LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 509, 27 February 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The monthly meeting of the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce will be held on Monday night. We understand that Messrs. W. Claud Motion, C. K. Lawrie and Dynes Fulton, of Tu&k&u, Hie likely to contest seats at the licensing election. A Parliamentary paitv, consisting of the Right Hon. W. F. Massey, Sir Frederick Laing .1; d C. J. tail, C.M.G., will visit the show, ground at 10.30 to-morrov. ( Mr. F. Mansell, who was one of the six fever patients from Pukekohe in the Auckland Hospital passed away, and was buried on Wednesday. He leaves a widow and three children. A meeting of those interested in the provision of saleyards to serve Patumahoe, Waiau Pa and Karak* districts will be held in tho Patumahoe Hall on Friday, March 12. See advertisement. The annual conference of the Methodist Church of New Zealand opened yesterday at Auckland. Rev. J. F. "Martin, of Pukekohe, is representing the local charge. The puipits in the Pukekohe circuit will be occupied by conference preachers on Sunday. In connection with the election of a licensing committee, we understand that Messrs. E. T. Frost (Tuakau), D. W. Jones (Papakura), J. D. Chalmers (Waiuku) have been nominated, and that Messrs. G. P. Ewing (Whangarata), and J. T. Stembridge (Pukekohe) are likely to be nominated.

At the meeting of the committee of the Franklin Racing Club held last evening, it was reported that a number of the members were # very backward in coming forward with their subscriptions. As the money is

ueiitly needed, all should make u special effort and become financial members. Subscriptions can be paid to the secretary, Mr. A. P. Daysh, or Messrs. McGough and Hawke.. King Street. On account of the continued increases in the cost of newsprint paper, the Newspaper Proprietors' Association has decided that the price of all daily newspapers shall be raised to twopence per copy as soon as the necessary arrangements for the alteration can be made by the respective proprietors. During the past few months Auckland dailies have refused hundreds of thousands of pounds' worth of advertisements in order to conserve space. Referring editorially to the benzine shortage, the Post" estimates that,_ one hundred and twenty cases were used to bring cars to the Waipa Racing Club's meeting last Saturday. Many of the cars came long distances, and three-fourths of them were sent to the races by farmers. The Post comments that unless farmers show a better example they cannot expect to retain their privilege of being the first to be considered in the matter of doling out supplies of the now precious fluid.

Wednesday's poll at Morrinsville for a loan of £45,000 for water reticulations was carried by 207 votes to 12. Last week's poll at Papakura foi a wate scheme to cost £28,000 was carried by two to one majority. If the Pukekohe Borough proposed loan is turned down it will be something of a novelty, for it seems that during the past few months nearly every local body of any importance in the Auckland Province has had a loan carried, and those that have not are still working on previous loan moneys.

The stall' of Messrs. F. Perkins and Co. were treated to a free animal study show a few days ago, when a cow, one of a herd being driven past the shop, leisurely walked in through the front doorway of the grocery and drapery departments anil calmly made a tour round the premises. No one dared interfere with the bovine, lest she might become contrary or frightened and make a mess of things. The proprietor and stall' heaved simultaneous sighs of relief when the inquisitive cow, apparently satislied that there were no luscious carrots or cabbatres about, made a stately exit after having done the rounds. A "Times" re'•esentative, who called in later to ascertain whether the story were true or not, hazarded the opinion that the butter-fat heroine must nave become familiar with the premises of Frank Perkins and Co., while out on the farm, through seeing the photo block of the buildings in the "Times" while her owner read this journal so promptly and frequently as it was brought in haste to the milkinu shed directly on arrival .