THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times WEDNESDAY JULY 14, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 56, 14 July 1915, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times

WEDNESDAY JULY 14, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Official Organ of : The Franklin County Council. The Tukekohe Borough Council. The Tuakau Town Board. The Drury Eoad Board. The Karaka Eoad Board. The I'ukekohe West Road Board. The Pokeno Road Board. The Wairoa Road Board. " We nothing exlenmie, nor tet down auoht in malice." PUBLISHED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.

Excursion fares botd t) Rutorua and le Aroha arv announced by the Railway Department for Saturday next. For particulars see advt.

lYhmbera of the Franklin A. and I'. Society are notified thst the annual meeting of the Society is tn be h Ij m the Ma«Hc Hall, Pukekohe, on Wedr.e-day, the 28th inst., at 2 p.m.

Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons announce that they will hold their next hoi se sal 3io the Pukekobe Horee Bazaar on Monday next, for which a yarding of close on 2UO h/irses of all classes has been secured.

Mr K. D. Wilkinson, a Pukekohe fancier, won third prize with a Minorca hen at the recent Auckland Poultry Show, whilst Mr i. J. McKinney won first prize with K.C. Brown Leghorn cock, fint Mirorca her, second Hamburg cock, second Hamburg hen, at the recent Waikato Winter Show, and Becond prize fir duck eggs at Ohakune.

Privati Robinson, stn of Mr Arthur Robirson, uf Patumahoe, is returning in the Willochra, and is txpected to a:rive at Wellington today, tie is suffering from a siattereil left arm, but is un'eretood to be prugreesing as favourably as possible. His father left in the night mail train yesterday for Wellington to meet him. This is the rirßt of our local "boys" to reach home from the front.

Messrs J. I'. Siembridge and Co., report:—At our weekly sale on Friday last there was a good attendance. Pigs ar.d poultry came forward in good supply and mot with a ready sale. Fruit was dull of sale. Produce and vegetables Bold readily. Piss, slips made from 8b to 16s each, weancrs Ills to lis. Poultry—Hens, pour Is Id, gocd from la tid to 2a 7d. Ducks lis lid Cabbage, Is dozen Potatoes, 6s to 7s. Cauliflowers, JJd lo 8d each. Apple-, Is 9d to 3s 6d half bishtl ca-es. A quantity of sundries realised fair prices.

Three Mew Zealaudia Milking Machines told this week. Full particulars, price arid terms of FRANK PERKINS & Co., Pukekohe, Agents I.H. Coy. Knitting Needles at THE BOOKER Y. Get them now—Advt.

Arrangements are well i'or«a.d for the "Mnck Couit' to be held in the Premier Hull on Thrmday of next week in aid of the Wounded Solidera' Fund. A lengthy list of indictment! teen framed acd great fun should' be created as the different parties come forward to answer for their misdeeds (?). To dispel any misapprehension that has arisen we are asked to mention that the fines imposed will not be of an | excessive character, but will ba limited to sums ranging from half-a-crown to not more than a sovereign.

Despite arduous duties and exciting times in the trenches in the forward move fur Constantinople the New Zealand "boys" take great interest in ths doings in the Dominio •. In a letter received this week ia Pukikohe, Sergeant fcicbofield stiles that the arrival by mail of copies of the " Pukekohc and Waiuku Times" is hailed with great glee by himself and his Pukekohc comrade?, the paper oeing read from er.d to end. Referring to the recent fires in Fukekohe, Sergeant Schotield addi that he ncticcs the Fire Brigsde has been making a name for itself.

At the Auckland Polica Court on Monday Kobert Kemptor, aged 67, was charged on remand wi b vsgrancy in thst be had been found by night on private premises at Pukekohe. Sub-Inspector Mcllveney expl .ined I hat the old man had been wandering the country, and was nearly perished with clIcJ when found bj night in Pukekohc. He had been remanded to Auckland with the idea of his being admitted to tha Costley Home, but the authorities there declined to take him, ss he was not a proper charge on the Auckland hospital district. The Hev. F. Jeffreys offered to endeavour to find some home where the old man might get shelter and rest for some months at leas', and Kvmpton w?s remanded lor a week pending inquiries in that direction.

The recent heavy rains have caused a considerable amount of damage to early sown crops owin/ to the seei having rotted before it could germinqte. This loss could have been avoided by the judicious expenditure of a few pounds in field drainage, which not only prevents the flooding of the seed beds, but carri s away the surplus water below the surface and keeps the ground sweet. Tons of basic Blag and carbonite of lime are used rach year to counteract the sourness caused by water lying close to the surfi.ce, but only temporary bweetness can be obtained in this way, as the cause of the trouble is not reomved In order to effectively deal with wet and sour paddocks, it is necessary to remove the water by means of underground drainr. In our advertising columrs to-day Mr W. Koul ston is offering special quotations for Granger's famous porous tiles, which have gained a very high reputation for this class of work. The Granger tile is used by practically every expert drainer whers a first class job is required.

Our lady readers will be hit rested to learn-something of the frocks worn by Miss Donington in "Camille," to be produced at the t'remier Theatre, Fukfkohe, on Friday next. In the first act she wears an evenir.g dresss of silver ti:sue, with a semi overdress of emerald green ninon, edged with, gold braid, the trained skirt having a deep bordered guipure insertion; with this is worn a quaint jewelled headdress. In act two Miss Dottington'wears one of Worth's creations; it is called a suohsine frock, a pale maize coloured figured silk. The gown designed by Madam Ghristene for act four is a typical specimen of that famous modiste. The draped skirt of {.urpls satin charmeuse iisiug to the bodice, which is composed of gold embossed velvet, together with a dernier cri of fashion*, long sleeves of purple net, .complete one of Mi a i Domngton'e most exquisite robes. During the performance bohis novel evening wraps are worn. One very striking is a military cape of purple satin lined with shell pink lace, the high mili a'y collar being of Paris lace with embused purple flowers.