LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 201, 18 August 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Waikato Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., invite tenders, per tbe medium of our advertising columns, tor tbe transport of cream on the Waikato river.

Particulars will be found in our advertising columns of Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons' special sale of dairy cows to be held at Pukekobe on Friday of next week. The Waikato Farmers' Co-op. Bacon Co. notify clients by advt. in this issue that they will receive pigs at Tuakau and Pokeno next Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.

Messrs Frank Perkins and Co., as agents for tbe Te Aroba Bacon Co., anouncc that they will receive pigs at Pukekobe on Monday, September 4th, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Announcement is made in our advertising columns by Messrs Buck land and Sons that tbe tale arranged to take place to-morrow in the estate of Mr A. G. Diprose. at Pokeno, has been postponed until turtber notice.

Lieut. Cross, of the Maori Reinforcements, is at present engaged assisting Sergt-Major Ansell, of the Permanent Bt*ff, in organising for home defence the Maoris of Territorial age in the King Country and the Waikato. Up to date some 100 Maoris have enlisted. Lieut. F. A. Macdonald, of the Staff Corps, who has been acting as Area Officer in charge of the districts between and including Hamilton and Otahuhu, has received promotion to the position of Group Commander, No. 4 Group, vacated by Major Northcroft haying entered camp.

Authority was given to the Mayor at the meeting of the Pukekohe Borough Council hell on Wednesdav to make arrangements for raiding a loan of £12.000 at a rate of interest not exceeding five and a quarter per cent, conditionally on the same being sanctioned at the poll of ratepayers next Wednesday. We are requested by tbe Postal Department to state that in connection with war certificates and the issue of war bonds, the Post Offices at Pukeknbe, Bombay. Buckland, Glen Murray, Onewhero, Otaua, Patumahoe and Pukekawa will re-open to-night (Friday) and to-morrow (Saturday) from 7 to 8.30 p.m. for the convenience of the public who are unable to attend during tbe ordinary business hours. lln response to several request* Mr Herbert Clapham, principal of the Clspbam Botanical Institute, Auckland, will give a lecture in the Premier Picture Hall, Pukekonr, on Sunday evening next, at 8.15. the subject being the "Battle of Life." The lecture, which promises to be very interesting and instructive, aims at making every person his or her own doetor. A collection will be taken at tbe door to defray expense?.

Owners of player pianos, piano players, organs and pianos, are offered an exceptional opportunity of having their instruments skilfully tuned and adjusted. The E. and F. Fiano Agency, Ltd. [lit S. Coldicutt, manager), of Auckland, has arranged tor one of their staff, recently arrived from London, Mr F. W. Hardingham, to visit Pukekohe before the 20th of this month. As Mr Hardingham's time in Fukekohe will be very limited, he will only be able to call on thOße who leave instructions at the office of this paper.

Another ot the series of euchre parties promoted by the rukekone Pierrot Club, the nett proceeds of which are to go to tne Na«y Fund, was held in the Carnival Tea Rooms on Tuesday evening last. The Company numbered 32, and a very enjoyable gathering resulted. First prize for ladies was won by Mrs H. U. Lyenar, and for the sterner sex by Mr J- Brown, Miss Nelly Taylor and Mr H. Short qualifying for the respective "booby" trophies. Light refreshments were served in admirable style by Mrs Tomlio and Miss Kiddle, the lady proprietors of tha Tea Kosms, and were highly appreciated.

"Help to win the war" is the appeal made to all classes of the community by the Government in regard to the war loan of £8,000,000 that lis wanted in the Dominion to assist in currying on the conflict. Ihe small or large capitalist is asked to take up Bonds of £SO or upward?, bearing interest at tha rate of ih per cant per annum, free of income tax. Those with less means at their command are asked to sitae He for ceriiScatts of trim 16s upwards, each 16s being repayable as £l_(ive years hence. This litter form of investment offers distinct advantages to Post Office Savings Bank depositors. The wat loan certificates will be issued at all Money Order Office?. Applications for bonds or certificates should be made on or before Monday next. Householders in King street, Pukekohe. should take r.otice that a collection of refupe has been arranged for by the Borough to take plac» every Saturday mornintr, no fee being payble for the same. Dust tuns have already been supplied for the purpose, and in order that they may ue emptied by the Council's contractor householders B re req icsted to stand r»ie dust bins on th2 oiter rtlpe of the pavement nut later than eight o'clock every

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