LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 130, 10 January 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

You want a Diary for I'J 10. Full stock at The Bookery* The Auckland Dairy Produce Committee has fixed the wholesale price for butter aud eggs for the week ending January loth, as folios : _ Farmers' separator and dairy butter, lOd; eggs, Is Id per dozen. A good day's outing is assured at the Otahuhu annual sports and carnival meeting to be held at Princess Street Beach on Saturday next. For the convenience of country visitors arrangements have been made for the 11.15 p.m. suburban train from Auckland to run through to Pukekohe, calling at Otahuhu at 11.49 pm. and at stations as required. The following a' e included in the Auckland quota of the Twelfth Reinforcements, who go into camp to morrow, viz : Mounted Rifles, James P. Clark, Waiau Pa: Gwyune J. Lewis, Waiuku ; Konald F. McDougall and Herman H. Sharp, Pukekawa ; Charles W. Tunstall, Manurewa. Infantry Section : —William Bellingham, c o G.P.O , Drury; Andrew N. Geraghty and John E. Geraghty, Onewhero ; Arthur J. Lloyd and Reginald W. Mason, Mercer. Artillery Section: Walter R. Moody, Manurewa.

The death occurred at her residence on the Pukekohe-Patumahoe Road on Friday last of Mrs Mary Sheridan, widow of the late Mr Andrew Sheridan, the latter having passed, away just four months ago. The deceased lady was a native of County Cavan, Ireland, and arrived in the Dominion with her husband a little more than half a century ago, having lived siuco then in the Pukekohe district. She had a large circle of friends and was held in the highest respect. The funeral took place at the Pukekohe Roman Catholic Cemetery yesterday afternoon.

A smoking concert in honour of Mr John Elwoll, who is leaving the railway service to take up a position under itho Wilsons Cement Coy. at Warkworth, was carried out on Friday evening last in the Masonic Hall by the members of the Pukekohe Station staff. Mr F. Brown presided and speeches were made in testimony of Mr Elwell's efficient discharge of duties and his unfailing courtesy to all and sundry. As a token of the esteem in which ho was held by his Pukekohe colleagues he was presented with a handsome case of pipes and Mrs Elwell was the recipient of a set of silver-me unfed hair brushes.

The Wednesday half - holiday movement iu substitution for the existing statuary half-holiday on Saturday appears to be favoured by the majority of traders iu Pukekohe. The opinion seem-, growing that with other adjacent towns observing the half-holiday in the middle of the week business iu Pukekohe is projudically affected by being the only district in which the shops are closed on Saturdays. According to the Shops and Oil ices Act the Borough Council have absolute powers iu fix ing the day of the half-holiday. Tbero is, however, very little doubt but that Councillors in arriving at a decision would be guided by the wishes of any marked majority of the shopkeepers concerned. A petition for Wednesday closing is accordingly being prepared for submission to the Council by the advocates ot the same,

Top Drev-ci- for Hire, lor Itroadcasting lime, slag, boiiedust and grass teed. 5 - ier day Irom FRANK PERKINS <V Co., Pukekohe.—Advt.