THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 150, 25 February 1916, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times

PUBLISHED MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

«" We rwtlung extenuate, nor net down ana lit in malice

You want a Diary for 1016. Full stock at The Bookery.*

You are leaving it rather late for those Shoes. King's Boot Sale closes soon."'

Watch for C A lvidd's exhibits of Treloar Milking Machines and of Katjen's Cow-Lie, etc,, at the PukeKohe Show*

Messrs W. Dimouk and Co , adveriise in this issue particulars of dates and places for the purchase of pigs for the eusuing month.

Ladv collectors will be active on the Pukekohe Showground tomorrow ou behalf of the French Red Cross Fuud. Watch for C A Kidd's exhibits of Treloar Milking Machines and of Katjen's Cow-Lie, etc., at the Pukekohe Show*

Lieut. Hatt, of Pukekohe, has received intimation from the Defence Department fhat he will be appointed to take up duty in the Dominion, the Medical Board, by whom he was recently examined, not passing him for further service in the firing line at the present time.

The scare caused by the reported shortage of shipping space for frosen mea f , despite the shipping companys' denial, caused a big drop in prices at the Westfield fat stock sale on Wednesday. Practically only butchers were buying and prices dropped as-much as £1 to £1 10s per head.

. Owing to the failure bv reason of war conditions of cur contractors to fulfil their agreement fur eupplyirg us with paper the

"Fukekohe and Waluku Times" will a3 /rom Tuesday next be only published on Tuesdays and Fridays (instead of as now on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays), pending tli2 revival of normal shipping arrangements, whereby the arrival of regular consignments of paper can be relied upon. The course referred to is taken by the management ;u order that the stock of paper at. present n hand should be preserved as long as possible rather than an emergency should arise thruugh supplies being completely exhausted

The loss which the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows sustained by the death of Captain A E Wilkinson, who fell id the Suvla Bay landing in the early part of August, was referred to in sympathetic terms at jtbc annual meeting of the Auckland district on Wednesday, when the Mayor. Mr J H Gunson, unveiled a portrait ot the deceased so)Jier. Th 3 provincial grandmaster, Bro F A Smith, in his presidential address. said that by the death of Captain Wilkinson he had lost a valued colleague, a dear friend trom boyhood to manhood, and an Oddfellow who endeared himself to the whole district. The sympathy of the society went out to the widow and relatives. In unveiling the portrait the Mayor said that the late Captain Wilkinson was one who held the este m and respect of all. Capfun Wilkinson was personally known to him through business relations lie hid had with him, and he had ai-vays found him to be "a white man,' lie nt.. tiye to the principles fur which tjn- Order stood

Another link with Pukekohe's catly da;,: was severed by the death on Saturday iast, at her residence in FukekoiiP. of Mrs Annie McSheen, widow of the late Mr James McSheen. Ihe deceased lady, who was 70 years <1 rgo. was a native if Btlla ; t, I-thine), and she came out to New Zealand in company with her husband la ISti'o by the sailing ship Guernsey, other paeEengers on th2 ship including Mrs Cathcart, of Fukekohe Hill, and the late Mr Cathcart, Mr and Mrs McSheen soon after their arrival took up land in Fukekohe and saw it emerge from virign bush to its prerent t igh state of cultivation, Mrs McSheen having lived on the property ever sine?. She is survived by a grown-up family of six sar.s and four daughters. Ihe funeral, at which the Kev Father Mullov otliciated, took place on Monday at the Fukekohe Catholic Cemetery the large at! ei dance cf st.tt!-rs l!Jtify/ng to the high reep" "t in win.n ihe dti'?ased Jady w;: ■ he| J

Watch lor C A Lidd's" exhibits of Trelaar Milking Machines umJ of Katjsn's Low-Lie, etc., at the ukeknhe

Who is King of King street't Why the Bootmaker who is sacrificing his Stock. Now, what about those Shoes for the Show ?*

Watch for C A Kidd'a exhibits of Trtloar Milking Machines and of Hatjen'fl Cov»-Lic, etc., at the Fuktkobe"' Show* Messrs J T Stembridge and Co are to conduct a sale of household furniture ana effects no Wednesday next on behalf of Mr G Hayward, at his residenca in Seadon street, Fukekohe. For particulars see advt The Rev A M Costain, who has been assisting t!.e Kev (J Fiost t--r ihe pa9t twelve months in the work of the Fukekohe Methoditt Circuit, has be:n notified by the Board of Examiners of his Church thai he has successfully passed the candidates examination and is recommended to the conference for admission to the Theol igcai College lor three years further training for the work of th: ministry The members of the Pukekohe branch of the VV.G.T. U., through the secretary, have passed and sent a resolution to the Hon J Allen, Minister for Defence, asking for the immediate prohibition of "shouting" for soldiera as it is a matter of deep eorrow to those who have tte welfare of our soliders at heart to know that many of them have fallen under the temptation of liquor, due largely to the mistaken idea of some people as to what c ns itutes good fellowship and hospitality." Watch for C A Kidj's exhibits ot' Ireloar Milking Machines and of Katjen's Cow-Lie, etc., at- the Pukekohe Show*