LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 510, 2 March 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The finnacial year of the Franklin Printing and Publishing' Co., Ltd. ends on March .'M. and we would therefore appreciate a settlement (,f all outstanding accounts on or oofore the 20th inst., after which date the balance-sheet will be in course of preparation. The Tuakau .-beep fair (Dabgetv and Co.) is postponed until Monday, March S. See advertisement for additions. i

There was intense dissatisfaction with the judge's awards in the draught horses class at the Franklin A. and P. Show. Holiday excursion tickets will be issued for the Thames race at Parawai from Saturday, March (>, to Monday, March 8. Two deaths of local interest are announced —Mrs. Rueben Taddon, of Howick, aged 22; also Miss Olwyn May Hamilton daughter of Mr. MJ Mrs. S. Hamilton, of Pukekohe East. Several 'reports are held over to-, day on account of the large amount of' Franklin Show matter published. These and the awards for the home industries and industrial sections will appear on Friday. Messrs. Civil and Roberts report that the attendance at their .'ast land sale was large. The bidding for the various properties submitted was not quite up to the reserves, but two of the properties have since been sold by this progressive firm. The following nominations have been received for the Franklin Licensing Committee: Messrs W. Claud Motion, Dynes Fulton, C. K. Lawrie, J. D. Chalmers, D. W. Jones, E. T. Frost. As the number nominated exceeds the number required for the committee an election will take place on Tuesday, March 9, 1920.

A few months ago a member of the Papakura Town Board forfeited his seat on account of being absent for three consecutive meetings, and last night another member did likewise, the clerk being instructed »o call for nominations for the vacancy. Evidently the Papakura Town Board is determined not to be encumbered by members whose private or other business affairs prevent them from being regular attenders.

With the best of humane intentions, friends of families where a member is sick often ring up to enquire about the patient's condition, thus giving the household the trouble! at a busy and critical time, of answering the telephone all day long. In the case of the little girl, Jean Wilkinson, who was injured at the show on Saturday, the doctor attending the case states that the continued ringing of the 'phone is having an injurious effect on the little patient's nerves. Friends wishing to make enquiries are kindly requested to ring up Mrs. W. King, 'phone 43. There are many kinds of thieves, and it is difficult to determine the worst type, but the following wilt take a lot of beating. On Friday night, the occasion of the night of the first day of the show, it was raining heavily, and a number of people requested Mr. "Bob" Hastings to put them up for the night. He had already settled four, and about 2 a.m. a couple of young fellows begged upon Mr. Hastings to give them a "shake-down." He took the trouble of getting some straw and blankets, and they were comfortably settled. daybreak the couple decamped, taking the straw And blankets, and have not since been seen. See what you get for obliging some people.

A popular show official, Mr. J. M. Baxter, received a rousing ovation nt the complimentary smoke concert to judges, stewards and exhibitors on Friday night. Mr. Dynes Fulton (Tuakau) >■* was entrusted with the toast of kindred societies and on mentioning Mr. Baxter, previously secretary ct In* Franklin A. and P. and now of the Waikato Association, the audience cheered to the echo and cheered wildly again when Mr. Baxter replied. A tribute was also paid to the commercial community for the substantial donations, both locally and from Auckland, given to the committee, whivn funds very materially helped the society to "meet its financial obligations. '

The Lyceum management announce that they have secured for screening at Pukekohe and Waiuku the sensational serial story of the war, entitled"WolV?s of Culture." The story, which was produced by Pathe Freres, caused much comment in political circles throughout the world, and for some time was held up by the various governments. Eventually it was mutually agreed to allow it to- go before the public. "Wolves ot culture" deals with the activities of a body' of propagandists and German spies, domiciled in the United States, who stop at nothing to further then' ends. The serial commences on Saturday next, and continues each Saturday for 15 weeks. Further particulars 'will be given in Friday's issue.

The following motion was carrier!, by resolution, at last night's meeting of the Pukekohe Chamber of Commerce: the full report of which is, crowded out until Friday:—"That the members of this chamber are totally opposed to the Borough Council's proposals to raise £84,000 without giving ratepayers full cit information in respect to their intentions as to the expenditure of the same. It is also of the opinion that an essential condition is a fail statement as to the site for the town hall, public baths, etc. And further, this chamber cannot accept the proposition to re nay the loan in ten years, as in their opinion it is finite outside the ratepayers' power to accomplish the task." A serious accident occured cn People's Day of the Franklin A., and P. Show, a little girl, Jean Wilkinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilkinson, of Pukekohe, receiving such injuries to her side that she is now in a serious condition. It appears that the little child was with a number of others indulging in a ride on an "ocean wave," when a pole suspending the seat on which Jean was sitting, broke, with the result that the seat crashed to the ground and splintered, a portion penetrating her side. The child was at once removed to Dr. Wage's residence. when Dr. Carrick Robertson, of Auckland, who was summoned, performed a most serious operation, removing a portion of the intestines. The child is quite conscious, and is in very high spirits. The extent rf her injuries cannot be diagnosed tor a few days. The parents and doctors are anxiouslv awaiting the development of complications.