LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 53, 20 December 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

**— | "Itie limes," i.i consequeure of j the Chri;t'Ti»3 hj: lidnys, will not be published on Friday, December 27th. The ec: i.s of article. s "Fifty Vea r s Ago" will recommence with the New Year i-:sue, Mr W. J. hnstun hp.s sold his property at Paerata to Mr W. J. Holt, of Cambridge. The bc'.ool picnic at Pukekohe! | yestert'av was a great success. We | ! arranged for a report of Ih2 race | results, but it was not available at I the time of going to press. Lodge's lost shop window carrhs I an English air for Ghnsmas, suggestive ?s it is of snewtime. An advantage of the recorations is that they do not entirely bide the merits of the footwear. Our Mercer correspondent writes: I "The funeral of Mr John Dean, senr., i was a very large o'-e, ail the old resi- ! dc'-ts from Mercer and Poke-o being I presert. The Dews are the oldest sattleis in our district, ard are greatly f r their sterling qualities." At the last meeting of the Auckland Bo3id ot Education Mr H B. Steele was appointed teacher at Maungatawbiri Valley; Miss J. Eckley was temporarily appointed as assistant at Waiuku and Misj E. Crnwahaw at Pukekohe East Amor:gst the resignations was that j of Mrs 0. Coper, head teacher. There was a large attendance at the All Star Pictures on Wednesday night, when a particularly attractive pio.rarmne was shown On Mondaynight another good programme is pn mired. "The Ship of the Lions," a very powerful drema, is o:ie of the principal film?. " The Physician's Honour" and "Tracked Down" are two other special dramas. "One Way to VVi:i. ' ia a fine Lubin coundy. 'lhere are several excellent scenic;\ An excellent social and concert wa; hel.i in the Presbyterian Church, Pukekohe, on Wednesday evening. j Kcf:e.rrr:e;;t; were provided by the Id es. Miss Penman, the accompanI i.-t, played ;: t i ogan solo "Gloria in | Excelsis," trr- choir sang "Moonlight s-nd Mu:-ic," "Wtke! Wake! ihe Morrsin.-. Bells" and "in the Begin-ni-2"; Messrs W. Jones, K. A. Davy:', A. Young, E. Allan and th? quartrtte party also contibuted to a most acceptable programme. Rev. •s. Nixon pe.-ided over thd gathering, In t.j Magistrate'.! Court, Pukekohe .i : Thursday, John M. O'Brien was :Ii rged with havi'-.g, at Pokeno, sta.i: : fd lhornaa Petei Smith with ! intfni io do him bodily harm. The i evidence was practically the sam 9 as contained in the story of. the affair published in the "limes" on Tuesday. Accused pleaded guilty to the stabbing, but not to the "into, t, ' saying that tie using of thi knife was accidental. Ihia waseqaal to a plea of not guilty accused was committed t:i Auckland lor trial. At the recent shooting competition at Cambridge about a dozen members of No. 71 Company, which has its headquarters at Pukekohe, attended, There were about 300 entiie3 for the shooti-g, units from twilve companies competing. Si.me 17 prizes were awarded, ai.d five of t'nem were won by members of Company 71, residing at Pukckoh', Tuakau, Waiuku and Pokeno. Ihis must be regarded as a very fine record The local conting'i..t was under to- chaigd of Area i-'e'vea:U-Major Hatt. 0:i Tuesday a contingent ot boys and girl-, ftom Pukekohe East School visited the "Time*" office to see how a newspaper i? produced. The type-retting machine was seen in operation, the method of hand-setting aid making up tha forme was explained, and the wharfdale was shown at work discharging it? "Times" at the rate of 15U0 papers an hoar. i E-eh boy and girl was handed a copy i of the paper they had just seen j>i i te I. As me Lyndon, on behalf ; o: scholars, thanked the propriety j for having shown the pupils over the offica