LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 490, 15 July 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to Peace Celebrations, it is particularly desired that all announcements for Friday's Times should he sent in as early as possible, preferably by Thursday afternoon. Advertisers will oblige by refraining from sending in replace matter for that issue.

A notice from the Franklin County Council, in reference to the Pukekohe Borough repayment loan of £1,160, is advertised.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Pukekohe Borough Council will be held in the Council Chamber;! to-morrow night. Miss Priestly announces is this issue that sho is opening up a pure sweets shop to-morrow in premises next Jury's music shop. She solicit* pub'ic patronage. In reference to tho death of Mrs Thomas Klliot, mentioned in our last issue, we were wrongly informed as to tho identity of deceased, who, it now transpires, did not belong to this district.

Tho usual fortnightly sitting of the Pukekohe Magistrate's Court takes place on Thursday next before Mr F. K. Hunt S.M. Amongst the cases sot set down for hearing is a Tuakua assault case.

All arrangements for the Peace Celebrations at Pukekohe are well forward in addition to announcements previously made, it is notified that lunch will be served on the sports grounds on Saturday.

Picture patrons are requested to note that the week-end pictures will be screened on Friday next and not Saturday as usual. This applies to this week only. The hall is being given up for the Peace Celebrations Saturday,. Sunday and Monday.

Members of the Peace Celebration sports committee met in the A. and P. Seciety's rooms to-day, to make final arrangements for the sports on July I'Jth. Entries for the open events close with Mr D. E. Hamilton, Secretary, on Thursday, July 17th. A special announcement of the postponement of the Pukekohe horse sale, is published in this issue, from Messrs Buckland and Soa, in consequence of the Peace Celebrations. Also, Clevedon sale will now be held on Thursday, July 31st.

When an application for an increase in wages t'rom the county employees was before the Hawera County Council on Saturday, the chairman (MrC. J. Hawken) said the rise iu wages since the war started took one-seventh of' their rates. If these increases continued it would ultimately mean an increase in the rates.

Mr William Goldsworthy, of Pukekohe, one of the first natiye born residents of the Auckland district passed away on Saturday, at the age of 7. r >. The deceased, who was a strong supporter of the Methodist Church, leaves a widow and two sons, Me«srs J. Goldsworthy, of Patumahoe, and Mr W. S. Goldsworthy, of Glenbrook, and one daughter, Miss A. E. Goldsworthy, of Pukekohe. Further particulars, not yet available, will be chronicled on Friday.

During comments whon the railway situation anil tho alleged shortage of coal came up, at a meeting of tho liaglau County Council, Cr Otway asked where tho Government steamer Tutanekai, on her visit to the Islands with the Governor and the Native Minister, obtained her supply of coal. The Tutanekai, Cr Otwav added, utilised 42 tons of coal a day while 22 tons would run an express train from Auckland to Wellington. Thus by the ordinary calculation of figures, two express trains could be daily despatched ; nearly the full length of the North Island on the supply of coal required daily by the Government steamer. • < Th<"-p is a screw loose somewhpre," remarked Mr Otway. During tho last few months, the Inspector of Stock, Mr M. W. Watt, has br>en prosecuting owners for allowing their s'"rk to become infected with lice. Hie following pro socutions have t ken place, in addition to the proc odings air ady published in the Timks : - At tlie Papakura Court, Thom s F[ 'it, of Kuncirnan, was convicte i and fined £3, together with 14s costs, for submitting four young catrln for sale, th l same not bei ig inoeoUted and branded. F. Earl, of C! wdor. was fined 20s, with 7s costs, f nxhib.ting for sale .'!•') sheep and lambs not dipped, the sain.' beiug infvted with lie. Duncan Fra-er, o" Clovedon, similarly charged, was i.rdored to pay 1 Is costs ; while John Sutherland and Tlioina" Georgn Smith, of Olevedon, for similar olfonces, wcrn each lined 'JOs, nrid ordered to ]> y costs of 7s and 1-s respectively.

The Auckland Autonii 'ale Association rt ports that a deUuiUi proni.urirciufnt has now been mule hy tlin (}.'vo:niiinnt in <• inflexion with the >'l f.miod Rangirm road It is i,nt. jn ijio.scd to expend iimm.v on the pivs ni r< a !, ' -lit the Eugiueor in lihii'l' ii i* heeii in.sM acted to .select a Miitalil.f deviation I ifornution has boon I'-ceivnd from tin* di i'rict to the ell'ect r 11af the engineers of the Department have ;■ '.; ed out the _ proposed deviation. A representative of 1 Hoar.! has recently called on tlin Ajsik iation aud reported that tiio K'oad Hoard is not opposed to the deviation. Imf. that it can, with lienelit he . lightly altered. He .siat id ill it it w.. 11nite ituno sible for tins lv>ad Hoard to accept a loan for t lie construct ion 'i the road as the would lie nearly double the to* il rat s coil.'':te() frail the riding through which the road passes. The only altei iiativi i < to s-t up a com- j nn ,h,r. '<• allocate the cost. j

An intimation to soldiers and exsoldiers in reference to the Peace Celebrations at Pukekohe appears in this issue.

A grand patriotic entertainment, for which leading Auckland artistes will contribute, is announced for Monday night, in connexion with the Peace celebrations.

Entries for the fancy dress football match are requested. Names may be sent to Mr Pom Watson, or Mr Macdermott, care of Messrs Perkins and Uo. This takes place on Monday, the 21st.

A hockey match, Pukekohe v. Glenbrook was played at Patumahoe on Saturday, resulting in a draw, S. Conroy and Woodman scoring for Glenbrook and W. G. Flavell and L. B. Wilson for Pukekohe. The game was bright and breezy, one of the best of the season. The ladies of Patumahoe entertained the visitors afternoon tea.

A most remarkable case of theft occurred in Pukekohe during the week-end, seven horse covers having been stolen from Mr W. T. Jones' saddlery shop. The shop had not been broken into, and it is surmised that someone coolly took the bundle of covers during the lunch hour, when there would be only one person in the shop, or, perhaps for a short time, none at all. The covers are of an especial design, easily recognizable, and the police have the matter in hand.