LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 64, 30 October 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

One of the latest examples of Government enterprise is the setting up by tiie Hungarian Post Office of automatic saving machines in the main streets of Budapest, the investor receiving a ticket recording the amount saved, which can be exchanged for cash at any time. A remarkable instance of the devotion of a dog to its master was illustrated at Kingston (England) recently. Six months ago “Old Joe,” the ostler at the Griflin Hotel, sold his dog, a faithful tender, to a young farmer living near Brockenhurst, in Hampshire, warning him at the time that if he did not watch the animal ho would probably leave him. Nothing was heard of “Boh,” as the animal was called, until when shortly after the hotel was opened one morning the dog, scarcely able to walk, crawled in and laid down close to his old master’s room. The dog had travelled a distance of over ninety miles.

We much regret to learn that owing to indisposition, Mr J. B. Fine, form Party candidate for the Stratford electorate, has been compelled to cancel all his meetings advertised to take place in his electorate this week, including the address at the Stratford Town Hall which he had intended giving to-morrow evening. Wo learn that Mr Fine, who loft Wellington on Saturday morning, was taken ill on the train, and had to call for the services of a doctor at Palmerston. He was anxious to return homo, and comp! ‘ted the journey, being mot at Stratford by Dr. Paget who drove him to hi;; home at Toko by motor on arrival. Mr Fine was better this morning, but lie is still not well enough to speak at the meetings arranged for the present week; and, consequently, he has been reluctantly compelled to cancel all engagements, as mentioned above.

Mrs. A. B. Blackett, of Rangiora, and formerly of Stratford, is at present in Stratford owing to the serious illness of her mother.

Mr F. Bird, Registrar of Electors, is at present on a tour of the outlying parts of tlie.Stratford electorate, making arrangements for the coming election.

On Thursday members of the Rifle Club will fire a match at the 500yds and 600yds ranges for Mr C. Speck’s trophy, an enlarged photograph of G. Roots, the New Zealand champion rifle shot.

Mr and Mrs Peter Wilson, old residents of Stratford, but now living in the Waikato, are at present on a visit co Stratford in connection with the illness of their son, Mr Arnold Wilson, who recently underwent a serious operation, but who is now progressing favourably towards recovery.

The latest fish story lias its locale at Lake Forsyth, says the Christchurch “Press.” Needless to say, it is guaranteed authentic. The story goes that two sleepy anglers were Dusking on the shores of the lake, and one had left his rod and line Avith a big bully hook and a sinker attached against the fence. This attracted the attention of a Avandering coav, and she swalloAA’ed the hook and sinker along Avith part of the line. The next incident Avas a desperate angler Avitli the rod in his hands playing the coav round the paddock in an attempt to get back the hook and line, but he bad finally to let the coav off Avith the and sinker and three parts of the line.