LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 281, 1 June 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Readers are reminder! that owing to the public holiday on Monday next (King's Birthday) the usual issue of the Time? will he suspended next Tuesday. The usual monthly mooting of the Franklin County Council will ho held next Thursday. The ordinary fortnightly sitting of the Pukekohn Magistrate's Court takes place next Thursday

Farmers should ho interested in the advt. elsewhere in this issue relative to manures obtainable at Mr W. Roulston's store, Pukehohe.

Mr E. Hosking, nurseryman, of Upakeke, advertises in this issue that he has large quantities of fruit and rose trees and of all varieties of hedge plants for sale at his nursery, In a replace advt. in this issue Messrs W. G. Shotholt and Co. call attention to the wide range of ladies' Garbadina and woollen coats on display at thoir drapery establishment in Pukekohe._

Members and intending members of the Pukekohe Golf Club are notified that the club's opening day has been postponed from to-morrow until Saturday of noxt week, the 9th inst.

The Franklin County Council give notice by advt. in this issue that Pratt's Hill deviation on the Opakeke main road is closed for traffic as from to-day until October 31st next.

Attention is again drawn to an important clearing sale to be held on Tuesday next by the Farmers' Coop. Auctioneering Co. on Mr W. Wallace's farm at Okaeria, Waereuga For particulars see advt.

A desirablo farming property of 100 acres situated near Mauku is to bo submitted to public auction on Friday noxt by Messrs Samuel Vaile and Sons at thrir sale rooms in Auckland. Particulars will ho found in an advt. of the same.

Tho Pukekohe Post Office will be I open on Mondiy noxt (King's Birthday) in all branches except Money Order and Savings Bank Ear'y mails will oloso as usual and other minis at 10 a in The telephone exchange will be open from '.' to 10 a.m. and 7 tu X p.m. I-..1 ClmM'Tv' It.l. Kin.; ('•>!>:!• .it ni.yht Woods" Gic.il Peppermint l-urc, 1,6 ? 6

The attention of ladies i 9 called to the announcement in our advertising columns that a "popular remnant day" will be in progress on Wednesday next at Mr W. Roulston's drapery establishment in Pukekohe.

A special programme of pictures will be screened at the Premier Hall on Monday next (King's Birthday). The star picture, " Far from the Maddening Crowd," is a fine drama with plenty of thrill. There is also a variety of other items.

The rise of the Waikato Co-op. Dairy Coy., Ltd., is demonstrated by the fact that whereas in 1909-10 the Company's turnover was £15,000 the operations for the season just ended amount to £350,000. In a replace advt. in this issue the Company supply interesting information for the benefit of dairy farmers.

The public who made their way to the Premier -Hall, Pnkekohe, last night in expectation of the concert announced to be given by the Cherniavsky brothers had a fruitless mission. The musicians failed tc put in an appearance and the only explanation forthcoming for their absence was that they were dissatisfied with " advance " bookings being short in number and did not think it worth while under the circumstances to make the journey from Auckland to Pukekohe. The intending audience were highly indignant at their loss of an evening's entertainment and much criticism was passed on the artistes for their lack of courtesy to intending patrons, many of whom had driven in long distances in order to be present at the concert.