LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 7, Issue 416, 8 October 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Polling for the Taranaki by-elec-tion takes place next Thursday.

Entries for the Auckland Metropolitan Bhow, to be held on November 29th and 30th, close on November 8 th. Copies of schedules may be had on application to the Secretary of the Auckland A. and P. Association, P.O. Box Bfi, Auckland.

Another consignment of new potatoes, about 5 cwt, was made last Friday to the Auckland market by Mr N. J. C. McDonald, of Bombay. The first digging of the season in Fukekohe is expected to take place about a fortnight hence. According to present arrangements the new railway station to be known as Drury Central will be brought into use as from the second week in November and simultaneously the present Drury and Bunciman stations will be closed.

, The appeal against the ruling of Mr Wyvern Wilaon S.M., given at the Pukekohe Court, whereby after a confessed judgment, which was accompanied by a payment into Court of the sum claimed, power was given to a plaintiff to amend his claim and to sue for a higher amount, is down for hearing in the Auckland Supreme Court next Monday. The matter concerns a sharemilking dispute. Members of the Loyal Fukekohe Lodge of Oddfellows and of the local Orange Lodge are requested to assemble in the Masonic Hall at 10.15 a. m next Sunday for the purpose of proceeding to St. Andrew's Church where a memorial service to the late Bro. Allston Neely, who was killed in action on September Ist, is to be held.

In accordance with a suggestion made by the Acting Prime Minister, Sir James Allen, thanksgiving services in connection with the recent successes of the Allied armies, were held in the various churches at Pukekohe on Sunday last. Large congregations were present and special prayers were offered up. At most of the churches the service terminated with the rendering of the National Anthem. Similar services were held at Papakura, Otahuhu and Papatoetoe.

In recognition of her activities as president of the Pukekohe branch of the Women's Patriotic League Hiss Violet H. Webster has had the honour of being appointed by the King as a member of the Order of the British Empire. Miss Webster, who is the eldest daughter of Mr B. P. Webster, took a foremost Dart in establishing the League in Pukekohe and on the resignation of Mrs B. J Eames in 1914 she was appointed to the vacant position of president Miss Webster's popularity was also demonstrated by her being selected as the Pukekohe Queen in the Patriotic Queen Carnival contest three years ago. Nearly 2,000,000 farmers in America own and drive motor cars and recent investigations proved that the largest proportion of them were a necessary part of the farmers' equipment. An interesting fact recently disclosed by census is that the strictly agricultural States of America have the largest per capita ownership of cars, ranging down to one to every eight people in lowa and Nebraska. At the N.Z. Loan and M.A. Company's bull sale at Pukekohe last Friday fully the advertised number came forward, including many animals of exceptional quality. There was a keen demand for yearlings to 18 months' old bulls and in many cases prices ranked above those of last year but older bulls were somewhat neglected. Shorthorns were the most popular and best yearling to 18 months fetched from 25 to 35£gn», others 16 to 24gns>, ten ofiered on behalf of Mr J. B. McElwain, of Waiuku, making the high average of 25}gns. Young Holsteins were sold at from 7to 16gns, whilst best 2yr olds and over (various sorts) made from 14 to 24gns. At the Company's dairy sale at Pukekohe yesterday prices were easier than of late.

Were adulteration the only evil connected with liquor, then State Control might make the Trade a safe thing. But while adulterated liquors are doubtless worse than the socalled "genuine stuff," yet the purest Liquors contain the Alcohol which is so clearly a menace to efficiency, moral control, character and reliability. But under State Control even adulteration is not necessarily absent. Government service has not always surpassed private enterprise in safeguarding human welfare The only safe thing to do with Alcoholic beverages is to prohibit them.— (Advt.)

On Friday last Sergeant Cowan, of Pukekohe, and Constable Johnston, of Papakura, left Papakura, and, after a drive of 25 miles round the coast, they proceeded on foot for five miles to Orere where they stayed for the night at a friendly settler's place. At daylight the following morning they were on the move again, and, after a three-mile walk along the coast, reached Waimungu, where it was rumoured some military deserters were in hiding in the bush. After watching a Maori's dwelling fur some time, Constable Johnston worked his way through the scrub, and came up the gully at the back of the dwelling, while the sergeant came up at the front A pakeha inmate was observed attempting to leave the houte, but on seeing the sergeant he dodged back into his bedroom, where he was apprehended without any trouble. He proved to be a deserter from Featherston Camp named George Jennings, who held the rank of corporal and hail been absent for the past six weeks. The spot where he was camped is on the rough coast of the Firth of Thames, and some distance from any I telephone office, the district being ' very sparsely settled. The prisoner j was taken back along the coast, and I on Saturday was handed over to the military authorities in Auckland. The police were satisfied that no other deserters were in hiding in the locality.

As previously announced the Franklin County Council will meet next Thursday and the Manukau County Council on Friday. Members and friends, as well as intending members, are invited to be present on the Pukekohe bowling green next Saturday afternoon when the season will be officially opened. A sacred concert, together with an address by Chaplain Burgin on the the work of the Church Army huts, is to be given in the Premier Hall, Pukekohe, next Sunday evening at 8.30 o'clock. Chaplain Burgin, in his discourse, will relate some of his interesting experiences at the front.

The fourth series of the film "The History of the War" will be shown at the Premier Hall to-morrow ( Wednesday) evening. This wonderful collection of war films is decidedly interesting and is proving a big attraction to the public. Winners at the recent St James' (Pukekohe) flower show are notified that the prize money will be paid out at the Carnival Tea Rooms on Friday neii from 12 noon to 5 p.m and that prizes unclaimed by Monday will b$ forfeited.

The tainfall in Pukekohe for last month tis recorded by Mr Stanley Sinclaire on the Bosemont gauge totalled 3.16 inches as against 5.0 inches in September, 1917. For the nine months of the present year to September 30th the fall has been 36 615 inches as compared with 52.86 inches for the corresponding penod of last year. An "At Home" was held in the Carnival Tea Rooms, Pukekohe, on Saturday last under the auspices of the Ladies' Physical Culture Club, for the benefit of Sister Esther's fund. A very successful and enjoyable afternoon was spent. This evening a progressive euchre tournament for the same worthy object will be in progress at the Tea Rooms. Constable Taylor, of Tuakau, managed late on Sunday night to effect the arrest in the Ojraatia district of a couple of Maoris, against whom warrants had been issued for I failing to attend for medical examination. The natives had previously eluded the constable at Mercer and had made their way across country. Constable Taylor, however, successfully tracked them down and he, with his captives, reached Tuakau about 12.45 a.m yesterday. The Maoris were subsequently handed over to the military authorities in I Auckland.