LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 285, 19 June 1917, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

For the best selection of dependable footwear at cut prices, you cannot beat King's Boot Store. —Advt. The annual meeting of the Franklin A. and P. Society is advertised to take place on Friday of next week at 2 p.m. in the Masonic Hall, Pukekohe.

Messrs J. T. Stembridge and Co., announce that they are to hold a sale of fruit trees, shrubs, etc., atTuakau on Saturday next in addition to a quantity of household goods. For particulars see advt.

The New Zealand Co-op. Bacon and Meat Packing Company's revised arrangements are that they will be buying pigs at Buckland tomorrow (Wednesday), at Pokeno on Thursday, and next week on the usual days at Onewhero, Tuakau, Papakura and Runciman and Te Kauwbata. The Pukekohe Soldiers' Farewell Committee invite " the boys " of the 28th Beinforcement draft now on final leave to be present at a farewell social to be held in the Carnival Tea Rooms on Thursday evening next. The following are among those to be enteitained, viz. : Privates VV. Duggan, Les. Howe, W. McSheen, G. Flynn, J, Douglas, C. Hawke, L. Growden, Les Mitchell, J. Daltou, F. Shippherd and N. Williams. The Committee also invite the public to attend. A collection will be taken up to defray expenses. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneeering Company Ltd , of which Mr B. II Andrew is the Auckland manager, announce in our advertising columns that they have taken over the Auckland district Agency of the Massey-Harris farm implements Picture patrons in Pukekohe are reminded that the screening of the picture " The Old Folks At Home " takes place on Wednesday, June 27th, in the Premier Hall. When it is publicly known that Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree plays the leading role a big attendance may safely be predicted. Meetings of suppliers of the Waikato Co-op. Dairy Company, Ltd., are to be held at Mercer on Thursday next at 7 p.m. ; on Friday at Pokeno Hall (10 a.m.'), at Mauku Store (3 p.m.), and at Puni Hall (at 7.30 p m), tnd on Saturday at Mangtre at 2.30 p.m. Mr W. Goodfellow (Managing Director) will address the assemblies on each occasion.

MrE. C. Cutten, S.M., is to preside at the Magistrate's Court at Pukekohe on Thursday next in place of Mr F. V Frazer, S.M , who will be holding a Court at Warkworth. Offing to Mr Frazer's absence the further hearing of the potato transaction case, Glasgow v Perkins, has been postponed until Thursday, July sth. A special teim for the dressmaking class as part of technical education in Pukekohe is being arranged and intending pupiis are requested to bo in attendance at the class next Thursday. There is a danger that luck of adujuate attendance may cause that form of instruction to be abandoned, but it is to be hoped that s intents will be forthcoming in such numbers us to aveit that possibility. The follow ng prizes were won in the pou'ry Ptc'ton at ihe recent Waiktit-i win f er .-how, at Hamilton, by Mr J J McKinney, of Pukekohe, viz: —lst for Utiliw Minorca cockerel, Ist f rSilvr Wyaudatte cockoiel, Ist fcr Indian lUmnorduck over \'i months old, 1-t for golden penciled II cock, and Ist for boldtu penciled Hamburgh pulh-t Mr K Ourno«v won 3rd prize f r Mneriran White Leghorn cockerel. Am\ lliirimun was awarded 2ml pii/e f r writing (Standard 111, gjrh)