LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 259, 16 March 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Save money on footwear by visiting King's during the Ist Division Boot Sale. See advt. in wanted column.

Tenders are invited by the Papakura Road Board for forming about 43 chains of road in the vicinity of Papakura. Particu'ars will be found in an advt. in this issue.

Mr H. Q. R. Mason announces in an advt. in this issue that he intends to offer himself for re-election as Mayor of Pukekohe and will address the electors at a later date.

Mr John Beatty, on behalf of Messrs W. and R. Fletcher (N.Z) Ltd., will buy pigs at Runeiman next Tuesday and at Pukekohe on Wednesday.

Prize winners at the recent Pukekohe Show are notified by advt. in this issue that the prize money is now obtainable on application to the secretary (Mr J. M. Baxter), Lawrie's Buildings, Pukekohe.

The New Zealand Farmers' Coop. Paeon and Meat Packing Coy., Ltd., will be buying pigs next week as follows : At Onewhero on Monday, at Tuakau on Tuesday, at Papakura and Runeiman on Wednesday and at Te Kauwhata on Thursday. The dater, of the patriotic Horticultural and Industrial Exhibition to be held under the auspices of the Pukekohe branch of the Women's Patriotic Lesgue in the Premier Hall have been fixed for Thursday and Friday, April 19th and 20th. Schedules may be obtained from tho hon. secretary, Mrs J. M. Baxter.

Mr H. R. McEenzie, the present representative of Franklin and Manukau Counties and of the combined boroughs of Pukekohe and Otahuhu on the Auckland Harbour Board, has announced his intention of offering himself for re-election. The polling, if any, will take place on Wednesday, April 25th. Mr Sydney Bilkey, son of Mr John Bilkey, of Pukekohe, who had twice previously unsuccessfully tried to enlist, presented himself before the Auckland Medical Board last Friday but was again rejected. His brother, Trooper E. J Bilkey, who was recently reported from Samoa as suffering from blood poisoning, is now, according to latest official advices received, progressing favourably towards recovery. The medals to be presented as prizes for the children's competitions to be held in aid of the Belgian Children's Fund in the Premier Hall, Pukekohe, on Easter Tuesday, April 10th, are on view in the window at the Carnival lea Booms. Schedules of the competitions are obtainable at all the schools in the district or of Miss Millicent Taylor, Pukekohe.

At a meeting held last Tuesday evening in the Pukekohe Borough Council Chambers of advocates of Wednesday being selected as the day of the statutory weekly half-holiday in Pukekohe, instead of Saturday as now, arrangements were made for a campaign to be instituted towards securing a successful issue at the coming poll of electors. It was decided to convene an open-air meeting to take place in King Street at an early date in futherance of the movement. Mr A. Grant was appointed organiser and it was agreed to collect a levy of 10s per head from traders and other supporters as a fighting fund in connection with the poll. Mr and Mrs W. A. Hutchings, of Pukekohe Hill, have heen advised by the Australian authorities that their second son, Sergt. H. B. Hutchings, who is serving with the Australian Field Artillery, has been wounded but is remaining on duty. Their eldest son, Corpl. A. J. Hutchings, who enlisted from Pukekohe with tin 20th Reinforcements, writing under date of February 9th states that his Draft were at that time well on the way to their destination and that he and all the Pukekohe " boys " on board the ship were in the best of health.

A letter was read from a Methodist Minister at the Raglan County Council meeting last Wednesday asking that clergymen when travelling for ministerial duty should be exempted from the payment of punt fees for crossing over the Waipa river. The request was not entertained, a member humorously remarking, " Oh, they can easily get the extra bit out of the plate."

We wish to remind our readers of the furniture sale which takes place to-morrow afternoon at 1.30 p m., in Pukekohe at the residence of Mr B H. Andrew, at the corner of Hall and Harris Streets. In addition to the usual lines of furniture and garden tools, the vendor will also sell a quantity of timber and corrugated iron and also a 5-seater Ford Touring Car in first-class order. Special terms can be arranged for the car with the vendor and driving lessons will be given to the purchaser if required Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

The appeal was heard by the Military Board at Hamilton yesterday of Mr Chas. Bert Olarke, farmer at Kikikihi, and son of Mr Charles Clarke, of Pukekohe. The appellant, it appeared, enlisted in Auckland about 14 months ago, but was rejected, as he was suffering from a bad knee incurred by an accident through football. He subsequently submitted himself to another doctor in order to ascertain whether there was any chance of getting through, but the report was an adverse one, the medical man being satisfied that he would never get to the front. In view of this decision appellant's father purchased a farm at Kihikihi and placed him on it to work. He had now been passed by the Medical Board. In addition to the farm of 150 acres, appellant was also looking after that of a soldier who was at the front.—After hearing the evidence of the appellant and his father, the latter stating that his only other son of military age was already in camp and that as he (the father) only had one arm it would be impossible for! him to work the farm, the Board adjourned the appeal sine die, pending a report from the Efficiency Board, appellant to be granted exemption in the meantime so long as he remains in bis present position.