LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 57, 16 July 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr A. C. Gribble, of New Edendale Road, Mount Albert, the noted pig breeder, advertises in this is3ue that he has for sale boars and sows from his prize stock. Notification has been received by the Chamber of Commerce that the Postal Department has authorised the usual summer opening of the Pukekohc telegraph office for next seaton, viz , from October Ist to March 31st. Mrs J. Wylie announces that she will commence her next session 1 of dancing classes in the Oddfellows Hall, Pukekohe, on the evening of the 26th inst. Intending new members are requested to communicate with her at Buckland. The pulpit of the Pukekohe Methodist Church will be occupied by the Kev. G. Frost on Sunday morning next. The congregation will be delighted to welcome their pastor back after hia severe illness. The Rev. T. G. Carr, who has been serving with great acceptance as locum tenens for the Rev. Mr Frost, will cocduct bis farewell service and preach in the evening. The Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce decided at a meeting held on Monday last to make application to the Railway Department for a passenger car to be attached to the goods train timed to leave Pukekohe for Auckland at 8.30 pm. It was stated that provided with the necessary permits the public were now allowed to make use of the train but hsd to travel in the guard's van.

The train conveying the Auckland portion or tbe officers and men wounded at Callipoli, who arrived in Wellirgton yesterday by the troopship Willocbra, paes.d through Pukekohe to-day at ].35p.m the train making a stop at the s'ation f>r tbe crossing cf the afternoon main truDk express for Wellington. There was a large gathering of citizens present to meet the men, all of whom seemed in tbe best of spirits. For the more serkus cases carriages had bi.cn fitted up as wards, tbe outside of tbe carriages bearing a large red cross conspicuouely painted on a wbite back-ground, and nurses were in attendance on tbe patients. Hearty cheers were raised both on the arrival and departure of the trai»\

At the meeting of the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce held ou Monday last a letter was read by the General Manager of the N.Z- Kailways stating that he could not accede to the Chamber's request for a travelling crane, for the purpose of dealing with heavy goods at the Pukekohe railway station, being installed as he did not consider that the number of heavy consignments warranted the expenditure. Various members spoke of the difficulties that now arose at the station through the absence of proper tackle for lifting weighty goods out of the trucks and the absurdity of the General Manager's contentiou was instanced by reference being made to the fact that a travelling crane had been provided at Tuakau, where the goods traffic was far less than at Pukekohe. It was decided that the position should be brought before tbe General Manager by the deputation that is to wait on him to ask for the second express trains to stop at Pukekohe. Winter Games—an cndlesß variety at the Rookery.— Advt.