THE Kaipara Advertiser, AND WAITEMATA CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1911 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 9 August 1911, Page 2

THE Kaipara Advertiser, AND WAITEMATA CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1911 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

• -♦- . Sir Joseph Ward is due to return on thy 21st hist Mr. C. Rimmp.r advertises those splendid sections opposite tho Hospital for sale. Applications are invited for the separate positions of Pound keeper and I? anger. A number of people in and around HeltiKsville are at present suffering from influenza, mostly of a mild form. The Annual meeting of the Helensville Agricultural Association is adver- ■ tised for Saturday evening next in the ' Foresteis' Hall.' After the Anoual ' Meeting an Extraordinary Geneial ' Meeting will be held to consider the < taking over of the Show Ground from J tJie JLaad Cpjoipauy, . j J

A wedding of great local interest was soleminised at the residence of Mr J .MoLeod, to-day, when Miss M. McLeod was united to Mr. W. Rimmer.

A^ Wellington mob resented unpatriotic utterances made by Socialists at a street corner meeting on Saturday night, smashed the platform and dispersed, the orators,

MrsMatitda Noble an old resident of Waitakere of 25 years standing, and Postmistress there for 17 years, has now left the district to take up her residence at North Gisborne.

Arrangements are about completed for a new post office at Dargaville. Mr. Stallwortby is asking foi- a vote this year to provide a post office worthy of the progress of the district.

Tliu School Cpmniittee have received advice that tho Board of Education have applied to ' the Land Board for the transfer; of T-and vested in the Justice Department for extra playground at the Public School.

Mr Alex. Harris, a candidate in the Opposition interests for the Waitemata seat at the coming Parliamentary elections, addressed a large gathering of lesidents in the Parish Hall, Takapuna on Monday eveningl.

Sii James Carroll on Monday received a telegram from Sir Joseph Ward, sent via wireless from the steamship Ruapehu to Oocos, dated August fi :— "All well, .Experiencing heavy weather." '

An extraordinarily beautiful meteor was visible in the sky on Monday evening last at about 10 p.m. The ariel visitor shot into the sky above the eastern ranges like a huge rocket, and passing rapidly right over the township seemed to dissolve into thin air when towaids the sand hills on the west.

Mr Brooks, auctioneer for Messrs Buckland and Sons, remarked at the sale last week, that owing to the large number of cattle coming forward the firm would have to enlarge the yards, by doubling the number of pens. This locks well for the Helensville sales, and we hopo to see a start made on the enlargement; before long.

The Helensville1 Hot Springs Mineral Water** are now being brought before the public in a new manner by reason of the fact that the •'Waters" cooled and aerated a^e on Sale at Messrs Stewart Bros' refreshments and tea roouis. The experiment has turned oxit highly successful as far as the quality of the water is concerned, the aerativo resulting in a clear, sparkling, and a palatable water equal to the well kmvvn Piuiri md Kamo Mineral Waters.

A total of 15,583 acres of secondclass land in the Auckland Land District has just been opened for selection, and applications close at 4. p.m. Un Monday, :ißth inst. The section offered are situated in the West Taupo, Rotorm. Wliakaume, and Piako counties, those ie West Taupo being obtainable under the optional s.73tem and the remainder under renewable leaso.

Now tho title to the Library site has been secured tho committee are going to move in the matter of a res. peotable building, and we have no doubt that the subscription lists when presented to residents will be well received by them, and that it wont be long beforo the pi; ns and specifications for the ntur Library will be out. A new building requires new books and to facilitate the purchase of the same it is requested that all outstanding subscriptions be paid as early as possible. Intending subscribers can pay their subscriptions to Mr Borman. who will also be pleased to receive outstanding accounts. The Library will te open every Saturday evening commencing on August 12th, when Mr Stevens will, be in attendance.

■'- The Chairman of the School Committee informs lis thtt application has been made to the Board' of. Education for a High School to bo established at HelenaviJlo, and have received word that the matter will be considered at the next meeting of that Board to be hold en the lGthinst. 'JLl'ore io no doubt (hut a High School in Hrtlensville would bo of groat importance, as it-would be easily reached daily by pupils from distances, both up and down the line, and would \>p takeu edvantago. of by a number who at present could not afford to travel <o Auckland and who had therefore to go without the training off-r----ed tit the High School-.

At the meeting of the Waitemata Couniy Council on Friday last it was decided to go on with the approach to tlie Helensviile Swing Bridge as soon as the material ■ was on the ground. Mo other reference, wa? ijuade to tho bridge. The Council decided that in the future the ordinary meetings bo held on 3rd .Friday in the month, and the finance, meeting on iho iirst Friday. The proposal xo move, the County Offices to Helensville has not gone any further, but we understand that the members are still considering tho advisability of havii:g them more central.

It would appear that compulsory military training will untimately abolish the fashion adopted by a section of the masculine public of wearing long hair. There were looks of consternation on many faces last evening at the parade of local territorial crops, when the staff sergent supplemented the general company orders by remarking : " I see that a number of the men are . wearing Jong imij-, «' Get it cut/—Star, '

Mr J. Bea notifies his many friends and patrons that he has joined the ranks of dairy faimers, having disposed of his fruit aud contectioneiy business to Misses Little and Donovan, for whom he solicits a continuance of the same pationage which he received.

The Government meteorologist (Mr D. C. Bates), reported on Tuesday that ihs barometer is higher than ft has been for five years. The prosent conditions, lie added, are favourable to thermal and volcanic action, but tend to keep down gases in mines. When the barometer falls, as it will probably do about the middle of the week, the conditions will become dangerous in miues. Miners, therefore, should take special precautions. There are likely to be big storms in tropical and sab-tropical regions.

Mr. H. Frost, secretary of the Auckland centre, has the arrangements woll in hand for the N. Z, crosscountry championship, which takes place next Saturday over the same, course as the Auckland championship was decided on Saturday. For the N, Z. event a squad of College Eifles signallers, Tinder Capt. Dawson, will signal the result of the race at the various points to Alexandra Park, which will keep the spectator?, in touch with the progress of the race.

We are pleased to learn that Mr Win. Harris, caretakei of Helensville Hot Springs, has received advice from London that he had been elected a Fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society. Mr Harris when an associate of the Society some years ago gained a Diploma of General Agnulturo. We congratulate Mr. Harris, and hope that he will be successful in joining a local society, which he has been requested to do by tho sacretary of -the Royal Horticulture Society Rev. W. Wilks, M.A., Vincient Square London) knowing that Mr Harris, E,R.H.S., was connected with the parent body from which he has recoived his fellowship, those interested in Horticulture should takw advantage of such an opportunity to promote inu-rist iv Agriculture.