LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 67, 14 November 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A London cablegram states that the Delphic has sailed for Wellington. . The Defence Rifle Club holds its ' usual drill ou Monday evening. ;■/ - 5 .; ; r 1; "M V : name of the girl killed at Ngatira'by the breaking of a swing was Jenkins, not Watkins, states a, Rotorua P.A, wire. • , ■' -V \ 1 f 1 ;| . At last night’t special infe'etmg'of ; the’■ Borough Council, Cr. Richards •moved, in accordance with’ notice, that the footpaths in Broadway be widened by three feet, but after discussion the motion was defeated. With a view to making .better-.pro-vision for separating different, breeds of stock when grazing during the show, the grounds committee of the A. and P. Association lias been instructed to report to next meeting on the question of further subdivision of the pad : flooks - . y-Vi} A sale of work is to he held in the Parish Stall,’ Stratford, dp .Saturday, November 21si. fhe’sale will he opened * by" Mr' j: • B;'' ffine!; % ,P. ,'' at 11.30 a.m v . Luhciiedh will "’fee prqyidTdd’ frorji ‘ noon' f.Sb ''o’clock.' Will; bo competitions .of an interesting and novel' nature fihnhg the aHernoon and evening, f qr d:. .*r,s A -Tdkb'ddiTdspbndent aA? very 'ffire■’■‘Schibit ! bf mffttoh . .ill _ _-A-. . - ■ ........ a,. .V . - 4..

A -Tdkb OOWOspOh'deht wuit4s / « very ,: ttWV®3ub!t 'of mfittofa M’as < 5n Mr ! A. WrgfiSoH*s sfibfi, Tbk&i this! Morning, being'this 'carcases of 4 hoggets which averaged 9Tlbs •-ench. The sheep were hred by Mr Toil! Goldup. and would take some beating, This again speaks volumes'“-of praise for the Toko land.

The secretary of the A. and P. As--5 apciatldiv would he pleased to hear of i.gentlemW'willing to" vdliHtfrSef ' their , ; clhriwg - the show. ' In (.many ; gas©*.thdStewards-- appointed to dasshs are! themselves exhibitors and 'find it: 1 4ischlt>to ’give: theirOclassfes qnifcite atfcentioh.s ■; All’oady.'dnvbrsacln volnqteersrhavie. come: forward.be.if&n ; ! Rod-loie jc-v. s ,ajsD i?« r*

Colonel Collins; lolhefr'exeontiviea oifir •cer. of t (the •Dominion -B4fle .Association desires it .to ■he known (states;! the Press: 'Association) hind tip? animat rifle .meeting of-..|the > Association .will he held as usual during the coming year, hut that it is not possible to decide definitely on the date owing to the Trentham rifle range being required for training drafts for the expedition ary force. The programme will probably bo the same as at last meeting-

The Rev. R, B. S. Hammond, vicar of St. Simon’s and St. Jude’s, Sydney, will be in Stratford on Monday. In the afternoon'lie'will address a meeting of women in the Parish Hall! his' finb! ject being “The Wrecks of Hiiniariity;” : In the evening he will deliver’ an ad-' dress'at the-Town Hall under the title of “Derelicts.” •Mr Hammond has; had long experience in slum work in Sydney and can be relied on for ah ante rosting address. Admission to both meetings will he free, hut a collection will be taken up in• aid of the British Relief Fund.

Last night the installation of officers of L.O.L/76, took place, the installing officer being Bro. H. A. Wunsch, D.G.M. The following officers were in. stalled: W.M., Bro. H. Kilpatrick; D.M., Bro. C. Roberts ; Chaplain, Bro: Rev. Reader; secretary, Bro. H. Voght; treasurer, Bro. J. Anderson; deacons, Bros. Sheriff and Fincham; tyler, Bro. L. Roberts. Visitors from Ti'maru and New Plymouth - were present, and the Stratford ladies’ lodge attended in full force. After the installation a banquet was held, at which the following toasts wore honored: “The .King,” “District Grand Lodge,” “Ladies’ Lodge,” and “The Visitors.”

The executive committee of the A. and P. Association met last night, there being present; Messrs E. Jackson (president, in the chair), W. M. Bayly, D. J. Malone, J. M. Shelter, W. H. H. Young, R Dingle and E. Kelleher. The W.C.T.U. w’ss given permission ■to erect a rest tent on the ground during the show.. The subcommittee set up to canvass for entries reported excellent response from all parts of the district. The Borough Council is to be asked to allow the Association to erect notice-boards from the Post Office to Flint Road regulating the speed of all traffic. The stationmaster is to be approached with a view to having a porter stationed at the Flint Road crossing on ! sfiow' days. Mr R. H. ICivell’s tender for the solo right to sell the official catalogue was accepted,

r J. B. Campbell/ stationmaSter,-' has been transferred to Palmerston South for health reasons, iMid .will ,bo succeeded here by Mr Peattie. * fW ■ ■>

-*S -?A large meeting of supporters df. ti'e Liberal Party was held last evening in the Foresters’ Hall, when matt ters concerning the present campaign were discussed. Amongst the business done was included, a resolution of sympathy with Mr \. Smith and family in connection with * the sid bereavement they have suffered. { A Rotorua Press Association tele- , gram states: The domestic relatives land financial circumstances of-receute in Rotorua have of late aroused considerable excitement in town,and about eleven o’clock last night a large crowd visited one house and tarred and feathered the object of their resentment. The police are taking action.