LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 89, 6 April 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The tender of Mr N. J. King ha = been accepted for additions to tilt Hospital.

Messrs J. Masters and S. B. Hunter, .1 .P’s.., presided at a sitting of the Court this morning. A first-of-fending inebriate was convicted and discharged, and a prohibition order was granted against a resident at his own request.

Sentence of death was passed on a young man named Alfred George Brown, aged 18, at the Sydney Central Criminal Court last week, after trial on two counts of having committed a serious offence on a girl of tender years at Comleroy on February 9th.

A proposal has been put forward to organise a party of 100 Baptists as a delegation to the next congress of the Baptist World Alliance, to be held in Berlin in 1916. The next Australian Congress will open in Adelaide on August 19! of this year.

Hitherto the London Metropolitan Police Force has been credited with the possession of the tallest constable in England in the person of Policeconstable Bellamy, who stands 6ft 4in in his stockings. This position is challenged by the Thetford Borough Police, who declare that the championship must bo given to Inspector Vincent, whose height is given as 6ft s)in.

The National Bible Society of Scotland reports a circulation of 2,695,000 Scriptures, being an increase of 336,000 over the previous year, It-loths of this circulation being in foreign and non-Christian countries. The greatest increase was in China, where the demand for the Scriptures at present is unprecedented. Last year there were 1,578,285 Scriptures circulated in the Chinese language.

The Manaia Witness is informed that the greater part of the route recommended by the Railway Commission passes through native land which would be taken by valuation and at practically a small cost to the country compared to the prices that must be paid for land on the present route, which will go largely through the freehold and private lands of white settlers.

There was an unusually largo crowd of citizens in King Edward Park yesterday to enjoy the excellent programme of music supplied by the Municipal Band, which was well received. There was an excellent muster of bandsmen, and yesterday’s excellent reception should encourage them to continue their public performances. With such a large number on the ground the need of more seating accommodation was much felt.

“The New Zealand division is possessed of no great fighting value. Its two rattletrap ‘P’ cruisers, the Psyche and Pyramus, and the crazy old sloop Torch couldn’t put up a five minutes fight against a single Dartmouth or Bristol.”—Thus the London correspondent of the Sydney Daily Telegraph. A new baby arrived, and the father told his ten-year-old little daughter what the doctor had found in the garden. The little girl seemed very delighted, and asked if she mightwrite to her brother at school and tell him the delightful news. When the father saw her letter this is what he read:—“Dear Bobby,—You owe me fid—it’s a girl!” The Appeal Court opened at Wellington to-day, the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), and Justices Dennxston, Edwards, and Sim being on the bench. There is a long list of cases (states the Press Association). Fixtures were made for the first three days of this week and then the Court adjourns till the 19th. Leave to appeal'to the Privy Council was granted in the cases of the Union S.S. Co. v. Wellington Harbor Board and Acton Adams v. Rutherford. The Remuera arrived at Wellington from London to-day (states a Press Association mesage), with 366 passengers, most of whom were immigrats. The number assisted under the Government scheme was 130, including 31 domestics and 17 farm laborers. The vessel ran into a gale of hurricane force on 23rd February, being struck by a heavy sea, which washed away the starboard accommodation ladder, and stove in the starboard bulwarks. During the voyage Miss A. Hill, an Auckland passenger, died from natural causes, and was buried at sea. The Salvation Army territorial congress opened in Melbourne on Thursday last, under the presidency of Commissioner Hay. The delegates leave later to attend the international congress in London in June. It is expected that the latter will be attended by about 2000 delegates, representing 8 countries. There will be Zulus, Kaffirs, Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, Maoris, West Indians, Lapps, Afrikanders, Australians, Hindus, Norwegians, Dutch, French, Canadians, Javanese, Italians, Swiss, Belgians, and British. This unique company will march to Hyde Park on Juno 13 for a monster open-air demonstration that afternoon. The result of the gift calf coxnpeti- f tion in connection with the Stratford A. and P. Association is as follows First prize £4, B. Orr, Ngaere; second £3, P. H. Wellington, Midhirst ; third £3, A\T V. Harkness, Midhirst; fourth £l, AV. Walker, Midhirst; fifth 15s, J. Zimmerman, Waipuku; sixth 10s, A. E. Speck, Stratford; seventh ss, G. A. Marchant, Cardiff; v.h.c., C. Mumby and C. E. Fowler, Stratford. Best Steer.—First prize £l, > M. T. Phillips, Stratford; second 10s, E. J. Kirkwood. Stratford; third ss, T. Lyford, Stratford. The calves on the whole were a very good lot, and will be sold by the associated auctioneers of Stratford to-morrow, immediately prior to Messrs Webster, Dobsqri, and the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile’s sale. In accordance with the recommendation of the Post and Telegraph Officers’ Association, the Public Service Commissioners have agreed to create the following new positions: Senior mail clerk, at Palmerston North; assistant parcels clerks, at Christchurch and Dunedin; parcels clerks, at Invercargill and Wanganui; parcels accounts clerks, at Auckland and Wellington; delivery clerk, at Dunedin; stamp clerks at Auckland and Wellington ; assistant clerks in charge of letter carriers, at Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington; second money order and savings bank clerks, at Timaru, Gisborne and New Plymouth; and senior telegraphists at Hamilton, Hastings and Masterton. The commissioners also indicated their approval of the recommendation that the following positions be raised a grade: Foreign grade clerk, at Auckland; senior clerk, at the Chief Post Office, Auckland; senior parcels clerks, at Christchurch and Dunedin : and senior despatch clerks, at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. The position of several postmasters at sub-offices is also to be raised a grade, concludes the Press Association.