LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 275, 15 May 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An important official notice appears in our advertising columns relative to the recent re-valuations of the Pukekohe, Mauku and Waiuku ridings of Franklin County, the Karaka Road District and the Mount Wellington Eoad District Owners are notified that copies of the new roll are now deposited for inspection at the offices of the local authorities affected and that objections to valuations must be lodged with the Valuer General not later than Thursday of next week, the 24th inst. Apart from any question of actual amounts of assessments it is advisable that owners should see that their properties are accurately described on the roll as to area, etc,, so that when the Government Land Tax and local body ratings are put in force everything should be in order.

The New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Bacon and Meat Packing Company's prices are 6d per lb for pigs.—Advt. The usual ordinary meeting of the Pukekohe Borough Council takes place to-morrow (Wednesday) evening.

The next sitting of the Pukekohe Magistrate's Court is due to be held on Thursday but the cause list is of a limited character.

Fear's Pharmacy, Pukekohe, invite orders in view of the forthcoming calving season for their " Klenso " cow drenches. For particulars see the firm's advt. in this issue.

Picture patrons who are fond of sensation should visit the Premier Hall to-morrow night and witness the exciting circus drama " The Panther of Death." It contains a thrill in every foot of film Advt. Mr J. F. McArthur, Engineer to the Franklin County Council, is still confined to his house through illness. He is suffering from heart affection and a general breakdown in health. The Pukekohe Soldiers' Farowell Committee invite parents and friends of boys on final leave from camp to kindly notify the chairman (Mr H. G. R. Mason) or the secretary (Mr John Coady). The Committee will be very glad of assistance given in this way.—Advt.

Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons' entry for their horse sale at Pukekohe next Monday includes two medium farm horses and faiming plant to be offered on behalf of Mr C. H. Mason, of Pukekohe Hill, who is giving up cropping. For particulars see advt. In addition to buying pigs for Messrs W. and R. Fletcher (N.Z ) Ltd. at Runciman and Pukekohe, Mr J. Beatty is to buy at Tuakau on alternate Wednesda)'S, commencing on Wednesday of next week, tliG 2;srd inst. Instead of payments being made as previously as "on the hooks at tho Works " payments will in future be made as "on scales at the receiving stations " and Messrs Fletcher's current price stands at Gd per lb for prime pork SOlbsto loOlbs.

Kepresentations have been made to the Minister for Railways (the , Hon. W. H. Horries M.P.) by the Pukekoho Chamber of Commerce! and by Mr Frank Perkins a 9 to the injustice done to the residents of Pukekoho and district by the Main Trunk express trains no longer call- j ing at Pukekoho on Sundays and it has been pointed out to tho Minister j that tho same can have no bearing ' on war matters or can be attended with a reduction of the local railway staff. Mr Ileriios, in reply, has promised to have the matter enquired into. j !-\,r Influenza take \V IV Great | Peppermint Cure. Nevei fails. 1/0,2/-

Through some unfortunate misunderstanding a public farewell intended to he given to Private Allstone Neely, who lias heen hack on final leav.: in Pukekohp, did not eventuate. However, prior to his departure yesterday afternoon ho was presented with a safety razor on behalf of the Soldiers" Farewell Committee. Members of the Loyal Pukekohe Lodge, M.U , assembled in force at the railway station to give Private Neely a send-off and P.G. Bro. Keith NG. in the name of the Lodge wished Bro. Neely God Speed and a safe return, his remarks being supplemented by other Brothers The Mayor (Mr H. G. E. Mason), who was also in attendance, having spoken a few words, Bro. Neely replied and Lodge honours having been accorded him the train steamed out amid cheers.

" John Bulls' Register," a monthly journal published at Wellington for the sole purpose of exposing to the public view the seriousness of the extent to which " peaceful penetration'' of our trade and commerce has proceeded, and the enormity of the danger to which we are exposed by the " Unseen Hand'' which an easygoing Government still permits to exercise its talents in our midst, is a fearless and well-conducted periodical which is rendering yeoman's service in showing up the activities of those of enemy descent and their sympathisers. But though usually excellently informed in the matters it deals with, in its last number it made a very awkward mistake, which no doubt it will hasten to rectify. In dealing, in a strongly condemnatory way with the demand of the Executive of the Auckland Farmers' Union that the Government shall put a stop to voluntary recruiting, it published a long list of suspiciously foreign looking names of shareholders of the Auckland Farmers' Union and asked that " the Government should make a full and searching enquiry into the personnel of an organisation that makes such a frankly disloyal suggestion at such a time.'' Unfortunately for " John Bulls' Register " the names are not those of members of the N.Z. Farmers' Union, but of a co-operative auctioneering company in the North of Auckland.

For Children's Hacking Cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6, 2/0