LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume LV, Issue 91, 16 June 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Maunganui arrived at Sydney at 6.15 this morning. To-day is the last day for receiving late entries for the Hawera Winter Shew. The secretary is Mr L. 0. Hooker, P.O. box 79, Hawera. The Stratford Gun Club hold Ballistite and other competitions on Thursday afternoon at Nelson and Green'si property, Stratford. The Whangamomona County Council at the meeting yesterday issued instructions to the clerk that all unpaid rates shall l<e sued for. "That the committee express itself in favour of Mr Tsitt's Bible-hv-Schools Bill" was a resolution adoA ed unanimously on Friday night oy the Eltham School Committee.

Motorists are warned as a result of a discussion at Saturday's meeting of the Eltham County Council, that they are liable to prosecution for using spot lights on the road.

The attention of Stratford motorists is drawn to the meeting which is to be held in the Borough Chambers to-morrow (Wednesday) at 8 p.m. under the auspices of the Stratford Progress League. A novel method of advertising was adopted during Show Week by a leading firm of perambulator dealers in Hamilton. It offered a perambulator to the first babv girl born in Hamilton after the official opening of the show and the prize has been won" by Mrs C. C. Cook, of Peacocke Road. Two men who were driving a Horse and trap near Temuka suddenly found themselves in a very awkward position on a recent afternoon. When about a mil e out of Temuka their ■conviviality told its tale, and they fell asleep in the trap. Tdiey had a rude shock when, on awakening, they found that they were being driven to the lock-up by a constable.

The Whangamomona County Counj cil was informed at yesterday's meeting that it was common talk in" interested circles that Counties in future would have considerable difficulty in obtaining funds through the State Advances Office; in fact, some some had been advised that they would be well advised to look elsewhere for moneyT The Supreme Court opened at Ulsborne this morning (reports the Press Association). Judge Ostler was welcomed by the Law Society. The Grand Jury returned no bill on a charge of murder against Thelma Moule, a young woman emploved at the County Hotel, who had " given j birth to a child without proper attention. True bil] s were found in all the other cases. At the meeting of the Whangamomona County Council on Monday, the chairman (Mr N. R. Cleland) said that he understood the cost of putting the Whanga Saddle in order would be set against the allocation available to the County. The Council was of opinion that if that were the case representations should be made to tV& Prime Minister, as their funds would be seriously affected. The Minister of Justice (the Hon. Sir C. J. Parr) and the senior Magistrate in Christchurch (Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M.) have both confirmed the action of two Chief Justices of the Peace in sentencing to a week's imprisonment a youth found sitting in another person's motor car. That fact was reported to the annual meeting of the Canterbury Justices of the Peace Association recently. The fact was commented upon that several newspapers and a sefction of the public had considered that the sentence was a severe one. The whole of the facts had been submitted to the Minister.

A Borough Council employee discovered an old skull among a' load d£ rubbish at Napier thi s week. The police were communicated with, and this was the story unfolded: A young man happened to pass some workmen near Hastings years ago when they unearthed some human remains. And because he had a brother studying medicine he appropriated the skulf a nd bore itf triumphantly home. But it wa 8 too old, too much damaged to be of use ; to the budding surgeon. So for years it lay about the house until there- came a decision that it the; way of all things useless— the rubbish dump. There was considerable excitement at the rubbish heap for a short while, states an exchange, the imaginative ones being in fu'j io rce

Eight thousand Freemasons will bo present in their regalia at a banquet to be given by the United Grand i-odgo of England at Olvmpia on August 8, in connection with trie Million Memorial Fund. The Duke of Connaught will preside. It i s believed that this will be the greatest function of its kind ever held. The catering will be in the hands of Messrs J / Lyons and Co., Ltd. Some 50006# plates and dishes, 21,000 glasses 100 000 pieces of cutlery will be needed' The arrangements will be controlled from an office like the conning tower of a warship. This will be electrically fitted, and will convey instructions to any part of the hall. Waiting will be done by 1500 "Nippvs," who at a signal, will emerge simultaneously from 14 different openings in he screen surrounding the dining hall. Seven distinct kitchens, with service rooms and wme bars, will be erected. ■,. j? ., ii , ' ' Sanderson and Judfr, registered plumbers, drain layer* atsr hot watt* engineers. Good work, i.rompt n. . Hot Water Bottles, hest British 8 x 70 8s W 12 t Q s, ft) „ T in JOs 6d 14, !0 lis 6d B.Js Pharmacy, Broadway , Pnnivpn for nlnmnm.?. -TraLllavms*. and electric wtrfne Wort rnanshln and materials R naran*ee' Orders left at Taranaki Hardware or phone MS promptly