LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 6, Issue 334, 30 November 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Messrs Alfred Buckland & Sous will hold their ordinary monthly stock sale at Tuakau next Tuesday. Messrs Dalgety & Co., Ltd., will hold their usual monthly sale of stock at Tuakau on Friday next. Mr John Beatty, on behalf of Messrs W. and R. Fletches, Ltd, will be purchasing pigs at Pukekohe next Tuesday. Weights 110 lbs to 160 lbs. To-day (St. Andrew's Day) the local banks have been closed and they will similarly be closed to-mor-row (Saturday) for People's Day at the Auckland Show. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Bacon and Meat Packing Company Ltd., will be buying pigs next week as follows: At Onewhero on Monday, at Tuakau on Tuesday, at Pokeno on Wednesday, and at Te Kauwhata on Thursday. The enquiry into the circumstances attending the recent launch fatality at Mercer is to be resumed by the District Coroner (Mr C. Roadley) at 10 a.m. on Monday next in the Mercer Courthouse. A reminder is given that entries for the flower show and industrial exhibition to be held next Thursday and Friday in the Premier Hall, Fukekohe, in aid of the funds of St. Audrew's Church will finally close at 9 p.m. on Monday next, The primary schools of the Auckland education district will open during February for only 3 J hours a day. The Education Board will leave it to the discretion of the school committees whether the day's duties shall begin at 8.30 a.m. or at 9 a.m.

The next sitting of the Magistrate's Court in Pukekohe is to take place on Thursday, December 13th, instead of on Thursday, December 6th as previously arranged. Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M., who has taken over the country magisterial duties, will preside at the Court. Direct importations from England of a large range of drapery and otothing goods, crockery and 'Xnaas fruits and electro-plated ware, all specially adapted for the 'Xraas trade, have just arrived at Mr Wm. Roulston's store, Pukekohe, and an inspection of the sam** is invited. The consignments also include a big stock of wall-papers for house decoration purposes. The guessing competition for a lady's unbrella that has been in progress in Pukekohe since the recent Paddy's Fair has been won by Miss Mabel Wilson, whose estimate of 337 was the nearest to the actual number (:J3O) of peas and tacks contained in the bottle used for the contest.

As a result of the second entertainment recently givan by the Snowflake Concert Party in Pukekohe the sum of £26 2s has been forwarded to the Red Cross Fund. The receipts totalled £43 7s 6d (door takings £l2 2s, tickets sold £2l os 6d and sales of programmes and lollies £10) whilst the expenses amounted to £l7 5s Gd (hire of hall £3 ss, electric lights £7 2s, printing and advertising £O, scenery 18s 6d). New potatoes are now freely coming forward in the Pukekohe district and on Tuesday last some 21 tons were despatched to southern centres in addition t> consignments :o Auckland. Owiug to less area hj: ]v>y under cultivation than in r cent \ears supplies will, however, ho a good deal below the usual avmage The potatoes now being dug are of exoelleut quality and size am except in a few isolated instances there is au absence of blight.

At a meeting of the Executive of the Franklin A. and P Society held on Wednesday last, at Pukekohe au interesting discussion arose on the ptopos:il of the President (Mr Dynes Full o>) that the stewards' refreshment booth should be abolished a + the forthcoming show. Mr Fulton stated that the j)rivile?e hud b&en somowh it abused in the past and it befi!n» necessary in the interests of the Society to curtail their expenses as much as possible. For that reason 1m brought the question forward. Ou Mr J. Johns enquiring if the abolition of the booth referred to w-iild have a detrimental effect upon the Society tho President expressed an opinion in the negative Mr J. 11. Craig remarked that the judges regarded the custom as a usual one. The President replied that the julgos would be entertained as usual as tie motion rela'ed to the Stewards' refreshments only. Mr Jas. Wylie thought that the time was particularly opportune to discontinue the practice and he considered that the mot il eioct in the Society would be ;i go; ;d one. Mr Jas Kennelly suggested ih it the willicnity could be nvt'ici'iii'.' hv only serving those wearing the ollicial rosettes. As there w.s a difference of opinion as to tlie discontinuance of tho booth Mr S. J. Murray moved an amendment that an amount not exceeding £8 should b" spout ou Stewards' refreshments to be only supplied to the stewards and those thoy introduced. • m tho amendment being put to the meeting four vote! for it aud ten against and trie original motion was tlum carried. With regard to the aiat'er of the luncheon booth it was resolved that tenders should bo called for a light luncheon booth, the price of such luncheon to be not more than Is <d each person. In this uuunictiou it was decided to limit the gr mting of complimentary tickets to t'no discretion of tne four duel stewaids so tnat tho number of persons using the *<unc should 1m? rndne'd,

The reading at the meeting of the Franklin County Council on Wednesday last of a letter from an elector of the Drury Riding caused no little merriment on the part of Councillors, particularly the new members. In his communication the writer regretted the result of the recent elections, whereby so many old members lost their seats, and his concluding words were " Bome people ought to have their heads read before they are given the right to vote." A. man comes into the world without his consent and leaves without his will. During his stay on earth his time is spent in one continuous round of contraries and misunderstandings. In his infancy he is an angel; in his boyhood he is a devil; in his manhood he is everything from a lizard up; in his duties he is darn fool, If he raises a family he is a chump; if he raises a cheque he is a thief. If he is a poor man he is a poor manager and has no sense; if he is rich he is dishonest, but eon* sidered smart. If he is in politics he is a grafter and a crook; if he is out of politics you can't place him and he is an undesirable citizen. If he goes to church he is a hypocrite and if he stays away from church he is a sinner. If he donates to foreign missions he does it for show; if he doesn't he is stingy and a " tight wad." When he first comes into the world everybody wants to kiss him; before he goes out they all want to kick him; if he lives to a ripe old age he is only in the way and is living to save funeral expenses.