LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 80, 25 July 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A list of all persons. evading service in the New Zealand Defence Forces has been compiled and handed to the Police Department. In every case where the police find any of those on the list proceedings for failing to render personal service will be instituted.

Following is a passage from a letter: read at last night's meeting of the A. and P. executive, written by Mr John Robertson, late of Inaha, but now oi Clevedon South: "I may say that I have visited all the principal shows in the Auckland district and can say that Stratford has nothing to learn from the shows there either as to management of its show or kindness to exhibitors."

At Bath, England, on June 5, Dr. Warren, president of Magdalen, and Professor of Poetry to the University of Oxford, unveiled two tablets. One of them says very simply: "Here lived William Wordsworth," and the other, in the same fashion, says: "Here lived Robert Southey." The dates of birth and death of the poets are added. There are 36 such tablets in Bath. It is not easy to identify the exact houses in which the famous irinn 1-ave spent part of their lives.

A cribbage match between teams representing Ngaere and Strafford was : held last evening in llder's tea rooms. There were fight tables going, and a good evening's play resulted in a win for Ngaere, the scores being: Ngaere 56, Strar+ord P Dt-tnils of the scoring are as fellows .N'gacie :>lajers being mentioned 6rst in each in r stance':--\Viito;r and Callnghan 4 ~

J. Harston and C. Kivell 6; Wisnewski and Thomas, jj, 7. v. 1) McCuHrm and J. Joiwg 7, SiaM.-eil and < larUe 7. v. Nelson and Green 7; Orr Bros. 9, v. J. and L. Sharrock 2; Taylor and Christie 3, v I Sp- k "'"f 0 Yi-w.'io 9, Willis .v.d Mormon S v K«.Hy fid Yardley 6; -1/ns and Book 9; v Low and Stewart 6; I Cur ana T ht.nas, senr., 9/ v. W. and F. Collins 6.

Answering the taunt that he was a slave to his Irish taskmasters, Mr Asquith, on the final reading of the Home Rule Bill/speaking with something like passion, said: "I hold my office by the consent and confidence of a majority of the House of Commons, and so long a s I can make, that claim I desire no better title to its tenure." And then he went on to attribute the furious wrath of the Opposition to their "lack of imagination" and their inability to understand what the Liberal Party had suffered during the long years when they were in the cold shade, and unable to prevent the passage of Bills against which they passionately protested. "It is only now," he said, "when we have very imperfectly, but' substantially, reduced the standing balance of injustice that we see the'atittude and hear the language of the right hon. gentlemen."

A correspondent of the London "Record" recently suggested that there should bo prayer in iftie churches for journalists who, he said, were the most difficult class to reach religiously. Another correspondent points out that the Evangelical Alliance included "the Press" in its list of subjects for the Week of Prayer, and he adds: "We are again reminded of 'the enormous influence of the Press.' The devil, the flesh, and Mammon are unceasing in their desperate efforts to sieze and exploit this coveted influence that led to my appeal ( in January- I have asked if any reader knew of a diocesan litany which included prayers for the Press, but I have not heard of one. I hope the time will soon come when every diocesan litany will include a prayer for editors, authors, and journalists."

Eighteen .years ago Messrs Weddel and Co. shipped a quarter of beef from Queensland to Malta, and it remainded until this year in the cold storage rooms of the Army meat contractor there. A month ago these rooms were taken over by the Government, and the.antique hindquarter was sent Home a s a curio. It made its appearance in Smithfield, when a group of blue-smocked experts gathered round to watch the joint thawing itself out in the blood and suet-laden atmosphere of the Central Market. A hole was bored in the haunch, and samples of beef were extracted and were pronounced to bo sound meat. To keep the joint fresh for eighteen years it has cost at the rate of one penny per stone per month for storage, about £1 » I year more than seven times the original value of the b«f—which would Ibe about %% 10»,

Members of the Orange Order aro reminded of the church parade to be held to-morrow morning at Holy Trinity Church, when the Rev Harvie will conduct the service.

The Midhirst Hall is still a good amount in debt, and the Hall Jioaid is holding a series of dances to wipe off the balance. The next d.nn:e of the series will be held on Wednesday next. ,

A very dainty refection was provided at Thursday's complimentary banquet to Mr A. Brown at Midhirst, the caterer being Mr Barford, of Midhirst, the general opinion being expressed that nothing better could have been desired.

A unique case is before the Court in New Plymouth. The well-known Jehu, W. A. Jury, is the defendant, and is charged, on the information of the County Inspector, with failing to give a motor car the necessary room to pass on the road between New Plymouth and Opunake, Jury being the driVer of the mail-coach at the time. The case is adjourned for production of further evidence.

What is going next on to the list of modern afflictions ? The taxi-throat in London is becoming a common complaint, while the cinema dinners at the restaurants are already on the medical mind. Add to these new dangers an assortment of "ankles," "knees," "eyes," "arms," and "nerves," all due to something excessive somewhere, and in no time we shall have a race of cripples, "brought on" by nobody knows what. . , , }