General Items

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 86, 16 August 1923, Page 2

General Items

The Cohens are ahead of the Smiths in the New York directory jusfc issued. The book contains 1981 pages and weighs lHb 4oz. There are nearly 6500 Cohens and Cohns, and approximately 5800 Smiths and Smyths, There are 223 Abraham Cohens.

The habit of attaching fancy number plates to motor cars has been disapproved by the traffic inspector of Christchurch (says the Press) and motorists are being informed that they must adhere to the old instruction of a white mark on a black background.

The severe frosts have taken a severe toll of bottles of liquor in hotels, stores and tlio local pharmacy (says the Lake Wakatipu Press). The contents, in some instances, have been left standing as solid ice ou the shelves while the bottles themselves have fallen in' pieces to the floor.

Encouraged by the beaming smiles of King Sol (states the Waipa Post), tbo Waipa County Council held its monthly meeting at Ohaupo out of doors, members being assembled in chairs on the lawn outside the council chambers. The meeting was thus held under much more favourable circumstances than would otherwise have been the case.

Willis Quaife makes his final appearance in first-claSss cricket in England on. September Ist, when he will play for Warwickshire against Sussex. He has been playing in firstclass cricket for 32 years, has scored 30,000 runs, and has made 1000 runs in a season 22 times, including the present season—a record only exceeded by W. 6. Grace.

The Maori Pa on Manakorihi Hill has been the scene of much activity during the past day or so (reports the Waitara Mail). The Maoris are electing two marquees and arranc{in» a -number of outdoor olectric lights and otherwise making preparations for the arrival of Sir J. Carroll, and Sir M. Pomare, who are expected shortly. A large number of Maoris are in Waitara in anticipation of their arrival, and more are constantly coming.

A middle aged man named Edward Saddler was charged before Mr Young, S.M. at Hamilton on Monay with having given a false alarm of fire It was shown that defendant and two companions were very drunk. Saddler was heard to remark: "Let's smash this thing," whereupon he picked up a stone and broke the glass of an automatic alarm. All three then bolted. His Worship said the Legislature viewed the offence as serious, and fined defendant £ls and costs.

Prowling about in a state of alcoholic oblivion a yoinig man Hamed Harold Barrett found himself in a bedroom in Haeijta private hospital, Hamilton, where' 1 he disturbed the slumbers of two nurses, who, startled on seeing him, screamed. Defendant, in pleading guilty to being drunk and an idle and disorderly person, also to the theft of a toilet bottle, said he knew nothing of it. He was fined 10s for being drunk and convicted and discharged for being idle and disorderly, and placed on probation and prohibited for 12 months on a charge of stealing.

Two motor cars went over ad bank into the KowaT river bed on the Mt. Grey-Downs road on Sunday night (states a Christchurch telegram). The bridge was washed away by the floods in May. The drivers

of the cars were E. Voice and A. Elliott. Voice, who was leading, stated that there was no indication that the road was in a dangerous state. He drove straight over the bank and the second car, which was following closely, also went over. Mrs Elliott sustained bruises and injuries to. her chest, and Mr Elliott had his leg badly crushed. Miss Payton, another passenger, sustained internal injuries. They were conveyed to Rangiora for treatment. The cars were badly damaged.

An imposing religious oerornony was celebrated last Sunday evening at St. Peter's and St. Paul's Church, Lower Hutt, the occasion being the admission of twenty-two lady members and girl boarders of the Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt, into the Association of the Childhood of Mary. The service was carried out by the Rev. Father Moran, the parish priest, and after taking the allegianco to the Order, a medal, attached to a blue ribbon, and a prayer book relating to the society, were distributed to each member by tho celebrant, assisted by Miss McOormick and a boarder of the Convent. 'Hie "Immaculate" and the "Ave Maria" were sung by the Hutt Catholic choir, assisted by the Potone choir. The sermon of the evening was on the Feast of the Assumption and the objects of the Children of Mary. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament followed, which closed an imposing religious church Service. TVfter the service the parishioners of the church, comprising mostly the ladies, assembled at the Catholic schoolroom, where a presentation took place of a bicycle for the use of Rev. Father Moran. during his parochial duties in the district. Mr Ongley, on behalf of the parishioners, made the presentation in a. few wellchosen words, which wwfc responded to by %hi recipient.