The Times. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1917. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 315, 2 October 1917, Page 2

The Times. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1917. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"We nottung exlenmte, nor tet down auoht in malice."

Tits nrdinarv monthly* m "flting "f the Franklin County Ooimii takes place next Thursday. Mr E. Rawson, S.M , wii! again lie the Magistrat • in attei.dinc at the sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Pukekohe on Thursday next. The attendance of bowlers, iuten 1iag bowlers and their friend', is invited by the Executive of the Pukekohe Howling Club to tho opening dav of the seas ,n on Saturday next. A further test of the electric installs! u in Pukekohe was ma le yesterday and street will I. i-orun onced to-morrow Plivate coiinectio is ar-> bjitlg pro ppodod with as rapidly a-, possible. The New Zealand Loan Company are to hold a spet-i il dairy saia at Pukekohe next Monday and their ordinal y monthly sale of stock the following day ( Tuesday 1 Entries are invited for b ith of th" sab's A petition praying for ,! i ■ merg ing of the Karaka li»n<\ Di tr C i'i r'lanklin County is to be [resented at lb" N'Veinber mo-ting of th" ('miniy Council, viz , on Thurs 1 iy. Noveiiibei Ist. Notice of the intention of ihe Public Work- Department to tike small portions of Lots 2:5, -"', and ;',(), nf Allot oil, Karaka Parish, in connection with the WaiiMti brunch line level crossing on th i Palcdc liePuerata road is given by advt in this issue. \Vp are requested by the IWtncP iVpartment to call the attention of those concerned to the following extract from Hen 1 (Jo i t >rs' Orders viz , ".•senior (' idols a id others have been seen wiatirg D.-fence propeity piuti'.ul-irly b-1-.-) about the streets in mufti nnd tho ln'litary and civil police also sub-arei ollieors, have instructions to take action where such cases occur." Through the agency of Mr A. A Civil Mr J. 11. Muiray has disposed of his farm of o'J acres at Buckland. Mr Civil has also sold Mr A. T. Anderson's commodious house and 111 acres on tho 13mkland-Bombay road and tho farm and horn stea I of 17 acres situated at Mauku bo'ong ing to Mr J. A. Wyatt. |%,i Inflm-ii'i take Wo-.. I Urea I', ppOMM" ' I',-- \ -.v. l.ii! . I/ 1- -, 2;'o

The following, who have just attained military age, have volunteered and been accepted for active service, viv.. John Brown, Chas. Kensington, and Luke Wilson, all of Pukekohe.

In an election address advertised in this issue Mr J. P. Asher, in support of his candidature for the representation of the combined district of Franklin County. Pukekohe borough and Waiuku.on the Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, refers to one or two important matters concerning the Board's system of administration.

The application of the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce for the telegraph office at Pukekohe to be open for an hour at night-time during the summer months has now been ac(eded to by the Postal Department and as from yesterday telegraphic facilities, are accordingly afforded from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The arrangement, however, will only continue in force subject to business warranting it and also to the Department heing able to provide the necessary staff.

For several jears back statements have been mado at meetings in connection with Waikato River matters that >he Prime Minister the Rt. Hon W. F. Massey) was opposed to the River Board because he was a ratepayer in the Aka Aka. At the sitting" of the Commission at Waiuku Mr Glass made reference to Mr Massey in this connection Later Mr Wily produced the rate-book and proved that Mr Massey had ceased to be a ratepayer as far back as October 16th 1911, long before there was any dispute between the River Board and Aka Aka, and that consequently there was not, and had never been, any foundation for the imputation