TUAKAU.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 172, 9 May 1916, Page 3

TUAKAU.

Mr Lapwocd's Launch "Udora" had a narrow rscjpa from destruclion by fire cn Sunday evening lust. The boat at the time was in charge of a young Mcori, named Mark TuEhau, who had cmveyed a passenger down th 3 river. In the course of the return j urney the engine stopped, and 'l'uahau used a candle to ascertain the cause, with the result that the benzine dripping trora the enigne became ignited. The boat wa* run ashore and some Maoris smothered the tire with sind, Tuahau sustaining bid burns on his left arm

At a sitting of tha Puk'kthe J.P.'s Court, held yesterday, before Mts;rs J T Stembridge and C Koadlev, J.P.V, a Maori named "Waity" Hemi, waß charged with having committed theft at Pukekohe on March 15th. The circumstances were that Hemi, who was hard op at the time, was befriended by a half-caste, named Harry Mathews, from whom he stola ja rug and a£l note. Hemi disappeared from Pukekohe, but laat Saturday Matthews found him at Tuakau and gave bim into custody. A fine of £2 was inflicted, Hemi being further ordered to return the rug and the £1 ti Matthews. —At the same Court a Maori, named "Whiskey" Clark, was fined £2 10s and costs 7s, for indecent behaviour at Tuakau on Saturday night

A discussion in reference to the dedication of Henderson's loid, Tuakau, touk place at the meeting of the Franklin County Council on Thur;day last and will be found in our account of the meeting which appears on another page of this issue in connection with the engineer's report The death took placa in the Auckland Hospital on Thursday last of Mr G W Goldsmith, at the age of 49 years. The deceased, who had been engaged in business at Tuakau as a jeweller and watchmaker tor about three jears past, had been suffering for seme time Ircm a serious form ot illness as the result ot which he bad been an inmate of the Auckland Hospital since the early part of the year. He is survived by his wife POST, AND TELEGRAPH AND RAILWAY BALL A BRILLIANT FUNCTION From every standpoint the ball held utder the auspices cf the Post and Telegraph and Railway Departments in the Public Hall, Tuakau, on Wedn-sday evening of last week, WBs a brilliant success, more than 50 couples taking part in ths proceedings. The arrangements surpassed in every detail anything previocsly held in the district. Messrs Eady's band, consistirg of three instruments, supplied the music, while the catering cf a sitdown fupper was provided by Messrs J Buchanan ar.d Co Aucklat d The hall presented an entrancing spectacle, with a choice decoration »:f nikace, together with a display of flags. Visitors, including representatives of the Department* concerned, were prrsent frrrn Auckhnd, Pukekohe, Onewherr, Mercer, PuKekawa and Bombay. By special arrangement a passenger car was attached to ao Auckland hound goods train to convey northern visitors back to their homes.

An innovation, which gave a pretty effect, green and red lights being attached thereto, was a miniature signal, with and arms indicating tte names of the dances thereon

Dancing continue J until 2 HO a.m. the following morning Thore responsible for the success of the function were Messrs N J McNeill, secretary and M.C., F Lookery, M.C., and Coa(*, and J A Wright, Whangaiata, and W Bright and Armitage and the Misses M Mayall, t5 Lewis, M Beamish, M Hay ward, M Geraghty and J Smith