LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 378, 24 May 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In order to enable our staff to take full advantage of the public holiday on Monday, June 3rd (King's Birthday) there will be no issue of the Times on Tuesday, June 4th, Mr John Beatty, on behalf of Messrs W. and R. Fletcher, Ltd., will be purchasing pigs at Pukekohe next Monday, at Kunciman on Tuesday, and at Tuakau and Pukekawa on Wednesday. " Roulston's Special Teas " form the subject of Mr W. Roulston's replace advt. in this issue, special blends of the beverage being obtainable at his establishment at Pukekohe.

The many friends of Mrs J. H. Webb, of Pukekohe, will be glad to learn that following on an operation she underwent at a private hospital in Auckland -last week she is now making good progress towards recovery.

TheN.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Bacon and Meat Packing Coy., Ltd, will be •buying pigs next week as follows: At Tuakau on Tuesday, at Pokeno on Wednesday, at Te Kauwhata on Thursday, and at Patumahoe on Saturday. There was on view in. Mr H. Barnaby's shop at Waiuku last Saturday, the cat case of a lamb, weighing 140lbs. The lamb was reared by Mrs W. Storey, Waiuku, and was hand-fed.

By instructions of Mr E. Barker, Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons will, at the Fukekohe saleyards on Monday, June 24tb, at 1 p.m , submit to public auction his farm of 60 acres and house, etc., situated at Paparata. For particulars see advt. The reference, in the report in our last issue of the meeting of the Pukekohe Borough Council, to the Hospital Board's levy for the current year made it appear that the Board's levy would be at the rate of Id in the £ based on the town's capital value of £369,543. This should have read "at the rate of one sixth of a penny in the £." Favoured by fine sunny weather the Pukekohe Golf Club held its opening day of the season on Saturday afternoon last. There was a good attendance of members. Afternoon tea was provided in the Club House bv the President (Mr James Koulston) who in a short speech welcomed the players and declared the links open. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons are to hold their usual monthly stock sale at Pukekohe next Monday and will include in their offering a line of 20 two to three-year-old grade Jersey cows on behalf of Messrs Geraghty Bros, who are at the front, and 20 young dairy cows on behalf of Mr A. Chocqueel, of Karaka, who has disposed of his farm. A great gathering of Maoris is at present in progress at Mercer in connection with the Government's announced intention to enforce conscription amongst the members of the Waikato tribe. The natives assert that such constitutes a breach of the Treaty of Waitangi and claim that by the Treaty they cannot be forced to fight out of New Zealand. Opportunity of the occasion of the Red Cross gathering In the Premier Hall, Pukekohe, last Monday evening was taken to make a couple of presentations to Private Archie R. Barber, son of Mr H. Barber, of Pukekohp, who was home on final leave. On behalf of the Pukekohe Soldiers' Farewell Committee Mr C. F. Bickford (Financial Organiser for the

Red Cross) handed the departing soldier a safety and he .also received a Loewe pipe from the Pukekohe Fire Brigade, of which organisation he had been a member The latter presentation was made by Mr Secretary Rollinson. Pte Barber suitably returned thanks for the gifts.

Notwithstanding labour difficulculties and the probable scarcity of money wo are glad to note that there are some courageous spirits still prepared to invest in enterprises. As aD instance of this may be quoted

the saw mill now in course of conI struction at Te Hoe, about nine miles from Ohinewai on the road to Tahuna, by. Mr H. P. Taylor, of Auckland, who will run the concern under the title of the Orini Saw Mill Company. The mill is being: primarily for the purpose of cutting out about two and a-half million feet of timber, which constitutes the remnant of the very large white pine bush that existed along and in the vicinity of the Mangawharra Stream and from which the United Timber Company and the Northern Timber Company cut between them about thirty million fe<4 The capacity of

the new mill will ho about 8000 ft. per day sawn timber. Mr Taylor an'icipates starting rext Monday cutting timber for the men's cottages and expects that the mill will then continue working until 'he bu E h is finished. Owing 10 the 1 oal authority's rt.stiiciious as to carting over roads during 'lie winter months the timber wid in tho m an'ime be

.stacked at th« mill hut, carting will uoinuipuce in September to Ohine wai Station and the material wili tlw be '.tiiciu 1 1 'itid fili.cted await ing shipments to Australia. Tin mil! malinger nppi.iatcd is All Ri.bc;l Kinnain), lute manager of tho \iii(iituiougii T mher Company aid of tbo Hartho'omow Timber C injiai'y No. 'J mill, liihiti. The numbi r uf him to b) employed in the bu-'li and mill w ill lm about 16. As ,'irTa}kir has options o\er some H'irr minting lands lie expects that the Ti'iU wili be in op u - a'ion in the district for three years or m >re. For Children's Hacking Coughsat night Woods' Creat I'oppormi it Cure, l/o, 2/6 J

Mr A. Q-. Shirley, manager for the Waikato Co-operative Dairy Coy., Ltd., is at present in the United States of - America, together with other prominent dairy representatives. It is stated that American dried and condensed milk factories are paying out to their suppliers 4s per pound for butter fat and we hear on good authority that it is probable that similar co-operative factories will shortly be erected in several suitable centres in the South Auckland Province. Dairy farmers will therefore be well advised to await developments before making any changes. The Franklin County Council are requiring six good men for excavation work at the Council's quarry at Mercer. For particulars see advt. Some time ago the Government decided to have a history of the Maori War compiled and entrusted the work to Mr James Cowan, the well-known New Zealand journalist. During the last few days Mr Cowan, who is a brother of Police-Sergt Cowan, of Pukekohe, has visited most of the places in this district where engagements took place during the Waikato campaign, including the East Pukekohe Church, the Alexandra Bedoubt at Tuakau, the Mauku Church jand the sites of/the two fights at Mauku, the Ti-ti, and Hill's clearing. He also called on several residents who had either taken part in the Waikato War or possessed special information regarding it. Mr Cowan will be grateful for any items of interest, particularly from settlers who either took part in the war or were living in tho district at the time. As there are still a good many left who had first-hand experiences of that time some interesting material for his book ought to be forthcoming. " The Times" will receive and forward communications to Mr Cowan if left at the office. The Jnbilee of the establishment of the Presbyterian Church in Pukekohe is to be celebrated on Sunday next when thanksgiving services will be conducted by the Hon J. G. W. Aitken, M L.C, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. A Jubilee social is to be held in the Premier Hall on Monday evening. In connection with the event the Church authorities have prepared a Jubilee 8 mvenir, which has been designed and executed at the office of this paper.