THE Pukekohe & Waiuku Times. PUBLISHED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 146, 16 February 1916, Page 2

THE Pukekohe & Waiuku Times. PUBLISHED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

" We nothing extenuate, nor set dovm aualit in malice

You want a Diary for 1 DIG. Full stock at The Bookery.* Two eubscrioers formed the extent of the attendance at the annual meeting of tbe Fukekohe Fublic Library convened for last evening, and the meeting waß accordingly postponed until a later date The Hallway Department announce special trains and the issue ol tickets at excursion rates for the racis to be held at Hamilton on Fnday and Saturday next For particulars see advt Mtssrs Alfred BiecklanJ and Sons advertise in this issue particulars of the entry for the sheep fair to be held in their Fulsekohe yards on Tuesday next when some 5000 ewes, wethers and lambs will be yarded Easter tails unusually late this year, Easter Sunday comirg on Aprii 22nd. Easter Day is always the first t'unday after the full moofl which happens on or alter March 21st. It happens this year that there will be a full moon on March 20th The days of democracy! In a motor car returning from Motueka recently were seated, says the "Nelson Colonist," a judge of the Supreme Court, a stipendiary magi-trate, a police constable, and a prisorer who had been commute! for sentence for theft Arrangements have been made by Che Fukekohe Fatnotie Committee to assist the cause of tbe trench Ksd Cro3B by a collection tJ be made on Feople's Day (Saturday, the 26th irst) at the A and l' Society's Show. The French Tricolour badges will also be sold tor the occasion An operation for appendicitis was yesterday performed on Misi Jean Madill, sister of Mrs Fred Brown and of Mrs F W Matthews, of FuKekohe, at a private hospital in Auckland, and the patient thjs morning is reported to be making Halisfictory progress towards recovery. Misi Madill's illness tcok a serious turn on Monday evrmtr, and she was promptly taken through by motor ear from Fukekohe to Auckland to undergo the necessary operation Tosaed by a cow Wis - t'e.e unenviable and urifoitunate experience yesterday morning of Doughs, the three-year-old son of Mr Harold G Lysnar, dentist, of Fukekohe. The little fellow went into the paddock adjacent to his father's residence to watch the milking of a cow belonging to Mr Frank Ferking, and whilst that operation was in progress he a'tempted to stroke her head. 'Tte cos, usually a most docile animal, butted the boy and threw him up into the air with her horns, one horn penetrating his body under the left arm, narrowly missing a lung am an ertery. The little I'llljw was at once taken indoor?, and Dr Wake, who was summoned, lour.d it necessary to stitch the wound. The young patient is ot couise still silfering no little pain, but is otherwise progressing well Speaking at Marton on Friday | t -:-l on the oieasnn ot the Marton A and I' Show Mr E Newman, M.F., said that with regards to prc-nccta now and alter the war, if the Navy failed, then he could j oaJy say that it would not be prices of produce that would trouble us. However, he could not contemplate j bucii a disaster. He was quite satisfied that t»r several years sftsf the war prices vould lluctuate, but tiny wiuld remain at high; !, vela. De did not think that pro-j ducing (juntucs !ike this would' fuller even after the war, and he I expressed the opinion that if was j the duty ol all farmers to grow as - much l'ood-stutl's as the land would produce, thus emiJjying labour and circulating plenty of money. In this way, tlics] who were unable to take part in the actual war, would Cu their bit" to cheapen the food ot their fellow citizens throughout the Empire

Tfe usual monthly meeting of the Pukekobe Borough Council takes place this eve:ing A special sale of Jewellery, Fancy Goods, e'.c, will be htld at J T Sttmbridge and Co.'s Auction Mart, Pukekobe, on Saturday next. Full parlicular9 in next issue. —Advt lenders are invited bv the Franklin County Council for various road workß. For particulars see advt in this issue The Rev F B Dobson was a visitor to Pukekobe to-day. Tiie late Vicar was en route from Paeroa to Auckland and took the opportunity of looking up old friends in Pukekohe Ratepayer ol the Franklin County are notified in this issue that hgal proceedings will be taken in the case of all rates not paid by March Ist next The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aaer.cy Compauy anuouncs a special sale of horsea to be held in their Pukekohe yards on Monday next. Particulars will be fuund in an advt in this issue Members and intending members of '.he Pukekohe Golf Club arc requested ti attend the annual meeting of the Club to be helci on Tuesday evening next in Messrs Thorne, Thorne and Hopkins' offices A Masterman man who recently purchsaed a fruit farm ii quite satisfied. He states that he has come to the conclusion that fruit is intended for small bird?, and not for human consumption. Early in the season the whole of hi 9 chsrnes were taKen. Then his red currants disappeared. Afterwards strawberries and raspberries went, and now hia plums and apples are being destroyed in wholesale manner. "The birds are worse than rabbits," he says. "I expect them Boon to make an attack upon my potatoes. Unless something is Cone to destroy the small birds, 1 am satisfied thai the fruit industry in New Zealand can never be a success." Patterns of all the designs of fashions, etc., appearing in our supp'ement, week by week, can be obtained by sending stamps, value 7d, for every pattern required (coat, skirt, blouse, one-piece gown, etc) to Miss Ida Meller, caro of the Editor. The envelope should be marked " Patterns." Top Dresser tor Hire, tor broadcasting lime, slag, bonedust and grass seed, 5/- per day from FRANK PERKINS & Co. Pukekohe.—Advt.