THE Kaipara Advertiser, AND WAITEMATA CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 August 1911, Page 2

THE Kaipara Advertiser, AND WAITEMATA CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Colds are very prevalent in almost every house in Helensvillc

The laying of the water mains from Kauri Gully to the Kaipara Dairy .Factory is almost complete.

Readers ! Don't forget meeting at Public Library to-morrow evening at 8 pm. •

The next meet of the local Hunt Club will be held on Saturday at Mr J. Hands farm.

Mr C. Gh Sandin has a replace advertisement in this issue, of interest to those suffering from headache, and also announces that, he has tho rights of the noted Nerrol Tooth Powder and Paste, and toothache drops.

Sir Joseph "Ward and party are expected to arrive in Wellington on Friday afternoon by the Ruapehu, and the vessel will be met i^i tke stream by the Citizens Reception Coinnaitteo. /

Mi- L. P. Becroft, of P»rt Albert, Chairman of the Rodney County Council, left for Wellington last Saturday to attend the County Councils Osnference.

Mr Fraser, the Auckland Farmers' Union auctioneer, states there are not so many cattle at the Northern sales this jear owing to the heavy export of last year, and the grassing of new country. Taking the year right through the Union has dono an in* creasing business throughout the north.

One-third of the 90,000 strikers in Liverpool resumed work on Monday. The strike situation is stil! delicate aud requires careful handling on both sides. The Midland men have notified tho company unless all were reinstated the strike would be resumed. The news of ihe settlement was not palatable to many of the men.

Mi- C. ICetterer, lately carrying on business in Helensville as watchmaker and jeweller, who had to retiro on account of sickness paid a visit to the town on Mouday. Mr Ketterer is not recovering" as speedily as could be wished, and is now going to try the lifo of a small farmer to see if that will bring back good health. We hope it will.

The Hflensviile Musical Society intend giving another informal concert on 6th October next. AVo under-

stand a programme quite up to the Standard of the last, will be submitted the items of which will be published later. It will comprise, besides solo items by first class vocalists, glees, quartettes, trios, and male voice part songs. Good solid work is being put in by the Society at their weekly rehearsals.

Tho lynipara S.S. Cos' steamer Awaroa, which has boon sold to the Wellington Harbour Ferries Co. left Helensville on Thursday last in charge of Captain Watchman, one of the new owners oilicers, and arrived in Wellington on Saturday morning atooO, after v. good passage. The S.S. Awaroa was a favourite boat with the travelling public and will be missed between Relensville and Dargaville, but the Company intend to replace her shortly with a more convenient and up-to-date passenger boat of a smaller typo.

Joseph Powelka, who was sentenced by Judge Cooper in June ot last ) ear to three terms of imprisonment of seven years each, and declared an habitual criminal, in connection with a series of charges before and after his escape from Wellington Police Station, after he had been brought flown from Palmerston North, got away from Terrace Gaoi about 11 o'clock on Thursday Morning, but was only at large for an hour and a~ half,

A meeting of those interested in forming a swimming Club is called for 1* riday eveningl next at 8 pm in the Foresters' Hall supper room. It bohovfts all who liavo tho W3lfare of tho Hot Springs in mind to assist in f'orwaiding this movement at it would mean an additional source of revenue to the Domain Board by attracting numbers to the baths. A good attendance is requested to put the Club on a iirm footing, so as a committee can get to ■work with the arrangements of a swimming' Carnival for an early date, after the style of the one'held last June which proved such a success.

A Tasmanian resident claims to have invented a concrete that will revolutionise house-building. Ho had erected a 21 roomed up-to-date -hotel in J?lincers Island, of reinforced concrete, at tho rate of 500 lineal Ift courses a day, and only six men were employed on the job. The whole of the concrete, 23ft high, was completed In 23 days, the outer and inner walls being erected simultaneously. In' addition, another 22-roomed hotel has been built at Linda, and only three men were employed on the job. Tho inventor, Mr David Morgan, of Xaunosstou, claims that he will revolutionise the building trade by his economies of time and money.

If you want to cure your cough take Tonking's Linseed Emulsion. From all chemists »Jid stores. Is 6d, %g, 6d, 4s 6tf.

A Skeates and White secondhand Gents bicycle is advertised for salei

Mr D. Sullivan notifies that he is prepared to sharpen and hammer saws at reasonable prices

The accounts of the Llanell/ riots produces a very disheartening impression of the social and industrial conditions that obtain at Home just now.

The Grand Jury at the Auckland Supreme Court returned true bills yesterday, iv the charges arising out of the Kir:gsland case, of alleged manslaughter,

The 'Frisco courts have authorise d the extradition of the Kohn burglary suspects,.and they will leave in charge of Detective Scott by the Aorangi today arriving at Wellington about September 14 th.

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

Ehrman, committed for trial'in connection with the wharf thefts, made a voluntary statement to the affect that Mr Glover, M.P., was not in any way connected with, the matters with which he was charged.

The secretary of the fbuth Island Dairy Association ad vises that in both cheese and butter markets the prices for export of the association's output are sti'l' advancing. One of the association's London agents cables: "Cheese, white and coloured, 65s- per cvrt ; market strong." Mr Scott says the price of cheese in London to-da\ is five shillings per cwtover what it was last August.

Mr Aloys Schmitt, Auckland secretary of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, addressed a crowded gathering of settlers at Katikation on Friday, dealing with the various departments oi the union's work. As a ■ result those present decided to form a brartfi of the union, some 45 handing in their names as intending members. Mr F. E. Armitage was appointed secretary protean. Mr Sehmiit intends to pay visits to Helensville. Whangarei, and and the Bay of Islands shortly on an orgonismiug campaign in the interests of the union.

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