LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 59, 24 October 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. R. H. Skipworth controlled the starting at the Waverley meeting yesterday with success, only one start being of an indifferent character. Mr. G. L. Cook, late of the Public Works Department/ who has been spending a few days in Stratford, left for Wellington tins morning.

Mr F. Bird is at present on a tour of the outlying portions of the electorate in connection with his ditties as Registrar of Electors . The Stratford- Central Co-operativo Store has donated £2 2s to the special prize list of the Stratford A. and P. Association’s show.

Good bags are still being, got by local fishermen, twelve fish havingboon secured on Sunday last by two fishermen, one weighing 21b 14oz. Members of the Chamber of Commerce are reminded of the meeting to be held in the Borough Council Chamber at 8 o’clock this evening. A full attendance is requested. Tho Stratford Horticultural Society has fixed the date of its Autumn Show for 15th and IGth February, 1912. The Society continues to grow in popularity and membership—as it well deserves.

To show how far-reaching accidents are, it might bo mentioned that in connection with the sad boating fatality at Foxton on Sunday, Mrs. D. L. A. Astbury, of Mahoe, is a sister to Mr. Roberts, whose wife and two sons lost their lives. Professor Stagpoqle passd through Stratford this morning on his way to Christchurch. He is to train A. C. Maxwell, champion light-weight boxer of New Zealand, in his match on Thursday night with J. Hagerty, Australasian champion.

In another part of this issue Louis S. Robertson notifies his acceptance of tho challenge to wrestle Stoker .Penny, agreeing to ; meet him in Stratford ■An any date suitable to Penny. Mr. Robertson states that this is the last challenge he will accept.

In the list of stewards for the forthcoming show published yesterday a few ercrs crept in. Following is a correct list of the classes in which mistakes occurred :—Harness —driving, Messrs F. Webb, W. H. Young and S. Pitt; Jersey cattle, Messrs C. Jackson and J.‘ Lynn; dairy produce, Mr P. Thomson.

Regarding Stratford’s forthcoming show” the “Inglewood Record” remarks : The date of the Stratford Agricultural and Pastoral Show is notified in this issue, and at the same time its godfathers and godmothers put forth the claim that it is the premier dairyman’s show in the dominion, and we venture to think that, tall as the claim is, it would be much easier to believe it than to prove it to be wrong. But even if we have to admit, which of course we don’t, yet, that there is a possibility of it only ranking second in the dominion there is still cause for very general support. The old adage says “Nothirm succeeds like success,” and anyone 'attending last year’s show could not help seeing that it was an unqualified success, ergo it must succeed, and vise people will join in and enjoy its success.

A highly ingenious and dangerous bib of mischief was accomplished by a l id in North-east Valley recently,, says the Dunedin “Star,” if the story be true upon which the City Corporation bases the Court proceedings it. intends to take against him for damaging its equipment. Some of the councillors, ignorant of the astonishing facts, rebelled against the idea of prosecuting the lad, but all opposition ceased when Councillor Myers disclosed the facts. Ho said that the boy got a piece of wire, tied it round a tramway pole, opened the box on the pole, and tied tne other end of the wire to the fuse, thus making a short circuit, and introducing a voltage of 500 volts to blie pole? “It’s a wonder he’s alive to receive the summons,” commented Councillor Myers. “An export told mo that ho would not do the same thing for £500.” It appears that there were three boys concerned in this clever amateur demonstration. Two of them expressed regret, but the third only laughed. “The boy stood by to s r ee the fun,” concluded the chairman of the Tramways Committee,” and if someone had touched the live pole the fun would have been all on the boy’s side.”