LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 312, 21 September 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons advertise in this issue particulars of entries for their bull sale to be held at Pukekohe on Thursday next. Rillernan Sydney T. Long, son of Mr and Mrs W. Long, of Prospect Terrace, Pukekohe, who was reported missing on June 7th, is now reported " Missing—believed killed in action.'' The deciding billiard match between Pukekohe and Waiutu players is to take place in Mr Mclntyre's saloon, Pukekohe, on Tuesday next instead of on Thursday as previously arranged. The sun of the last few days has been responsible for " caking " the crust of the soil on lands in Pukekohe and a steady shower of rain is now wanted to expedite farming operations in all branches. Mr William Phelps Hopkins, of Pukekohe, was on Wednesday in Auckland admitted a barrister of the Supreme Court by his Honor Mr Justice Cooper on the application of Mr F. W. Thome. An entry of 100 bulls of all descriptions has been secured by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company for their special bull sal" to be held at Pukekohe on Saturday of next wepk. For particulars see advt. Whilst shoeing a horse at Messrs Blake Bros' forge at Pukekoho yesterday a lad named Leslie Pellou was as a result of the animal's movements thrown violently ag.iinst the wall of the budding, his head being cut thereby. His injuries were attedded to by Dr Wake. Lance-Corporal William Ellis, reported wounded for the lirst tin.--on August 'J.-rd last, enlisted at Pukekohe and left as a Private with the Fifth Reinforcements. Lie served at Gallipoli. afterwards going to France. Part of the time he ha< been a bomb-thrower and also a sniper. By latest advice he has now rejoined his regiment. The recent improvement in the weather has been responsible for a very welcome growth of " early " potatoes planted in Pukekohe and some crops are likely to be on the market by November. These, how ever, are of a much more restricted area than usual and iu most instances yields will not in any case be available until about January. Mr Algernon H. Lindo (examiner for the Associated Board of Music' 'will hold a music examination in Puk-diohe on Wednesday, the 2firh September. Mr Lindo is a man of the Inches' professional reputation and has given many recitals in London and in other places in England. He isalso the author of "Pianoforte Study" :md other musical works Enquiries relating to the examination cnii In' made of Mess Million: Taylor. The Commission appointed to enquire into the alleged injurious i-ITevt t i tie 1 Aka Aka drainage works said to have been brought about by the Waikato River Board's operation will hold i:s first meeting ,it Waiuku to-morrow fS-uunlay). It i- anticipated tliwt on the Commission a><embling to-morrow there will be an adjournment for an in-pcctio'i to be made of the liver ami that cvilener will not be taken | befoie Monday Interested parties iiie ii.\ i<i d to attend and give evidence |. • Inll i. ■ I Ilk.' w ■,! t; .-.11

Have no regrets. King's Bargain Window is full of snips. King's Boot Store, McClintork'a Buildings, Pukekohe.—Advt. An error crept into the report in our Tuesday's issue relative to Mr R. F. Wilkinson's herd of dairy cattle, the bull '• Majesty Fox," sire of Mr W. Wilkinson's bull Majestic, being credited with having 13 daughters, the same averaging in price £ too each This should have read that the animals each had an average of 400lbs butterfat. The work of erecting lamp brackets on the electric light poles in Pukekohe is now being proceeded with and street lighting is expected to be in operation towards the end of next week In all 40 street lamps are being installed, viz., nine of 300 candle power each (in King street) and 31 of 100 c.p. each. Connections for private installations will be put ! in hand at the earliest possible opj portunity. The spectacular entertainment to he given by the " Snowflake Concert Party " in the Premier Hall, Pukekohe, on Monday, October 22nd, in aid of the Red Cross Fund is well in hahd and regular rehearsals are in progress. Effective electric lighting scenes will be carried out under the direction of Mr W. 8. Russell. Among the visitors who will assist with the programme is Mr Alan McElwain, Auckland's popular entertainer. In response to an appeal for warm clothing for the mine-sweepers the members of the Pukekohe branch of the W.T.C.U. acknowledge a parcel of sox and other garments from Mrs Dell and cash from Mrs Routley, Mrs Hewlett and Mrs I. Brownlee. All further contributions will be thankfully received by Mesdames Haslaui, Jenkins, Wilson, Stevenson and Miss Usher. The time for receiving gifts expires about the 20th of October. The N.Z. Gazette of September (Jth contains particulars of the new regulations for the apportionment of representation on Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards. They include provision for the combined district of Franklin County, Waiuku Town District and Pukekohe Borough and for the combined district of Manukau County, Papakura Town District, and Otahuhu Borough to have one representative each on the Auckland Hospital Board instead of a joint representative as hitherto. An additional member, making two in all, is also given Raglan County on tho Waikato Hospital Board. The election to fill the seats referred to is to take place in conjunction with the County Council elections on Wednesday, November 14 th next A retailer of religious tracts, who in the course of the past few days has been visiting the country districts aronnd Pukekohe and who on refusal of householders to buy his wares is said to have launched out into offensive and seditious language, was brought up at the Pukekohe Police Court yesterday before Mr Cecil Roadley J. P. on a charge of having made a statement on Wednesday at Pukekohe which indicated disloyalty in respect to the present war, to wit did say " You have no right to send the boys to the front. England will never win; the Germans are putting their ships down and their crops are a failure." Constable Thornell applied for the accused to be remanded to appear at Auckland next Thursday, intimating that another remand would then be sought for accused to appear at Pukekohe before the Magistrate on Thursday, October 4th. The accused, in broken English, denied that he had made the statement* attributed to him and stated that what he had said was that England would have won the war long ago if gambling and drinking had been put down and if a remedy had been found to counteract the submarine menance. The remand, as asked for, was granted. The accused, who gave his name as Victor Johonson and his age as 62 and claimed to be a native of Finland, is apparently a religious crank. Several complaints as to his conduct had reached the police and when located by Constable Miller yesterdav paying a series of calls in the Pukekohe Hill district he was carrying a couple of bags filled with religious literature. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6,2/ C