LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 384, 18 June 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Pokekohe Borouqh Council takes place to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. Notice as to the rates intended to be struck for the current year by the Franklin County Council appears in our advertising columns in this issue.

At the National Dairy Show at Palmerston North the Pukekohe Dairy Factory wiith 92£ points was awarded third piize for box of export bttfter manufactured at the factory of the exhibitor.

Particulars in reference to the loan proposed to be raised for the liangatangi-New Brighton special rating area are advertised by the Franklin County Council in this issue.

The annual general meeting of the Franklin A. and P. Society is to be held at 230 p.m. in the Masonic Hall, Pukekohe, on Wednesday, July 3rd, preceded at 2 p.m. by a special meeting for proposed alteration of rules.

It is proposed to form a Bed Cross physical culture club for ladies in Pukekohe and those interested in the movement are invited to attend a meeting to be held nest Friday at 8 p.m. at the Carnival Tea Booms. In respect of the Bed Cross cam' paign in Manukau County it i 8 announced by advt. in this issue that it is requested that except ia regard to the sale of tickets for concerts, entertainments, etc., no other form of raising money should be started until the 24 th met.

Activity is now being shown by the Agricultural Department in regard to the rabbit pest in the Lower Waikato and unless adequate steps are taken to supprees the bunnies prosecutions will follow. Mr F. H. Brittain, Government Fields' Inspector for the district, is causing it to be understood that the Babbit Act is to bo strictly enforced. In addition to prizes gained at the Hamilton Show by Mr Y. 8. Roberts, as recorded in our issue of the 11th inst , he should have been credited with the following, viz.: First and third for Utility' Black Orpington cockerels (which was the largest class in the show); third for Utility Black Orpington pullet; and second for Utility White Leghorn cockerel.

A reminder is given of the musical competitions for children to be held on Tuesday next in the Premier Hall, Fukekohe, and arranged by Miss Millicent Taylor in support of the Bed Cro-s appeal. In the even ingaoncert will b« given at wh'eh, in addition to the chief winners, the following artistes will appear, v'z, Misses Stubbs (elocutionist), Uva McGowan (soprano), Fou'kes (contralto) and Hyde (soprano) and Mr Whit* (baritone). Messrs Alfred Buckland aud Sons announce special entries of choice three-voar-old Shorthorn and Hoistein heifers for their dairy sale at Westfield next Thursday On the same day Messrs Bucklaud will h >ll a elearng at Whang&rata on Mr Jones' farm, on Monday next at the Fukekohe saleyards they will submit to public auction Mr E. Barker's desirable farm si f uafed fit Paparata, and on Taesdny n»st will carry out a clearing sale on Mr Thos Dimm.tck's farm at Maratuarua. Particulars t f all these si'es are adver i»ed in this issue.

We are requested by the New Zealand Dairy \esociation to correct an error that occurred in our repott of the annual meeting of suppliers at Mauku, as published in our issue of Msy 31st. The respective prices for cheese and butter were given as - Season 1915-16: Cleese 22.17 d, butter 16.73 d ; 1916 17 : Cheese 19.238 d, butter 21.48 d. It was thus made to appear that the value of cheese had decreased but the figures for that commodity were transp< Bid and i-hould have read 1915-16 19.23Hd, 1916-17 22.17 d, bhowing that t heese had maintained »n advantage both seasons.

Thfl Excelsior Tiodge of Oddfellows (T. 0.0 F) are to hold a memorial service to the late Bros. S. E. Penny and Robert Beaton, killed in action, in the Oddfellows Hall, Pukekohe, next Sunday at 2 30 p.m. The public are invited to attend.

Seven more Maoris, viz., one last Thursday and six last Saturday, have bean arrested at Mercer under the military regulations for refusal to parade for medical examinations The arrests on Saturday were carried out by Sergeant Cowan (Pukekohe) assisted by a patty of five constables. The Pah at Mercer was visited, the " korero " in protest to the enforcement of conscription being still in progress with " Princess Puea " in charge of an assembly, at which quite 400 natives were in attendance. The arrival of the police was signalised by hakas being danced and whilst Maori women endeavoured to hamper the movements of the police by banging on to thfir arms the men displayed a passive form of resistance by jumping about around them. Six dusky eligibles were, however, identified and were apprehended without any struggle. They all refused to walk to the motor-car that was in waiting so tbey were carried to the conveyance and were taken by the Rotorua express from Mercer Btation to Auckland, where they were handed over to a military escort. They were followed to the station by a 1 nrge crowd from the Pah and were farewellcd in typical native fashion. So far out of 47 warrants for arrest issued 14 have been executed.

The annual meeting of the Franklin Licensing Committee was held last Thursday at the Pukekohe Courthouse, when Mr J. E. Wilson S.M., who has been gazetted chairman, presided, all the other members being present, viz., Messrs W. C. Motion, C. K. Lawrie, C. Roadley, A. E. Hatta way and J. D. Chalmers. The whole of the existing licenses were renewed, that of the Marine Hotel, Howick, being transferred from Mr C. T. Gibson to Mr W. fl. Keogh. In the case of the new building to form the Papakura Hotel Sergeant Cowan commented on the absence of ceiling ventilators and the Committee decided to intimate to the owners (Messrs Hancock and Co.) that such should be provided. Sergeant Cewan also recommended various necessary structural alterations at the Fukekohe Hotel to remedy decaying defects and a letter was read from Mr John Alexander, solicitor ac ting for the owner, giving an undertaking that the same would be carried out, Mr C. Clarke (the licensee) also stating that a contract for more work than was asked for had already been let. The Committee, on the proposition of Mr La'wrie, seconded b? Mr Roadley, passed a resolution expressing appreciation of the excellent manner in which all the hotels had been conducted, more especially as for the fifth year in succession the police had no complaints to make.

A rather interesting point in regard to the interpretation of a certain section of the Licensing Act was mentioned at tha Franklin L'cansing Committee's annnal meeting at Pukekohe last Thursday, the regulations providing that no transfer of a license should be made until rot lets than three months subsequent to its issue. The ques ion involved was whether this nece> sary period of three months was to rank from the date of the temporary transfer or from the date of the permaLent transfei. Tho matter concerned the Marine Hotel, Howick, for which the permanent transfer of the license was asked from i s previous tenant to the present tenant, the latter having in his turn lodged an application for the transfer to yet another party. Mr J. A. Holloway (Endean and Holloway), on behalf of the owners of the house, in reply to the Chairman of the Committee (Mr J. B. Wilson 8.M.) urged that the usual procedure was to regard the three months' peri-id as «ta»ting from the «,f the g" anting of the temporary license He explained, however, that in that particular instance the license Rhould have been permanently tmnsferred at theMareh meeting of the Committee but, as it happened, there was not on that occasion a quorum of members present. Mr Holloway added that the application for the re-transfer was not being proceeded with so the Committee was saved the necessity of deciding the problem.

Although publicans mora usually than not execute in prohibited hours orders signed by medical men for the supply of bianty or other stimulant requir. d for medicinal purposes they do so at their own risk as the Licensing Act only sanctions cheuil&ts thus acting. At last Thursday's ireeting of the Franklin Licensing Commit ee the Chairman (Mr J E. Wilson 8.M.) mentioned that a com* munication had bean received from tho Pukekohe Borough Council mentioning a case in which a medical order for brandy was taken to Mr C. Cl«rke, the proprietor of the Pukekohe- Hotel, who refused to execute n ualess it was countersigned bv the police with the result that as no police signature was obtained the brandy was not secured. The Committee, Mr Wilson said, had considered the matter and had come to the conclusion that instead of approaching tho authorities as proposed by tin Borough Council for a change in the law they would suggest to the local chemist th>it he should ke?p a supply of brandy, which he did not at present do, to as to fulfil medical orders. Sergeant Cowan sta f ei that tlis iicilent happened whilst he was away on sick leave but the explanation was that the medic il certifie ite was not in legal order and further tbe brtndy was wanted for the wife of a " prohibited " man. The Chairman intimated that under the circumstances Mr Clarke had acted both wisely and properly in not consenting to supply the brandy unless he was authorised to do so by the police.

On behalf of Mr R. McCow*jj| who is leaving the district, T. Stembridge and Co. are to hold * sal* of his household furniture and effects at Bombay on Wednesday next For particulars advt.

The death occurred at bis residence in Remuera last Faturday of a former resident of Pukekohe in the person of Mr George Hart, an exofficial of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr Hart, after leaviLg the strvice of the Bank, resided for some time at " Wincbmore " on the summit of Pukekohe Hill but removed to Auokland a few years since. Whilst on a visit last Friday to Pukekohe, Auckland's billiard champion, engaged in a couple of games nith Mr Charlea Clarke at Mr - Bendall's saloon, the representative being given a start in each it stance of 50 in 200 uj). There was &4arge assembly to witness the play. Mr Clarke had the satisfaction of defeating his formidable opponent in both of the contests. For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. 1/6,2/6