LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 48, 22 June 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Already a fairly large area of the land on I'ukekohe Hill has been sown for r.ext seaßon'B early crop of putatce?. and in the next spell of fine weather operations in that way will again be extensive. Particulars appear in our advertising columns of the train arrangement? in connection with the Waikato Trotting Club's meeting to be held at Hamilton next Saturday, when tickelß at excursion rates will be issued.

A special sale of dairy cattle is (o he held on Saturday next by Messrs Alfred Burkland and Sons in their Fukekohe yards. Tha yarding will consist of Bomc 201) cows and heifers, in addition to a herd of 20 cows bebnglliu to Mr V. Garland, of Waiuku, live Jerßey cows to be -o! I on behalf of Mr W. ti. Curtis, (it Bueklanil, and three young Jeremy bulls bred by Messrs (.-, Day and A. E. Wilkinson.

.lust arnveii Uoldsworthy's famous ptraw coloured Spanish Onion Seed. Bonk your orders early, only a limited supply.—F. FERKLN'b &. Co., Fukekohe.

The Waiuku branch of tte Pakuranpa Bunt Clab will mist at Mr Storey's on Thursday next, at noorj when a good ran may be rxpected. The amount collected by the fukekohe Belgian Relief Fund Committee to date ia as follows: Amount previously acknowledged, £230 12s lOd; Pukekohe Farmers' Union, £5; J.R., 10s: total, £236 2b lOd.

Mr E. Crum, of Pukekohe, received official notification yesterday that his son, Private W. J. Crum, who was wounded some time ago, has recovered and has rejoined his comrades engpged in the Dardanelles operations. The sugar monoplj within the Dominion was discussed at a meeting of the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce ht Id last night end it wss decided to give further consideration to t*ie subject at the next meeting with a view to the Government bei- g petitioned to encourage the growing of sugar beet. If the industry was cultivated it was thought that Pukekohe, as the hrgeut root producing district of the Waikat>, would reap considerable benefit. "All roads lead to the Premier Hall" should be the motto for Thursday next, whan a visit to Pukekohe is to be paid by the fine Band of the 3rd (Auckland) Regiment for the purposa of giving a concert in aid of the local Belgian Fund. The Bacd will consist of 35 performers, and the programme will also be coDtrioutrd to by numbers of the Myate-ious Mr E.'s London Comedy Company. A farewell party to Troopers T. Harper and David Blake was given by M»sdamfs Harper and McCormick, at the residence of Mr Chas. McCormick, Pukekohe, on Wednesday last, when 46 friends of the departing troopers gathered together to bid thtni farewell ard to whh them a safe return A pl'Bsart musical evening, interspersed with games, was spent, and it was brought to a closest 2.30 a.m. by the singing rf the National Anthem and "God be with you till we mret again." Mtssrs Harper and Blake left a few dayß later for Trentham to join the seventh contingent. Messrs J. T. Stsmbridge and Co. report a gocd attendance at the usual weekly sale at their Pukekohe Auction Mart on F.iday list. Fruit sold at slightly advanced priefs on the previous week. Potato3B sold at 5i cwt; onions l&d p?r lb; pumpkinc, marrows and melons were dull of rale; cabbage, good, 3d to 4d each. Poultry ame forward in small numbers, and were short cf requirements. A special feature of the sale was the opening of the pig exchange, but doubtless the bad weather was responsible for the smallneEß of the number offered for sale. Those brought forward realised good prices.

OwinK tc matters in connection with the construction of the Waikuu line having reached a stage whereby the Railway Department's plans seem to be that Paerata and rather than Pukekohe should be the making-up plac3 for the trainß to run on the Waiuku branch line, the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce last night came to the conclusion that further action in the matter was inadvisable, having regard to the fact that the people of Waiuku and those places along the route of the railway favoured Paerata being made the junction. Building sections in the heart of the town of Pukekohe are very rarely obtainable, but an opportunity for securing such conveniently desirable tites for residences will be provided on Thursday of next week, July Ist, when on behalt of the Franklin A. and P. Society Messrs Alfrel Buckland and Son?, in conjunction with the N.Z. Loan Company, will offer for sale 41 sections situate on the Suciety's old thowground, the sale t-king plice on the ground Plans of the sections are obtainable of the euctioneers or of Mr J. M. Baxter.

Very gratifying success attended t h e annuel "At Borne 'of members of the Pukekohe Lodge, M.U., 1.0.0. F., held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday ni?ht last. Although the weather was unpropitious 25 couples attended and indulged in prugres ive euchre ana dancing. Pr'zes donattd by Mr S. W. Mills for the winners of the euchre tournament were won by Mrs McKae and Miss 0. Berryman, first and second respectively among the ladies, and by Mr J. Mcßa«, first among the men. Miss A. Pulleng supplied the dance music, and Mr W. IS. Baird was an efficient secretary and MC. Mrs Haslani, Mrs T. Young and Miss G. Stembridge kindly assisted with the sapper. At a meeting of the Council of the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce held la c t evening, further attention was given to the subject of endeavours being made for Pukekohe to be made a stopping place for the Main Trunk express trains. It was reported that a requett made by the Chamber for the co operation of the Borough Council had been favourably received by the latter authority and that it hid been proposed by the Borough C:uncil that the Franklin County Council should be luvited to join in the application to be made to the Minister of Kail wavs. The position is that the train? known as the "second expresses" now crass at Buckland about 1.45 p.m , and the suggestion is that if Pukekohe iostead was made the crossing-place the traits, without delay being entailed, could be timed to stop there, thus securing direct communication with the south.

Bubbles, the latest enticing, amusing child's game for the long nights, at the Bookery. —Advt,