LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 153, 7 March 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A special meeting of the Pukekohe Borough Council is to be held next Thursday evening, when the busiuees left over from the last ordinary monthly meeting will te dealt with

The next sitting of the Pukekohe Magistrate's Court took place on Friday ot this week, on which day the quarterly meeting of the Franklin Licensing Committee will also be held

Tli3 Franklin County Council are commencing a campaign in respect of noxious weeds on roads, and, all owners'are notified by advt in this issue that proceedings will be taken in the case ot neglect to comply with the law accordingly The usual monthly meeting cf the Crank lin County Council, adourned from last Thursday by reason of the chairman (Cr Flanagan) and Cr Lynns being in attendance at the commission sitting at Mercer, is to be held next Thursday Pukekohe railway station has e'uring the last few days been the seer*' of heuily send-offs to military men. Several on final leave went south on Sunday, whilst others have pioc.ccdcd to Auckland and Hamilton pri>r to joining the 11th Reinforcements

Further correspondence has been rfceivcd from Mr C Roadley with respect to Pukekohe borough affairs, a3 also a letter from Mr C K Lawrie in reply to Mr Roadley's previous communication, but owing to pressure o: space both are unavoidably held over until our next issue

A dealing sale is to be carried out on Thursday next by Messrs All red Buckland and Sons on Mrs tieo Falun's farm at Pukekohe East. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns, as also cf a horse sale to bo held on Monday next by Messrs Buckland in their Pukekohe Hotse Bszaar

M; Jo, L iii Coady announces that on Wednesday and Friday evening ot thi3 week there will be screened at tie Premier Hall, Pukekoh?, a' htautil'jl drama entitled "When it Strikes Home,"' produced by the World's Film Corporation, and written by the gifted author Chas. \ Harris

d Applications aie invited by the < r Railway Department from persons between the ages of 18 and 30 n . . . years tor positions as junior perters e and traffic labourers, ruhject to the 0 proviso that applications from ■ _ sicgls men eligible for military jjservic! will net be entertained. For particulars see advt 11 Ofiicisl notice trom the Auckland ' Education Beard apDears in our advertising columns as to th 3 0 coming sessian ia Pukekohe of t iechnical continuation classes, attendance at which is compulsory fir boys and girl?, between the '' i ages of 1 I and i 7 years, if not - qualified for exemption i 1 Owing ti the increased ccst of , manufacture M sth's announce that c their popular makes ot chocolate have been raised in price, and now liguie at 4d. 8d and Is 3d per e tablet for milk, nut milk, and 1i Me Jean choc lates aa told at b Aspden's Premier Hall Confectionery „ Stores, Pukekoha The Waikato Centra! Agricultural Association's annual show opened ot * Cambridge to-day and is to be con- - tinued tomorrow (Wedneslay), I when the always popular People's Day will be observed. A special tram, cilling at intermediate stations, leaves Auckland at 7 a.m. " to-morrow and retun. from Cam. 1 1 bridge at 1 ::ij p in. Tickets at ! excji-ion fates will be issued by : the ttain , | l'un*i 'crat:l j activity is reported | tluoughjut the Lower Waikato in I r-vgartl 11 Hi: retaliation of milk--1 in;.; niae'aiDi-.-. It is evident that . the shortage of labour, produced by I the war. has necessitate j dairy farmers taking advantage of mechanic.l meat s to secure the ■ | niamtenai.c: cf their supply to the I factories. At the same time the I adopt mil 'it hmnc-separalion methods 1-1 aim mukir'.e great headway . I With the sol yearmng for moisi I lure the e ipioiH rams of yesterday ' I should prove invahrtl I■. The turnip ' I crops a I -11 w1 i I 1 c: ive material ! C ncni th- rei 'in and with a further Kuti.-taniii<l rain lal I the ; mushruom e-ason should soon be in iu.l swing. ihe break of the drought u- also vvelc one from the . | :a -t that it is anticipated that the Ipr vaiimg epiilemic of infantile ! para!vse< wii! be arrested hy the '. If. ct of heavy rams Digging has commenced ot lale '' I rowirga of potatoes, in many cases! the third c-o.; of the season. For the most part t';e jielfa constitute ; t.iw 1 l I seed f n next I ea.-on. iatu ft,'.ere si/J warrantj it thev also reach thu mar Let ,or tab'u purposes. However, the dry weatner has retarded prowtlt. and sjppl ei :or uuer Is-.' use will be very , I unite. 1 , decks 1 I local tube's are | ; now very limited, and ;.o meet re- 1 : quirt men la laiporiatioiia of southern | I [iio'luce v,ill soon become necessary