LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 51, 22 June 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The football match at Whanga on Saturday between the local club and Strathmore and Te Vera, resulted in a draw—a try to a goal from the field.

At the Greyniouth Supreme Court, before Mr Justice Sim, John Clark, nightwatchman, was charged with the theft of meat from a butcher’s shop at Reefton and fined £3O, in default six months’ imprisonment.—P A.

Says the Palmerston North Standam: Close on 50 cyclists hs&e been detected by the police during the last few days, either riding on footpaths, or doging home in the dark without lights. Of this number, 16 haw intimated to the police that they wish to appear voluntarily, thereby saving the sum of 5s summons fee. It is" not generally known that in all breaches of by-laws, delinquints cun make a similar saving by appearing voluntarily.

A meeting of St. Joseph’s branch of the Catholic Federation, representing 3000 Catholics, was held last night in Wellington (states the Press Association).. and passed a resolution' protesting against the proposed referendum on the Bihle-in-Sehools question as a violation of the rights of conscience of ft large section of citizens, as au injustice to teachers, and as an iniqmtons proposal to tax all people to pa> for 'teaching religion acceptable to certain denominations only and utterly obnoxious to others.

Major F. E. Johnston, of the Imperial Army, who is at present on furlough from ! India. has been appointed officer commanding the M ellingtnn district,'vice Colonel Chaytor, who has been appointed - Adjutant-General of the New Zealand forces. The Press Association telegram from Wellington also -states that Major Johnston, son of the Hon. C. .1. Johnston, Wellington. who joined the North Staffordshire liegiment in 1891 and served in the Soudan and South African campaigns. has been promoted to the rank of Major. He was twice mentioned in despatches lor his South African service^.