LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 565, 10 September 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

"A man can never possess a soul of his own while he is a member of a local body," was the dictum of a member of the Tuakau Town Board at a meeting on Tuesday night Those interested are reminded that the annual meeting of the Suburban Tennis Club will be held at Mr. Joe Reynolds' residence on Monday evening. A good attendance of members and intending members is expected. "A lot of people have nothing the matter with them." "1 found that out in the army,' said the former surgeon, "but it is going to take me some time to get used to charging 'em for it."

Picture patrons are reminded that the Lyceum Pictures will be showji at the Premier Hall on Tuesday next," and not on Wednesday as usual. The reason for this is to enable the committee to prepare thi hall for the wer show.

The Prime Minister has received a further communication from London regarding the butter purchase, and has passed it on to the Butter Committee. It is anticipated that the retail price of butter from October onwards will not be less tralia, where prices are 2s ltkl per Hi for butter and Is 7d for chee«f.

"1 know a man who has a torcar and a milking-machine," said Cr, Potts at the Waitomo County Council meeting. "He got the beny.ine in' needed on the strength ot the milk-ing-machine, and he hasn't used it loi two years." "Yes," said Cr. Tolme "we couldn't get benzine for a cliall'cutting machine, but people wi'h mo-tor-cais could get plenty."

The "Times" recently published an article in reference to the discovery of a deposit of shingle in the bed of the Waikato River, near Ohinewai. which the Firth Pumice Company propose to develop. Referring to this matter, Mr. M. H. Wynyard, of the Auckland Automobile Association, said the discovery should solve the problem of decentlv-nietalled roads in the district, and should enable the authorities to put the RangiririHuntlv road into good order.

According to the "Local Elections and Polls Act, 1 ( J08," public,notice of all vacancies on local bodies 'uiust. r be "published in a newspaper cotometfly circulating ir. (he district:' and thero is no such newspaper, publication by placards posted in conspicuous places throughout the district." From the foregoing it is plain that •m election held in a district where

a newspaper commonly circulates is clearly illegal if the notices and nominations have not been advertised in such paper.