THE Kaipara Advertiser, AND WAITEMATA CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 16 August 1911, Page 2

THE Kaipara Advertiser, AND WAITEMATA CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Helensville Agricultural Association are calling for applications for the position of Secretary.

A meeting ,of the Public Library will be held' on Eriday, August 23rd. to elect officers etc.

Stewart Bros,' Ltd., winter sale is drawing to a close; those searching for bargains should not miss this opportunity.

We are pleased to state that Mr Ted Manning, who underwent an operation for appendicitis last week, is progressing favourably though still very weak.

The will be a meeting of the Parakai Hall Committee after the ratepayers meeting at Parakai on Wednesday evening next.

Mr R. J. Vercoe, Land and commission agent of Heiensville has secured the late Mr Davis' property at Naurnai at a satisfactory figure.

The monoplane constructed for Dr., Douglas Mawson's Antarctic exped--ition has been1 tested. Mr Watson, the aviator, believes that it will re-1* main in the air for five hours with a passenger, and will be able to cover 250 miles and return in the final dash for the Pole.

The Heiensville Hunt Club met last Saturday on Mr. John Hand's farm and had a good run. This week the meet will be, held on Mr. Taylors' farm, and all intending to take part are requested to be at tho place of meeting, opposite Misses Little and Donovan's shop, at 1 o'clock sharp.

A good programme hai been secured for the Hunt Club Social which is to be held in the loresters' Hall on Friday evening next. Tickets are going off well and there is every prospect of a large attondance being present.

Mrs. Charlotte Canpbell, Mrs Mary Hassell and James Edward O'vShanghnessy were committed for trial at the Police Court Auckland on Thursday last, in connection with the KingsJand Mystery. Mrs J. B. Haitly, who was also charged, was reler.sd, the Magistrate being of opinion that a jury would not convict on the evidence.

At the conclusion of the Agricultural Association meeting on Saturday Mr J. McLeod took the opportunity to notify ratepayers in the Maratai riding of the Waitemata Council, of which he is member, that he intended holding a meeting in the Parakai Hall next Wednesday evening at 7.30 to discuss loan proposals.

A notice appears in oar columns that an Extraordinary General Meet* ing of the HelensTille A. and P. Association will be held in the Forresters' Hall on Thursday, Augusfc 31st. to confirm the resolution passed at a meeting last Saturday in connection with taking over the show ground fiom the Laud Company.

The question was asked at the Agricultural Association meeting-; or Saturday evening last:—" Would the Government hold c. claim on the ground if they gave a grant for the purchase of the Land Company's property." An old and respected resident of long standing who evidently is a Government supporter, glibly replied : " N", you were dealing, with a "Benevolent Society,"(Laughtor).

John Court, Ltd,, announce in out advertising columns that they have opened up a large stock of diaper}', clothing, etc., in the " Advertiser " Buildings, and will offer the goods to the general public at prices that will suit the pockets of all. The manager, Mr Noble, assures us that the remnants and costumes ara at half sale pri3es, while the whole stock has been reduced to bed rock.

The New Zealand cross country championships were decided at Auckland on Saturday, when a fast, exciting race resulted. Hill, the Auckland New Zealand champion, -won the individual New Zealand eham-« pionship, and Otago the provincial team's championship. Tho race was over a course of about five miles, starting at the Ellerslie course, coveringl three miles over the steeplesha3o course, and then across country to Alexaudra Park, finishing in front of the grandstand.

The lvaipara Dairy Factory are making good headway with their, new building, most of the foundations are already laid, and the concrote floors are finished. The Company have had to ceasfi boring for water on the Factory site, having gone down 230 ft without getting anything like a supply. The best they have been able to get is a few gallons an hour. They started this week to lay the piles for a water supply from Kauri Gully situated at the back of Mr J. Hands, It is the intention to lay the pipes along the side of the vail way hne, and it is an~ ticipated that it will he completed well within the month, to allow the Factory to make a start early in (September as first intended*

Baildingin Helensville is very brisk at present, all the carpenters being fully employed,

The Auckland Farmers' Union hold the uaual monthly stock sale on Tuesday next 22nd inst. We draw our readers' attention to the fact that the sale is advertised to commence at 12 noon sharp.

Another hostile demonstration was made in Wellington on Saturday night against Socialists at an opon air meeting, which a mob broke up The police prevented a raid on the Socialists' Hall, to which the speakers had retired.

The Kaipara Chamber of Commerce passed the following resolution at "its meeting on Monday afternoon:— "That this Chamber again communicate with the Minister for Railways urging upon kirn the great necessity there now is for running, say, one passenger express train each day from Helensville to Auckland and Auckland to Helensville. and that auch trains be run to suit the time of starting and arrival of the Northern Wairoa steamers."

At a conference recently held in Dublin, in which many leading agricultural authorities of Britain took part, Sir Horace Plunkett declared that in the poultry industry Great Britain had a mine of wealth only awaiting development. Since 1904 the. increase in the export of eggs from Ireland to England represented almost £,1000,000. The value of the export poulry products of Ireland for the 1308—10 period gave an annual average value of £3,67?,516.

Cow-testing as a means of increas-' ing the production of butter-fat by the elimnation of unprofitable animals, is rapidly extending in usofulness as a result of the efforts of the Dairy Division of the .Department of Agriculture. The Dairy Commissioner (Mr. Cud die) told the Farmers' Union delegates at Wellington that those test associations which had been started had done excellent work. Last year ifc was found that the good herds had averaged 77151h of milk and 3251b of -butter-fat per cow, - while the poor herds had averaged only 4323 1b of milk and 1681b of butter fat, a difference which was equivalent'to about £7 12s per cow. To a farmer with 30 cows this would mean a difference of about £223 for the season. The department was doing everything it could to push on the formation of associations, and at the present time had 65 applications for the services of officers to start associations. The conference passed a motion urging all parties interested in the dairy industry to foster the formation of cow-tosting associations.