LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 2, Issue 154, 16 December 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

* ¥ * There will be no publication of the "Times" en Friday, December 26th. Advertisers please note. On the Pukekohe bowling green on Thursday, in a Cock o' the Walk game, the holder (Graham) beat Keith by 25 points to 8. Some additional games in the champion singles were got off. Honour the " specials '. " The Pukekohe branch of the Farmers' Union purpose holding a function at which the opportunity will be offered to express appreciation of the services rendered by the " specials " from this district. Messrs Schlaepfer, D. E. Hamilton, Keith, Lawrie, W. Moore, and Hogan were appointed a committee to make the arrangements. Sunday last was generally observed in the Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Pukekohe and throughout New Zealand as Biblo-in-State-Schools Sunday, as well as by the Salvation Army. The extent to which this movement has grown is shown by the fact that over 200 churches in the Auckland province took part in tho observance of the day, about 70 of which were in greater Auckland itself.

Holidays to be observed by the Pukekohe legal firms are advertised.

The Pukekohe shopkeepers have decided to adhere to the original arrangements for the Christmas holidays ; that is, they will open on the Saturday in Christmas week until one o'clock.

On the Pukekohe bowling green on Wednesday evening Wright and Cahill won the gold challenge pairs medals from Lawrie and Eames, after an interesting game, by 21 to 14. There are several pairs of challengers waiting to bid for these trophies. Eesults of the last practical and theoretical examination in music, held at the Auckland University, are to hand. In the junior grade, piano, Nellie Robinson 86, and in the primary grade Leslie Cahill 85, of Pukekohe East, both passed with honours. Miss Hettie Sprague was the teacher. The Pukekohe branch of the Farmers' Union has written to the Prime Minister, the Minister for Justice, Mr Parr (Mayor of Auckland), Mr Gunson (chairman Auckland Harbour Board) and to the Auckland Provincial Executive of the Union thanking them for the successful efforts they made in preserving law and order during the late strike. The burial of the late Mr C. F. Dunbar, of Puni (formerly of Buckland), took place at the Pukekohe cemetery on Thursday. The cortege was met by about a dozen members of the Loyal Pukekohe Lodge, M.U., 1.0.0. F., of which deceased was a member, and the body was accorded burial rites in accordance with the custom of Oddfellows, the service being read by Bro. A. D. Young, N.O. Bros. Young, Keith, Svendson and Huvey were the pallbearers. The J£ev. Mr Dobson conducted the service by the graveside.

At a meeting of the Pukekohe Eeform League it was decided to entertain the Hon. W. F. Massey, Primo Minister and member for Franklin, at a garden jsarty. It was left to Messrs Schlaepf er, Lawrie and Simpson to select the ground—the showgrounds, Eoose's bush or the ostrich farm, or such other place that may be available. Mr Massey has been written to asking if he will accept and which date will be most suitable to himself. The function will probably take place before the Franklin A. and P. Society's show, or early in the month of March. Troubles, it is said, never come singly. On Wednesday, Mr Woods, father-in-law of the late Mr Dunbar, of Puni, whose burial was on Thursday, met with a vehicular accident and suffered severely. On Thursday when Mr and Mrs E. Fulton and Mrs Black, of Puni, were driving to the funeral their horse was affrighted at the hearse and swerving suddenly upset the gig. Both occupants were thrown out and Mrs Fulton was badly injured by being pinned beneath the trap, being rendered unconscious. Mrs Black escaped with a bad shaking, and Mr Fulton was uninjured. Her friends will be-glad to know that Mrs Fulton has since recovered.

At the last meeting of the Pukekohe branch of the Farmers' Union a letter was received from Buckland branch thanking members for their co-operation in the endeavour to secure a reduction in the Buckland to Pukekohe train fares. Acknowledgments were received from the Prime Minister and Mr Bollard, M's.P., of communications regarding the proposed Sunday milk train to Auckland from Pukekohe. The secretary was asked to circularise members re the raising of a farmers' defence fund. At a meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Martyn H. Eyburn, held at the office of the Official Assignee (Mr W. S. Fisher) the bankrupt was questioned at some length by Mr Denniston (for Messrs Buckland and Sons), and Mr Hammond (for Messrs Tylden and Spiers), as to the value of properties ha owned at Tauranga, Te Puke, Pukekohe East and Karaka. It was estimated that the equity in these properties would be worth about £4,000. The unsecured creditoi'3 in the estate's debts amounted to £7OO. The bankrupt said he had always paid 20s in the pound, and would have done so in the present case if he had not been " cut short" before he could realise. The meeting decided to adjourn for five weeks to enable the bankrupt to see what he could do in the way of realising, and paying his creditors in full. Frank Perkins <SrCo. have just opened up a nice assortment of the famous Dreadnought Boots and|Shoes. Inspection invited.*