LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 357, 5 March 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The nest sitting of the Pukekohe Magistrate's Court take 9 place on Thursday of this week,

Tenders are invited by tha Puke kohn Borough Council for the for ination of Monow's road. For par ticulars see advt.

Additional dates and places are advertised in this issue for the attendance of a Government officer to inoculate calves against bhckleg.

Mr I). H. Madill. of Tuakau, announr.es in our advertising columns that he is prapued to execute orders for the supply of bonedust Price £l3 10s.

A. gathering in trie form of a rally of the bible classes of Drury, Mauku, Pukekohe and Tuakau Presbyterian Churches is to be held in St. James' Churcb, Pukekohe on Monday evening next. A musical programme will be submitted and the IGv Geo. Budd, of Devonport. will be the speaker. | The much road story " The Manxman " by Hall Caine, which has been reproduced in picture form, has been secured for screening in Pukekohe on Monday, March 18th The cast selected for this remarkable production is headed by such talented artists as Henry Ain'e/ an! Elizabeth Risden. The storv, which is like a magic searchlight, revealing hidden places in the hum in heart and illuminating the dark regions of passion, should prove an immense attraction to all play-goers.

Tenders are invited, per advt, iu this issue, for the supply and delivery to the Franklin County Council of 1500 do? collars. Ratepayers of Franklin County are notified that rates are now payable and that legal proceedings will be instituted in the case of all rates not paid by the 23rd inst. The New Zealand Farmers' Coop. Bacon and Meat Packing Company, Ltd., will be buying pigs at Patumahoe next Saturday instead of on Monday next. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Franklin County Council, originally fixed for Thursday next, has been postponed until the following day (Friday).

With a strong gusty southerly wind in evidence yesterday huge banks of dense smoke, evidently from bush fires, blew up from the south and enveloped the Pukekohe district. Uncomfortable dust storms were also experienced. In view of the large crowd from the Hamilton trotting races that were waiting in the early hours of Sunday morning last at Frankton Junction to join the main trunk express for Auckland complaint was general that the station refreshment rooms were not open to dispense coffee, tea, etc. At Mercer, however, refreshments were available although owing to the rush of business many passengers were unable to get their wants supplied. The annual meeting of the Waikato Trotting Club was held on the Claudelands racecourse last Saturday, when the principal event of the day, the Waikato Trotting Cap, was won by the Papitoetoe horse, Lieutenant, owned by Mr F. 0. Weine, and HuonGrattan, the property of Mr 0. Bailey (Manurewa), accounted for the Farewell Handicap. Mr R. T. Reid's (Waiuku) Prince Rufus took part in two races but was unplaced in either instance.

A boot operator, named Herbert Staples, who lives at 9, Gibraltar Orescent, Farnell, was admitted to the Auckland Public Hospital on Sunday night believed to be suffering from broken ribs. He was caught in a heavy rainstorm near Drury late in the afternoon, and took shelter in an old whare. The storm caused the roof of the building to collapse, burying him to such an extent that he was unable to extricate himself. His plight was discovered by two young men, who rescued him and conveyed him to the hospital. "A Railwayman" writes: The appointment of a lady inspector for the dining rooms, &c, to which a correspondent referred in your last issue, has added to the smouldering anger of railway authorities against their treatment by the Department. Here we have an instance of an inexperienced person being pitchforked into a billet worth £250 a year whilst many men, with 20 to 30 years' service on the staff, only are paid about half that sum This is only a sample of current methods of management exercised or allowed by the official imported from England who, it was said, would work wonders in the control of the railway service. A trap accident happened yesterday afternoon when a horse and gig, belonging to Mr H. Barber, and driven by Mr Cleeland, Government Stock Inspector, bolted from Funi resulting in Mr Cleeland being thrown on to the road. It appears that the chain attached to the swingle tree gave way and frightened the horse, which bolted with the gig upturned as far as King street, Pukekohe. The sight of the borough steam roller there caused the horse to suddenly turn. Mr T. Walker, a member of the Pukekohe butter factory staff, whose wife and two children were in their gig outside Mr Kelly's confectionery shop, rushed to his horse's head and led his animal across the road to avert a catastrophe. In some way the gig attached to the runaway horse struck Mr Walker's vehicle with the result that the latter was capsized, Mrs Walker aud her children being thrown underneath the vehicle The runaway was captured and Mrs Walker and the two children were conveyed to Mr Mil's' shop close by, where they were found to be somewhat severely shaken. The misdeeds of a naturalised enemy alien in the Mauku district a few days ago led to a swift and welldeserved retribution falling on him. Ons morning recently a poultry farmer found two of his hens had bee a killed during the night. The following night out of eight roosters fattening in a coop six were killed and the remaining two badly injured. A trap was set for the marauder, who was found in it the next morning. The miscreant was a large weasel, nearly black in colour, a most unusual hue for these imported pests. We will not give the capturer's name for the reason that these gentle creatures are protected by law, and any person destroying one is liable to a fine. We are not quite sure whether our knowledge of the offence having been committed do s not make us liable also as accessories after the event, but, as the Morning Post had occasion to remark, there are times when it becomes necessary for a journalist to take his courage in both hands and risk breaking the law.