LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 251, 27 November 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Bollard gave it as his opinion, at his meeting at Tnakau on Tuesday, that the totalisator was the cleanest form of gambling.

Ihe entertainment recently given by the scholars of the Convent School is to be repeated in the Premier Hall, I'ukekohF, on Thurs diy evening of next week foi the benefit of the Ik-lgian Relief Fund. The following pupils of the local Convent were successful at the recent University College Examinations in music (pianoforte): Intermediate grade: Mary Kayes and Madge Frost. First class: Nellie McDuufrall and Hazel Smith gained a pass.

"What about the Japanese as an ally?" was a question asked Mr Bollard, the Reform raodidate for the Kaglan electorate, at luskauon Tuesday evening. Mr Bollard said that the Japanese made a good ally, but it wa* not British to look to yellow men for protection. Owing to train alterations the pouth-bound mails will close at Pukekohe as follows, as from De cember Ist, viz., mails for Thames at 10.5 a.m., mail* for Rotorua at 19.10 a.m., and mails for Main Trunk at 1C.40 a.m. Mails for Auckland will closa as beretofo e. An extra good fare is provided by the Lyceum management for tomorrow night's picture?. Besides "Historic Lou vain" there is a tine Sherlock Holmes special star "Th? Silver Blaze, a drama of and concerning "The Sport of King*," prtduccd und r th; supervision of Conan Doyle.

To a?e."«t local bodies to make good roadf, Mr bollard, the li'cform candidate for Raglan, informed his audience at his Tuakau meeting, held on Tuesday, that the Govern-

ment had taken duty off steam rollers up <o the valua of £ISOO. The Returning Officers for the Frank In and Raglan electorates give notice in our advertising columns that nominations of candidates will close on Monday nexr, the 30th inst., at noon, and particulars in connection with the Licensing Foils also appear in the advt. "I have been turned out since the dissolution of Parliament end have to pay my own railway faras," remarked Mr Bollard at his meeting at Tuakau on Tuesday.

The rea.»on why th» German cruisers, when they visit d Samoan waters a fen weeks past, only remained in the harbour for a short period was jocularly put down by Mr bollard, M.P., to the humorous appreciation of the audience, at his meeting at Tuakau on Tuesday last, to the fact "of the German officers having caught a glimpse of "Our New Zealand 80y9.'" A broken leg was the result of an accident that befil Mr R. F. Wilkinson, trn well-known Jmey breeder, of i'ukekohe, on Mondty la it. Mr Wilkinson had ben riding on a dray and in attempting to alight he lightly giaaped a bag of potatoes, which he pu'led on top of his leg, causing a clean break near the shin hone. Ihe following were th» donations for tlia collection taken up in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund in the I'ukkohe Catholic Cnurch last .Sunday: Mr CI tike, L's; Mrs Hawke, £3 fit; Meters Gocdftin, Kenntlly, i'.l e:\rh; Father Mclloy, ,€2 2s; Mrs Graham i'2; Mrs McGovern and family, 1M 10s; Mr I'dt. Hogan. £] Is; Meadames Clarke, McK«an, Mi<s s Graham, Kennr-lly, Clarke, F. Bailey, Messrs Hickey, B Foy, J. Keidy, M. Hrgan, F. O'Connor, £1 each; Mrs Moloney, 10s f>l; Meadames I\ Boyd, M. A. Ho,} an, Misses N. Hawke, I. Hawke. Messrs Costcllo, l> Millar, V. Boyd, J. A. Quinlan, J. Marosich, J. Hogan, J. Hickey, F. K'igers, 10s each; Mesdames Maxwell, H. Millar, Rogers. Misses Corbett, iierney, Pulleng, O'Connor, A. O'Connor, Maloney, Messrs M. Hi key, T. K>an, J. Ryan, A. Kyan, A. h'rccx, G. Flynn, T. Sullivan, M. Doulon. T. Rogers, 5s each; Mebdamea K. Millar, Bodkin, Master K. Russell, Misses). I'ulhng, Maxwell, Jtyan, K. Rogers, G. Moloney and Mr I'. Ryan and three fmnd>-, small sums amounting to A'l ().-=. In adii'ion to the foregoing many members of the congregation had already contributed to the fund, \ in< I iding the following: Mr .1. O'Connor 15, Mr £.'?, Graham Brus. £!, aid Mr F. O'Connor i'l Is.

Da account of Sir Josepli Ward's visit t-> I'uk'kolio on Wednesday nuxt tho ordinary monthly meeting of the Pukckilie Borough Council will be held oa Friday evening m-xt instead of on Wednesday

When Mr Bollard mention d at his meeting in Tuakau on 'lueslay everiag that it ha I been siM tut the present dry weather was du„> to the Government having had a row with the "clerk of the weather,'' the ball rang with laughter.

The Mothr> ists of ths Franklin circuits are celebrating the anniversaries of the Tuakau and Waiuku Churches on Sunday next. At Tuakau the Kev. Principal Garland, of the Meth (list Tneologicsl Coll g", Remuera, is t) pr.ach, and at Waiuku the rtev. G. H. Hin ton, of Epsom, will c induct the services. The Rev. G. Frost will preach in the Pukekohe Church at 7 p.m. the annual temperance sermon.

The following will represent the Pukekohe Lawn Tennis Club in their annual match agm'nat Papakura on the local courts on Saturday, sth December, 1914:—Hopkins, Marsack, Corbctt, Bockett, Johns, Roulslon, Mrs Bayly. Mrs Bockett, Mies Bilkev, Mrs Motion, Miss Zinzan, Mi«s Coster. Anyone unable to play will please let the secretary know at once.

A pleasant function took place on Wednesday in connection with he meeting of the Franklin County Council, when, in recognition of his appointment as County Chairman, Mr J. Flanagan entertained his fellow councillors and county officials at dinner at the Pukekohe Hotel. The health uf the chairman was musically honoured on the proposition of Councillor Lockwood, and the toast of the retiring chairman (Councillor Motion) waa also cordially drunk. At the dinner given on Wednesday by Mr Flanagan, the new chairman of the Franklin County Council, to the Council members and staff, Councillor Motion, during the course of a brief toast list, humorously referred to the late hours a* chairman had to keep in connection with hia dutiea as the Chief of the County. Councillor Motion naively added that seeing that Mr Flanagan was a bachelor he would have no wife waiting for him at home to remonstrate with him for neglecting hia household.

The following tenders wore received by Mr F. W. Mountjoy for the erection of a Bungalow for Mr A. W. Lakeman, at Fukekohe. J. lumber, labor only £B3, labor and material £187: M. B. Koane, £. r >l and £o<)4 ; P. H Smith, £7G (labour only); J. lledley, £7B 15s (labour only ;Ueorgo Oallgher, £ll7 labour only;; J. Rist, £125 labour only); Waddel and Moniu, £l6fi and £072 : 11. E. Smith, £lO9 and £(i(i9; S. ir. Qallahor, £20.5 and £G7.J; J. W. Gray; (labor and material) £74 3; Briggs and Murch, £2lO and £774. Mr J. Kimber's tender of £ 187 has been accepted.