LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 88, 4 August 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Borough Council decided, last night to give Broadway central some temporary attention hy scarifying it and rolling it. The Mayor said it would he impossible to do permanent work on the street until next January or February. Members of the first group of the Building Society held a ballot for an appropriation of £3OO, the result being that the amount was divided between Messrs F. W. Wake and F. Brown. The following business is set down for the sitting of the Court on Friday : Sixteen civil eases (four ed), one judgment summons, three breaches of by-laws, and one application for exemption from military duty. The Mayor told, the Borough Council last night that ho had intended to move the loan proposals a step foiward, but in view of the present state of the money market he saw that it would he useless to do so. However, when circumstances suited he would move in the matter. On July 17 Sanih Jane Amnion, claiming to he tho Widow, applied to the Supremo Court in Dunedin for an order absolute giving her administration of Samuel Afred Amnion, deceased's estate. Catherine Amnion, ot Taihape, at tfiat stage also claimed to be Amnion's widow. When the case was called yesterday, it suddenly collapsed. Counsel for Catherine put in an affidavit giving circumstantial evidence as to her marrfcge with Amnion, whereupon counsel for Sarah Jane intimated that he had received word from Auckland which satisfied him that Catherine Amnion was Samuel Amnion's wife, consequently Sarah ■lane had no claim on the estate, and he withdrew. Mr Justice Sim made an order discharging the rule nisi against Sarah Jane.

During July 31 deaths, 11 births and 5 marriages were registered in Stratford. The monthly meeting of the W.C. T.U. will be held on Thursday afternoon. In the billiard match between Lindrum and Reeco in Sydney, the former has scored 11,508 points and the latter 10,641, states a cablegram. At Hawera yesterday, W. D. G. Clemoes, a milk vendor, was fined £lO for having sold milk which did not comply with the regulations \mder the Sale of Food and Drugs Act. A Wanganui Press Association telegram states: At a combined meeting of the Liberal League and the Labour Party last evening it was announced that Mr W. A. Yeitch had been selected as the Democratic candidate for Wanganui at the general election. . At the Christchurch Supreme Court (states a Press Association message), James Bartley, charged with assault on Philip Metz, a pawnbroker, on June 24, was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. The Judge said he was guilty of a murderous assault. It would appear that Inglewood enjoyed much the same rainfall as Stratford in Julv, according to details supplied by Miss A T . Trimble, the observer. Rain fell on twentymo days. The highest falls were .62in on the Bth, .59in on the 9th, .51in on the 13th, .61in on the 24th, and .75in on the 30th. On eight days the fall was under a tenth of an inch.

A cablegram frc:n Sydney reads:— Mr Campbell Ogilvie, scientist, statea that for every pound of frozen meat that Australia, New Zealand or the Argentine sends to London, the American Beef Trust" gets a penny, because it holds the whole of the trade in its hands. He considers the price of meat likely to rise for the next ten years.

In the case Catherine Lena Broad v. Rex, the Appeal Court at Wellington was unanimously of the ...opinion that the verdict of the jury should be upheld. The Press Association states that judgment was .entered in the Court below for supplicant for the amount found by the' jury (£2000) with costs according to scale.

Or. Richards said at the Borough Council meeting last night that he was pleased somebody had been prosecuted for tipping rubbish on a street. It was a practice which should be stopped. He knew of places where creeks on streets were largely used for tips. Ci\. Thompson spoke similarly. The Town Clerk said the Inspector's difficulty was to ascertain who was doing the tipping. People saw the tipping going on but did not notify the Council.

The final euchre tournament of. the season under the auspices of the Cardiff school committee is 'to be held on Friday evening. A valuable prize is to be awarded to the person scoring the most points through the series, and there are about six who have a good chance of winning, their totals to date being close together, and Friday night's results will decide the winner. The tournaments were instituted to enable the committee to buy a piano for the use of the school and they have now got the piano free of debt and a few pounds to help to effect very necessary repairs and alterations around the school, but there is still much work to be done and for which funds are required.

The Mayor reported at last night's meeting of the Borough Council on the recent Municipal Conference, which he described as one of the most important yet held. The Council's remit regarding the depositing of plans when land is cut up and it is not proposed to make streets was passed almost unanimously. The remit regarding meat was not passed, chiefly, the Mayor thought, because delegates were not very conversant with abattoir matters. However, he thought that it would pass at the next conference. On© of the things 'which of itself would justify the conference was the discussion on a suggestion for a national scheme for superannuation for local body employees. This wo'uld be a move in the interests of both the local bodies and the employees. The matter was considered of such an important character that it was proposed to hold a, special conference to discuss it. Other Councillors expressed their appreciation of the scheme. On Cr Thompson's motion a vote of thanks was passed to the Mayor for his report, and it was decided to pay his expenses to Wellington.