Second Edition. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 79, 24 July 1914, Page 6

S econd Edition. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Another of the series of socials is to be given in the Cardiff school this evening.

Members, of the general committee of the A. and P. Association are reminded of the meeting to be held at 1.30 p.m. to-morrow.

A Russian Finn named John West, aged 60, fell from the Schooner Greyhound while off Kawau* Island, 'and was drowned. The Press Association states that the mate of the vessel, Davies, jumped over, but* before he could get to West, the latter sank.

The death iis announced from Dunedin of Walter George Geddes, aged 94. He arrived in Otago in 1863, and was in business in Ihuiedin for many years. He was a prominent Oddfellow states the Press Association.

A good musical programme has been arranged for the social and dance to be held in-the Stanley \ Read school this evening in furtherance ot the candidature of Miss McCullough (Country Girl) in the Carnival Queen Country resideints are to meet,at the A. and P. Association's office at 12.30 p.m. to-morrow to deal with matters connected with her candidature.

At the Auckland police court, William Leslie Belot was charged that he obtained £&' 10s from a local drapery firm by false pretences. It was stated .(reports the Press Association) that sixteen other charges would be preferred. On the case being adjourned and an application made for bail, the Magistrate said accused left New Zealarid 4 for Australia and skipped bail' theite,-so that though he was entitled to bail as his right, it must be prohibitive, and the amount would be lijmself ini |£2OGO, one surety of £2OOO and two of £IOOO.

A Christcliurch Press Association telegram to-day states: As the result of a collision between a motor car and a motor cycle on July 5 on New Brighton Road, when a girl passenger in a, side-car had her leg and thigh broken, John Whitty was before the'Court to-day, charged with having failed to stop after the accident. Complainant alleged defendant was on the wrong side of tho road and had no lights./ The Magistrate, who inflicted a fine Of £3 arid costs said it was the. duty of a taxi driver to stand by the injured, ■■■*- . j

M a meeting of the Waikato Automobile Association, the following resblritioirwas unanimously passed: "In tlie opinion of this Association the scheme of the present Bill is wrong in principle. This Association is of opinion that a uniform scale of taxation- should' app]ry tq all motor yehi 7 cles, and that the taxation so realised should be subsidised from the general revenue £for £, and that the Government should obtain, a loan "for each province for which this taxation would pay the necessary interest and sinking fund; and that such loan money should be expended in each province by ari expert body which would take over defined main roads; the Association thinks that the general revenue should contribute because of the improvement of all roads andtfor (the reasen that 'other vehicles damage roads as well as motors I ." P.A. • ■ .■■'•■■■'