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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 470, 7 October 1919, Page 2

A farowell concert and dance to several residents, who are leaving Bombay, will be held in the Bombay Hall on Friday evening next. All are invited to be present. For the screening of " I Want my Children," parents are requested to note that children under the age of 16 years will not be admitted. Th« picture has been passed by the Government censor with approval for its exhibition for all people over 16 years. The screening takes place to-morrow (Wednesday) evening at the Premier Hall.

Miss M. McDonald, dressmaker, next Hawke's boarding house, in an advertisement in this issue, announces that she is prepared to undertake all classes of plain sewing and dressmaking, as well as the making of big coats. Miss McDonald is a qualified dressmaker, and intending patrons can rest assured that anything undertaken by this lady will be executed in a thoroughly first class manner. A trial solicited The opportunity to secure furniture direct from the manufacturer, is offered by Messrs Richard Arthur Ltd., Elliott Street, Auckland. The firm will make furniture to the customer's design, in oak, nmu, cedar, mahogany, kauri or mottle kauri, with polished, dull, or oiled finish. Illustrated catalogues will be posted on application, giving valuable information in regard to the artistic, yet economical furnishing of the home. In connexion with the resumption of the stoppage of the express trains at Pukekohe on Sundays, the following wire was received by the Mayor (Mr C. K. Lawrie) this afternoon, from the Minister for Railways (Rt. Hon. T. F. Massey): " I have much pleasure in informing you that in accordance with my instructions arrangements have been made for both the up and down express train on Sunday to stop at Pukekohe." Few farmers know how profitable pig-rearing may be under proper conditions, but an idea may be gained by noting the returns secured by Mr J. Rock of Huntly, the stud breeder of Berkshires. From two sows, Mr Rock sold fifty projeny, at Igns, each, thus clearing *2lO ! In view of these figures, the announcement inserted in our advertising columns by Mr Percy H. Basley, solicitor, Pukekohe, of the encouragement he is offering to boys, or girls, under sixteen, to rear pedigree pigs should be of exceptional interest*

A serious accident befel M* Ivy, a resident here (writes the Times Ararimu correspondent) on Thursday morning last. Mr Ivy was engaged in removing a chaff cutter, when by some moans one of his arms came in contact with a knife and was badly lacerated just below the elbow, bleeding freely. But for the timely arrival of Mr Watkin Robinson, who was fortunately able to stop the bleeding, Mr Ivy was in grave danger of bleeding to death, before the arrival of Dr Campbell-Smith from Pukokoho. As it was he was very weak when the doctor arrived, and after giving the necessary attontion conveyed the patient in his motor car to Pukekohe, from where he WdS sent on to the Auckland hospital the same night. Word has not boon received at the time of writing how Mr Ivy is progressing.