THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 217, 13 October 1916, Page 2

THE Pukekohe and Waiuku Times PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1916 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"We noting extenuate, nor let down aught in malice."

Private Greeting Cards for Xmas, to be printed with your name and address, are stocked in great variety at the " Pukekohe Times " office. Call and see the choice designs. Mr W. Roulston has a replace advt. in this issue notifying reductions in the prices of produce and fertilisers. We regret to record the serious illness of Mrs M. McGovern, a wellknown resident of Pukekohe, who to-day was conveyed to the Auckland Public Hospital. Arrangements for enlisting recruits for the Expeditionary Force have been made by the military authorities whereby Lieut. Makgill will attend at Pukekohe on the first Monday in every mouth to "swear in " recruits. Owing to the re-arrangement of military groups the 77th (Mercer) Company of Senior Cadets will be posted to the 71st (Pukekohe) Company. Particulars of the clearing sale to be held on behalf of Mr D. McFadden, on his property at Patumahoe, on Monday, the 23rd inst., by the N Z Loan and MA. Co will be found in our advertising columns. As a result of a request made by local members of the legal profession a sitting of the Waiuku Magistrate's Court will in future be held every month instead of in alternate months. In an inset distributed with this issue of the paper in Pukekohe Messrs J. T. Stembridge and Co. make an important announcement relative to their price for kitchen coal.

Speaking at the Jubilee celebrations of the Presbyterian Church at Mauku on Wednesday, the Rev. S. Nixon mentioned that there was only one resident still in Mauku who attended the first service in the Presbyterian Church 50 years ago and that person was Mr W. J. Costello. Owing to the death of his father (the Rev. W. L Blamires) the Rev. E. P. Blamires will be unable to occupy the pulpit, as previously announced, at the Pukekohe Methodist Church anniversary services on Sunday next. In his absence the services will be taken by the Rev. J. B. Suckling. The wind-up of the Pukekohe winter bowling season was celebrated by a social held in the Premier Hall on Tuesday, Mr F. Perkins (president) occupying the chair. Opportunity of the occasion was also taken to farewell Mr Owen McLean, one of the members of the Bowling Club, who is shortly going into camp and who was presented with a wristlet watch. The medals for the winter competition were also distributed, the winning rink consisting of Messrs E. Crum, L Roose, F. Perkins and Jos. Adams. The supper table was most artistically laid out by Mesdames Crum and Armstrong. Preparations for the taking of the Census as for the night of the 15th16th October are complete, and every possible precaution has been taken to facilitate the accurate filling-up of the schedules. " Read carefully the instructions" is the advice given to householders and others, who are under an obligation to write c orrect replies to questions. The census forms have now been delivered by the sub-enumerators and if any householder has been missed application for a form should at once be made to the Enumerator for the district at the Pukekohe post office.

As a mark of appreciation of his services as telephone clerk at the Pukekohe Post Office, prior to to his recent transfer to the Auckland G.P.0., Mr Edward Ryan was publicly entertained at a social and dance in the Oddfellows' Hall last night, when some 40 couples attended Musical items were interspersed between the dances, the vocalists being Messrs J. Brown, L. Wilson, W. T. Jones, A.. Webb, J Rodger, whilst a recitation was given by Miss L. O'Connor. Messrs F. Graham and W. Butler made efficient M.C.'s and the music, as supplied by Mrs F. Rogers, assisted by Miss D. Blake, was all that could be desired. During the proceedings the presentation of a gold watch was made to Mr Ryan by Mr C. K. Lawrie, whose remarks were supported by Mr W. Coster, postmaster, and Mr J. Patterson. The watch was supplied by Mr W. Wright, jeweller, Pukekohe, and was inscribed : " Presented to Edward Ryan by his Pukekohe friends as a mark of esteem, 12 10 10."

A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised at St. James' Church, Pukekohe, on Tuesday last, the contracting parties being Mr Frederick Porter, of Otorhanga, son of Mr J. Porter, of Lancashire, England, and Miss Florence Mackay, late of the Franklin County Council staff, daughter of the late Mr Wm. Mackay, of Edinburgh. The Rev. S. Nixon officiated, and the bride, who was given away by Mr H. Gillings, wore a handsomo mole moiri silk costume, trimmed with white moiri silk reverses, with hat to match with violet crown. The bridesmaids, Miss Whitelaw and Miss Bessie Whitelaw, were attired in dresses of navy blue tafeta silk with pink crepe-de-chene hat and of champagne floral voile with blue and champagne crepe-de-chene hat respectively. The bride carried a dainty bouquet of sweet peas, roses and gladiolas the bridesmaids' bouquets being of sweet peas, roses, stock and carnations. Mr L Hendrick was best man.

The following donations have been received by Mr H. Bockett for the Christmas appeal for Dr Barnado's Homes, viz. : Thos. McKeown £5, VV. J. Slade £1, per Mrs C. R. Lusher £1, Friend £1, H. Bockett £1, C. Balle 6s, total £9 6s. The horse-ambulance, recently forwarded to Pukekohe by the Hospital Board for local use, was requisitioned for the first time this morning for the conveyance of a hospital patient to the railway station.

Private Will Harvey, late of the staff of Messrs Cooper and Curd, of Pukekohe, but now of the Machine Gun Section of the 19th Reinforcements, who was in Pukekohe on final leave, was farewelled on Tuesday last, in the Carnival Tea Rootns, by the Pukekohe Military Committee and was presented with a safety razor. By a printer's error the dates next week for the receipt of pigs by the NZ. Farmers' Co-op. Bacon and Meat Packing Co., Ltd., were announced in our last issue as Tuakau on Monday, Pukekohe on Tuesday and Pokeno on Wednesday. The latter two should have appeared as Pokeno on Tuesday and Pukekohe on Wednesday. The patriotic bazaar to be held in Pukekohe on November 2nd, 3rd and 4th is already being looked forward to and great interest is being taken in the competitions that have been promoted therewith. Contest No. 4 for the best article made from material costing not more than 1s particularly promises to attract large entries Particulars of the same will be found in our advertising columns.

A very attractive programme has been framed for the entertainment to be given next Tuesday evening in the Premier Hall by the Pukekohe Girl Scouts in aid of the Scouts' Ambulance Fund. Musical items, drills and two comedy sketches will be presented. After having so cheerfully assisted various patriotic movements the Girl Scouts deserve hearty support in their aim for adding to their ambulance equipment.

The periodical nuisance known as the " Prayer Chain " or " Snowball Prayer Chain," in this particular instance styled the "Bed Corps Chain," is again in evidence in Pukekohe, the prayer being stated to have been sent from Russia. Persons receiving the same will be well advised to deposit the document in the waste paper basket and to take no notice of the absurd suggestion that persons breaking the chain will suffer misfortune for so doing. As will be seen by our advertising columns, the N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Bacon and Meat Packing Co., Ltd., commences buying pigs in the district next week, viz., at Tuakau on Monday, at Pokeno on Tuesday and at Pukekohe on Wednesday. This concern was recently formed to take over the businesses of Messrs W. Dimock and Co., Ltd., the Waikato Farmers' Co-op. Bacon Co, the South Taranaki Bacon Co., Ltd., and the Auckland Bacon Co., and will be run in the interests of the farming community. The Company will extend to its shareholder suppliers the principles of co-operation. The new concern should do a great deal to establish the Bacon industry on a sound footing, and there is every indication that the presence of the Farmers' Co op. Bacon Co. will be instrumental in doing good. A very interesting letter has been received by Mrs J. Harper, of "Hillside," Pukekohe, from her son, Trooper T. L Harper, who left with the 6th Reinforcements and is now in Egypt. At the time of writing he had just come in from the desert where he had put in the hardest week's work that had fallen to his lot, averaging 20 hours out of every 24, during the day fighting and at night-time attending to the horses. He related that when they first engaged the Turks the enemy was making for the Canal and had advanced well through their first line, but by nightfall they were surrendering in hundreds. Once, when a party of Turks surrendered, the " boys" pushed on and occupied the position they had evacuated, whereupon other Turks sent shells bursting and bullets whizzing amongst both the surrendered Turks and "our boys." but the tables were soon turned and another forward move was made. By nightfall the position was in the hands of " our boys." For three days he was attached to a camel escort taking rations to the men. The majority of the prisoners were Turks, Germans and Austrians of big stature. The Germans and Austrians were looking sour-faced and surly, whereas the Turks were the opposite, laughing and jabbering and handing over to the English force anything they possessed.