LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 176, 23 May 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A correspondent, signing himself " Surprised " writes : Seeing that County Councillors are trying to g ,f men to enlist, how is it that they have so many single men working 011

Advertises and readers are requested to note that in vuw of tte public holiday on Saturday, June 3rd—King's tJirtt.clay—our usual Friday's issue next wcck will be printed on Thursday night in order that the papers may reach all paits of the district on (he Friday morning. 'lhe latest time for the rtccipt of advts will accordingly he 5 p.m. on the Thursday

lenders arc invited, per the medium of our advertising columns, tor the erection of a manse at Clevedon

Members of lha Puktkjbe Kod and Gun Club are requested to attend a special meeting of the Club to be hp IJ in the i J uk€ kctie UotEl on Tuesday evening of next week The attendance of members of the Pukekoha bowling (.Tib is requested at a special general meeting to be held to-mcrrow--Wednesday-evening in the Borough Cout.cil Chambers The Pukekche Bonugh Council notily consumers that in order that certain necessary works may be effected the WBter will be turned off to-morrow—Wednesday—between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The bootmakers of Pukokohe and Tuakau adviso the public by advt. in this issue that jby reason of the increased cost of leather, etc , they havo been compelled to raise tlio price of repairs of boots. The Coroners inquest concerning th 3 death of the unknown man fouud in a plantation at Bombay still remains adjourned, the individual who was with the deceased on the night prior to his death not having been traced by the police.

Mr W Black announces in our advertising columns that he is prepared to undertake all daises of bricklaying work in Pukekohe and district. He n a skilled and capable workman, and is prepared to give estimates of cost on application fnleresled parties are reminded of an important sala of ho -sehold effects, etc , to be carried out by Mesais J T Stembridge und Co by order ot' the executors in the estate of ibe late Mrs Jamieson, at I'aerata to-morrow. For particulars see advt The Salvation Army are holding a special s:rvue this eveci'g, in their hall in King street, to which all are invited. A special effort n being made by th 3 Salvation Army throughout New Z:aland, during this month and next, to deepen the spiritual work A mr?dlc-aged Maori, named I'e Haurangi, was arrested on Sunday at I'ukraki I'a, Mangerr, on the charge ol having commuted the recent B:tks of thefts at the railway camps at Paerat?, Karaka and Manurcwa. lie was brought up ut the Auckland I'ohce (Juurt yesterday and remanded until to-day

Mr E. J. (Tod) Bilkey, son of Mr John Bilkey, has been selected for military service at Samoa. He will leave Pukekohe next Thursday to go into camp at Narrow Neck and is due to sail for Samoa next Monday. Mr Bilkey has been specially accepted for duty by the wili ary authorities by reason of Lis experience in breaking-in holies.

A young draught mare, only partially broken iu, ths property of Messrs Eoulston .Bros , of Pukekohe, came to an untimely end oue afternoon last week. Whilst attached to a van it got out of control and making off it ran into a telegr&ph pole, with which its head came into fairly violent contact. Apparently, however, none the worse for the collision it concluded the journey on which it was engaged but subsequently when being taken up the hill in East street to its paddock for the night it commenced to stagger and immediately on entering the paddook it fell to the ground. Death resulted a little time later, evidently from hemorrhage on the brain.

The recent reference in these columns at tho death of Colonel Banks mentioned some of the oilicers that in Col. Banks' time were connected with the Pukekohe Mounted Rilles. A correspondent points out that the officers were Mr F. Drake as Captain ; Messrs 11. Dell, A. Connell and J. W. John* as Lieuts.; and Mr A. Glasson as Sergt.-Major. Messrs Drake and Johns joined the sixth contingent and went to the Boer war and on their departure Mr Dell became Captain and Mr Glasson Lieutenant.

The all-important event of the provisiou of additional freezing works in the Aucklaud district will materialise on Monday next when tho otlicial opening of the new commodious building erected at Westfield by the Westfield Freezing Coy., Ltd., will be performed at 1.30 p.m. by the Prime Minister (Mr Massey). A general invitation to all interested parties to be present is extended by the Company. The new Works have a killing capacity up to 200 cattle and 2000 to 3000 sheep a day and also storago for approximately 1.30,000 freight carcases. The very latest machinery has been installed and altogether tho Works are fitted up in the most modern style.

The matter of the unformed road leading on the east side of tlio line from Pukokohe railway station to Buckland, which, unknown at the time to either the Borough Council or Franklin County, was transferred by the Commissioners from the County to the Borough when the new boundaries were deliuod, again cropped up at the meeting of the Borough Council last Wednesday. The e'erk of the Franklin County Council forwarded a petition that authority had received, signed by Mr A. Guiuuier and -S other ratepayers, asking for the road to bo repaired and pointing out that at the time of its dedication Mr James Boulstou agreed to bo financially rosponsible for forming a portion of the road -Oft. wide. The Town Clerk supplied tho information that piaetiea''y all ithe signatoiies lived in the County and not in the borough. Seeing that the Borough Council had made a payment to the County Council in respect of rates unexpended on roads transferred to the County it was decided to request the County to similarly contribute from rates received to the road referred to and tho Foreman of Works was deputed to report as to works neeessnry to make the road passablo. Tt h.ih also resolved to obtain particulars from the County of tho agreement. en'ored into by Mr James