The Times. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 463, 4 April 1919, Page 2

The Times. PUBLISHED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1919. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

" We nothing extenuate, nor let down auaht in malice."

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy. Ltd. are to hold their usual monthly stock sale at Pukekohe next Tuesday. Particulars of entries are advertised in this issue. Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons' sales fo? next week inelude a clearing sale on Mr P. E Ilbert's farm at Puni on Monday and their monthly stock sale at Tuakau on Thursday. For particulers see advertisements

The Manukau electoral roll contains 12,500 names, and is reported to be the largest in the Dominion. This number shows an increase of 1,345 names on the 1914 roll for the same district, after deleting about 2,000 names of persons who no longer reside there.

Mr J. A. Paine, representing Mr T. Mandeno Jackson, land agent, of Auckland, by advertisement in this issue invites owners of properties de sirous of selling the same to communicate with him at his temporary address at the Pukekohe Hotel as his firm have numerous enquiries for farms.

A rumour is in circulation that there been a recurrence of the influenza epidemic in Pakekohe, but such is contrary to fact, no known cases existing. Several patients are, however, being treated for a pneumonic relapse as a sequel to their illness last November, but, with cave and atten ion, they are gradually throwing off the complications

It is announced by advertisement in this issue that during the absence in Eagland of the Prime Minister (the Right Hon. W, F. Masscy), all matters affecting the Franklin electorate are being undertaken by Sir Fredk. Lang, M.P., or Mr F. W Furby, Mr Massey's private secretary in New Zealand All commucations to Mr Furby should be addressed to him, Prime Minister's office, Wellington. One of the reasons put forward for an increase in the city of the price of milk by id per quart, or 4d pe. gallon, as decided upon on Wednesday at a meeting of the Auckland Milk Vendors' Association was that butter and cheese factories were gradually offering better prices to suppliers than was received for milk sent to the city. It was also men-, tioned that within the last three or four years a cheese factory had been erected in what the milk vendors regarded as the city supply area, narnoly East Tamaki. That factory, during the present season was estimated to have been receiving 3QCO gallons of miik daily. This had seriously reduced the supply for the city. When the vendors endeavoured to open up a new supply district at Pukekohe they found, in addition to the high prices paid by the cheese and butter factories, that there was no Sunday train. At one peiiod a deputation was sent to Wellington, representing the vendors and the Pukekohe farmers, to try to secure a Sunday train, but the authorities could not see their way to provide it. It was fur'her pointed out for a city supply, then* l <uuit be a proper delivery every day in the week. THE PROHIBITION POLL '• I am in favour of Prohibition, but lam against payiug a cent of compensation to the T<n f le," says many a mod* rate drinker. Tens of thousands of N.Z electors feel exactly the same way, yet have deteimined to strike out the top liue next Thursday, Apiil 10 fir a very y;o '<l reanon They realise that compensation is only 1 >oi paid s> tli if Prohibition can operate immediately instead of giv'ngthe Tilde tin four and a half years' additional life provided under the old Act. The National Efficiency IViard -a body of keen, shrewd, business men, unbiassed by anv consideration as regards the moral aspect—after hearing th« sworn evidence of both Prohibition and liquor advocates, d"cided that it was essentia! in the national interest that Prohibition should he secured at once. Thereport is a startling indictment of the liquor ' I'd do jet, despi'e this fact, th < Boaid also iecommendod tho payment of compensation. Why ?Be cause it realised that Prohibition (■honM ' e fK-ired immediately. to it that New Zealand obtains this preit reform next Thursday, April 11>. k 'tri!:o on' the top line '

Your vote deudes the issue. You should for contwuaSW! by%rikjng out the bottom line. (Advt)'. j A referendum of the people is to betaken on April 10th, but April 30th is the day should vote fpr C. K. Mayor of I Pukekohe. ft). The NZ. Farmers' Co op. Bacon and Meat Packing Coy. Ltd. will be buying pigs next week as follows : j at Pukekohe on Monday, at Buck- j land on Tuesday »wk*t JBMmiifSiif? Licensing poll results from all over the Dominion will be shown at* the Premier Hall, Pukekohe, next Thursday evening during the currency of a special picture programme, which will be extended till 10.30 p.m. (Advt). . ivThe of the League are pro.oioting an horticultural and indus'■trigfexhibition, and gift sale, to be held in the Premier Hall on May lit and 2nd, the proceeds of which will be devoted to the War Memorial Fund, Avery fine mangel is at present on view at Messrs F. Perkins and Co's establishment in Pukekohe. The specimen in question, which weighs quite 22lbs and was grown from Sutton's seeds on Mr Donald Clark's farm at Waiau Pa, is an excellent advertisement for the land that produced it.

A missionary meeting will be held in the Premier Hall, Pukekohe, on Monday evening next when Miss Frances Lysnar will speak on the life and work of that remarkable woman, Pandita Ramabai, who is doing such magnificent work for the women and girls of India. The address will be illustrated by lantern views. Admission will be free, but a collection will be taken up to defray expenses, any surplus beiag devoted equally to the Mission and to the Auckland Victoria College for Maori girls. Negligence on the part of the Railway Department was instanced at yesterday's meeting of the Franklin County Council by Cr J. 8. Montgomerie who stated that tho Council had arranged a contract with the Department for the supply of trucks to convey metal to Papakura but trucks had not been forthcoming. Consequently the supply of metal for the contracts in hand by the Council were held up for some time. He considered that the Council had been treated in a grossly unfair manner. It was impossible, he added, to finish the contracts if the supply of metal was held up like it had been. On his motion, seconded by Cr Thomas, it was agreed to enter a protest to the District Traffic Manager and also to the Minister for Railways (the Hon W. H. Herries M.P.) against the way the Council's contracts had been held up. Your duty is to maintain your should therefore vote on April ljjpLfor continuance by striking bottom line. (Advt). % Chancellor Bradford of the University of Oklahoma U.B A. delivered a striking and interesting address dealing with the Chautaqua movement to a good house in the Premier Hall, Pukekohe last Wednesday night. The lecturer showed considerable oratorical powers, combined with that peculiar force and racy vividness that characterises our American cousins. The address was entitled " The Rebuilding of the World '' and dealt with the advancement of education, morally and mentally, and with the interchange of ideas and ideals among the civilised races of the earth, promoting a spirit of friendlines and sympathy among them, with special reference to those aspects of education that do not obviously lead to money making Towards the close of the lecture Chancellor Bradford dealt briefly with the origin, history and objects of the movement. The audience were generally agreed that they had spent a most interesting and instructive evening.

Included in a draft of troops returning on the troopship Willochra, due to arrive in Wellington on the 11th inst., are the following: —Capt W. H. Davy (Buckland), 2nd.-Lieut C. A. R Perkins (Papakura), J. Adams M.M (Pukekohe), D. Adam son (Papatoetoe), A.-Andrews M.M. (EastTamaki), R G. Baird (Pokeno Valley), C. R. Barriball (Waiuku), E Bellingham (Pukekohe), Bergt. J. C Booth (Paparata), L Cpl. A D. Buruside (Ardmore), W. Evans 'Onowhero), Cpl. C H. Farnsworth (Papatoetoe), J. C. Finn (Clevedon), A R Frost (Tuakau), Sergt P. A. Gerrard (Rangiriri), Cpl J. Gordon (Pokeno), Cpl. P. He&ther (Pukekawa), Cpl. D. K. Henderson (Papatoetoe), L -Cpl. E. J. Holt (Otahuhu), A. Johnston H. McKeown (Pukekohe), M Munn Manurewa), J. Osborne (East Tamaki), Sergt.-Major Ji. Patton (Otahuhu), Cpl. E. Rose (Miranda), V. J I. R Thomson (Manurewa), Cpl. H. R Thorn (Tuakau)i v and. F' J. Wo'itten (B >mbay). "

You sh'tuld remember ji stimulant has saved thousands Jbf mothers' lives at a critio^lj)erwl. You should therefore vote o%j£lpril 10th for COYI'INIWN' R by jj out the bottom line ( A/Ut)

To cope with th 3 growing popularity attending her musical tuition and classes in Pukekohe Miss Millicen i ' Taylor, A S.M F.S.M., has secured the services of Miss Eilen Foulkes as an assistant teacher. During the past four years Miss Taylor's pupils have secured no less than 8(1 examination passes, 80 of which were under the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music examinations. One pupil even passed eijfht examinations iu three and a liaif years and several others fir" exam'nations in less thin th r This is a record that ably testifies to the sk'lful instruction imparted by Miss Taylor. M'«* Foulkes, who will also teach singii g, is an old pupil of Madame Chambers. Intending pupils are asked to send in their names to Miss Taylor as soon as possible,