philadelphia. He bought some and sent it to an analyst, wlio reported that he could dye wool with the colouring matter extracted from it. Tho retailors declared their innocence, maintaining that they had purchased the stuff in tho belief that it was genuine smoked (ioh. The object of the wholesalers i" clear, in view of the fact that in sit;oh ing fish there is a loss of 15H;s. i»> every IDOlbs, while in dyeing it ,there is no loss at all. Sergeant NicNcely, who has taken Sergeant Cullen’s position in ('hereof the local police station, arrived in Stratford last night. Last Saturday night be was the centre of a ploar-"»nt fathering at tho f-ambtmi Quay Pfa lion, whore his colleagues bad mol t> ■visit him farewell. St at • on.-Scr g-" a’* f Darby, on their bebaki. presented hi'" with a case of silver-mounted piv>o~. a gold-mounted tobacco-couch, and a rilvo'.'-iunui’tod umbrella. The st-vlion r.orgoiint, while congratulating the re ciiuent on Ids promotion, spoke reg’etfnlT'- of the severance of n canvrkri D ’ which 11m;1 been a pif;i;rant- otio fo-- -A 1 the local members of the force. Chief Detective Brobcrg rcfcr' cA r’-nv-cf ; ; it ’velv to the courtesy which Serge”'f McN.-olv b■',{}' alw!”T' shown t own'dinn detectives, cud Ids readings*- + - crlvo tlm.ot any i""-!hni-(? vif.Mn bi = newt '• Sm-c-e-nit McN'o'dv su!t->bb-knowledge'.! the gifts and compline: tr For i fl!u*n/a take Woods’ G !•'■>-• IVMtv'i'inl"t Cure: never falls. Is O' ; and 3d *

This morning the Hospital Board .reopted the resignation of Nurse Jackie, who.asked to bo relieved of ■cr duties l:v August 31st.

Air. McAllister gave notice at this m i cing’s meeting of the Hospital hoard that at next meeting he would

move that the Board in future meet at ) a.in. instead of at 10 a.m., as at

The Government Meteorologist telcpranhod tin’s afternoon ;— Northerly node rate to s trong winds, veering and Venhening; expect unsettled and ■loudy weather, increasing, and rain mohahly following; glass fall.

A private message - received from New Plymouth to-day from one who ; mows Sergeant Mels fit ly personally, 'f iml who has had opportunities of * catching his career, was to the fol- A iv. ing effect: —“I would just like to p ct you know that you leave .a firstJass man.” , . ....

No official report regarding the .chemo for the institution of a district nurse in the Whangamomona disrict was received at the meeting of die Hospital Board this morning. It vas decided to request tiro gentlemen vho had offered to canvass for sup?3rt to send a report to tho Board’s *.ext meeting.

In respect of tne three deaths at die Hospital during July, the Board lecidod this morning that tho public mould he informed that in two cases die patients who Hied in tho institudon wore taken there when they were 'a tho last stages of collapse. Mommis expressed the opinion that it was icsirablc that the public should know die real position of affairs. The monthly meeting of the .floskial Board was hold this morning, ■resent: Messrs. Marfell (chairman), Maxwell, Christoffel, Kennedy, Ward, McAllister, and March ant. Tho busi*oss was not so heavy as usual, and die Board completed its work before ■djourniug for lunch. The plans for die new isolation ward were approved, *nd are to bo submitted to the Department.

The Health Inspector (Mr. A. Gray) undo a report to the Hospital Hoard hiis morning regarding a visit of •aspaction to Whangamomona. Ho uadc a number of recommendations n respect of certain premises, and eported that in all cases.his recomneudutions were being carried out. Is to niglitsoil, tho Board decided to recommend tho Whangamomona County Council to insist that it bo buried mtsicle the town, the Inspector hav■ng reported that at present it was varied in the town.

Cowsheds and piggeries received •ome attention at tiie meeting of the Hospital Beard this morning. The Health inspector reported that, if deared, lie would consult the District ilealfcli Officer on tiie question of dealng with them. Members were agreed chat there were a large number of piggeries in the district which were .n a bad state, and were too near to ho public roads. In regard to cowdieds, Mr. Marchant said in most ■asos cow-sheds had been placed bor ida the roads merely because the ownrs refused to take the trouble of< making an approach to their milking proaisos. too long as such premises, were .opt clean and sweet there was no Ejection to thorn being , beside the wad, but everybody knew, that in most uses the shecls were not kept clean, i t was decided to instruct the Inspector to get advice on the matter from che District Health Officer.