LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 712, 7 March 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have heard a good deal about the “New Woman” and her revolt from domestic butl it is ndt oirten the desire for emancipation comes so eary in life as it did in a case not a hundred miles away. The parents of a little girl of three had been away for a trip and on their return gave her a minature frying-pan aand saucepan. “Now,” said mamma, “you will be able to cook.” Shortly after the young lady was to be found banging the utensils together to produce music, while she repeating decidedly to herself : “I’m d’d if I’ll cook— l’m d’d : if I‘ll cook.”

Every now and then we hear someone allude to the “Times” as “The Thunderer,” in imitation of the nickname once almost universally bestowed on the London Times. In our own case, we, of course, recognise the genitle sarcasm conveyed by the term, but in the case of the journal issued in the little village on! the Thames the name has been used so long (that it has beome a- serious soubrequet and its saltMc origin forgotten*. It arose about sixty years ago from the bombastic opening of one of its leading articles —“Last week we thundered against 'the above.” District news

A very painful accident befel a lad named Lindsay Ward, agel 12 years, son of Mr J. G. Ward, of Pukekohe, on Tuesday last; It appears that on the day in question during the lunch hour at the Pukekohe primary school, a boy who had been eating an apple, threw the remains, the core, at young Ward, the missle striking the little fellow in the eye. The pain was very severe, and medical aid was summoned. It was ait firs!; thought that the eye was badly injured, and that the sight would be impaired]. He was speedily removed to the Auckland. Hospital, where it was found the little chap was suffering from internal haemorrage of the eye. After careful treatment the injury healed, and the lifitle sufferer was abl ! e to return to his home on Saturday. Rumours were afloat in Pukekohe on Friday that he had lost his eye, but these were fortunately without foundation. Preset atnion

By placing a loaf on an emptyplate, a mistake was made in the bread class at the recent Franklin Show, Mrs E. J. Atteweil was placed second. She won this class, and should have been fiist in the prize list printed in our last issue.

The Waiuku Horticultural and Industrial Society’s autumn show takes place on Wednesday, March 22nd. Schedules may'- be obtained from the “Times” Office, Read the special piize list. Entries close on Wednesday, 15th March, at 5 p.m.. See advertisement in to-day’s issue.

The danger which may arise from leaving heaps of metal obstructing the road, as the County Council sometimes does, is illustrated by a minor accident which occurred at Portsmouth Road, Bombay, on Wednesday night. In several places on the road in question a series o?. heaps of crushed metal have been lying for months past, encroaching on the ordinary' vehicular tracks- On Wednesday night a party of amateur fishermen were returning from Papakura, when one of the gigs ran into a great pile of medal, capsizing completely'. Fortunately the two occupants escaped injury, but the o-ig" seat and wings and splashboard were damaged considerably.

A presentation of a wristlet watch suitably engraved, ancl a gold Latin cross, was made to Miss Elsie Jeffares last week by' Mr J, G. Ward, on behalf of the employees at the Pukekohe Dairy' Factory, who assembled in the dining hall, which had been beautifully decorated for the occasion. Miss Jeffares, who has been a member of the office staff at the factory for the past 3 years, has received notice of her transfer, to the New Zealand Dairy Company’s Tuakau branch, and she takes up her new duties shortly. Mr Ward, in making the presentation, referred in glowing terms to the excellent work accomplished by Miss Jeffares during her term with the Pukekohe factory, and at the same time wished her success in the future. Miss Jeffares suitably responded. She is at present spending holidays at Napier,

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