LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 572, 5 October 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

A meeting of the Pukekohe District Produce -Growers' Association will be held on Saturday evening. Preparations are well forward for the hockey club ball (in conjunction with lady friends). Particulars will appear in the "Times" on Friday. It is stated that a syndicate has acquired a property of 140 acres close to the Papatoetoe railway station, and that it will shortly be cut up into small sections and offered to the public. The King's' College Old Boys of Papakura and the surrounding district are actively engaged in preparing for their ball which takes place at Papakura to-morrow night. A large attendance is anticipated, and an enjoyable evening should result. A meeting will be held in the Manurewa Theatre this evening to decide upon the form of district war memorial. This question has been hanging fire for some time, and the committee are desirous of reaching some finality on the question. A fine opportunity will be given on Monoday evening next for the public to witness a unique picture, the complete film of the signing of the Peace Treaty. Every detail is given, and shows the leaders of all the Allied countries as well as the enemy delegates.—Advt. Notification is given by the Board of Trade that butter manufactured on or before July 31, 1920, must be sold at the prices fixed by Gazette of June 17 last, namely: Is 5%d wholesale; and Is 9d retail. Action will be taken by the board against traders selling in excess of these prices.

Arrangements in connexion with the returned grand ball to" be held in the Pukekohe East Hall on Thursday night are now complete, and the function promises to be a great success. Dancing enthusiasts are reminded not to miss this event. Good music, good floor, and an excellent supper are promised. Lieutenant A. R. Hatt, who nas been absent at Trentham for about two months undergoing a refresher course in all subjects, returned to Pukekohe on Sunday. He will be on leave until November 1, when he will resume his duties as Area Officer of Area E., No. 1 Group, of the Auckland Military District.

A social and dance will be held in the Premier Hall on Thursday, October 21 under the auspices of the Catholic Social Committee. The proceeds of the function will be devoted to the church funds. A strong committee has been formed, and intending patrons are assured no pains will be spared to make the function a brilliant success. Watch the "Times" for advertisement.

The increasing population of Papatoetoe has demanded further additions to the educational facilities of the district. This, particularly, has ba*i the case with the primary school, and it is with no small amount of satisfaction that the parents,, see the additions to the school newing completion. Work on the boning, which is being doubled in size, is progressing apace, and it is not long before the additional half will be ready for occupation. The miners at Rotowaro complain of the housing accommodation provided, but if the dwellings are as good as described in a report which appeared in yesterday's New Zealand Herald there would be a ready sale of 100 such houses in Pukekohe, on the very reasonable terms the company is offering the miners. The more daylight that is shed on mining conditions the more apparent it becomes that the miners are actuated by motives of disruption; they want industrial strife instead of peace and harmony.

There are few .men who can say that they in business in Pukekohe consistently for the past thirty-five years, but such is the term during which Mr. H. Dell, Sen., has been carrying on his saddlery and harness-making business. The conqem has now been taken over by Mr. H. H. Dell, jun., and will be continued under the familiar style of "H. Dell and Son." In our advertising columns the veteran tradesman returns thanks to the people of the district for the support accorded him during his lengthy career in King Street, and Mr. Dell, jun., solicits a continuance of the custom accorded to the old firm.