LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXXI, Issue 18, 10 August 1920, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Enstcrn Cable Company advises they have resumed accepting full-rate cables to the ITiTlcd Kingdom via Eastern.

The Mayor stated at last night’s meeting of the Council that the sum of £3330 had been received by the Treasurer (Mr P. Skoglund) in response to applications for money to be deposited “on call.”

A New York cablegram states that the Cunard liner Aquitania, which sailed from New York on July 31, created a.-new record. She covered the last 129 miles to Cherbourg, on Friday in three forty-two minutes, an average of 27.1 knots,, or 31 land miles an hour.

At a meeting of the Nelson Band Contest Committee, the following prizes were allocated: A Grade, Ist £2OO, 2nd £IOO, 3rd £SO. B Grade. £IOO, £3O, and £2O. Quickstep £3O, ,£15,, and , £lO. The I’rcss adds that the contest commences on March 14th.

Tlie breaking of insulators on the electric light poles in the Borough is causing the Stratford Council's stab a good deal of unnecessary anxiety, and as schoolboys have been bkiiuod for the trouble, th<> electrical engineer has been - instrnefed to m ter view the Headmaster of the Stratford School with a view to warning the hoys of the penalties which they incur by 'their pranks.

The first sitting of the Price Investigation tribunal to take place in Taranaki opened at Non - Plymouth Courthouse at K) o'clock this morning for tile purpose of hearing complaints as to unreasonably high prices, and the tribunal will sit again to-morrow. The proceedings in accordance with the Act, will not be open to the public or to the Press.

There was a good attendance at last evening’s gathering ot the Boys and Girls’ Improvement Association. 'ldle chairman (Rev. C. W. Howard)

gave a short but interesting lecture on “The Early Settlement of New Zealand.” The' following members contributed items: Cliff Kerr, recital ion, Lindsay Ruscoe. mandolin solo. Rita. Colin and Byron Grubb, trio; Alf Thomas, humorous reading: Neta Curteis, humorous reading: Joan Morton,’ recitation. The subject for discussion at next gathering is “Which would be the most intorestincr trip—by aeroplane or by submit!-

Sanderson and Judd for plumbing, drain-laying, etc. Good work and prompt attention. TeW-mm 222. x