Local and General.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 83, 13 August 1923, Page 4

Local and General.

• :'.orai University and Training ..Allege students have arrived home on Second Term vacation.

Mr J. Malton Murray, of Wellington, will speak at the annual meeting of the Stratford Prohibition League in the Methodist Schoolroom to-morrow evening.

A basket-ball match on Saturday l»otween the New Plymouth Technical College and the Laaics' LueSavinff Club team was won by the former by 12 to 4.

The Wanganui Borough Council was fined £3 at the court to-day for supplying short-weight coke to customers. The evidence showed a shortage of 4 cwt in 24 sacks.— (Press Association.)

A case of interest to. jockeys, trainers and horse-owners was begun at the Hawera court on Friday, before Mr J. S. Barton, S.M., when a trainer and jockey named W. West claimed £6B 10s from D. J. Hughes, this amount being alleged to be due in payment of the 10 per cent, trainer s fees on the winnings of Hughes' horses trained by West.

The Church Chronicle says: It will be a source of gratification to known that Mrs Balcombe Brown has most generously placed in the hands of the Diocesan Trustees the sum of £IOOO to found a Memorial Scholarship for the benefit of the sons of the clergy of this diocese, tenable at Wanganui College. Here is an example that is worthy indeed of being emulated by other wouldbe benefactors. Mention is also made of an anonymous gift of £IOOO, fb'r the new edition of the Maori Bible, which has been received by the British and Foreign Bible Society. At present there is no complete edition. Smart Bros, for electric light advertising flashing Solar Lumps. For Electric wiring, repairs, etc. ring up No. 30 and at night No 156. Sanderson and Judd for plumbing drain-laying electric work, etc. Ail kinds of electric fittings stocked. Good work, prompt attention, Tele phone 22?, x

In a recent ease heard at the Dunedin Supremo Court 110 loss than 35 jurymen were challenged.

The unique spectacle of girls riding to school on the backs of calves may be witnessed in a district not many miles from Oamaru, says the Times.

The Sydney Police, under new traffic regulations, are prohibiting all street meetings in the city including the Salvation Army (report 3 a cablegram to-day.) „ %

Weather forecast. —The indications are for moderate to strongwinds, backing by south to east. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather with increasing hazo and cloudiness for change. Barometer little movement. —Bates, Wellington.

An Auckland Press Association telegram to-day states that the Stephan, which left on Friday with the shore end of the duplex Suva cable, returned this morning, having connected with the ocean end of the cable 100 miles distant. The work was completed at 10 o'clock on Saturday night.

The third of the quarterly sessions for 1923 of the Supreme Court will commence at the Courthouse, New Plymouth, to-morrow morning at 10.30. His Honor Sir Frederick Chapman will preside.

• The lambing season in the Colyton district (reports the Manawatu Standard) is being characterised by a considerable mortality amongst the sheep, which are sickening from a disease not yet correctly diagnosed. The bankruptcy returns for the Dominion show 57 in July, as against the 74 for the same month in 1922. For seven months the total is 392 to 407. Farmers continue to top the list, and labourers come next, with the motor trade third.—Press Association. A property deal of interest to borough residents is announced: Mr E. D. Evans, furnisher and undertaker of Stratford, has just purchased the commodious premises owned by Mr S. H. James in Regan Street adjoining the railway. After tlie- necessary alterations, these will be used by Mr Evans for showrooms and v/orkshop. The local canvassers for the Smart Road works repor'' a much more favourable reception of them by the farmers of the district, and shares to thfl —' -" »M"t £llOO have been placed during the last few days. It is also intere of ing to learn that some of the business houses in Stratford are taking up shares willingly. The poll for the election of a representative for the South Riding on the Inglewood County Council took place on Saturday and resulted in the election of Mr Daniel Joseph O'Sullivan, who defated Mr .Arthur Edward Cowley by one vote. Ninety-three electors exercised their franchise. ~

The Whangarei harbour engineer, Mr W. Fraser, visited the Marsden Point beach on Tuesday to inspect the strange spectacle of a shoal of stranded block fish. They were 63 in number. Fully half of them were adult males and females, ranging up to 20ft in length by lift in girth. The theory is that the shoal follower] the leader ashore in making for the- harbour exit at the turn of the tide. A meeting of employees will be held at the Technical High School on Wednesday, 22nd August, at 7.30 p.m., for the purpose of electing a representative on the Board of Governors, it is the wish of the Department that all. employees in handicraft industries should take a special interest in the election, so that one of their representatives should be on the Board.

Wharehuia was en fete on Friday night when over 150 people from all parts of Taranakj were present at the plain and fancy dress dance which proved i n every way a success. The halX was artistically decorated for the occasion. Excellent music was provided, and the committee is to be commended for the arrangements. Prizes were won by the following: Ladies' first prize, Miss Smith, Midhirst, (Japanese lady); second, Mrs A. Chard (country girl). Gentlemen's first prize, Mr W. Sangster (old man); second, Mr Lindsay McGuiness (young lad) Messrs A. A. Chard and J. Sangster capably acted as maslars of ceremonies. "I don't know how you sell it at the price" is what they all say who have inspected and tried the beautifully finished new model 1923 Chevrolet car, £290 complete. Inspection invited and demonstrations arranged.—Stevenson, Blackstock & Co. International Harvester Co., Regan Street.

A New York cablegram to-day-states that Virginia Whitenack, aged fifteen, set a world's record by Bwiinming 880 yards in 13 minutes 30 seconds. Mr E. Walter, chairman of the Stratford County Council, returned on Saturday evening from Wellington, where he had attended the Counties Conference. He made inquiries regarding the purchase of extra crushing machinery, and practically completed the purchase of a crusher.