LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 752, 1 August 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next of the series of popular socials conducted by St. Andrews’ Ladies’ Guild, wfsi take place in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Thursday evening next.

The Tuakau Tennis- Club will hold their annual ball in /the (Tauka.u Hjall on Wednesday, Aggudt 23rd. The .date has been previously ad. vertised as Friday, August - ntending patrons please note.

A Paddy’s Market and grand games carnival will be : held in the A and P. Society’s gltounds on Friday land Saturday next. On both days (there' will be two sessions—afternoon and evening. There will be several, rep. college matches, and numdrouis si,die shows in ftihe afternoon and two concerts each evening-

On Friday morning just at nine a.m. there was the. nucleus of a very serious siree't accident at Parkins’ corner, when the power house motor ldrry came round ip about 15 to 20 miles per hour :and skiddied, nearly collided with a carty There is a notice near the edmer ordering drivers to slow down to- 4 miles per hour going round this cornet’. This would not have been quite so bad had the driver toett'ad his horn, which, however, he failed ito .do.

A little judicious publicity had very effective results. A few days ago it was announced in Wanganui that the local inspector of weights ana measures was paying some attention to the measures carried by milk vendors. Since the date the local officials have had a busy time testing measures handed in—s 9 at the time of writing! There is on view at Mr Lon,organ's boot shop, Tuakau* a very handsome shield presented by Mr VJ. Taylor of ,Tuakau to the Franklin Rugby Union. The shield,, which is qf polished oak carved with rich scroll work, possesses a large central silver shield sufuhbljy engraved, and surrounding this are ten sma'l silvdr chiel.rls, of which will! lie engraved each season as the shield is won. The shield is known as 1 the Imperial Challenge Shield vund Tuakau is automatically to lie the first holder Foolballe'.'s. generally, wil* great'!'/ .appreciate Mr Taylor’s genuine interest in their sport.