LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 59, 11 March 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual district meeting of the 1.0.0. IC. M.U., takes place at Eltham to-morrow. The most important business to come before the delegates will be the question of consolidation of the sick and funeral fund.

The Tariki Horticultural Society’s annual show is being held to-morrow, and a pleasant day’s outing is promised those who attend. There should ho a good attendance at the .Midhirst Public Hal! this evening on the occasion of the dance being given in aid of the building fund. A Dunedin Press Association telegram this morning says that the Savings Bank Trust donated £750 to the medical school extension fund? Mr Dates is, as usual, fairly noncommittal in his forecast of the weather, but his opinion seems to be that the weather will h,* good for the Fire Brigade Pete to-morrow. His dictum of “fair t;> cloudy weather” may safely he multiplied by eight, the product of .such sum being “a day like Wednesday.” There is no “criminal” business setdown for hearing at Friday’s sitting of the Court—there will not appear in the dread presence of the Magistrate any of those desperate characters who drive gigs without lights, ride bicycles on the footpath or allow cows to wander at large, contrary to the form of the statute in that case made and provided. A search of the Court records would probably disclose that this week’s sitting is unique in this respect. The sole business set down consists of eighteen civil actions, in only one of which notice of intention to defend has been filed. A Wellington Press Association telegram to-day contains the following : —The Xew Zealand Times says: ■'There is a state of unrest in the Cook Islands, and the Tutanekai will go there about the middle of next mouth, taking the Governor (Lord Liverpool), aiid the Hons. Herdman and Pomare. Two warships will accompany the party. For some time past it has been understood that the Governor would make a trip to the Islands, partly for pleasure and partly for observation, and would be accompanied by one Minister.” The Times also says a petition was brought to Xew Zealand in January hy two chiefs, Imt they were unable to see Dr. Pomare, Native Minister.

Last night the Methodist Band of Hope held its first meeting for this year in the Began Street school. There were a large number of children present, together with some of the older folk. The programme, on account of the annual meeting, which was to follow, was not a lengthy one, but the items submitted were very much enjoyed. Recitations were given by Miss Eva Brown, Miss Moana Brown and Master Ronald Goodrich. Solos were nicely sung by Miss I. Sole ana Miss X. Lveriss, and a duet was •sung hy Messrs I. Xelson and C. Russ. Master Will Dobson delivered a verv interesting temperance reading, and the Rev. Bandy, who was in the chair, delivered a temperance address specially lor the children. The -concluding item on the programme was a temperance dialogue entitled “Tried and True,” in which seven took part. Tile dialogue took up the best part of half-au-hour, and was very much enjoyed. Hie Band of Hope meetings will in future be held monthly, and tlie committee hope each time to put on good programmes, to which everybody is heartily welcomed.