LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 301, 14 August 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Pukekohe Borough Council takes place to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. The Franklin branch of the Navy League now lias a membership totalling 112, including two lifo mornbers ana fou: vico-Presidents.

Applications are invited by tho Otahuhu Borough Council for the position of Pumping Engineer for the Otahuhu Waterworks. Particulars will bo found in this issuo. Tho Lyceum management announce that each person attending •he nponhig chapter of "Gloria's Romance" at the Premier Mall, Pukekohe, on Wednesday, August 22nd, will he presented with a beautiful photograph of liillio Burke, who will be appearing in tho production in the role of Gloria. ( Advt. A Messrs \V. G. Shotbolt and Co. commenced their annual "end of season" sale at their establishment at Pukekohe yesterday and soma very tempting bargains are offered in all departments to customers.

A farewell smoker, promoted bv their many friends, is to he held in honour of Ptcs. Fov, Wouldes, aad Brown, members of the 00th Reinforceim ti'..-; home on li:.al loave, in the Pieuiier Hall, Pukekohe, next I Friday evening. A large gathering I is anticipated. "Somewhere in Franco," written by Richard Harding Davis, tho American war correspondent, doals with llie great secret service that operates stealthily behind tho firing lino?. It lias been filmed by tho Triangle Film Co. ami features Louis Glasson and Howard Hickman in the leading ro'os. It will bo screened at the Pi omiei Hall, Pukekohe, on the opening night of "Gloria's Ronianco," Wednesday, August 22nd.

Overheard in a tramcar by n "Tillies'' niiin : -■ First lady : "I can't ; think wli'i' tic Government is about leaving all these Germans at largo oiijiht all of tliom to bo ostia'iated." Second 1 >dy doubtfully): ' A'e-e-s —; " First lad}' : "liathor, if I had my way evoryono of them would tie safely on the island.'' Tii- speaker probably had tho words ■ . t-ed aii.l incarcerated jostling one (mother in her mind, and skilfully combined tlio two. Tho word i 'ii.indr 1 tho wiitor of an amusii! r ; ex|.resdon once used to him by Sydney Taiwliang.i, at one time a Native n omher of tho llouso of J'r-jaosetihi'ivos. Speaking of tho j fa"! ur« of c Hoi t in New! V. aland he.'aid inourii fully: it's- ii" n -e. Vmi « aii't ' hritliatelizo the Maori "

The N.Z. Farmers' Co op. Bacon and Meat Packing Co. Ltd, will be buying pigs at Pukekohe on Monday next and at Pnkeno on Tuesday. In p. leplaco advt. in this iss"e Mr W. Roulston announces a bargain sale to commence on Thursday next at his drapery establishment in Pukokohe.

Mrs Herbert Masters (nee Mary Morton), the well-known artist, who died suddenly at her residence at Ahipara, Mangonui, on Wednesday last, was a sister of Mrs R. Stevenson, of Harrington Avenue, Pukekohe. Mr H. E. R. L Wily leaves for Wellington to-morrow for the purpose of laying before the Ministeri of Land and Marino the position in regard to the alleged injury to the Aka Aka and Otaua drainage from the Waikato River Board's works. The surviving relatives of Mrs Margaret Jackson, who died in Auckland on Thursday last at the advanced age of 101 years and ■"> months, include Mr Arthur Bousfield (Auckland), Mrs F. Gore (Auckland), Miss Amy Bousfield (Christchurch) and Miss Eveline Bousfield (Fukekohol, grandchildren, and Master Oliver Gore 'Auckland), great grandchild For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. J ,6, 2/6