LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 54, 18 October 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. W. W. Awdry, recently on the literay staff of the ‘‘Post,” left yesterday morning to take a position on .no nterarv staff of the Hawera “Star.”

At the meeting of the School Committee last, night a vote of thanks was passed to the headmaster and teachers at the school for the satis-

factory work done during the year, as disclosed by the inspectors’ report. We have been requested to state that the meeting for women to-mor-row afternoon will bo at 3 o'clock, in uiio f oresters’ Hall, when Mrs. Barton delivers her first address. Afternoon tea will bo provided by the ladies free. Mrs. Barton is an excellent speaker. The evening meeting at 8 o’clock is in the Town Hall, as advertised.

“I would imprison a man who sold a dead lobster/' said Mr. John Batchelor before the Food Commission in oydney. “1 would not give him the option of a lino. My experience is mat a dead lobster lias more ptomaine poison in it than any other rood.” Members of the Commission would doubtless have been careful in future to make sure that the lobsters they bought for Saturday evening suppers had been alive when sold to tb.o lishmongcr, but they were reassured by the witness declaring that in all Ids experience lie had never known a dead looster to be sold in the Commonwealth markets. As a matter of fact, be said inspectors watched the sale, and if a dead lobster were brought along the inspector throw it down and put his foot on it. Mr. C. O. Major, who arrived in Sydney last week, has spent the greater part of bis life in America, whore he was for many years associated with the Standard Oil Trust. His ibject now is. says the “Sydney Morning Herald,” to discover some mw country as a permanent residence As regards' the I cited States, he is lit ter h pessimistic. “The Trusts,” he •.aid, “are paralysing everything in the way .of commercial development. They have the exclusive power of crushing all private enterprise—and they use it. In the last few years ■hi* cost of living has increased from bO per cent to 7o per cent. The working man seems obsessed with the same greed as his employers. Bricklayers, for instance, draw eight dollars a dav, and still want an increase.” Incidentally, Air. Major remarked that the exodus of foreigners 'bom Japan was sleaodv inn ■. ■ u ■ nnotlior five or ton voars,” ho added, “Japan will ho without foreigners as constant residents.”

Mr W. D. Anderson, barrister and

solicitor, opened permanent offices at Midhirst and 'toko on Monday last-

The football match, \which should have been played between Newton King’s team and the Post Office and Railway last Thursday, but'which was postponed owing to the weather, will ho played to-morrow. A t Friday’s sitting of the Magistrate’s Court seven civil actions (one of which will be defended) and three judgment summonses will be heard. Six informations for breaches of Borough. by-laws and one each for refusing to quit licensed premises and false pretences will bo gone into. At tiie Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. 1). Sole, John George, Buchanan was charged with having been found drunk last night and also with refusing to quit licensed premises. On the first charge he was convicted and discharged, and on the second he was remanded till Friday; As Mr Perry, Opunake Road, has failed to take any notice of the County Council’s communications regarding a hedge encroaching on the ♦ road, the Council decided this morning to inform Mr Perry that unless the hedge is removed, legal proceedings will be taken to enforce removal. Mr. C. D. Sole told the School Committee last night thgt he had not yet received definite word as to when the foundation-stone of the new school would ho laid. He intimated that Mr. S. Clark had offered to make for the committee an inlaid mallet and trowel for presentation to whoever should lay the stone. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Clark for

his gift

The following letter from Colonel Heard, Director of Military Training,, was read at this morning’s meeting of the County Council:—“l am directed by 'the General Officer Commanding to cordially thank your Council for its offer of the Midhirst Hall for the purpose of training territorials and senior cadets, and also for the offer of further assistance. The Officer Commanding the District has been so informed, and will arrange with you any details for use and care of the hall.’ ’ A representative of this journal passing the Stratford saleyarcls a day or so ago was reminded that the black-leg restrictions have not yet been removed in these parts, for Inspector Deere was busy inoculating a very pretty line of some six hundred youngsters prior to their transference to pastures new in the Waikato, to which Land of Promise many Taranaki cattle arc now wending their way.

The Chairman moved at last night’s mooting of the School Committee that tne Operatic Society be written to asking them to assist at the annual breaking-up concert. Mr. McMillan voiced tiie opinion that the public would like the concert better it all tr.o items were provided by schoolchildren. Mr. Sole said Mr. Tyrerhad promised to supply the first part of the programme from the infant classes, but owing to pending examinations ho did not feel justified in allowing the older children to participate. It was finally decided that the matter of approaching the Society be left in the hands of Mr. Skoglund.

At the September meeting of the County Council one of the foremen reported that a resident had herded a lot of cattle on the Ronald and Hastings Road on three days about the middle of August, and the Council decided to make a claim of £5 against the settler in respect of damage done to the road by the cattle. At this morning’s meeting it was reported that nothing had been heard from the settler, and it was decided that the County Solicitor he asked his opinion as to the Council’s position in the matter. Mr. Malone attended the meeting, and after discussion with him it was decided to ask the foreman for further details.

Yesterday, under the personal charge of their new owner, a beautiful line of 593 head of mixed yearlings loft Stratford for the Waikato. They were purchased by Mr. H. Galley, of Otangawai, Waikato, through Mr. Newton King’s Stratford office, • i "d will be taken overland. The cattle do credit to the Stratford district, the mob comprising about half steers and half heifers. The steers are a fine lino of reds and roans, well grown, and in the pink of condition, and the heifers a well-coloured lot in •Tcrsey, Holstein, and Shorthorn. Mr. Gailey is very nleased with his purchase. ami speaks highly of the quality of Taranaki-bred cattle.

At this morning's meeting of the County Council'tne following letter from Mr. J. B. Hine, M.P., was read:—“ln reply to the question as to what attitude would be taken by myself in the next Parliament, should I still have the honour of being Strattorcl’s representative, your Council may rest assured that every assistance would be given any' Government to place a comprehensive Local Government Act on the stateute-book; and, further, I must express my disappointment that the present Parliament has not dealt with this very important matter.”—Cr. Thomson said he had endeavoured to ask Mr. McCluggage hi bout the matter at his recent meeting, but had been “rung down.’