LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 564, 7 September 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

The rfett proceeds from the Leap Year Ball held last Thursday, S3 los, have been donated to the Technical High School fund.

Dairymen are directed to an advertisement of the combined breeders pedigree cattle sale to be held at Pu kekohe on Thursday, September 3<>.

A lecture to ladies, on social hygiene. will be given in the Pukekohe Borough Council Chambers to-morrow afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. See advt.

The usual monthly dance under the auspices of the Pukekohe Lawn Tennis Club will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening next.

The public are reminded of the screening of "Ginger Mick,'" the sequel story to "The Sentimental Bloke,"' at the Premier Hall on Monday next.

The star feature, "One of the Finest," with Tom Moore in the leading role, is guaranteed by the Lyceum management to lit; one of the best pictures screened in Pukekjhe for some time. This will be shown to morrow (Wednesday) evening. -Advt.

The annual meeting of the Suburb an Tennis Club will be held at Mr Joe Reynolds' residence on Monday September 13, not Thursday, Septem ber IL>, as previously advertised. A 1 members and intending members an requested to be present.

A Government semi official tester has been appointed at Pukekohe by the Department of Agriculture io test herds in this district. Unfortunately, great difficulty is oeing experienced in getting a house for the tester to live in, so scarce are house.--in Pukekohe.

At last night's meeting of the I'apakura Town Hoard the Papakura branch of the New Zealand Farm ers Union Jrading Company was granted a permit to store a quantity of benzine (several thousand < a.-es) in a shed between two and thiee chain-; from a dwelling house. Who said there was shortage- of benzine

1 In support ol his contention thai butter was worth 3s pei lb to produce, local fanner reckons that, in round figures, it takes £2<)(> worth of land to feed one cow all the year round, oi say, 3 acres at £7O "per 1 acre. At li per cent, this would : amount to £l- per annum interest. Other items are. appioximately: Purchase of cow £2">. say 3(>b interest 'on that; (jd per dav for milking, or C 7 per cow lor the season. These ligures make no pro\isi<m for hay or root crops as fodder. Totalled up. the annual cost of keeping a cow amounts to t:'2 10s at the lowest, and more still if hand-feeding, is given in the winter.

Social inter -ourse iminedialelv sub sequent to heated argument between two men who are diametrically o|. posed in matters pertaining to public administration is the highest form c. i friendship. Those intending or re lucMnt candidates for local bodies' vacancies should step out and make known their policy, and be prepared •o shoulder all responsibilities, with the knowledge that even if they can not do all that is necessary for Ilv district, they can do much that, lias been left undone. They should accept fair and open criticism as a spui to .ittair that which will be most beneficial for the district, and its residents, and above all, to try and engender a public spirit, and hold it far above those petty personal grievances which do so much to retard perfect co-operation in a local body.