LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 461, 28 March 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thf> N.Z. Loan Coy. are to hold their ordinary monthly stock sain at Papa! ura next Tuesday when they will vrd upwards of 750 head of mixed cattle

" '"*• lIY SHOULD YOU I'AY THE £4,500,000 " is the question of the hour, hut il-a-il! cost you nothing to vote I >r C. K. Lawrie as Mayor of Pukekohe on April :50th. (Advt). Tito public are again reminded that ou and after Monday next Fear's pharmacy, Pukekohe, will dose at 6 p.m. on Mondays, luesdays, Wcdnes days, and Thursdays, and will not open on the evenings of those days

Some people will vote for Prohibition and others for Continuance on Ai'ril 10th, but everyone should unite «,n April 30th in voting for C. K lawrie as Mayor of Pukekohe. (Advt)

Und.r the auspices of the Ladies' Guild, St. Andrew's Church, a gjmkhana is to be held in the Pukekohe Domain on Saturday, April 26th Numerous attraction are b Q ing arrange.!, and the gathering should prove decidedly popular.

Me-ifrs. Alfrcl Bucklaud and Sons' sale 3 for next week include a stock *a!e at Pukekohe on Monday ard n clearing sale, in conjunction with Messrs. Dalgety and Co Ltd, on Mr Thomas Appleby's farm at Kareka on Thursday.

Tho N Z Faimera' Co op. Bacon and Meat Packing Coy Ltd will be buying pigs next week as fellows : At Pukekawa anl Onowhero on Monday, at Tuakau on Tuesday, at P apaku"a and Runciman on Wednesday, and atPatumaho3 on Saturdav.

In connection with'the Licensing Riferendum a prohibition rally is to fake plase in pukekohe next Friday when Mrs Har.ison Loe Cowie, the well known temperance advocate, will speak in Hall street in the evening and will also address a meeting of women to be held in the afternoon in the Premier Hall.

The tennis match Pukekohe v Papatoetoe, which had been arranged for Saturday last, the 22nd instant, aud which was postponed on account of the wr-t weather, has now boon fixed for Saturday, April sth, on the Papatoetoe courts. Play will commence at 1.15 p.m. Any3ne unable to play will please notify the Pukek(fl at once.

Following representations made to the Minist# for Marine by Mr A. L Stevenson, manager of the Waikato Shipping Company, regarding the improvement of the Waikato River for navigation purposes, the Minister has intimated that the Minister for Lands, the Hon. D. H. Guthrie, and the chief drainage engineer, Mr J B Thomson, will make a vi.-it of inspection of the river probably within the next ten days.

At the first annual sale of pedigrtj Ayrshire cattle he'd at the Moumahaki State farm on Wedneoday of last week, the quali y of the stink offered was freely n-nmeuts-i on as being the finest seen in the Dominiuu. The iuip-rled 3 year old cow, Dominion Fenwick Maggie, which hasarcaord df 41ftlbs butter-fat in 54 weeks, was purchased for oSguiueas by Mr C K T lwten, ofPukeoware Mr T M. Thompson (Waiuku'* bought a h«ifer at 29 guineas aud two young bulls at 14A guineas and 12J guineas whilst Mr 3 Bud lie (Waiuku) pas! 20 guineas and 25 guineas for a couple of heifers.

Several tenders fo- additions to the Pukekohe school building were received at the meeting of the Auckland Education Board, oi We 1 ,es day. The Board's architect reported that the outbuildings were old and bally In need of repairs, but he considered it would not be satis factory to effect any extensive repairs until the drainage system was improved. He had arranged for the outbuildings to he reb ii!t in brick, together with other renovating work, making allowance alsi fir an improved drainage system. The whole cost would be about £l,OlO, tho grant was £l,o2s.—The w is referred to the Chairman, with power to act,

Chancellor Bradford; who has been one of the principal speakers of Chautauqua during their tour of Now Zealand, will appaar iu Pukekohe next Wednesday night The opportunity of hearing this sj> ak< r, who is listed araong the big moulders c.f public opinion in America, ; given to the people of Pukeko'n because of time remaining bef< :•» tin orator is due to return • ■.> Amerca on the Niagara. El is topic is " Beluilding the World/' the same a.s he has been using on his Chautauqua tour, and in which he has crestel such a nai-n for himself. The lecHire in Puk.*koh> will be free, the local people being asked only to fin nish the hall and advertising, and to defray these expenses a collection will betaken THE PROHIBITION POLL If liquor is such a good thing, why is it that, in times of national emergency, the authorities naturally close the bars 'i Why is this tderated ! J tn the public interest Yes, ut' course. " But why " of c .ursa" if it interferfs uith persrjfal freedom? Simply because when the w< hare of everybody is at stake, the selfish pleasures of the iudivi ualhis freedom to do as ha likos no matter who suffers -must bo swept aside. When the authorities closed the railway be' was done by c nnmon consent. Why ? Because everybody rea'ised that it was safer to travel with drivers and guards who had not " had a taste." Well, then, if alcohol is bad for diivers ! and guards, how can it be good for anybody a ho has iosponsible work to do ? What human life is Mifd in these days of fas'travel if the man at the steering uear is seeing d' üble ? And the same thiug applies everywhere, always. Freedom is not freodom, unless it is fool proof M .ke it on April 10. Strike our f h T-)p Lii.o '

Footwear for the whole family at Big Reductions. Visit King's during Stocktaking Sale.—(Advt).

Pukekohe Borough finances are wrong and ratepayers are the victims. The only remedy is to vote for Lawrie as Mayor (Advt).

In connection with the picture •' The Man who Stayed at Home " which is to be sh>wn in Pukekohe on Thursday of next,»#iwsk, the following pricei will be charged, viz : Adults 2s Id tuid Is 7.1, children la Id and 6d. The Box Plan is at the the Bookery. An additional Iwoking foe of 3d will l»> made for ' (Advt I

The administration of the affairs of the Farmers' Union, which has been the source of correspondence in our columns, is referred to in the following notice of motion, which was given at a meeting of 'he Cambridge branch of the Union last Saturday, viz : " That this meeting of the Cambiidge branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union views with alarm the unsatisfactory position into which the Auckland Provincial Executive of the Union las allowed affairs to drift -as admi'ted by the Auckland provincial president— and that this meeting is of opinion that the-new proposals for carrying on, as outlined by the Provincial Executive, are unworkable, and must shortly lead to disaster; a ; id, further, that this meeting is of opinion that the provincial system of the union should be abolished, and that the Cambridge branch take steps to sever all connection with the Aucklauu provincial system, auuh to take effect at the end of th« present financial year, and, in lieu thereof the branch deal directly with the Dominion Centre until such time as the Farmors' Union is satisfactorily reconstructed."

In connection with the film " The Man Who Stayed at Home," to be screen ed at the Premier Hall, Pukekohe, on Thursday evening next, the following letter is of interest : " I am glad to have had an opportunity of expressing my great appreciation of the picture " The Man Who Btayod at Home." The parts showing something of the work of our ' Silent Service ' in combating Hunaish practices were.. I thought, particularly fine. The virion types of our Navy of to-day, including some of the latest destroyers, could not fail to interest and thrill all adults and children who feel deep down in their hearts (jhat " it's good to be British." We early Trentham cinvas camp and the departure of the Main Body give the necessary local colouring to the pictures. Pesonally Ido hope ihtt every child in the Dominion from Standard 111 upwards will be given an opportunity of viewing this picture. Wishing you a record sea son, believe m O , yours faithfully, Robert Darroch, headmaster Kosineath school and hon. lecturer, Wellington Navy League."

Boisterous weather prevailed on Tuesday evening on the occasio i of the picture entertainment held in the Premier Hall, Pukekohe, in aid of tho T ikokohe Volunteer Firo 5b igade's funds. Notwithstanding this, however, there was a large attendance and as a result the fun is of the Brigade should be largely augmented. The picture programme submitted was appreciated as also were voc il i'e.ms rendered by Messrs " Pom " Watson and JackO'Malley. Diuiag ai ino. Vil ia t ! ie proceedings Cr A. B. Barter, Chairman of, the Bo'">ugh Council's Fi»e Brigade* Committee, j resen ei the prizes wro at the Brigade's sports held on last Labour Day In so doing, Cr Barter referred to a Fire Brigade as being an essential asset to a town and urged one and all to support the .Brigade. A a organisati n such as a Fire Brigade, lie said, lacked the support of the community in norm il times but when its services were required the first cry was " Where is the Brigade 'i' He pointed out that in time of need tho Brigade was at the services of all, day or night, aud was an organisation that nevir shirked duty when called to duty. Cr Barter then presented the Stembridge Cup aud gold medal to Captain N L. Brown and a gold medal to Foreman Adams, the winner and runner-up respectively in the one man coupling championship. The gold medal for the one man oari y event was won by Fireman E. Young with Captain Brown sscond, the latter receiving s silver medal. Two gold medals for the two-meu coupling championship were won by Foreman Adams and Fireman Young. A silver medal for first iu th% ladder race was handed to Secretary Rollinson. Foreman Adams, who wis the winner in the dressing ever.i, received a gold medal, while a silver medal was presented ta Fireman Carter for his victory in the novice event The Secretaiy of the Brigade desires to acknowledge with thank 3 the receipt of a donation from Dr Wake and he also thanks the various other monetary donors.

THE PROHIBITION POLL Electors in New Zealand to-da would like vesy much to know how the millions compensation : s to be paid to the dead and gone hquo: interests after April 10. The sinking fund method will probably be employed. Payment by sinking fund simply means the payment of an even sum etifh year, over a given number of years, until a debt automatically ceases. Huudreds and thousauds of folk t'> day are paying back to building societies the loans on their homes or are iepaying money advanoed by the Advance ASettlers Board. The process is similar to that of buying an article on the "easy terms" or " instalment " pl&n, of eujoying its use and convenience while we ure paying it off, until we have found ready cash. In the case of liquor compensation, payment by sinking fund is doubly simple The money drawn from liquor channels and transferred to healthier industries will give an increased return right away and payment of the compensation will be much easier than the burden of keeping the traffic and its unhealthy r*>Mil s Strike out the top line on Thursday, Apiil 10 -tight out !

A big Chaplin feature '' The Adventurer " will be shown at the Premier Hall to morrow (Saturday) evening in conjunction with the usual week-end change. (Advt).

On the 21st inst. the New Zealand Dairy Association Ltd distributed amongst its suppliers the sum of £105,933 0d 4J. This covered 1,397,802£1bs of butterfat supplied during the month of February. The usual mid-week pictures will be shown at the Premier Hall, Pukekohe on Tuesday for next week instead of Wednesday. This is on account of the engagement of the Hall on Wednesday for the Chatauqua lecture. Messrs C. Roadley and C. K. Lawrie, J.P.'s presided at the Pukekohe Court yesterday in the absence af Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M. whose attendance was not required owing to the business being only of a formal character. A few minutes sufficed to deal with one or two minor civil claims that had been set dowr for hearing. Messrs J. T. Stembridge and Co. are to carry out a sale of household furniture and effects at the residence of Mrs Cotter at Mauku on Tuesday next, when two acres of freehold property will also be nubmitted to auction, and they will also conduct a clearance sale of live and dead stock at Mr J. H. Tozer's farm, Beatty's road, Pukekohe on Wednesday. For particulars see advertisements.

The movement to establish a Franklin Racing Club, with headquarters at Pukekohe, is being warmly supported in influential circles and numerous leading sportsmen of the province have promised to attend the meeting to be held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Pukekohe, next Wednesday evening for the purpose of formally launching the project. The convenors of the meeting are Messrs W. G. Motion (Chairman of the Franklin County Council), R. r. Reid (Waiuku), Dynes Fulton and H Tapper (Tuakau), G. H. Armstrong and A, P. Daysh (Pukekohe).

The Committee arrangiog the public complimentary social and presentation to Mr and Mrs Barter desire to extend a hearty invitation to the residents of Pukekohe to attend at the Premier Hall next Mon day evening. The Committee wish to emphasise the fact that thereia a personal obligation on all to attend and by their presence mark the appreciation felt for the m .uy efforts made by Mr and Mrs Barter to promote the welfare of the district during their residence. During the Mr and Mrs Barter will be presented with a piece of plate by the Mayor on behalf of the residents and the members of the Fire Brigade will also take the opportunity of making a presentation to Mr Barter. An excellent musical programme has been arranged, Ladies are requested to bring a basket.