LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 528, 4 May 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Tenders are invited for the or- - tion of a school building in brick at Tuakau. Classes that were arranged too late for inclusion in the FrankMn Winter Show schedule are advertised.

"At the earnest request of certain persons I have come along to this meeting of householders," said one of those present at Pukekohe last night, "and now those persons have themselves failed to attend."

The Health Department has agreed to the reopening of the evening classes at Pukekohe as from last evening, from which date the technical and continuation classes are being resumed. The woodworking classes will be held to-night. In our report of the school children's picnic, held in connexion with the Prince of Wales' visit, we stated that the catering was in the hands of Messrs. Armstrong and Webster. This should have read Miss Webster and Mr. Armstrong. Influenza is still very prevalent in Pukekohe and district, the staffs of local stores being affected to such an extent that some difficulty has been experienced in keeping customers supplied. In one house seven members are laid up. Needless to say, the local doctors are having a very strenuous time. The truth of this story is vouched for: A schoolmaster in a countiy .school not 20 miles from Te Kuiti had occasion recently to punish a boy of six years of age for some childish fault. After the strap had been administered the juvenile turned round to the teacher, and came out with this remarkable retort: "I'll fetch my old man down to you, rnd he'll give you a good hammering for this." A basket social will be held in the Puni Hall on Tuesday, May 11, proceeds of which will be devoted to the hall fund. Elaborate arrangements are complete and intending patrons are assured of an excellent evening's entertainment. \ A motor-bus will leave the Pukekohe Post Office at 7.45 p.m returning after the social. Seats may be booked at Messrs. Beatty's and Marshall's, Pukekohe. The baskets will be auctioned by Mr. J. T. Stembridge . One of the most effective methods by which to bring down the cost of high-priced goods is to abstain from using them. According to the Hawke's Bay Tribune those who have been going without their bacon *nd eggs for some considerable period owing to the high price of this favourite breakfast delicacy, will be pleased to know that the price of bacon is likely to come down considerably in the near future. It appears that at present there is quite a glut on the bacon market, and those who have been holding large stocks ire anxious to unload. A novel mode of "making the punishment fit the crime" was announced at the Dargaville Police Court recently by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., in connection with the illegal appropriation and use of a motorcar and bicycles. The magistrate, in dealing with a Maori who had taken a "joy ride," said that in future he would inflict imprisonment upon such offenders, the term to be calculated on the basis of one day per mile ridden up to three months' imprisonment. In that way he hoped to put a stop to the practice, which was far too common, of unauthorised persons using motor-cars and other vehicles.