LOCAL AND GENERAL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 83, 3 July 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

No abatment is noticeable in tlio nuisance in Stratford of riding bicycles on footpaths, and some of the riders can count themselves lucky that they have not had serious accidents to their account.

Entri.es fclosed yester<|ay for trie musical examination of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music aiiJTthe Royal College of Music, a total of 24 being received from the Strfttfoird district.

The total rainfall registered by the observer Miss Trimble, at Rivers, dale, Inglewood, for June, was 5.42 in« Rain fell on 17 days, the heaviest being recorded on .June 27, when .t)7 inches fell.

Following are the vital statistics for the Stratford district for the* month of June, with the figures for last June in Parentheses: ,Birth» 32 (22), marriages 1.1 1 (5), death s 6 (5). Tlio figures for th e quarter ending Juno 30th are as follows: Births 67 (58), marriages 20 (17), deaths (14) 12. '

The committee of the Stratford Jersey Cattle Clnh met on Saturday afternoon, when the proposal to formj a bull club amongst members was discussed. A scheme was. outlined which the committee is cf opinion will make a very satisfactory basis upon which such" a club may be formed, and this will be placed before members at the Club's annual meeting, which is to be held on' July 17th.

In the window of the Ocean Accident premises there is at present on view a striking photograph of the camping site, surrounded by views in and around Stratford. This is Clio of a series of 'pictures that the Stratford branch of the South Taranaki Automobile Association will have on view at their stall at the Stratford Winter Show.

At last night's meeting at the Town, Hull, Mr Percy Thomson asked the Hon. L. M. Tsitt what would be done in a one-teacher school if the teacher objected to giving Bible instruction, Mr Isitt said arrangements would bo made to get some other person, to Rive the instruction. Mr Thomson asked if any endeavour had been made to explain the aims of the Rible-in-Schools League to school teachers. Mr Isitt said he had often endeavoured to have a meeting with the teachers, but in every case some mysterious influence intervened to prevent him getting k hearing.

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