LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 561, 27 August 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A notice in reference to the electors' rolls for the Franklin county is advertised./' The schedules for St. James' annual bulb and spring' flower show arc now ready for distribution, and include classes for flowers, art and plain neftdlework, home industries and cooking. A challenge cup, valued at five guinea l ? 4s offered lor daffodils.—See advt. ' ..

Mwy Pickford in "The Hoodlum" will os^ shown at the Premier Hall on Monday.v.S&ftfAKiher G. Watch the

"limes" next week.—Advt. A meeting of the Pukekohe Football Club was held in Armstrong's hairdressing saloon on Wednesday night, Mr. ft. Fulton, president, presiding. Arrangemeifs were made for the annual plain and fancy dress 'masquerade ball which will be held in the Premier Hall on Tuesday, September 21. A strong committee has been formed, and on effort will be avoided to make the ball o» big success. Watch the ".Times" fur further developments. The increased railway fares will not greatly affect Pukekohe. The following are the figures, the old rates being given in parenthesis: First single to Auckland 5s (Is 9d); second SHfflfcr&i 6d (:is 2d); first return 10s 2d wpiid); second return 1* (lis 3d). Holiday excursions: First 9s 2d, second Gs 9d, this being an addition of 2s. The goods charges are considerably increased in some cases and very little in otherslf - ) - "The Hoodlum," pick fork's greatest production, greater than "Daddy Long Legs," will be shown at the Premier Hall on Monflay, September G. Particulars in next week's i "Times."—Advt.

Speaking at the meeting of the Pukekohe Football Club on Wednesday night, the president, Mr. Robert Fulton, congratulated the junior fifteen on winning the Franklin junior championship for the second year succession. Mr. Fulton said the team had triumphed in two successive years. It had played 23 matches, won 21 and had drawn 2, while so far it had not tasted defeat. -Fhis record, he added, had never before been accomplished in Frank',!), and indeed it was a record to be proud of. The members of the team were merely boys, and they played football as it should bo played. They rlvvays behaved in an exemplary manner, and were not only a credit to themselves out lo the little club of which they were members, ami to tlir whole lixtritl. "It is a good little loain,' coii' Unlet! the president.

In iMir ■■« port of the last meeting ol the Fiiioklit.i Rugby Sub-union we stated that the Bombay club pro tested against the action of the Franklin Referees' Association in refusing to giant their application for an Auckland referee to control the I'ukekohe-Bombav junior match, but omitted to mention the fact that, the club also took exception lo a letter received from the association accusing them of instilling the association by applying for an Auckland referee. We have been anked to stale that I he Jjomhay club was actio!' in accord:me with i resolution passed by the Rugby Union giving clubs th«- right '" Association for..H*i ■*»ut*iff<*Htffer('e. IV Referees' fls-s*>cTation was quite Mfithin its rights in refusing the application, I" t the Bombay club protested against the action of the association replying stiting the request was an insult to the asspciation. The mat--ler hae been satisfactorily settled, i

Tenders for levelling- and footpath work are called for by the Papakurn Town Board.

Copies of Manukau County electoral rolls are opened for inspection at places advertised.

The presentation of caps and medals to the Pukekohe junior fifteen, winners of the junior championship, will take place at the football club's annual ball to be held on September 21.

The death is announced of .a wellknown ex-i'isident of Mauku, Mr. James Gallagher, father of Mr. S. Gallagher, motor merchant, Pukekohe. Deceased was 80 years of age.

On Sunday evening next Rev. S. Nixon will commence in St. James' Church a series of addresses on baptism. The subject of the first address will be the case of Rev. A. A. Murray, which* has caused so much public interest in the Church. Complaint was made at the annual meeting of the Pukekohe Bowling Club that the coach for first-year players had /'hWcoached anyone. A member remarked that probably the coach thought none of the colts was promising enough to spend time on. "What screw does the coach get'.'" asked another.

At the meeting of the Pukekohe Football Club on Wednesday night final arrangements were made in connexiou with the trip of the Pukekohe juniors to Auckland on September 18, when they will play Ponsonby thirds as a curtain-raiser to the Auckland v. Bay of Plenty representative match. Mr. F. H. y Hewitt was appointed manager of the team. A great game is expected as both teams have a record to be proud of. Ponsonby won the Auckland third grade championship, and Pukekohe annexed the Franklin junior championship for the second year in succession. It was decided that the club defray travelling expenses.

Commenting on the report of the "Battle of Pukekohe," which appeared recently in the "Times," a resident remarked that it was unfortunate that New Zealand did not follow the example of Australia and re pro-, duce, as nearly>is possible, these historic the moving pictures. The glamour of pioneering appeals to all of us,.'and if we cannot see animated 'pictures of the lives and doings of the builders of our own country we nevertheless have occasional opportunities of reviewing the stirring achievements of men of othei lands. There will be n tine screening of the pioneering days of the great Dominion of Canada at the Premier Hall on Monday evening. All who -have read Kipling's stirringverses on the tumultuous times of early Canada, or the "Songs of a Sourdough," will realise that there will be life, adventure and vigour in the work of Wm. S. Hart, who plays the part of manager of an outpost store, wherj trappers, bushmen, and Indians are familiar figures and feature in the story.— Advt.