LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 226, 14 November 1916, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Private Greeting Cards for Xmas, to be priuted with your name and address, are stocked in great variety at the ''Pukekohe Times" office. Call and see the choice designs. The u*ual monthly meeting of the Pukekohe Borough Council takes place to-morrow Wednesday) evening.

Tenders are invited by the Tuakau Town Board for quarrying and spawling 2000 cubic yards of metal. For particulars see advt.

A reminder is given of the clearing sale to be held on Mr li. Sprague's farm at Pukekohe East by Messrs J. T. Stembridge and Co. to-morrow (Wednesday). Particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

The fascinating play of " David Haium," founded on E. S. Westcott's famous story, will be screened in picture form at the Premier Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. The tiim is one that has been received with universal favour wherever shown.

Under the capable tuition of Miss Mi licent Taylor the scholars of the Pukekohe Anglican Church, reinforced by a few friends, are studiously rehearsing for the concert to be submitted by them in the Premier iiall on Tuesday evening of next week. The programme to be presented is of a highly attractive order and the gathering is one that is worthy of being very popularly supported.

Several friends assembled at Mr H George'B residence in Pukekohe last Friday evening for the purpose of farewelling Privates M. fiyau and W. Boase, who were about to return 70 Featherston on the conclusion of their final leave, and Mr £. Ryan, who proceeds to the Training Camp to-day. Musical items were rendered by Mr and Mrs George, and the gathering was of a most enjoyable nature.

The memorial service to be held in the Pukekohe Anglican Church on Sunday next as a tribute to " fallen" Oddfellows will be taken part in by members of the Excelbior Lodge as well as by members of the Loyal Pukekohe Lodge. The service will accordingly be to the memory of the late Bros. G. Scott, G. Gundry and F. W. Gilroy (Loyal Pukekche Lodge) and the late Bro. A. L. Hughes (Excelsior Lodge). The brethren of both Lodges will assemble in the Oddfellows' Hall at 10.30 a.m.

The return to camp by the special train on Saturday night of the ten Pukekohe members of the 20th Reinforcements, on . the conclusion of their final leave, attracted a large gathering to the railway station despite the fact that it was close on midnight before the train was due to depart. Although the farewell was naturally in some instarces of a pathetic nature true British courage asserted itself and cheering was loud and long as the men boarded the train and left for the south.

The annual meeting of the Pukekolie Volunteer Fire Brigade was held n the Brigade Station on Monday of last week. When the election of officers for the ensuing year took place, eulogistic reference was made to the services rendered by Captain Wood, who tendered his resignation as his work prevented him being constantly in the town. The election resulted as follows: - Captain, N. L Brown (late foreman); Foreman, W. Adams (late senior branchman); secretary and treasurer, H. J. Eollinson; senior branchman, W. Short; second branchman, L. Mitchell; hydrautman, H. Short; first assistant, H. Wright; second assistant, Auxiliary Walsh; firemen, P. Eyan, L. Wilson and E. Wood. In compliance with regulations the annual meetings of County Councils take place on Wednesday of next w«ek (the fourth Wednesday in November) The Manukau County Council holds its usual monthly meeting to-day but in the case of the Franklin and Eaglan Councils the ordinary meetings will be combined with the statutory gatherings. The following meeting of the Franklin authority has been provisionally fixed for Thursday, December 21st, and then with the January meeting lapsing the Council will resume its sittings on Thursday. February Ist.

Whether or not the war is accountable for a decrease in crime as well as a tendency of the populace not to enter into litigation the fact remains that business at the Pukekohe Magistrate's Court has entered on a very quiescent stage. Recent sittings have been brief and the usual fortnightly Court to be held on Thursday next similarly promises to have a brief cause list although probably an interpleader action, remitted from the Supreme Court, will be taken and will engage the attention of Mr Frazer, S.M, for the greater part of the day. Thanks to the persistent energy of the members of the Entertainment Committee the recent bazaar held under the auspices of the Pukekohe branch of the Women's Patriotic League yielded a gross return of £lB4 17s 3d and as through the same instrumentality the preliminary arrangements were to a great extent organised on a voluntary system the expenses only totalled £8 8s 7d. This leaves a handsome nett balance of £176 9s 2d, out of which sum the Committee have voted £2O aa a donation to the local Military Reception and Farewell Committee. The Committee are highly gratified at the splendid result attained and express appreciation through our columns for the lioarty support received in innumborablf ways, Foi Bronchial Coughs, take Woods Groat Peppermint Cure.