LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 20 December 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

OUR WISH

" All the compliments of the Season to you. " '' Thank you, and the same to you, and many of them " such tra •the salutations which pass from mouth to mouth at. the present time. In the chorus we would join by wishing all our leaders. " A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS."

The Show Shedules have been delayed owing to the election, but' are expected to bo out almost immediately The annual picnic in connection with the Helensvillo school takes place to-morrow in Mr Whartciu's paddock. A good waitress is requhed for the Kaipara Hotel. Good wages vslll bo given to one who understands, the work. The Union Bank of Australia notify ia our advertising columns their closing days for the Xinas vacation. We understand that the examination in the local school havo proved very satisfactory, and congratulate Mr Hill headmaster. Th« public are reminded that the local Telegraph office closes at 8 d m. on Saturday and they are requited to leavo their X nas Greeting's telegrams as early as possible on Friday the 22nd hist. We notice the following alterations in the Railway time table for Christmas Day : —Auckland to Heiensville, 7 a.m. ; Helensville to Kaukapakapa, G. 30 a.m. ; Auckland to Kaukapakapa 4.42 p.m. ;Te liana to Auckland 1 .p.m. arriving in Auckland G.SS p.m. We congratulate Mr and Mrs J, Osborne ou the adveat <of a daughter.' Correspondence and reports of shooting match ami Scout Concert are unavoidably held over till next week.

The bills in connection with the Re~ gatta to ho held oq New Tears Day, have been somewhat delayed, but we expect them out, almost immediately,

Mr Gordon Cloates, the newly elected member of Parliament for the Kaipara Electorate, has a notice thanking the electors for the confidence reposed in him by electing him with such a splendid majority. He states it will be his aim and object to so meet his response ibilities that no elector shall be able to say that their confidence had been misplaced.

The ratepayers meeting advertised for to-morrow evening in connection wHh the Swing Bridge has been prosponed till Thursday January 11th 1912, owing' to the Engineer, Mr Wilson, not being able to forward the information necessary to be laid before ratepayers for consideration, in. time.

Sir John Eindlay on Monday handed in his resignation as Attorney* General and Minister for Justice. Speaking to a " Post" representative, Sir John said he intended to practice his profession as soon as the legal vacation is over. He will thereafter devote himself exclusively to profess-ional-work.

We are sorry to record the death of Mrs. Sam Olive, only daughter of Mr James Lambert of this town, which occurred at Dargaville yesterday morning at 2 o'clock. Mis Olive had been very ill for some weeks and her father and relations were called to Dargaville-last Thursday. The body was brought to Helensville this morning and will be interred to-morrow.

The Wellington Licensed Trade Defence League has passed resolutions appreciating the efforts of those opposing prohibition at the recent, polls, regretting that some foeling had been shown by a few enthusiasts on the license side, and also that clergymen took part in the fight for prohibition expressing the view that the trade is carried on by honourable men and women, and that the cause of good citzenship is not promoted by attacks on their names and reputations. The League believes that the results of the next poll will be oven more satisfaotoy when the people generally realise that prohibition is not a promoter of temperance, but n mere policy of negation and destruction.