LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 99, 9 December 1911, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. B. Hine, M.P., left for New Plymouth this morning.

We have received from the Government Printer the New Zealand Statutes for 1911. The volume beside its fat brethren of 1909 and 1910 appears quite attenuated. To such an extent may party feeling run rife that we can state on authoritative grounds that a local resident who has vaccilated somewhat in his politics, and who generally voted with the Opposition, has lost a customer whose sympathies arc all with the Government. The first rehearsal for children taking part in the Fire Brigade Carnival will be held in the Brigade Hall, iTroadway North, at 3.30 o’clock on Monday afternoon. All those children taking part are requested to bo in attendance as punctually as possible. Late on Wednesday night a party of men proceeded to chalk the footpaths, hoardings, and shop-shutters, at Lyttelton, with directions to vote for a certain candidate. The attention of the police was drawn to the matter, and the names of several of the men wore taken.

Special services will he held in the Primitive Methodist Church, Broadway, to-morrow in connection with the 21st Anniversary of the Sunday School. The scholars have prepared attractive music, and the “Children’s Day” is again looked for to as the mostpopular event in the church in the year.

Tiie use of Victoria Park was commented on by the Chairman of the Domain Board yesterday afternoon. He said that the Parle has grown into disfavour witli the athletic bodies, though it was still used by small boys. They preferred the Show Grounds, where they could charge admission and could avail themselves of the use of the grandstand. They had never got much revenue out of it, but this year they would get less. The difficulty attending shunting operations at the Stratford station yards is again exemplified and this morning people passing along Fenton Street had the edification of seeing a truck piled on top of one of the large concrete buffers which had been completely shifted out of the ground. Except for the- shifting of the block the damage does not appear to have been anything considerable. The high wind together with the slope of the lino appears to have boon the cause of the accident.

Cave Canem. Despite all “Laverock” can say, it is frequently borne in on us that when a man and a dog fall out the man comes off second host. One Stratford resident had experience last night. Tie felt angry with a certain well-known canine frequenter of Broadway and lie throw a stone at it, with undoubted intent to do it actual bodily harm, probably with inlent to cause grievous bodily harm anil not unlikely with intent to cause actual, complete and irremediable death. -As the proverb has it, “every bullet has its billet,” and the particular stone used on this occasion seems to bare been destined to penetrate Messrs Smart Bros.’ shop window-

that, is what it did, anyhow. The dag went on its way rejoicing, unharmed.

'"At the quarterly meeting of the Acw Plymouth Chamber of Commerce during a discussion on the uniform half holiday question, a member said the Employers’ Association were divided, oO being in favour of Saturday and 3-1 favoured Thursday.

dir S. Ellison, who has been for some time with -Messrs Hunter and !i\ons, donthts, of Stratford, was a passenger by the Xow Plymouth train tnis morning, Mr Ellison was given a farewell supper last evening by a few of his friends who assisted him every success in Ids new position in Xcw Plymouth, where he joins Mr Chancy, a dentist of that town.

The sale of work in connection with the Holy Trinity Church will take place on Tuesday next, commencing at 11 a.m. The store of goods to be offered comprises many useful articles and the efforts of the iiee reflect great credit on its members. In addition to the needlework there will be stalls devoted to produce, sweets, fancy goods and flowers. These are in capable hands and visitors to the sale of work will receive every attention, i’he committee will lie pleased to receive contributions at the hall ou Monday evening, and not later than 10 30 a.m. ou Tuesday.

The Diet of the little principality of Beuss (Elder Line) in Thuringia has passed a resolution imposing a surtax on the incomes of unmarried men and women more than thirty years of ago (states the Berlin correspondent of the London “Daily Mail”). Th 6 father of tiie measure is himself a taxable bachelor and wanted to apply the law to childless married couples, widowers, and widows, but he had to abandon this part of the scheme in consequence of the fierce opposition of his two chief opponents, who are also bachelors. One member threatened a general exodus of well-to-do bachelors from ileuss, there being seventy-six of these desirables in Greiz, the capital. Another member pleaded the cause of taxable spinsters, who could not be expected to take the initiative in the business of getting a husband. Tho surtax is 5 per cent, on the income tax on incomes up to £3OO, and 10 per cent, on larger incomes. The population of Beuss is between 70,000 and 80,000. .