LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 204, 29 August 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Contracts are invited by the Franklin County Council for carting and stacking epawla at Puni. For particulars see advt. The attention of breeders is drawn to a Stud notice in our advertising columns relative to the trotting entire horse Albertorious standing the season at Paerata. Albertonus comes of some of the best blood stock available, and has numerous successes on the track to his credit. Particulars are obtainable of Mr a. J. Hawkins, Paerpta. In compliance with a request from the Pukekohe Patriotic Committee, Mr F. V. Frazer, the Stipendiary Magistrate, has consented to deliver an address entitled " Money," dealing with the economic aspect of the war, in the Premier Hall on the evening of Thursday of next week, September 7th. A collection will be taken up at the close and the proceeds devoted to the Servian Fund. We are requested by Mr W. Coster, the Pukekohe Postmaster and the local Census Enumerator, to draw attention to the necessity of a prompt return by occupiers of schedules furnishing Agricultural and Pastoral statistics for the Borough of Pukekohe. These schedules have been delivered by letter carriers to owners of land of one acre or over and to owners of herses, cattle, sheep or pigs within the borough, and when the schedules are filled in and signed they are to be posted in the envelope supplied addressed to Ihe Census Enumerator, Pukekohe.

Private A. J. Hutchinga, late of Puni, and now at Featherston Camp as a member of the E. Company, No. 2 Platoon, 20th Reinforcements, writes most appreciatingly of the arrangements made for the comfort of the troops when they assembled last week. At Hamilton they were the guests of the Soldiers' Club and were right royally entertained, whilst the ladies of the Club before their departure presented them with boxes of cakes in plenty. On the journey through to Featherston they were also liberally supplied with refreshments at various stations. Private Hutchings adds that the Pukekohe boys are quartered together in the camp. Among those reported wounded a few days ago was Captain Maxwell Aldred, a well-known ex-resident of the Waiuku district. Captain Aldred was born at Blackpool, Lancashire, 35 years ago, and he received his education at Oakham, in Northamptonshire. He came to Auckland in 1901, and was engaged for some years in farming at Waiuku, where he took an active part in lccil affairs. He joined the mounted rifles as a trooper and lose to the rank of major, being appointed adjutant of the 3rJ, Auckland Mounted Rifles about two vears ago. He thereupon moved to Auckland and left with the reinforcements some 12 months ago. As regards athletics, he was a representative footballer in the Midland Counties and was captain of the Waiuku Cricket Club. He also took an interest in National Reserve work. Dr Aldred, of Waiuku, is his father and his wife and children reside in Auckland. A cablegram was received yesterday -fifing that ho had boon wnundod in tiio log, but was now nearly well again.

Householders are invited to give a trial to Boulituu's special tea at Is 101 per lb as advertised in Mr W. Roulston's replace advt to-day. Plumbers are notified by a Government advt. ia this issue that an examination to secure registration utder the Plumber*' Act is to be held at Auckland and other centres on September 29th and oOih. Messrs Cooper and Curd, proprietors of tbe Franklin Motor Garage, advertise in this issue that they have a second-hand 1915 model 5 seater Buick motor car for sale, guaranteed in first-class order. Under the Fiuance Act, 1916, notice is given in our advertising columns of particulars that require to be furnished as regards returns of standard income aud as to the choice preferred in the mode of arriving at such income for the purposes of the Act. Trooper H. Corbett, late of the staff of the Pukekohe branch of the Bank of New Zealand and now a member of the mounted section of the, 17th Reinforcement Draft, is at present spending a few days in Pukekohe on his final leave. Among the winning horses at the Pakuranga Hunt Club's races at Ellerslie on Saturday was Brookfield, owned by Mr G. Stone, of Waiuku, which animal captured the Maiden Hurdle Race, valued at I l'iosovs. less 20sovs. to second and •*>sovß. to third. Brookiield started favourite for the event. Lack of a quorum of members was responsible for the usual monthly meeting of tbe Waikato River Board failing to eventuate at Mercer last Saturday. Mr A. G. C. Glass, the energetic chairman of the Board, is suffering from an attack of influenza and he was accordingly unable to attend on Saturday.

The Lyceum management announce that owing to the unpopularity of the serial "The Million Dollar Mystery," they will not show it any farther. On Saturday next they will start on a new service, the star film being " The Lion's Cubs," a picture of great patriotism in which Britian's Boy Scouts are introduced. Particulars of the sale of the sections on the old Showgrounds at Fukekohe to be held on the property by Messrs J. T. Stembndge and Co., on behalf of the Franklin A. and P. Society, on Wednesday, September 20th, will be found in our advertising columns. The sections afford most desirable sites for residential purposes and very easy terms of purchase are offered. Copies of a petition requesting the Pukekohe Borough Council to obtain fuither expert advice in connection with the water-loan scheme are open for signature at the business establishments of Messrs W. Boulston, H. Dell and Son, C. K. Lawrie, C. M. Wright, M. Mclntyre, W. Townson, W.T.Jones and at the "Times" office. Messrs J. Boulston and J. Eennelly also have copies of the petition available -for signature. As previously mentioned, the petition is the outcome of an undertaking given by the Waterworks Committee to Mr W. Boulston that the Council would be prepared to act on the wishes of ratepayers as signified by means of a petition. The public are reminded that War Loan Certificates will be on sale for some time at all Honey Order Offices throughout the Dominion. ' The fact that the Dominion Loan was so successfully floated should not influence those who are able to' assist by purchasing these certificates. In all £16,000,000 sterling is required for the purposes ot the war, and air though it was only proposed to raiss halt the sum in New Zealand every £1 additional that is raised in War Certificates will be £1 less to be raised abroad, and will so help the Dominion in its Belt-relief policv. It is hoped that all those who have not yet taken up one or more certificates will speedily do so. The great strength of the French finance lies in the fact that the people generally have a share in the State Bonds, which are held in small quantities by all sorts and conditions ot men. AH those who cannot help in the war by going personally into the battlefield can at least do something in the matter of finding the money required to bring it to a "uccesstul issue.