LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 27, 18 September 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The normadic population of Kohuraahi is incerasing daily, and Whanganomona is decreasing in like proporion (writes our correspondent). Tins ,eek will see an extensive move on ho part of the Public "NYorks emdoyees, and the engine will also ‘stable” here until the next general nove is made. A “general move” honld he seen (or participated in) to 10 fully realised and appreciated. Imagine a train of about ten or twelve rucks, containing, perhaps, half as nany families and their household roods and chattels (mostly chattels) 'ten coops, wire netting, dogs, frits, huts in sections, rolls of blankets and tedding, boxes innumerable, and, what s most important, the “missus and he kids, the former nursing the baby, tr. in the absence of a family sleepweaker, perhaps a family clock. The dder children are generally given barge of a sugar bag with the cat. or he inevitable string bag or small box with some of the most valuable ■rnaments, and (to finish the void picure) imagine there is a tine but thoroughly wetting drizzle falling to the eeompaniment of various opinions in •everal degrees of language!

A correspondent writes stating that people may not recognise the weed which the Department of Agriculture calls spiderwort, as he believes it is more generally known as inkwort.

Judgment by default was given in the following cases at the Court this morn, ing: J. Francis v. D. K. Gooch, 4s 6d, costs os; Ha Hi well and Thomson v, W. L. Roberts, £1 12s 3d, costs 9s.

The annual general meeting of members of the Stratford Bowling Club is to be held in the Borough Council Chambers at 8 o’clock this evening. An invitation to attend is extended to intending members.

At tbe fortnightly meeting of the 1.0.0. F., A.C., Pouatu Lodge, held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Whaiigamomona, on Monday (states a correspondent), the chair was taken by Bro. H. Montgomery, P.G. live now candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the Order. It has been decided to open a branch of the Order at Tahora, where meetings will be held every mouth.

The thirty couples who took the floor for dancing at the Fire Brigade Hall last evening thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The music was played by Mrs Bianchi and Mrs Hancock obliged with an extra. A tasty supper was provided by the Ladies’ Committee. Tho management are so well pleased with the popularity of these weekly fixtures that they intend to keep them going until further notice.

It is usually’ claimed that in New Zealand news is spread as quickly and thoroughly as anywhere else, but it is stated that a man from the hinterland heard for the first time of the outbreak of war when on a visit to Eltham.a few days ago, which -shows that there are still places frequented by the “bush-whacker” and others of the genus pioneer which can still he described as “far from the madding crowd.”

An extraordinary general ~ meeting of shareholders of the Midhirst Dairy Co. was held yesterday to consider the question of making a contribution towards the Empire Defence Fund, and on the motion of Mr Joseph calash, seconded by Mr A. Simons, the following resolution was carried: —“That this Company make a monthly contribution to the Empire Defence F und of i per cent, on the net value of butter shipped while the war continues, such contribution to cease should a war tax be declared.”

The railway working account for the four weeks ended August 15th, pub* lished in the Gazette last night, shows the following figuresßevenue. North Island (1914) £155,304, (1913) £143,992; South Island, £127,784 and £123,230; totals, £283,088 and £267,222. Expenditure.—North . Island (1914) £118,754, (1913) £118,470; South Island, £99,330 and £101,199; totals, £219,083 and £219,670. The percentage of the revenue expended to date in the current year is 74.50 m the ’North Island ! and '69.11' in the South Island. The figures tor the corresponding portion of last year weio respectively 72.6 and Vi.G.