LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 405, 30 August 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The usual monthly meeting of the ■'rariklin County Oonncil takes place m Thursday next.

Attention is called to the advt. in

«>ur columns relative to Salvo, which will he found an effective vegetable spray and disinfectant.

lu fuitherance of the proposed loan of £27,000 for the Karaka and Waiau district the County Council have convened a mooting of rate-

payers for Monday next at 7 ;>0 p m n the Karaka No. 2 school

In regard to the "History ot the War," as afftctirg the New Zealand Expeditionary Force,now beingc >mI'ih;(l, returned soldieis are invited to write to the Director of Base liecoids (Wellington) giving what information they can to assist. The first volume of the publication will loal ehielty with Gallipoli, and it is n:li ttg ird to this that material is ■hifflv asked for.

Parties interested m the coming Town Boards elections at I'apakura, Manurewti and Mercer aie requested t" note flint the enrolment of voters will finally <1 >so at /i p m on Wednesday next It may again bo explained that residence for three months past in tho district is sufficient fo. "publication for enrolment provided tin person is British by

hirth or liy naturalisation, lias lived in New Zealand for one year, ami is ahovo the ago of 21 years.

Pte. A. J. Coleman, of Patumahoe, who prior to his enlistment was employed on Mr R. Dell's farm at Waiau is reported as being in hospital, his wounds being described as "not severe," The death took place at his residence at Papakura yasterday of Mr. Alexander Townsend at the age of 7i years. Up to a few years ago the deceased was farming at Rama Rama, in which district he was well known and highly respected. Two cases of diphtheria, viz. one at Puni and one at Piikekohe East, have been notified during the past few days. The outbreak in the borough of Pukekohe has evidently subsided seeing that a clean bill of h#alth has prevailed since the middle of the month.

Ratepayers concerned are requested to note that the poll in respect of tho proposal of the Pukekohe Borough Council to raise a loan of £2500 for the acquisition of a site for a technical high school in Pukekohe is to be taken next Wednesday, whilst Friday next is the date of tha poll by which the Franklin County Council seek authority to raise a loan of £27,000 for metalling the mfiin roads in the Waiau Pa and Karaka districts.

"I'm in favour of Prohibition," says many a moderate drinker, but I'm against paying a cent of compensation to " The Trade." After making such a startling indictment of the Liquor Traffic, the National Efficiency Board's Report only advocates the payment of compensation for the very good reason that under the present Btatute, prohibition, if cariied by a national vote, cannot come into operation for four and a half years. Sign the Alliance Monster Petition asking for a poll on the Board's report. (Advt.)

Patumahoe railway station has, since its opening, suffered from the constant depredations of a thief or thieves who have so far managed to elude the police. Recently they have begun to seek further fields for their exploits. At some time before daylight last Sunday morning the Patumahoe Hall was broken into, and a large quantity of bread, butter, and cakes that had been left over in the supper room of the bazaar, which had closed the previous night was stolen, a clean sweep being made of everything eatable. It may interest the thieves to learn that although they may have thought they were robbing wounded soldiers they were in reality stealing from orphans, the goods having been destined for an orphan home.