THE PUTARURU PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1924 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 47, 11 September 1924, Page 2

THE PUTARURU PRESS,

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1924 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Office --- Main Street ’Phone 28 - - P.O. Box 44 (Lewis. Ports* and Dallimore’s Buildings.)

Mr. D. S. Kerr, from Paeroa, arrived at Putaruru on Monday to take the position of teacher at the Puketurua school. The poll on the County Main Roads Loan proposal of £201,000 is to be held on Wednesday, October 1, an announcement to this effect being made by the county chairman, Cr. J. W. Anderson, at the Putaruru meeting of ratepayers last Thursday. The rain which fell on Sunday night and at the beginning of the week was very welcome, for in many cases the continued dry weather had depleted household tanks and was beginning to adversely affect the pastures. The ample fall was appreciated in town and country alike.

Definite advice has been received from the District Railway Office, Auckland, that electric' light at the Putaruru station and yards will be installed before next winter. It is understood, too, that the Department intends erecting very soon four to six more railway cottages on the railway property at Putaruru. Arrangements for this are in hand.

The Tokoroa cheese factory has started operations for the season, and the prospects of the supply continuing at last season’s level and possibly increasing are good. At Puketurua, however, the milk is being separated and the cream sent to the Ngongotaha butter factory, it having been decided not to operate the Puketurua cheese factory at present.

The petition circulated in the Upper Waikato asking the Government to take official cognisance of the success attained by settlement in the district has been very widely signed, and it should be no negligible document when presented to the Ministers in Wellington by the settlers’ representatives, Messrs. K. S. Cox and J. Campbell.

An English paper states that some of the old-fashioned town criers are employed at Wembley to announce certain events in the good oldfashioned way by commencing “ Oh, yez ! ” At certain periods of the day when juveniles congregate they get no further with their announcements, for the youngsters follow up the “ Oh, yez ! ” in chorus with “We have no jazz garters to-day.”

Petty thieving has become somewhat alarmingly frequent of late in Putaruru. One householder reports that her meat safe was raided the other evening and all the provisions therein stolen, a sugar bag on top evidently being used for carrying them away. A businessman reports the disappearance of an umbrella from his office, while several other residents report the disappearance of minor articles.

This month’s meeting of the Putaruru Hall Committee, which was attended by Messrs. N. H. Ashford (chairman), A. R. Vosper, R. McLeocT, C. H. Woodigate, G. E. Martin and J. B. Rolfe, decided to take steps to prevent smoking in the hall, especially at cinematograph entertainments. The chairman and secretary were deputed to purchase three suitable chairs for hall use. An account of 14s was passed for payment.

In conversation with a Press representative, a Wiltsdown settlor mentioned the decided inconvenience residents of his district were put to in recording their votes at Parliamentary elections and county elections and polls owing to the nearest polling booth being eight miles away. .This meant the loss of practically a full day’s work, and in fairness, he thought, a booth should be provided at Wiltsdown. A room in one of the settlers’ homesteads would be obtainable for such a purpose.

Tohu Bohu, Town Hall, Friday, September 26.- Fun and frolic.*

First time in Putaruru. Tohu Bohu, at the Town Hall, Friday evening, September 26.*

The annual meeting of the Putaruru Cricket Club, which was to have been held on Tuesday evening, has been postponed till to-morrow (Friday) evening, at 7.30 o’clock, in the Oddfellows’ room, Yandle’s buildings. All interested in cricket are asked to attend.*

An important meeting of parishioners of the Church of England is convened for Wednesday next in the Oddfellows’ room, Yandle’s buildings, at 7.30 p.m., when the provision of a vicarage in order to retain a resident curate is to be dealt with, in addition to general business. All parishioners asked to make a special point of attending.*

outstanding successes “Li. r^f ar ,.J" the motion picture Th ® Vlll ?ge Blacksmith,” is to be the attraction at the Putaruru pictures on Saturday evening. Based • on the well-known poem of the same name and produced by the William Fox Corporation it makes one of the finest entertainments in the cinematograph world to-day. Admission, adults 2s, children 6d.*