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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 269, 24 April 1917, Page 3

ANZAC DAY CELEBRATION. Children's Demonstration. Wednesday, April 25th. The pupils of the Pukekohe Public School will assemble at the School at 2 p.m. on WEDNESDAY next and will march in procession to the Premier Hall where short addresses appropriate to the occasion will be delivered Patriotic choruses will also be rendered by the children. The public are invited to attot d A collection will be'taken up in aid of the Y.M.C.A. appeal. FRANK PERKINS, Chairman Pukekohe Dis'rict High School Committee. 1692

ASKING FOR BANKRUPTCY If I intended staying in business it would simply be asking for bankruptcy to continue selling at my present prices. I am liable to be called up in The First Division any time, hence my reason for sacrificing my stock of Footwear. £BOO WORTH LEFT | AND EVERY PAIR MUST GO I A Good Speculaiion Guy more than your present ' requirements & store them SO GO IN AND SCORE At KING'S BOOT STORE KING ST., PUKEKOHE.

RATS ! GET RIP 0F THEM. Our EXTERMO RAT PASTE positively I/- kills Rats and Mice instantly— no exceptions— 1/6 tube, dries their carcases up. No smell, No Danger. tin. ■ i Q PlSaa are Exterminated with our rIGdS & rIIGS FLEKEELO - one tin is ■ iwuw w ■ iiww t0 k iu thousands. Is. tin. Our Mosquito Oil (K « m Send immediately for these pest killers to Fear's Pharmacy and optical PUKEKOHE. 'Phone No. 12.

COME AND INSPECT. Buggy for Sale (back seat removable) very light, only six months use. A BARGAIN. COOPER AND CURD PUKEKOHE.

Stagnation Prosperity Which ? Pukekohe's prosperity and progress depends upon the farming community, absolutely. We have no manufactures, no industries. Therefore we are entirely dependent upon our Commerce. As a commercial community it is our duty to most carefully consider the convenience of those upon whom our Commercial prosperity depends. It has been the custom from time immemorablo for the farming community to do their shopping on Saturday for the reason that this day is the most convenient for them and is least likely to disorganise their own farming pursuits. As a commercial centre—dependent almost entirely upon the farming community—it would naturally be supposed, that we, as keen business men here for the purpose of doing business', would be only to ready to con-ider the customs and convenience of the farming community by catering in a reasonable manrer for that class on whom we are dependent to a very great extent for our own prosperity and of course incidentally for the prosperity of Pukekohe and every person that has any interest in the town. What do we find ? Instead of consulting the convenience of our farmer friends, business people turn round and say—in effect—we don't want your business ;we are busy having a holiday. You farmers are here for our convenience. You will have to come round and spend your cash when it is convenient to us. We assert that this autocratic stand is doing harm to the Commerce of Pukekohe and is likely to seriously prejudice our commercial interests. Perhaps some business folk are rolling in wealth and can afford to be independent. If they want to mark time it is not reasonable to penalise the progress of this town nor is it fair to expect the many to conform to the extraordinary views of the few. Electors I Carefully consider this half-holiday question on its merits and vote as your commonsense dictates. Remember that the aim of everyone should be Progress and Prosperity, a better and brighter Pukekohe that we may be jiibtly proud of, and finally realise that we must give reasonable consideration to those people on whom Pukekohe's prosperity depends—the farming community.