The Times. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 265, 5 April 1917, Page 2

The Times. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.

THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"We nothing extenuate, nor set down auaht in malice,

Mr C. TI. (Monty) Brown enlisted at tlio Pukokohe Defence Office on Tuesday last. Special attention is direct' d to the holiday programme to be screened by the Lyceum management Patrons are requested to read the paragraph giving full particulars. Particulars of competitions to be held at the patriotic exhibition at PukekoLe on Thursday and Friday, the liUh and 20th inst, are advertised in this issue. 'lhe New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, arc to hold thoir usual monthly slock sale in their Pukokohe Yards on Tuesday next. Particulars of the entry so far received uro advertised in this issue. The vital statistics of tho Pukokohe Registrar's district for the quarter ending Maroh Hist last are Id births, 11 marriages and 11 deaths, the ligures tor the corresponding period of last year being 31, 7 and S respectively. The attention of tho ' taking part in the. Children's Comp 'ititms to be held in the Premier Hall, Pukokohe, on Tuesday next is requested to tho times arranged for tho different classes as announced in our advertising columns. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Wood*' Great Peppermint Cure. I i\i 6

All Fukekohe soldiers now on final leave are invited to be present at an " Afternoon Tea " to be held in the Carnival Tea Rooms, Pukekohe, on Tuesday next, the 10th inst., at 3.30 p.m. Relatives and friends of " The Boys " are also invited.- -Advt. By instructions of Mr Taite, who is leaving the district, Messrs J. T. Stembridge and Co. will sell on Saturday, the 14th inst., at his residence in Queen Btreet, Pukekohe, the whole of his household furniture and effects. Particulars are advertised in this issue.

The Pukekohe Boy Scouts, under Scoutmaster L. Wilson, are to hold their annual camp from to-day until Tuesday next at Reynolds' paddock, East Street Hill. The camp will be open for visitors between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday next. The Scoats will march to the Anglican Church on Sunday morning to attend service.

Formal notice is given in our advertising Columns to day by the Returning Offher (Mr J. F. Deane) that nominations for the office of Mayor of Pukekohe and for the eight seats on the Borough Council must be made before noon on Monday, the 16th inst.

The Vestry of St. Andrew's Church, Pukekohe, has received a request from the Bishop and standing committee of the Churoh of England, that in view of the increased cost of living and the fact of the clergy not receiving any war bonus a liberal offeratory be given to every Vicar on Easter Day at all churches of the Diocese.

A reminder is given of the Children's Competitions to be held next Tuesday in the Premier Hall, Pukekolie, in aid of the Belgian Children's Fund. The classes will bo judged in the morning and afternoon and the winners only will appear in the evening, when an entertainment will be providod by the Tukekohe Girl Scouts.

In view of the fact that the Supplementary Eoll of Elect vi for the Borough of PukekoLo will close at ij p.m on Wednesday next all persons qualified to vote at the coming municipal elections, who arc not already enrolled, should take the necessary steps to see that their names are included on tho Roll. Forms of claims for enrolment are obtainable on application to tho Town Clerk.

An illustration of Messrs Frank Perkins and Co.'s iuiposiug business premises in King street, Pukokohe, including the recently completed double-story brick building e/ected at the west end of tho block, appears in the hrn's advt. on page 1 of this issue. Messrs Perkins & Co. aro to bo congratulated ou the possession of such a line structure as now adorns tli9 street, a Let that uot only tostihes to the liim's extensive and ever increasing trade but also to tho growth of Pukokohe as a commercial centre. h>i Influenza take WoocU' Great Peppermint Cure. N'evrr faik 1/0.2/6

The attention of our readers is drawn to an important land auction sale to be held in Auckland on Friday, the 20th inst, when the North Auckland Farmers' Co-op., Ltd., will offer for sale amongst various other properties the well-known " Winchmore " homestead on Pukekohe Hill This property comprises one of the best residences in the district and the land is second to none. For full particulars see advertisement. At the recent theory of music examinations held under the auspices of Trinity College, London, all the pupils from the Pukekohe Convent, who sat for examination, succeeded in passing, four gaining honours. 100 marks constituted the maximum and 80 was the minimum for honours. The names of the students and the respective number of marks awarded were as follows : —Junior Division: Desmond Clarke 90 marks, Elsie Jeffares 87, Annie Revell 72, Leslie Roadleyfß. Preparatory Division : Harry Papesch 90, Edgar Russell 80. Whilst on her way to the Pukekohe Public School on Tuesday morning last a young girl student from Pukekohe East, named Beatrice Biddick, was thrown heavily to the ground from her horse as the result of the animal slipping whilst rounding the corner at the junction of King and Queen Streets. She was picked up in a dazed condition by Mr Henry Dell, who witnessed the accident and after treatment at Mr Dell's residence near at hand I was conveyed back to her home. She had sustained a severe shaking but is now making good progress towards recovery. Although a contest is assured for the coming mayoral election in Pukekohe there seems a dearth of candidates for the eight seats on the Borough Council. Crs Hubbard, Bilkey and Barter are expected to offer themselves for re-election and it is understood that Messrs J. T. Stembridge, R. F. Webster, and A. P. Daysh will offer their services to the ratepayers. The names of Messrs T. B. Hurley (a former member of the Council) and A. F Brown are also mentioned as those of possible other candidates. A comfortable garden seat of roomy capacity has been presented to the Pukekohe Bowling Club by the President (Mr Frank Perkins) and was used for the first time yesterday. It is of a type that would be well suited for seating accommodation in the streets of the borough and a suggestion is made by Mr Perkins that if the Borough Council installed such facilities the public would much appreciate the same.