PUKEKOHE NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 276, 19 November 1913, Page 11

PUKEKOHE NEWS.

(.From Our Own Correspondent.! Tbe strike continues to oc-oupy prkle of pbj'-e in conversation. Some of our "specials" have come Irack to do imperative wort on tbeir farms, but their places in Uio city have boon ailed by other vuluuteers. It is this coming and going which keeps the subject at white heat. A letter received from the camp to-day stated thai the men were short of potatoes, whereu]>on one 1-t ' farmer, M_r E. <i. PhlHlpps. dispatched a ton of the ■first vegetable" as a gilt to tbe men. UUier farmers are following soil. Ii is :he commissariat, after all. that is the winning link iv Use chain of war. The Pukekohe Bowlins Club held their oGi. ial opening on Saturday, wnvn representatives from several Auckland cluii<. und from Waiiiku. were present. The presi-,l-nt uMr A. E. Barker) did the honours, ::ad the Mayoress i>lr« l.avrrle) threw the ;irs: jack. Tlie associated croquet flub was tarr (Mrs Boulstonj as rirst striker. Refreshments were inoft liberally di-=pen=ed. and the visiting players spoke in terms o: i-crnlal appreciation of Ihelr outiup. Tie Kama Itania Flower and Industrial Show was held on .Saturday, and a splendid display was witnessed. There were some 723 entries, some 4'W bein;.' by children. Such well known exhibitors as Mrs W. J. D. Sharp. Miss Cole-Baker, and Mr F. Bal-ard were amongst the principal prizetakers. Vegetables made an especially fine exhibit, and tbe quality nf the cereals shown demonstrated what the district immediately snrroundins Rama Kama can do in the way of white crop*. The school -arlent work is h"ir.i done in the war "f inculcating a luvp re horticnlture in nn: country schools. T!ie committee are to l>e upoa the sihtcss oi tie exhibition.

The Counril have considered Mr Lockie Hannon's schi".ue for the drainns-e

septic tanks ha-) bei-n rL\c<i upon. This system is resardeii tbe oci.v possible one if The sriai>st:ds nuisance i-- to be efie-.-tively dec!: with. It was shown that a niirhtsoil servii-e would ■ "-t £-".'■'• per year, which wouid involve a rate of three-farthings in the f. a< a;rain = r a rate nf one penny in tlie £ u> cover the estimated cost of the drainage scheme. Tbe Council decided to refer the whole proposition to .1 meeting 0? ratepayers, an 1t" rernnjiiienJ Lhem to adopr Hie drainage system. Mr MfArthur. formerly of OpotLki. has t>een appointed ensineer of the Franklin County Couucil. am , , has taken np his duties. Tbe Connry Council. Road Boards, and other local bodies, have passed resolutions of tianks to Mr I'arr. Mayor of Auckland, for his services, and to tie farmers who wen: to Auckland from this district to take up special strike duty. All the townships round about continue to take patrol the way of alarm felt. After a se--oinl contest with Karangaihake "inn Cluh the Pukekobe Cnn Club have won :bc <'artis and Harvey chailenje cup outright, having snccessfullv deft-nde-1 it against three successive cbalienging

clnb-. Ttt- lirst contest against Karanpiliaie resulted in a draw-in all. This time Pukekuhe won by a Inire p.-.int. S3 to i-I'.

The alteration in the railway time-table whereby Pukekohe is cut out as a stopping place for the Kotorua train has caused a lot of trocble throusrh people lieinc overcarried to Mercer. A le-tr-r has been received in Pukekohe from the Prime Minister practii-allj- promisins ih:n this station will be reinstated in the li?t of Rotorua train Slops in next rnont.Jj s timp-tublp.

The fire brigade is getting Into stride. Officers hETe been eie'te.l a? follows:— Captain. Mr A. l>i;rar: foreman. Mr E. first hranchman. L. first assistant branebmac. Mr T. I'hlplin; second a==!-tant branehman. Mr 11. Thornton: hviirantman. Mr (";. I>ix: junctionmen. M.==r« A. Tawse au<l M. nm-s-:;: Sreman. Mr Lon. treasurer. Mr It. F. Wplistw: swretary. Mr li. Tb.irnton. Jamei' F'resbyterian Church has just bold a sn-cessfu] =ale of wc.rk. niii.-h rp=ultei] In n'oiir £T.~ raised i:i ' a? h. with £25 of w ,rl; still in the baud. The work chiefly reqnired is tbe paintiug of The church.