LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 311, 18 September 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We are requested to state that the Post Office will accept for custody all War Loan Certificates until date of their maturity. Mr A. A. Civil, land agent, has disposed of Mr 1. Floyd's farm of 48 acres at fiuckland at a satisfactory figure. Have no regrets. King's Bargain Window is full of snips. King's Boot Store, McClintook's Buildings, Pukekohe.—Advt. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6.5/6 According to an opinion submitted by Mr Martin, counsel to tike New Zealand Counties' Association a County Council has no power to sub. sidise a borough for the erection of a morgue. Among the invalided soldiers who reached Auckland last Sunday on board a hospital ship were Pte- D. Jones (Waipipi), Pte J. N. McLeod (Manurewa), Pte J. F. Munro (Clevedon) and Wm. Stewart (Rama Kama). Tenders are invited, per advt in this issue, by the N.Z. Farmers' Coop Bacon and Meat Packing Oof. for carting pigs for one year from Waiuku, Aka Aka and Otaua to Pukekohe and also Onewhero to Tuakau. Messrs Alfred Buckland & Sou will submit to' public auction on Monday neA Mr T. Jenkins' residence and one-quarter acre section situated at the junction of Tobin and Edinburgh streets, Pukekohe. Par* ticulars will be found in an advt in this issue.

An interesting prersentation was made by a party of old friends to the Misses R. and V. Kimber, of Pukekohe, prior to their leaving for Auckland. The presentation, which consisted of silver serviette rings, was accompanied by the best of good wishes for the Hisses Kimber's happiness and wellfare. The billiard rivalry between Pukekohe and Waiuku is to be further tested on Thursday evening of next week, when "the cracks" of either town are to again meet atMolntyre's saloon, Pukekohe. The match will be the third of a series, each side having previously secured a victory. It was a case of "the light that failed" at St Andrew's (Anglican) Church, Pukekohe, last Sunday evening, when, owing to the current shortage of carbide, the acetylene gas supply gave out and the service, which was only about halfway through, had to be brought to a summary conclusion. A case of considerable interest to parents in towns where regulations requiring attendance at Technical Classes are in force was heard at Waihi recently, before Mr Page, S.M., when a parent was charged with failing to send his son regularly to the Waihi Technical School evening classes. A fine of 20s and costs 45s 6d was inflicted. " For Children's Hacking Cough at nipht Woods' Great Perrenn'nt C ire, 1/6 8/6