LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 753, 4 August 1922, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Supporters c.f the Farmers’ Queen should peruse advertisements in this issue which concern their candidate

The Municipal Band’s grand con. cert will eventuate in The Premier H-s.li, on August 10th. Keep .this evening free.

Tenders for the cartage of cream from tfie Tuhimata district to the Pukekohe Central Factory close on Wednesday, August 9th, at 5 p.m.

A grand concret (followed by a dance) in aid of the restoration fund for St. Bride’s Church will be held in the Mauku Victory Hall to-night commencing at 8 pm.

The “Hand Up” social, im aid o,f the Soldiers’ Queen, takes( place in the Oddfellows’ Halt (to-nigHt, A good 'time is assured intending pa. trons.

In the confrest for .-the West Ward of the Auckland. Education Board, Mr John Patterson, of this town, topped the poll with 325 votes. Mr Bb.ddie secured 300 and Mr W. C. Wood (unsuccessful) secured 240.

A gnancl minatiure ball, in aid of the School’s Queen Carnival, Trades’ Queen Marjorie Perkins, will' take place in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Monday, August 21st. Music will be supplied by Mr Cannall’s orchestra.

Mr N. M. Clark, of Waiau Pa, has an advertisement in this issue warning" a person or persons to discontinue connecting his name with a judgment summons case recently heard at the Pukekohe Court.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday! before Mr W ,R. McKean, S,M., Alex Wilson, charged with permitting a horse ito wander jn Eadt Street, wa fined 10s end ordered Ito pay 7s Count cosbs, Defendant did not appear but pleaded guilty in a letter to the Magistrate. |The Manawatu Daily Times reports that the freight op benzine from Wellington To Palmerston North, by train, is at The rate o,f £4 15s 3d per ton, which works out- alt! 3s 5Rd per case. The freight between the same towns by motor lorry, is only 2s 6,-d; per case. Hi is no wonder that the railways are nefi paying when these exorbitant charges are being made. “'You, can walk down Whe sliest and you wifi find that t,hei hulks don’t know what, the weather i*s, 10 - markevi! 'he Government i\bj'cuorol.ogist (Mr D. C .Bates) in Hie of his [address before the Ae,\ - land Council of Agriculture. will find one in a <thm 01 y “?! another with heavy iurs, but both seem happy,'

The Times Office .urgenitly needs all outstanding accounts in as soon as possible. In order 'to keen pace with the needs of the district heavy expense in connection with the installation Oil’ new machinery has been faced, and the treasury is wearing a depleted look. Now, if every subscriber would send a cheque for nest year’s sub. in advance- but just let the idea sink in.

To.morrow night', commencing at 8, Mr Errick Charmers, the wellV known dramatic tenor, will hold his .dance alt the Oddfellows’ Hall:. Dancing wiM. commence at 8. and the floor will be specially prepared. “Because I Hear You Calling Me. ’ “Mary of Argyle,” “Take a Pair o,f Sparkling Eyes,” “Thora,” and other wei'fknown songs will he sung at. intervals heft ween dances by this artist, and he desei-ves whole-hearted support),

Mr W. R. McKean, S'M.„ presided at the Pukekohe Court yesterdhv. The sitting, however, was of short durafj'on, only lasting about ten minutes.

Mr Norton, an extensive buyer of blood stock .for the East India market, has been in if he diistriq(t for the la,v(t >dav or so locking for suitable horses for shipment to 'tine East,. (The result! of his visit has been the purchase of the racehorse “Auditor” from Messrs Roulston Bros, at a satisfactory price. Mr Norton infomed the. writer thalti he saw “Record Reign,” which is closely related to “Auditor,” win races in India, and that was partly 'the i-eason for visiting the old home 1 of that great racehorse before returning Itb India. We understand Mr Norton has also secured an option over two or .three more of the same strain.

While the wide gap remains between owners’ prices and prospective buyers.’ offers If title business in land transfer goes on in (the Manawatu. An agent informed a Times representative that Itlhere wqre numerous inquiries lately—more than had been the case for some time past —-bvSt that sales were very hard to effect. He recently inspected a farm valued at £35 per acre, which carried mortgages of £62 an acre. Speaking of the manner in which land had been purchased for re-sale again as quickly as r possible , certainly not for fapiningy he mentioned a farm in the district for which £73 an acre wcas asked. It had not been farmed, in the proper meaning of the word, fcM’.rJ: least three years.

At a meeting of Directors of the Franklin Printing and PublishingCompany, he'd in the Times Office on Wednesday, information received that the new Model 14 ‘linotype ordered some time ago, from America, had arrived in Auckland, This machine, which is accepted as the world’s standard .for combined news and jobbing! offices, will cost £I4OO to install. When erected the pfiant of the Times will be able to compete with any office anywhere. The first notable feature after installation will be a revolution in the make-tup and style of the Times from a mechanician poir{: Of View and a greatly increased amount of news matter, which will be quite up to the minute. At present! the plant cannot, handle (the volume of news matter and advertisement's offeringin time to get aIE ; in .a current, issue. Once running, local body and other meetings will have their repo/ts before the public the morning following. .

On Monday afternoon an accident occurred' in Seddon Stredt to Mr and Mrs Ha'igh and chiv’d who reside near Drury. Mr and Mrs Haigh had been on a visi)t liio Pukekohe and were returning home in their gig Soon after leaving King Street *the horse became got beyond control and boded. It* careered down the incline past Shirley Private Hospital, and suddenly diverting :Kts course to tne ,';ePt on to ‘the grass, where a halt was made, tihe occupants beingbeav. ily thrown ou,t, and the. shafts of the Strap smashed. Somehow the animal freefcli itfeelf from (the conveyance and continued its career out of the: sight of the onlookers. Mr Haigh continued bold of reins,. being dragged some distance among blackberries. He sustained a number of scratches, besides ruining his suit. Mrs Haigh. who was thrown against a bnrbqct wire fence, sustained a number of .scratches, while she afso suffered from shock. Site was taken ir>to Shirley Hospital where she was attended. Shortly afterwards the victims of the mishap were able to proceed to their home, per motor car. The shafts of the. Trap were completely smashed. s[The force of the impact with the Wound drove one shaft into the earth about, 2feat 8 inches. The occupants had a lucky escape from serious injury.