LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 26, 22 December 1917, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Stratford Evening Post will not. be published on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, (December 25th ana 20th).

The Department of Imperial Supplies is squaring up for the fii'st shipmeat of this season's cheese and cheque-day at the factories has passed ofF without a hitch.

At 2.15 this afternoon, the voting; on the Borough loan proposals was small, less than 100 votes having been' recorded. The polling booth at tho Municipal Buildings is open till seven o'clock this evening.

Recently the Minister for Finance, sent to the schools supplies of a special form for the use of children who wished to assist in providing money for war purposes. The forms have 16 spaces each intended to be occupied by a shilling stamp. The child saves enough to by a shilling stamp, places it in one of the spaces and continues the process until the form is filled.. Then the post office will exchange the completed form for a £1 War Certificate.

The will of Lieutenant Joseph A. Child, Yorkshire Regiment, who was killed at Ypres on June 7th last, was made on April 14th on the back of a photograph of a lady. It read as follows: "In the event of my death I leave all my effects, including all moneys lying to my credit to this young lady,Miss Mary Pickles, Shirley Villa. Clockheaton, Yorkshire Eug land." Probate has now been granted to Miss Pickles.

The Tuapeka Times is responsible lor the following "true yarn" :—A Cliin.'iniiut named Macphersou lately tendered for a contract. The parties empowered to accept or reject tenders (they reside at Tokomairiro) expressed surprise that any Chinese should ho a Macpherson, and, in reply, the Celestial (in English, split up into vulgar fractions) explained: "It's no use for anyone to tender in this d country unless he's a Scotchman." ' The new method of cutting up mutton carcases to save shipping space. is now in operation at the Waitara Freezing Works. The local paper says it has been found to be most effective. An instance of a .Maori hoy's honesty came under our (Waitara Mail) notice on Friday morning. The lad went to the Waihi school to get his hooks, and discovered outside the building a purse bulging out with hank notes. He took it immediately to the master, who saw on the lap the owner's name. The incident is an il-> lustration of the excellent way the Waihi children, are trained.

Barra dough's Nervine stops Toothache. '

The management of His Majesty's Theatre have been extremely fortunate in securing for their Christmas attraction, a super feature film play eatitled "Flames of Johaniss" featuring the greatest actress to visit Australia under the J. C. Williamson bannor, Miss Nance O'Neill. The picture has been specially written for this stage star, and a treat therefore is in -tore for picture goers on Monday and Tuesday next at His Majesty's.