LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 17 January 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr J. C. Rirnmer advertises furnished rooms to let. The Auckland Farmers' Union hold their monthly stock sale next Tuesday, 23rd inst. A meeting of the Library Committee will be held in the Library on Friday night next, January 19th, at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to attend. Oapt. K. C. Hammond who has be6n to Wellington in connection with the Seamen's Union, is expected home on Friday. The Rev. Kirgan has returned from his holidays, and will take the services in the Presbyterian Churches on Sun-, day next. ' The Town Clerk informs us that besides the £600 already spent on the Springs grounds, £400, the balance of the £1000 ear-marked for the purpose, is now available. We draw attention to an advertise** inent appearing in our columns for John Simcuck, Carpenter and Builder, who is prepared to nndertake any branch of the trade. We remind ratepayers o£ the meeting to be held to-morrow evening in the Foresters' Hall, in connection with improving the cemetery holding. We hope ratepayers will evince the interest in this matter that they should. The Parkhurst Annual School picnic, which was dated to take place m Mr Archibald's paddock on January 25th, has been postponed till Thursday February Ist. A dance will be held in the evening in the Parakai Hall, Gents Is, Ladies free. Everybody welcome. Large quantities of wool havo been passing through Helensville this last week or two. On Monday last the s.s. Baroona brought down 53 bales from Tokatoka. Besides the quantity of woolj there is also a considerable num^ ber of cattle and sheep coming to Helensville to fake rail to Auckland, Timber is also going down the line in large quantities. A young man named James Madden lately employed on the s.s. Aotea, caused a little excitement in the forecastle of that boat on Saturday night. He was arrested by Constable Driscoll and charged on Monday with drunkenness, and sentenced to 24 hours imprisonment with hard labour. Messrs Dimmock & Co., announce that they are buyers of bacon pigs at 4Ad per Jb. Mr James Hand has been appointed receiver in Helensville, and will be prepared to take delivery of pigs weighing from 120 to loOibs every Weduesday, commencing January 24, from 10 a.m. to '2 p.m. Farmers should make a note of this. In the third* test match between Australian and English cricketers being played at Adelaide,~the Australian team made 133 in their first innings, the Englishmen responding with the great score of 501. In the second innings the Australians have some' what recovered form having made 360 for five wickets, when stumps were drawn last evening. Owing to the lateness of the distribution of schedules in connection with the Helensville A, and P. Association which takes place on the 29th the entries will be received up till Monday evening 22nd inst. Special train arrangements have been made for visitors and exhibitors from both north and South. A first-class band has been engaged. Tne committee have arranged to supply hot water and milk free. _ The sawdust heap at the old mill site, Heleusville South, was set on fire on Monday by some mischievous boys, an 1 was seen by Mr Grarrv, manager of the Ivaipara Factory, who caught the culprits and gave them a taste of a manuka stick. The tire had a good hold and could not be easily put out, and was smouldering all night, breaking out afresh on Tuesday at midday, when a force pump and length of hose had to procured to get it under. It would be a lesson to the boys if they had to pay the expense the" Company was put to. It is probable that they will, ho ivevor, have to appear before the local Court. Mr G. Wharton has commenced building new business premises in Commercial Road for Mr "H. Coulter, the local tailor. The building is to' have a 13 ft. frontage by 34 ft. deep with a stud of 11 ft, being built so a's another shop can be attached. There will be three rooms, i.e., the front shop, which has a large plate-glass window and a door with a plate-glass panel, the front up to the window sill being built of brick and covered with small green glazed tiles, shaded with a high verandah. The inside of the shop is to be fitted with a ca.sed window and large counter, while the ceil ing will be panelled with asbestos sheeting and fiuished with heart ot red piue. The centre room is the cutting room with one large window on the south side, while the back room is the workroom, lighted by two large window*, and has a fireplace When fin • ished these premises will present one of the best arjpearar.ces of any shorjin the town. *" Ask for the famous Roslyn Writino Pads. ° Tonking's Linseed Emulsion.— The only certain cure. From all chemists and stores, Is Gd, 2s 6d, 4s 6d. You can easily get rid of that cold b akmg Tonking's Linseed Emulsion.— From all chemists and stores Is 'fid ' 2-, 6d, 4s 6d.

Mr Munro Wilson. Engineer, is at present in helensville, taking levels, etc., for an overhead bridge between the Stationmaster's house and Mrs Oxley's residence, so as to prepare plans and actual cost of same to be laid before the ratepayers at the meeting of ratepayers called for Thursday, Jan. 25th, to consider the building of a new bridge on a new site, or rebuild-* ing on the present bridge site. Mr Wilson will also go into the Drainage and Water Supply matters while here. Mr A, Becroft made a start this morning in moving the old building which has served so many years as a library building, and which, is to be takfin to opposite the Terminus Hotel where it will be used as offices by Mr Beale, solicitor. This building was erected over 30 years ago as a stationmasters residence, but Mr. Becroft says -thft timber throughout is as sound as the day it was put up, and is much better than new timber used in these days. As Mr Becrof t has had a lot of experience in the timber trade this is saying a good deal for our kauri timber put into building's years ago. ' Charles Reylands (in the employ of Mr James Hand) was .charged at the Police Court, Auckland^ on Monday, with having attempted to go over a private crossing at Helensville on October 30th without first ascertaSjng that no train was approaching Within kalf-a-inile. On the occasion in question, a ballast train ran into defengent's team while he was closing- the railway gate behind him, and killed one of his horses. Defendent considered that the accident was due to the failure of the engine-driver to blow his whistle when approaching the private crossing and the driver stated that he ble,w the whistle at a public crossing half-a -mile back. Mr F.V. Eraser, S. M., reserved decision, which will probably be given on Saturday. By the steamer Ruapehu, from London which arrived in Wellington on Thursday there came to New Zealand 10 saloon passengers 39 second saloon, and 207 third class. Of these 6 saloon, 17 second and 44 third-class were booked for Wellington, the re* mamder having tickets for Aucklaad, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and other ports. Assisted passages were granted to 26 adults; T2 were domestics, 7 farm labourers, and 2 farmer*. Their capital ranged from £2, possessed by some of the domestics, to £60,