LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 145, 14 February 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

You want a Diary for I'JIG. Full stock at The Bookerv.* Tenders avo invited by the Aka Aka Drainage Board for cutting; and dragging about eight miles of drains and watercourses. For particulars see advt.

Messrs W. G. Shetbolt \* Co., drapers, hosiers, &o,of Pukokohe, announced that their annual ''end of season" salo will ommenco on Wednesday next. A clearance sale of live and dead stock is to be carried out by Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons on Wednesday next on Mr T. Marshall's farm at Buckland. For particulars seo advt. m this issue.

The Auckland Dairy Produce Committee has iixed the wholesale price i'or butter and egg 3 for the week ending Saturday, February l'J, as follows : —Farmers' separator and dairy butter, lOJperlb; eggs, Is.'3d per dozen.

"With au extended list of subscribers and readers there is evory opportunity for the Pukekohe Public Library to be better equipped with literature than at present. To this end, subscribers and intending subscribers are requested to attand the annual meeting of the library t) be held to-morrow (Tuesday evening.

The popularity of the Waiau Pa beach is evidonce 1 by the large number of Pukekohe residents, who select that seaside resort for a " camping" holiday or for day picnics, and this ssason throngs of visitors hafe beon so dispor ing themselves " by the ea I sea waves." A tiner sandy beach ouid hardly be found anywhere and being of a flat nature young children arc not confronted by any danger of getting into deep water whilst pad lliug.

Where is " Waihau " ? At the junction of the Waiau and DruryWaiuku roads a signboard, recently erected by the Franklin County Council, bears the inscription "Waihau" in bold letters on tl*e arm pointing to Waiau. 'lhose knowing the locality arc not a little amused tbat the County Council should thus bo caught "tripping" in regard to the spelling of the name of the settlement,

It is with great satisfaction that we are ablo to record tlio fact that eutries for the Frank'iu A. and P, Society's annual Show, to be held in Fukekohe on Friday and Saturday of next week, have so irosly come to hand that the gathering promises to he at least as equally successful as that of any previous year. War conditions and the shoitage of labour to carry out harvest operations would, it was thought, probably prej ldicially affect the number of exhibits but thanks to the energy of the Executive and more particularly of Mr J. M. Baxter, the S:>cie:y's industrious secretary, the various classes will all bo well represented Increases in tin cattle, pigs and sheep sections will mora than balance a slight falling off in the entries of horses and although owing to the dry season exhibits of horticultural and agricultural produce will be somewhat below the average the "Home Industries" department will be of very high standard. The new show-ground, to be used for the iirst time, has been brought into thorough order and everything points to the Show of I'JIG doing credit to the Societv

Patterns of all the designs of fashions, etc., appearing in our supplement, week by week, can be obtained by sending stamps, value 7d, for every pattern required skirt, blouse, one-piece gown, etc) to Miss Ida Meller, caro of the Editor. The envelope should bo marked " Patterns."

Top Dresser tor Hire, tor broadcasting lime, slag, bonedust and grass eed, 5'- per day from FRANK PERKINS & Co.. Pukekohe.—Advt.