FRANKLIN WINTER SHOW.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 523, 16 April 1920, Page 2

FRANKLIN WINTER SHOW.

The Franklin A. and P. Society may be congratulated on its initial programme for its. first winter show, to extend over a period of four davs -May 21st to 24th, inclusive. With commendable enterpuise the executive has decided that next month's show will comprise both indoor and out door attractions, including jumping events, dog trials, football match and other recreation and amusement, The various classes, which include some for the schools, total over a thousand, which is a very big thing indeed for an initial venture. It is obviously the duty of the whole community to assist the show to the ut- , most, and plenty of scope is provid- . ed. seeing that the sections include. ' exhibits of clogs, poultry, produce, i machinery, home industries, school | classes and pony classes. These ( things are all enumerated in detail 1 in the schedules, copies of which may be obtained from the secretary iMr I 1). R. Hamilton). Franklin aiid the < parts of the neighbouring counties | adjoining it have alieady proved that i they can run an autumn show as sue- i cessfully as any other place in the | province, and we have no doubt that \ the people in the district named will rise to the occasion with energy and c enthusiasm and make the first Frank- t lin Winter Show a signal success. '«

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS. Tenders are called for alterations and renovations to the Waiuku Polio Station and Courthouse. The attention of skaters is directed to the paragraph in the entertainment column.

The airplane carrying the Right Rev. Bishop Geary from Raglan was visible at Pukekohe on Tuesday afternoon while on the way to Waiuku,

Special Salvation Army meetings at Pukekohe and Carlton, which will be addressed by Major Newby, are announced for next Sunday.

During the hearing of a charge with failing to clear blackberries, at the Court yesterday, it was pointed out that the best time in the year to cut the blackberry was at the beginning of October, just before the blackberry blossomed.

A new company of Edward Branscombe's Dandies are booked to pb.y in the Premier Hall on Tuesday, April 27. The New Zealand tour is under the management of John Hopkins. Full .particulars of the •..•ompany and repertoire will be given later. Mr. S. W. Hill, who was elected president of the Mauku branch of the Farmers' Union, should be an excellent man if he will accept the position, as he is a batchelor of agriculture, and was for six years chief Slant breeder at the Government [oumohaki Experimental Farm. His work with the Imperial Government farms for convalescent soldiers it, probably well known to many returned soldiers.

The retail price of boots went up in immediate response to the increase in the price of hides. New that hides have fallen in value boots should follow suit. If not, the Boa-d of Trade should want to know why. Tobacco is scarce and dear, but we can knock off smoking if the position becomes much worse. Unfortunately, we cannot so easily dispense with boots and other necessaries when prices become outrageous. Students in the woodworking and cabinetmaking classes are requested to attend, without fail, the classes at the school on Tuesday evening, * to"9 when Mr. S." J. Youldeir(instructor) will conduct the class. Mr. Youldejo is a highly interesting exponent of the principles of the craft, and is also thoroughly practical, believing in making things that will be of some use, and not (except for the practice afforded in making them) so much waste woodwork. A sitting of the Juvenile Court was held yesterday before Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., when a local youth was called on to answer 15 charges of false pretences. The amount of money involved was only lis 7d. It appears that the juvenile entered a local baker's shop on different occasions, purchased small goods and entered them up against a local housewife. The Magistrate «uvised tie boy in the right direction-,, and adjourned the case for three months to give him a chance to mend his ways.

A block of swamp lands between Te Kauwhata and Ohinewai is now being surveyed by the Lands and Survey Department, with a view to ascertaining its suitability for settlement. A special article by a staff representative of the "Times" was published some months ago, describing this land and advocating the settle menf of it by returned soldieis. Since the appearance of the article the matter has been vigorously pursued, and if the survey proves satisfactory the land will be drained and some ioOO acres brought into a st'ite of productivity.

At the conclusion of the hearing of a noxious weeds case at the Court yesterday, a member of the-legstTfra-ternity jokingly remarked to the Inspector of Noxious Weed§ that it wj>uld be a good example i£*--he took action against the^Crown v/fdr--allow-ing noxious weeds on Crojyn lands. He insfcifcrtced the-iotTalw'Gaurthouse Section, where there are a number of oxide daisies. The inspector (Mr. F. H. Brittain) remarked that as the oxeye daisies. The inspector (Mr F. weed by the local authority, he couid not take action in this district. Oxeye daisy was not a noxious weeci.

What appears to have been a most callous action on the part of a motorist took place on the Patumahoe Road, near the springs, yesterday. Mr. H. George was driving a threehorse waggon along on the side of the road, when a motor-car approached on the same side, from the opposite direction, the car being on its wrong side. Instead of pulling up, the driver of the car attempted to run the car un the steep bank and pass the waggon, with the result that the car bumped into the offffside horse, causing the team to swe/ve up the bank towards the | fence line. The car got past and vmade off, but the waggon was nearly capsized. Mr George being thrown off, and a sewing machine, which was part of the furniture, crashing to the and being broken to pieces.'""•'■jj driver of the car was a light-coloured suit and the cu-t itself was of a mouse .colour. .Mr. George would be grateful for information leading to identification.