Local and General.

Franklin Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 42, 17 April 1940, Page 4

Local and General.

Annua! Dog Show. The Franklin Kennel Club’s annual dog show will take place at the Franklin Showgrounds on Saturday. An added attraction will be greyhound racing. Trots at Claudelands. The Railway Department advertises in this issue, particulars of cheap excursion fares and train arrangements in connection with the Wanganui Trotting Club’s Meeting at Claudelands on April 20, 1940. Returned Soldiers’ Dance. The Pukekohe branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association will hold a dance in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Saturday night. A large attendance ip assured.

The Sands of Time.

Many years of attention have been devoted to the work of producing a Geneology of the Bible, accompanied with the spiritual aspect from 4004 B.C. to the birth of Christ. It does appear opportune today, owing to 'the speed race overtaking individual pro-; gress, to open a way to a more rapid realisation of the truths underlying our very existence which are practically unknown to the rising generation; Haste, hurry, and bustle * blot out! of life’s existence everything which matters most to all, both great and small —enjoyment, happiness and freedom.; An advertisement will appear in Hie Times shortly stating the place and time of lectures on the above subject..

Greyhound Racing and Dog Show. Sixty of Auckland’s fastest racing greyhounds will be seen in action at the Franklin show-grounds on Saturday next.

Maori Child’s Death.

An inquest concerning the death of Barney Tuwha, a three-year-rObl Maori child who died on Sunday at the home of his parents in Beresford Street, was conducted by the coroner, Mr G. K. Lawrie, J.P., on Monday. A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence that the child died from infantile convulsions, was returned.

Colonel U. C. Lyon. At ils last meeting .the Cambridge Borough Council decided to have , the portrait of the late Colonel IJ. G. Lyon i:i Mr Wily’s book, “South Auckland,” copied as an enlargement to be hung in Ihe council chambers. Colonel Lyon was for some years in command of the Defence Forces quartered there during the troublous years following the Waikato War, and the council is of opinion his likeness would he a valuable addition to the historical records of the town. <

Wo Labour Speakers. “There have been no public functions at which I fell it necessary to call upon the Labour Party to send representatives, and J have no apologies lo make,” declared the Mayor of Opunake (Mr A. J. Brennan) at a meeting of the Borough Council. The comment was made when a letter was received from the Opunake branch of the Labour Party suggesting that it, should have the privilege of providing speakers for public functions'and should be officially invited to do so. Mr Brennan considered the request to he sheer impertinence, and added: “If the Labour Party is looking for something to do; there are many more valuable things to which it could turn its attention, instead of looking for publicity of this kind.” The requests "were made 1 particularly in respect of soldiers’ functions, and, although he had had"previous notice t-fr&t a deputation from the branch was to wait on him on Hie subject, so far the meeting had failed lo materialise, said Mr Brennan. He considered, however. that such functions were outside Ihe sphere of party politics and that, carried lo its logical conclusion,, the matter would he reduced to absurdity, as every organisation, political and otherwise, would be entitled to an invitation to send representatives.