The Times. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. "We nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice." TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1917 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 333, 27 November 1917, Page 2

The Times. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. "We nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice." TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1917 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs J. Wiseman and Sons, Ltd., Auckland, advertise in this issue relative to their stock of summer sporting goods. For the benefit of persons attending the Auckland Show the usual 345 p.m. Waikato train will he delayed to leave Auckland at 5 p.m. next Saturday. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Son?, Ltd, are to hold a clearing sale on behalf of Mr J. (J. Laing on his farm at Whangarata on Thursday next. For particulars see advt. The entries received for the Auckland A. and P. Show, to be held on Friday and Saturday next, are fully up to the average in point of num bers. The competi'ion in the ring events, one of the most popular features of the show, promises to be exceedingly keen Other particularly well-filled classes are the horses, home industries, and trade exhibits s?c?i'>n There are a number of new exhibitors in all classes.

The day for the closing for entries for the Rose and Sweet Pea Sh >w and Industrial Exhibition to bo held in the Premier Hall, Pukekohe on Thursday uud Friday of next week has been extended to Monday mx at 9 p.m. and in the meanime entries <an be made at 'Mr C K, Lawrie's office. In the competitions for the mosr original and best fancy dresses, some slight changes have been made The section for girls 15 to 18 years (best fancy dress) has been altered to read " 15 years and over " and instead of being judged on the second night of the show it will bo held in conjunction with the other two classes on the Thursday night

A start has now been made in th erection by Mr William Roulston of a new produce store a'id sheds on the western side of the railway line opposite the PukeVohe pol.ce station, a special railway siding for the same having recently bjm built by the Kail vay Adjacent to the store, with access from Manukau roai), a new weighbridge to up t»ten tons in to be installed. It has been nnnuf icture I by Avery Ltd , ( f Birmingham, and is the first of its typ) to he supplied to New Zealand. The is of a design that his secured the preference of the Biard of Trade, England, and one of its features is that it automatically delivirs weight tickets. Pursuant to the Registration of Act, I;U 7, every alnn in the Dominion is required to make application for registration, nt l iter than December i, to officers at the main ports. The applications have to he made iu duplicate on prescribed forms, which are procurable at police stations in the .Djininion, and delivered personally to a registration oflicer. Provision is in ade for alien seamen to register with the collector of Customs at the port where the applicant's vessel Uiig According to the Act, an aiien mea.i-i a pers m of either sex not less than 1 ■"> years of age who is not a Bri'ish subject, either by birth or naturalisation in New Zealand Changes of address by a registered alien must be notified within 14 days. The ponalfv 1 lor failure to register i • I'"»<>, and for failure to notify change of uddiew JC2O.