GENERAL NEWS

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 68, 25 March 1929, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS

Kcbbell Shield. Word has Ijccii received that the local company of Territorials have won the Ke.bbeU Shield, awarded to the best shooting company in the Central Command. Sign Posts on Mountain. Several sign posts have been erected in the vicinity of the Stratford Mountain House during the last few days by Mr Frank Addis of Stratford. Howera Band at Ngtiere. A crowd of between 500 and 600 people attended Ngaere Gardens yesterday to hear the Hawexa Citizens Band. The programme provided was an excellent one, most of the items being of the classical variety. Instruction Coursse. Officers and N.C.O's of D. Coy., Territorials are holding a, course of instruction at the end of this week, and a continuous course will bo held next week. The cadets of the S.T.H.S. will commence a. week's continuous training on. April loth. Visitors to Mountain. There were many visitors to tlio Stratford Mountain House yesterday and several reached the summit. These included Messrs Insull, Cor. lesse, and Ganaway of New Plymouth, Mr Max Geruhoefetr, and Mr and Mrs Gemhoefer and Mrs Byron and party of Stratford; Messrs Thomas, Cave, Johnson and Schweiters of Mahoe. The youngest mortal to b© taken np the mountain was taken to the Curtis Hut (4,400 feet) yesterday : \\v Miss Moltfe Haldamu. This was Peter Mack ay of Inglewood a four month old baby. Postal Summones.

Aij the Stratford sitting of the Magistrate's Court this morning Mr P. Thomson mentioned! a case m which a summons had been posted on March sth, but no return of service had been made, although such letters were, required to be. returned in ten days if not elajrmed. Postal service had been devised to save expensel of mileage,, but if postmasters did not make return promptly there was liable to lie much 3al»y- The envelope containing the summons showed, clearly that it came from, the Magistrate's Court, Mr Thomson said that ho had information that m >-'ie casta lie had mentioned the person concern, ed knew the letter was at the post office but would noff fake, delivery. Mr R: W. Tate S.M. STfTcl ft was the duty of postmasters to make return promptly. He would ask for a report on the case mentioned. Mr Thomson sai'd that if an addressee refused to take delivery there should be no necessity to allow the letter to lie at the post office for the stipulated ten days.