THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1914 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 217, 31 July 1914, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1914

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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During the fuilough now being enjoyeJ by Mr F. Brown, Mr Robson is acting as relieving stationmaster at Pukekohe. In some lo:al gardens there are now tome tine showings cf green peas which give promise of rich harvests of that delectable vegetable. The Borough Council has decided to get Mr blackman, consulting gas engineer, to provide a report upon a cral gasworks scheme for t'ukckohr.

The Loyal Puktkohe Loc'ge, M.U., 1.0.0. F., will h Id their annual dinner at the Fukekohe hotel on Thureday, August 6;h. A lett:r from J. Henry, Patumahoe, re the Waiuku railway ard » aysido Mauku stations, reached this office this morning too late for insertion in t -day's paper. It will app:ar in Tuesday's "Times." On Thursday night the sjbject takcj at the Farmers' Class at the l'uktkohe Technical School was "Book - knping." Next week "Manures and Manuring" will be dealt with. A visitor to the Premier Tneatre la'e on Saturday afternoon will afford an interesting display of hypnotism. Professor Wilson will place a subject under the influence and will put. him to tleep in Mr Wilde's shop window in full view of the public. Tha subj'ct will be awakened en the ttage during the picture performance.* Tie following team will represent Pukekohe against Raglan, at Pukekohe, on Saturday -Full-back, S. Lauer; three-qiarters, V. Kogers, C<um, T. Bilkev; live-eighths, Icighton, Forbes; half, J. Adams; wing forward, E. Pollock; forwards, J. Pratt, Bree, Wright, W. Adams, Kelly, J. Wilson, T. O'Neill Emergencies: Bsck, C. Rick =t; forwards, C. Wilson, W. Lauer. After about forty years of active business life Mr R. F. Wehfter, sa H dler and harnessmaker, of Puk:kohe, is about to retire. Mr Wets'tr has taken a keen interest iu the civic, social and religious lif3 of this township, ard his friends will be glad ti learn that ha does not intend tn severe his associations with Pukekohe. Mr is ti be succeeded in business by Mr W. Jones, wrose sterling character will make him a welcome addition to the ra ks of Pukekohe's Lusinesß men.

The rrjprietary of the Lyceum Pictures have just installed at the Premier Hall a I'ne 15 h.p. benzine engine, one of the latest models. The engiae works h 8£ kilowat Siemen compound-wound dynamo, 110 volts, which supplies (he lighti g throughout the theatre. The engine and dynamo, which stard on substantial concrete bases, have been housed in a buildi.-g at the tear of the hall, so that there is now neither sound ncr vibration in the theatre duriig the performance?, which will be greatly appreciated. The lighting airaneemsrts are very complete, and the switch boards give the biograph attendant full charge frcm the operating room of the whole lighting service. Messrs Coady and Calder are to be congratulated upon their enterprise.

Ihj other day Mr T. Bayldon, who hsd been junior clerk at Pukekohe railway station for the past 18 months, was tranferred to the passenger department in Auckland. Prior to leaving he was entertained by his felbw otlicers and presented with a smoker's outfit. In making i the presentation Mr Robson, acting : Btatiunn-.a ter, expressed the regret I of the stall' in loi-ing such a popular associate and capable orli-er. He voiced the hope that their departirg comrade was entering upen a wider career of usefulness and wished him succ"ss. Mr Bayldon is a fon of Captain Bayldon. harbourmaster at Thames. At the I tat regular mee ing of the Pukekohe Borough Council the Mayor : suggested that the Council should j float the debentures for the £'2ooo i domain loan with a view to paving olf the amount, £131)0, still owing on Mr McGough's property. Mr i.asvrie mentioned that £2OOO was now lying in the hank and was only earning J per cent., whereas if part of this money were used to pay Mr McCough o per cent, would be saved. The debentures could be lodged in the bank and the money takrn up whenever it was required for road work. Since the meeting i the Finance Committee have instructed the solicitors to prepare the debentures with a view to adopting the Mayor's sugge:!) n. Early-planted potatoes at Puke- ! kohe are making a splendid gr:wth. In suitable situations some of the ! crops were planttd as early as the middle of May, while small quantities were set by edd growers fully a month previously. .Some of the crops have now arrived at the stage for moulding up, but such areas ! occupy the best and nio«t elevated positions, and are sheltered from the. ' prevailing westerly winds A fair j acreage planttd in various districts ! over a rrv.nth ago is now breaking through the ground, but unfortunately for several grower*, the severe frosts of thj past fortnight have caused considerable damage to some of the crops, On the Pukekohe and Bombay hills, however, little or no damage ha- been sustained by the |nit ito areas from the fronts.