LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 462, 1 April 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The usual monthly meeting of the Franklin County Council takes place next Thursday. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sods Ltd. advertise in this issue a list of various forthcoming clearance sales they will be carrying out. Messrs Dalgety and Co Ltd. are to hold their usual monthly stock sale at Tuakau next Friday. For particulars of entries see advertisement.

Bargains in all lines of drapery, hosiery, .etc., at his establishment in Pukek&he are announced by Mr W. Roulston in a replaoit advertisement iu this issue. W .

A case of influenza at Aka Aka engaged the attention of tho Health Department during the week-end but it was only of the ordinary type and quite free of the symptoms that characterised the recent epidemic. Chancellor Bradford, who is connected with the Chautauqua movement, is to speak in the Premier Hall, Pukekohe, to-morr..w (Wednesday) evening The lecture will be free, and a large audtenca should assemble to hear such a prominent American orator. . * A reminder is given that in connection with the furthcoming licensing poll Mrs Harrison Lee Cowie, the temperance; advocate, will speak to women ' only in the Premier Hall next Friday afternoon and will also give an open-air address in Hall street iu th« evening.

The supplemeutary electors' roil to l>e used at the forthcoming l municipal elections will close at 5 p.m on Wednesday, the 16th inst, and it will accordingly be necessary for any person not yet enrolled to lodge with the Town Clork his or her claim for enrolment before or «n that date The electoral roll ror the Franklin Licensing District to be used at the forthcoming Licensing Poll contains a gross total of 9909 names, viz 6612 on tho main roll and 3:297 on the supplementary roll. The de ietions appearing on the latter in respect of names on the main roll number 1-198, miking the nett total of voters 8411.

At the meeting of the Waikat > County Council last Thursday. Mr W. Heaven, of Maramarua, drew attention to the bad state of a small piece of road between Robi .son's anl Okearea. He understood that the Government made a grant t keep tho road in order.—The com pi lint was referred to the Whanga muino Road Board

On Monday next Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons Ltd. are to hol<: n clearing sale at Puni on Mr P. E Ilbort's farm. The offering will in dude 17 choice young dairy cow* in milk and in calf. The herd has been cuefully selected and special ntten lion is drawn to the sime Further particulars vvill be found in an ad verfisomer.t of the sale in this issue.

Ml persons interested in the pro posed formation of a Franklin Racing Olub, with headquarters at Pukekohe, are rajuosted to make a point of attending the mooting to bo held iii the Masonic Hall, Pukekohe, to morrow (Wednesday evening It is realised that the gonerd co operation of sportsmen of the district is essential if the elTorts of the promoters are to be rewarded with success.

Motorists will see by au advertise innt in this issue that Messrs Krowes and Ryan Brothers have opened an - up-to-date motor garage in King street, Pukekohe, opposite Messrs Henry Dell and Son's saddlery es i tabiishraout. The premises will bo . known as the Pukekohe Motor Garage. Export mechanics only are . om ployed and intending natrin* can rp-t assured of having their r uirs executed in a first-class manner. Be sides HpHiitthsing m repair and overI hauling wo-k the firm can supply Uiot'T requisites at lowest current ! For CKnaren's Hacking Cough Woods'Oroat Pepper n'nt Cure

Particulars of the offering at the clearance sale to be held on Mr Thomas Appleby's farm at Karaka on Thursday next by Messrs Alfred Buokl and and Sons Ltd. in conjunc;iun with Messrs Dalgety and Co. Ltd., are advertised in this issue. Tt is officially notified that all persons coming within the Shops and Offices Act must next week observe the weekly half holiday on Thursday —the day of the Licensing Poll. The work of tarring and shelling the footpath on the wes* >rn side of Hall street, Pukekohe, from the Post Office to the County Council Chambers, his now been completed, and the same considerably improves the appearance of the str. et.

Included in a draft of so'diers from Egypt on board the transport Kaikoura, due to roach Wellington on the 16th inst., are the following : Sgt S. E Atkins (Clove- 1 on), 8. M BarribaU (Waiuku), A. ('. Brewster (Pukekawa), Cpl. J. Bii*ht (Waiuku), I) M. Bryan (Clevedon), A. Burgess ( p apakura), Cpl 0. Clothier (Waiuku), J. W. Crighron (Waiuku), Bgt R. A. Dunsmuir (Pukekohe), F. H M. Fitchett (Waiuku) L W. and R. W. Hammond (Otaua), Cpl. T. Harper Pukekohe), M. D. Lawter i Waiuku), N. L Learning (Pukekohe), H. C. Learning (Patumahoe), (i. H. Lucas (Puni), J. Macauley (Onewhero), W. McNeill (Pukekawa), P. E Mason ( Hahuhu ', E Neil (Otaua 1 , C L. O-le (Papatoetoe), T. M. Thomson (Waiuku), 8 F. Waters (Waiuku), V. W. Wright (Mauku\ and H. W. Wylie (Papst^etoe).

The Mini tor of Lands, Hon D. H. Gutbrie, will spend to-morrow (Wednesday) evening at Mercer, and on Thursday he will go down the river by launch to the Waikato Hea !s, returning the same evening. On Friday Mr Guthrie proposes to insp. ct all the swamp country in tin vicinity of Whangamanno and Pokeno, and if time permits, the Rangiriri Swamp also. He will be accompanied by Messrs R. F. Bollard and T. W. Rhodes, M.P.'s, Mr J. B. Thompson, chief drainage engineer, Mr A G. C. Glass and other members of the Waikato River Boarl Mr Guthrie's visit is principally for the purpose of viewing the effect operations in the river and its tributaries have had upon the low-lying lands contiguous to the Waikato, but no doubt the question of improvement of the navigation of the river will also claim his attention We understand that Mr H. E. R L Wily will meet the Minister on be half of the Aka Aka and Otaui settlers, and an attempt will be mad* to arrange definitely what portiou of the Kaitangata groynes should b-3 removed in order to endeavour 11 restore the \ka Aka channel.

Mrs F. M. Davy, of Pukekohe, and formerly of Waiau Pa, recently received a letter from L ut Blampied detailing the circumstances under which her husband, the late L Cpl. A. Davy, was killed in aetioa just a year ago. The officer writes: "It was when I had commau lof your husband's platoon in the Passehendale battle that I fouiH out what a sterling soldier he" was. Ihe Canadians were to relieve us there and I asked him to go out and act as guide to bring them in. It wis a fearfully difficult job to find the i ight way—no trenches and pitch black—• but Daw wis the m"s:, dependable man I had. He not only brought them ii safelv but eirried their light machine gun most of the way, and when we were able to leave the front linn h* guided us safely out and would have relieved our machine gunners of their gun if I had not stopped him. It was the same right through; he did all his own work and half of everyone else's and was always cheery and bright and a tower of strength to our platoon, Hfs sunny disposition and desire t > give a helping hand everywhere made him a general favourite. On dareh 24th, we were hurried down to tbe Somae and on the 26th, after marching 15 miles and then waiting several hours for orders, our battalion went forward to attack the Germans. Your husband started off with mo and wo reached a trench on the top of a slope safely. The machine gun fire was intense in all directions but we had to go on to support the attackers jn front. I told all my men to go as fast as they could for the bottom of the slope That was the last I saw of jour husband. As soon as I found that he wis not with me I enquired right along the troops in the sunken rood but could hear nothing of him ' and hoped that he had been woundel and walked out About three days later a Sergeant told me that he ha 1 boon on a burying party the day before and had found your husband's body with a bu'let wound through the forehead, the body being buried with several others by Chaplain Grigg. It was a big blow to mo and I have never felt the death of anyone else in France as I did his We had been such good friends and he had been a faithful and true soldier." THE PROHIBITION POLL Reconstruction needs two things population and capital. Obviously both will gravitate where taxation is lowest. That being so, can NZ. afford to curry one, and yearly increase, an unavoidable burden of taxation? Obviously No? It is admitto! that 55 por cent of the expenditure on ga ils, judiciary, hospital, poli'-e, etc , is directly due to liquor. Thus prohibition would immediately save £810,935. The £/5 000,000 now spent in liquor will be expanded in other ways, and it is safe to assume will yield the same percentage to revenue as does the rest o" production. This will amount to £7SO,00(). Increase 1 efficieucy will undoubtedly represent a further £780,000 (it would probably be doublo that), making a grand total of £'2,:170,<).']5 P1,,;.. agaitHt this th> £\ 000,00) I.), i |' rim |i (iu , r revenue, plus £250,000 Making fund and interest m the compensation money, and prohibition gives us a not gain of over £1,000,000 per an num. It's up to us all right, and the day h Thursday, \pril 10. Strike out the top line.

Particulars are advertised In this issue of a sale of household furniture and effects to be carried out by Messrs J T. Stembridge and Co. on Monday next at Pokeno at the residence of Mrs Waldron, who is leaving the district. Every child should be allowed to witness the great war story "The Man Who Stayed at Home" on Thursday evening next at the Premie* Uctli, Pukekohe. A special charge of sixpence is being made to them for front seats. (Advt).

Messrs Frank Perkins and Co, have just opened up at their stores in Pukekohe a consignment from England of soft goods, boots and shoes etc. on which they announce that they will give a discount of 2s in the £ to all cash purchasers during April. The stock is of wide range and of latest patterns.

The big pioture attraction " The Man Who Stayed at Home " should draw a crowded house to the Premier Hall, Pukekohe, next Thursday evening. The picture has been produced by the original London caste with Mr Dennis Eadie in the leading role. The prices are popular, viz, adults 2s and Is 6d, plus Id tax. Children are to be admitted to the front seats for 6d each. The box plan is at the Bookery. At the meeting of the Waikato County Council last Thursday the Hastings Borough Council asked support of a motion that the Governor of the Dominion should be selected from the people of the Dominion, and that the name of General Sir Andrew Russell be submitted for appointment.—Councillors agreed that it would be advisable to appoint a Governor witnin the Dominion, considered that the matter was outside the province of the Council. In response to applications received from various branches of the Farmers' Union the Farmers' Co-op-Auctioneering Coy. Ltd. whose headquarters are at Hamilton, have arranged to commence business in the Pukekohe district in produce, seeds, manure, grocery, agricultural implement lines etc., in fact on all farmers' requisites. They have appointed Mr W. H. Hawke, of Pukekohe, as their local representative and the Pukekohe branch will be supervised from the Company's Auckland office, of which Mr B. H Andrew, late of Pukekohe, is the manager. Further particulars will be found in an advertisement in this issue.

Mr A Shnell and W. H. Bridges, Government Life Insurance representatives, are again in the Pukekohe district with a view of giving advice and explaining an interesting scheme inaugurated by the Government Life Insurance Department to enabie sub • scribers to the War Loan to take ont 4A per cent war loan stock by annual payments at less than the present earning interest of capital. The subscriber's life is also insured free during the term—viz., 19 years. Mr Shnell was in this district in Viay last, when residents subscribed largely owing to the easy method adopted. As will be seen by an advertisement on page 1 of this issue, Messrs Shnell and Bridges will be pleased, on application, to submit all particulars of the scheme THE PROHIBITION POLL If there is one thing that hurts tin feelings of the liquor trade it is robbery. They don't want the downtrodden public to be robbed of their freedom, and so are putting up a strong fight to protect them. They want the people to be free to put their good coin over the bar, and Inave the " Tiade " to carry that coin to its bankers and place it on safe deposit. Anybody who objects to this arrangement, and believes the money would be more advantageously spent iu food and clothing aud boots and furniture, and school books is a "wowser/' and the enemy of freedom See how simple it all id? It is so simple—so simple! I don't think ! Strike out the t)p line on Thursday, April 10.

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