TUAKAU.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 179, 2 June 1916, Page 3

TUAKAU.

In place of to-morrow—Saturday—-being observed as a holiday to the detriment of week-end shoppers, King's birthday was celebrated on Wednesday last, ail tbe business establishments being closed for tbe day. Shops will accordingly remain open tc-morrow but tbe Foal Office will be shut with the exception of "from 'J a.m. till 10 8.m., when a delivery of letters over the counter will be made. There will be no delivery of letters in the district, and the Telephone Exchange and Moaey Order and Post Office Savings Bank will he closed

The continual buzz emanating from tbe manufacture of fibre at the focal fiaxmill, which has been regular uf late, was not to be heard yesterday corsequent on all the dry 11»x at the mill having been scutched and forwarded to town the previous day. During the past quarter 25 tonß ot fibre hav: been consigned from the mill. An irate veteran and one of Tuakau's yourger residents were in the limelight last Saturday morning by reason of the older man belabouring the younger with a horsewhip in full view of the parsing public in one cf the public thoroughfare" It is understood that tfwj-wieirier of the whip had had iorce- dispute with the other individual and proceeded to enforce Lis arguments in substantial fashion. "*

A n:d|i t'jcces'lul dance was Ir!d it, Jk. Ju.ikau Hall on Wednesday evening, a large company bping present Messrs E. Lee and t Kcvell arted rs organisers and carrici cut fheir duties well. Mu ic wss supplied by Mies M. Geraghty ar'l Mr L. Stevenson, extras burg played by Miss C. Hodgson and Mias McL'voy. Mr W.

Collins proved an i flicient M.C. Ihe Tuakau brar.ch nf the Women's Patriotic League will benefit considerably bv tlio proceeds of the gathni'g.

I over by Mrs u Hunter, wa9 held on | Thursday of last week, ia the Public Hall. After a lengthy discussion ' arising out of a request for assht- | ance, io the way of huesefs, from j the Head Office of the League, at ; Auckland, Mrs S. E. Lewis was deputed to ascertain if it would be feasible to have some sewing which is necessary io the manufacture thereof and which cannot be done on the ordinary household sewing machine done by the local saddler. In the event of this being possible it is likely that 50 hussefs per month will be fowarded. A committee consisting of the following were appointed to dispense refreshments at the forthcoming Patriotic League Carinval, viz.:— Mesdumes Hunter, W. Deeble, 'J. Revell, G. Leaman, W. Smeed, seir, W Clark, J. Turbott, J. Lee, C. Osborne, and Paton. The list of articles bonded in durirg the week it eluded nine pairs of socks, two belts, one scarf, one cap, two pairs of mittens. Wool for the following week was also distributed. Two corner quarter acre eections, with frontages to George and Liverpool roads, were dispored of by Mr Wm. Glasgow, on behalf of the Rev. K. B. Dobson, recently. The purchase price waa £360. Mr Patterson, of Messrs Green and Colebrook, is the new owner. »