LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 279, 29 May 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Prime Minister (the Rt. Eon. W. F.'Massey) has accepted the invitation sent to him by the Franklin County Council to attend a banquet to be tendered him in Pukekohe as member for the Franklin electorate to greet him on his return to New Zealand. He advises that all being well he will visit Pukakohe a day or two after his arrival in the Dominion. It is intended to invite to the gathering all tne Cabinet Ministers, various members of Parliament, and the chairmen of all neighbouring local authorities, whilst dinner tickets will be purchasable by the general public. Particulars of the arrangements for the function will be announced in the course of a few days.

The code address ' Zeaclub" has been registered as a telegraphic code address for the New Zealand Soldiers' Club, Russell Square, London, w.c.

Waiuku's now public hall is to bo officially opened on Wednesday, June 13th when a grand ball will be held. Tic kets are obtainable of Mr G. Arkle, the lion sec. Through an advertisement in this issue Mr R. G. V. Fear, of Pukekohe, is endeavouring to trace the whereabouts of some war films belonging to his collection. Having lent them to various friends he asks the possessors of tin same t ) c ommunicate wijli him so that ho may know their whereabouts.

In spito of tho had weather a good numbor of members of the Loyal Pukekoho Lodge, M.U, assembled for tho annual Church Parade on Sunday last, held at the Methodist Church. The Rev Martin olliciated and delivered a very abl * and instructive address which should prove a great benefit to the members I\G Bro Baird v Tr<-u>ur«'i-) and Bro C. Rowe were both present, this being tiioir last Sunday in Pukekohe before going on active service

In tho course of u I otter received from the Prime Minister accepting the Franklin County Council's invitation for liiin to vis't Puk« koho for a publ'c welcome to bo accorded him on his return to the Dominion, Mr Massey states "my visit to Ilri'.ain has been very much longer than I anticipated, but in war time it is tho unexpected that happen*, and it was very important that New Z°a laii't should 1 io represented at the Imperial War Cabinet and Imp.-;ml War ('(inference." I' .! CI Hi! -! e' I! .. kill- Ci.'.ik'i .it ii!t:hi \V, i,( li!- 11 l\ | >|'< i illint Cn:» . I <>. ? (5 I

j On Sunday evening last the memI hers of the choir of St Patrick's Church, Fukekohe, presented Miss

Mary O'Connor, on the eve of her marriage, with a handsome and use--1 ful travelling bag. Miss M. A. Graham, in making the presentation, 1 spoke highly of the valuable assistance Miss O'Connor had always given to the choir and wished her, on behalf of the choir a prosperous and happy future. The recipient briefly returned thanks

A good deal of 9ickne99 and not a little mortality among calves is ju9t now existent in Pukekohe and sur rounding districts. The trouble is due to worms attacking the throats of the calves, often with fatal results. Negligence of owners is, however, responsible for any loss sustained as with proper treatment the pests can be got rid of. The bowels are the place of the origin of the worms and unless they are checked in their early stage they gradually penetrate throughout the body of the animal. When calves are noticed to be losing condition they should be treated with an antidote and separated from other calves as the microbe is highly contagious and rapidly spreads from one animal to another.

In view of their departure this week for the training camp Messrs J. Bowden and W. Baird were farewelled by their fellow-members of the Pukekohe Bowling Club at a euchre party held last evening in the pavilion on the bowling green. Mr Frank Perkins (the President of the Club), in presenting each of the guests with a soldiers "hold all," trusted that they would be spared to return from the firing line in as good health as they were that day. Messrs A. P. Daysh and A. F. Brown endorsed the President's remarks, the former alluding to Mr Bowden's skill as a gun club shot and i-tating that if he brought down the Germans like he did clay pigeons he would soon make a name for himself. The toast of "Our Departing Members" having been drunk with musical honours, Messrs Bowden and Baird suitably returned thanks.

Two gig accidents occurred in Pukekohe last Thursday afternoon and although in both cases much damage was done to the vehicles fortunately no personal injuries resulted. A horse and • gig belonging to Mr H. Barber, livery stable proprietor, which had been hired, was tied to a post at the Railway station when it' took fright, bolted in the direction of the show ground and overturned the gig, a broken axle and shaft ensuing. A little later in the day a horse and gig, belonging to Mr W. Goldsworihy, of Eukekone hill, standing outside Mrs McGovern's boardinghouse, in King Street, was startled and bolted towards the railway bridge. An attempt to stop it caused the horse to turn round and the gig capsized, the upper part of the conveyance being completely smashed off and only one shaft remaining. The horse then bolted with the remnants of the gig to the railway goods yard where it was stopped.

Following up the protest made by the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce against the Railway Department's action in cutting out the stop of the Main Trunk express trains on Sundays at Pukekohe, Mr Frank Perkins has been in communication both with the Minister of Railways (the lion W. H. Herries, M.P.) and the General Manager of Railways (Mr E, H. Hiley). He has pointed out to them that Pukekohe is the centre of 16 surrounding townships and that it is unfair that residents of the district should be deprived of Sunday train facilities simply because the evening train is to a large extent occupied by commercial travellers going to Frankton, Te Awamutu, Te Kuiti, etc. With regard to the General Manager's statement that the call at Pukekohe has been omiued in order that sufficient accommodation may be provided for through passengers. Mi Perkins is able to say that by his personal observations only a small percentage of passengers travel right through to Wellington. Having failed to induce the General Manager to alter his decision,. Mr Perkins has now forwarded a letter to be submitted to Mr Massey on his arrival back in New Zealand, reviewing the whole position and soliciting the Prime Minister'? advocacy of the claims of the people of the Franklin electorate, of which he is the parliamentary representative.

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