LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 2, Issue 118, 12 August 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Hamilton on Saturday, playing at Rugby football, Hamilton defeated Pukekohe in a representative match by 23 to nil. ''Gorse is always in bloom, They say like kissing it's always in favour," was the opinion expressed by one of the counsel at the sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Pukekohe on Friday.

Witness (dramatically): "He said it with bis own mouth." Counsel: "Well, he couMn't say it with his foot, could he?" Incident in Friday's Court proeedings. "I saw it with my o*n eyes," was the declaration of another witness.

"Was it a hard kick, or a soft kick," asked counsel of a witness in the Waiau Pa case who alleged that the plaintiff had kicked a cow. "Well," replied witness, "I don't suppose I'd have been very keen for the kick mys If." Accounts totalling £B4l 7s were passed for payment at Thursday's meeting of the Franklin County Council. Th 3 total receipts to July 31dt. 1913, made £2382 19s Id. Expenditure to the same date £2076 4s Cd, leaving a credit balance of £306 14s 7d.

Some of the features of Friday's "Times" will be:—Papakura Magistrate's Court report, Saturday's

igeon shcoting, discussion on native pand rating in the Franklin County, Ireports of Franklin A. and P. Society and Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce meetings, and Puktkohe Technical School classes.

The representative of Porter and Co. is doiug thi3 district at present aid is submitting a splendid line entitled "Charmiog Bible Stories." The book, we p.re assured, is undenominational in character. It h well written, attractively bound and copiously illustrate! The representative is to be commended to the courtesy and patronage of citizens. The Fire Brigade dance, held in the Odd'tlhws' Hall, Pukekohe, on Thursday evening last, proved quite a successful affair. The attendance was large enough to enable a cordial gathering, although not too crushed for enjoyable dancing. Messrs Edgar and Thornton made efficient M.'sC, and Miss Pulleng supplied capital music. The proceeds of this jeries cf dances are being devoted towards the purchase of overalls for the brigadesmen's wear at wet practices, and that object is now close upon achievement. The brigade has only one danca remaining, and for the final social tha biggest attendance and the beet dance for the season H expected,