LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 306, 31 August 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The roll of electors to be used for the forthcoming Manukau County Council election has now been prepared and is open for inspection at. places as set forth in an advt in this issue.

By instructions of Mr S. J Bright, who is leaving for the front, Messrs "Alfred Buckland and Sons will ca. ry out a clearing sale on his fartn at Otaua on Saturday of next week. Particulars will be found in an advt. in this issue.

A resident of Paerata, understood to bo a conscientious objector, was arrested by tho Fnkekohe Poiico yesterday under the Military Service Act for having failed to present himself for medical examination and to-day he was handed over to the military authorities. ! Through drinking from a bottle containing kerosene " Mauric," the 10-mouths-old son of Mr Jamos Costello, of Pukekohe, seriously endangered his life yesterday, tho spirit ontering the lung and sotting up semi-sulfoeation. Thanks, however, to the prompt attendance of Dr. Bronte tho littlo pationt is now making good progress towards recovery.

A reminder is givun that entries for the Fukekohe Presbyterian Spring Flower Show, to be held on Thursday and Friday next in the Premier Hall, close on Monday with the Hon. Sees., Mrs J. M. Baxter and Miss E. W. Rodgers, at Mr Lawrie's office.

The Waikato Co-op. Dairy Company announce that the amount available for bonus payments to their suppliers, added to advances made, will represent a total payment on the past year's supply on the daily direct basis of 20 800 pence and with an advance of at least 3d per lb over stocktaking value (Is sd) it is anticipated that the total payment, including levy, will exceed Is 10£ d.

The old approach road from Manukau road to the Pukekohe goods station has been diverted and the traffic now passes over a new route nearer Messrs Alfred Buckland & Sons horse bazaar. The alteration has been made in order to afford sufficient space for the shod Mr W. Koulston intends to erect on his section leased from the Railway Department, a new siding for the purpose having already been constructed.

An individual, claiming to be a returned soldier, created some commotion by his strange conduct yesterday morning whilst travelling on the Auckland to Rotorua express and on the arrival of the train at Pukekohe ho was handed over to the local police. Clad in a overcoat the upper portion of his under attire was confined to a pyjama jacket and when later in the day brought before Messrs C. Roadley and C. K. Lawrie, J's P., on a charge of drunkenness he volubly discoursed on great battles he had taken part in and imaginary enemies that confronted him and whom lie intended to conquer. As the Bench was of opinion that the disease commonly called "D.T's" was the source of trouble the man was remanded for a week for medical treatment in gaol.

There is an interesting artistic display in the windows in Pukekohe of Messrs Frank Perkins and Co., illustrating the war, esp-oially devised in tho iuterests of the war loan. Prominent in the background is the Union Jack together with the flags of the Allies, while the figure of a Boy Scout, bearing the words "Halt! Invest at once. Liberty Loan," is conspicuously shown. Trophies sent from Gallipoli by Lieut. Baxter (Pukekohe) and trophies secured by Private Tom Maxwell (Pukekohe) also lend additional local interest to the display. A German helmet, field glasses, and other articles captured from the Huns by Sergt. Morgan, of Pukekohe East, are also shown, Some rifles stacked together give a military aspect to tli > sun mmlings iind the photos of our Generals and also a large photo of the Premier make altogether an attractive advertisement on behalf of the war loan.

Speaking at the patriotic concert held at Pukekohe last Tuesday, Mr C. F. Bickford, the Official Organiser of the Auckland Red Cross district, emphasised the fact that the work and aims of the Red Cross were not properly understood. Its one object was the care of the sick and wounded and in the words of one of the soldiers " the Red Cross was the mother of the soldiers at the Front." It was moreovor a silent worker. New Zealand, said Mr Bickford, | had raised £5 Is per head of her population for war comforts, yet nut of thut vast rum only £6OOO had been devoted to Red Cross work. FTe paid a tribute to the devotion of w men and mentioned the large .-uins which were being subscribed mouth by month during the duration of tho war by vaiiotis Auckland firms mainly by the women workers. This was encouraging but the demands on the Red Cross were largo uid the comforts n np dod were daily becoming moro necessary. Great Britain was aiming to raise one million pounds sterling for the Bed r ros? that year. Some people thought tho Army Sorvice Corps c mid do the work rc<j\iiro<t on the battlefield amougsttho wounded but he assured his audience that the services rendered by that Corps were infinitesimal compared to the work of the Red ('ro«s. Be ides admin'.sleriiig succour to the wounded the Society extended its help to prisonois, to tho homelos", foodless, and all in need of assisiance. Giving to the Red Cross was not a charity but a privilege. The speaker paid a high tribute to tho patriotic, spirit of the people of the Auckland district who had done so much in various ways and he felt sire that th-i r contributions to the Red Cross wuld inuvaso. Threepence a week per head of tho population would riot seem much to ask for but that amount would help the Red Crops wonderfully. The ad dress was punctuated by applause as Mr Bickford in a forceful telling style narrated the various ways in which the Red Cross helped our " boy.i " at the Front.