Local and General.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 80, 9 August 1923, Page 4

Local and General.

An Auckland Press Association telegram to-day states that the wholesale price of butter has been reduced 2d per lb. and the retail price in proportion, super fine being 1/7, first grade 1/6, second 1/5.

Weather forecast.—The indications are for freshening easterly winds, strong to gale. The weather conditions are threatening. The weather appears likely to be cloudy and unsettled, with rain following. Barometer falling.—Bates, Wellington.

I The following will represent the j Card Club against Public Service to- | morrow night at Carman's Ro,<m. at 8 p.m. : W. Schnider, R. Hnylock, B. Green, P. James, H. Collingwood. W. Hawke, W. Croots, T. Lawson, C. Gatt.on, L. Reader, A. George, G. Knight, B. Saunders, H. Hay f lock, W. Foley, W. Young. Wtnter Is on ua again. Get your spouting and downpipea. repaired and don't T ,et the timber i n your houses and shop* decay for the sake of a few shillings. Stan Robinson will d 0 you a good Job. Step qlonp la Weeiton Bros and give your Smart Bros, for electric light advertising flashing Solar Lamps. For Electric wiring, repairs, etc. ring up No. 30 and at night No 156,

On Wednesday the Moa Dairy Co, decided to sell about W'O boxes o£ its August and September Outer. A price, sufficient to give a payment of 1/5 per lb butter-fat, was obtained.

A new penny stamp aas been designed to mark the r<-i it. oduct on of penny postage in N w Zealand. The Press Association says the chief feature is a miniatu re map of thi Dominion, with side borders in a Maori scroll. The color is pink.

The Department of Internal Affairs has extended the trapping season for opposums for two weeks. The Wellington Acclimatisation Society delated the action, declaring it was most unfair, and that the Society should have bsen consulted. One speaker said the an mals would soon be killed off, as the trappers -were destroying male and female. A protest was sent to the Minister.(Press Association.) "We are fortunate in this dio,ese in possessing many hard-work ng and capable Maori clergy, but I am ( still ashamed of the miserable. s r ip- * ends on which they and thei r families «'ere expected to live," writes liithojii. Averill in the Church Gazette ''3s must needs be that the Maori clergy became more and more assimilated to the manner of life of their palieha brethren, and they should .eoive at least a stipend of £2OO per amum. ' The Maori people are doing fa r more to help themselves than they cvere a short time ago, and in many instances they have shown Veal selfsacrifice in building churches. The Maoris in this diocese are far from wealthy, and for some time <hey must depend upon the goodwill and financial assistance of their pofc'-Jia well-wishers if they are to main t am ttnd extend the Church's worli in their midst."

There weie celebrated in Palmerston North on Friday two wedding anniversaries in one family, the occasion being unique in that both a golden and sliver wedding occurred, the happy celebrants being Mr and Mrs D. Charker, of 16 WaMegrave Street, and Mr and Mr? A. H. Haddon. also of that address

Mrs Haddon is the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Charker, an-i the ''cuble event was observed in fitting fashion, the proceedings taking the form of a family reunion. M- and Mrs Charker were .married at Nfew-castJp-under-Lyme; Ensl.md, in the I rear 1873; and in 1876 they came to New Zealand on the. barque landing at Nelson. They proceeded to Karori, Wellington, where they resided for seven years and i hen I came to Pa.lmerst.on North, vrbere they nave resided ewr fcittee, a ne-'od of 40 1 years. Mr and Mrs Baddon, who celebrated their silver wedding, were' married by the Rev. Wrigley, of the -Methodist Ohmvii, and have resided jn Palaieisbon North all their married life. Mr and Mrs Charker have a family of chvee living, one son and two daughters Adjutant A. H. Charker, of tin Divisional Headquarters Staff of the Salvation Army at Dunedin, and Mesdames Haddon and M. Bra u>ey, of Palmerston North. There are also 3even grandchildren. A feature of the celebrations was a trreetior wedding cake, and a happy evening was spent by the family, all except two members who were unable to he present, participating in the celebrations. "I don't knoiv how you sell <t at the price" is what they all say who nave inspected and tried the beauti fully finished new model 1923 Chevrolet car, £290 complete. Inspection invited and demonstrations arranged.—Stevenson, Blackstock & Co. International Harvester Co., Regan Street. x