LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 132, 14 January 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The pulpit of the Fukekoh? Methodist Church on Sunday next will he occupied by the blind preacher of the Thames, Mr Mose3 Ensor.

The parades of the! Fukekohe branch of the National Reserve will be resumed on Thursday even ing of next week, when members are requested to assemble at the Horse Bazaar.

The Lyceum management announce the screening of the famous story by Hex Beach, "The Spoilers," for Wednesday, January 26th, and Friday, 28t*. The picture will be shown for two nights only, Councillor Clarke is now convalescent from his recent illresH and his return borne to Fukekohe yesterday, after being a patient in a private hospital in Auckland for nearly a fortnight, was warmly welcomed by his ma r .y fiends.

An illustration of thrift is contained in tte s'uory ol a Scotch woman wh) hi'd been promised a present of a new bonnet by a lady. Before she made the purchase the lady called and asked the good woman, "Would you rather have a felt or a straw bonnet, Mrs MacDuff?" "Weel," said Mrß MacDuff, "1 think I'll tak' a strae ane. It'll maybe a mouthful to the coo when I'm done wi' it,"

A desirable farming property, consisting of 30 acres ard situated at Patumahoe, is by instructions ol the owner, Mr W J McFadcJen, to be submitted for said by auction on the yist inst. by Mess s Alfred Buckland and Sons in their Fukekohe sa'cyards. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

A problem that is now crouping up in pretty well every district concerns married men with families who enlist for active servica and leave th 3 maintenance of their dependents a question for a patriotic public to desl with. Writing on the point to the Wanganui Borough Council the Minister lor Defence stated that the moral aspect of enlistment was a matter f'cr tte men themselvep. and that the Defence Department could not refuse to accept any men who wanted to enlist.

She had been a'tending lirsi-aid classes, and had received her certificat?. The street accident she had been waiting for at last took plac3. A man had broken his leg. She confiscated the walking stick of a passer-by, and broke it into three pieces for splints. Shs tore her skirt up for bandages. When all was completed she called a cab, and took the patient to the hospital. "Who bandaged this limb so creditably"" asked tha doctor. "I did." she blushiogly rep/ied. f Well, )t is most, beautifully—most beautilujly done! But yriu have made, t lind, one lith« ims take. You bandaged the wrong leg!"

The annual inoculation of cilves against blackleg, a form ol bloodpoisoning is now being cariied out in the Franklin County by the officers of the Department of Agri culture. The local veterinary officers state that they know of no actual cases of blackleg at the present time, and that the inoculation is purely a prflventative incisure. Farmers in the district have reported a certain amount or mortality arnqng the cujvc, which they attribute to black i.'g, but, as ro post niortcn examinations have te:n mail?, it is not quite ce-tain whether the animals had been attacked by t'ie disease.

A Wanganui resident, who spent the Christinas holidays on (lie West Coast of the South Island, gives a very interesting account of a race raeetiriK lie visited thcr,?. A special land \vn. .:t t idc (or the imnatisot a mental hospital in the locality, who attended in force, and cnjijed the dav to their heart'- content. Among tticros.'lves f hey betted >n niillion , and contributed in no . mail niea urc la the s.fnc til excitement which marked ibe conclusion oi caUi race, One ot the "viMtor*' had a iriendly wager of Alloo,ooo with a brother patient on the last race, and when his fancy failed to sec the distance out !13 wa« heard to remark that a man must be mad who tried to select winners on firm on any New Z-almd racecourse. Top Dresser for Hire, lor broadcasting lime, slag, bonedust and grass teed, ■> - per dav from - FRANK L'EKKIMS & Co., I'ukekohe.—Advt.

Messrs Gallagher and Howe, machinery experts, announce in uur advertising columns tbat tbey are open to hire out motor care or to house them in their motor garage in King street, in close vicinity to the Pukekohe railway station.

As a consequence of the adverse vote by ratepayers on the drainage scheme proposals of the Pukekohe Borough Council it is probable that a .system of night-soil removal will receive consideration at the noxt Council meeting. It is understood that a coutractor has offered to carry out the work and, if satisfactory terms can be arranged, the existing danger to public health would certainly be considerably lessened by the adoption of the pau system removal. A special meeting of the Council is to be held on Monday evening next to consider the effect of the rejection of the draiiage loan.

An examination of pupils attending Dr Wake's St John's Ambulance Classes was held in the Public School, Pukekohe, yesterday, when sixteen pupils sat for the examination, thirteen being Iran Fukekohe, two from Fum, and one from Fokeno. Dr Roland Aicken, of Auckland, the recognised examiner for these classes, conducted the examination, the result ot which will be announced two weeks hence. The greater number of the Pukekohe candidates were sitting for their final examination for the Society's medallion.

A wrong telephone connection sometimes brings abo'it unexpected results. Here is one of them : " Hello are you there ?" "Ye 3." " What the has become of those sheep?" " I don't know anything about any sheep." '■ Don't talk nonsense, If the sheep don't come to hand there'll be a of a row." " Who is speaking?" "This is 's New Plymouth." " Well this is the vicarage, Elthain." "Oh, Lord, I'm on the wrong number. King off."— Eltham Argus.

The thirty-first annual show of the Franklin Agricultural and Pastoral Society is to be held on the new Showjtround at Pukekohe on Friday and Saturday, February 25th and 2Sth. The schedule of prizes Im now been issued, and copies cf the name can he obtained from the Secretary, Mr J M Baxter. '1 he prize list embraces all its usual extensive features and agriculturists are asked to extend heirty and unstinted support to the Society. The drain of war funds has naturally affected the t'ociety's income, which has nevertheless had to meat etxraordinary expenditure tor the purchase and laying out of the new Show ground. For this reason the Executive are making a special appeal to all interested in the prosperity of the Society to do everything possible towards rendering the 11416 Show a brilliant success.

Distant signals are being erected at Pukekohe iu connection with the improved signalling arrangements which are being carried out by the Railway Department throughout the Waikato, Iu the past the only signals that an engine-driver had to guide him when approaching a station were the " home" signals which are situated some 40 chains distant on either side of the station but now he will have a further signal to warn him before the home signal comes into view and further it will be necessary for him to slow down between the two, signals. In the majority of cases the irregular course that the railway Hue takes made it that the engine was practically on the signal before the engine-driver had noticed it but ho will now have an opportunity of seeing the distant signal first, as it will be some 'l'l chains further away from the station than the "home" signal.