LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 24 April 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A good attendance is requested at the meeting cf the Eacing Club on Friday evening next.

, A meeting of the Hunt; Oiub will be held to-morrow evening, in. Misses Little and Donovan's shop.

Mr Stringer, head clerk of Stewart Bros, we are sorry to say has been laid up for the past fortnight with a poisoned leg.

Mr T.F.Evans has a notice in this paper warning shootists that trespassers on his property will be prosecuted. Messrs J. }'v Shankw and R. Drinnan also fcave a notice appearing to the same effect,

A notice appears in this issue notii> fying owners of dogs not registered that they will be prosecuted without further notice after next Saturday.

During the next tliree weeks or so, two or three Ministers of the CrowD, the Prime Minister, and Hon. A.M. Myers, will visit Holensville and the Wairoa.

The Court Star of Heleii3ville, No, G603, A.0.F.. held a Church' Parade in St, Matthew's Church, last Sunday morning, when 26 members were present.1 Ihe Rev. Forrester conducted the service

At a meeting of the Swimming Club held on Mcaday evening it was decided to wind up the season with a Swimming Carnival on the 10th May, when a similar programme to the last will be submitted. There will be a dance in the Parakai Hall afterwards.

The North End of the Township presents a busy appearance at present, Mr D. Stowart having a small sasvinill erected on one side oi: the road to cut into timber a # number of trues which havo been felled on his property, while on the opposite side he has a chaffcuttor hard at work. ,

Sir Joseph Ward, Lady Ward, and Miss Eileen Ward had an enthusiastic send-oIT from Wellington last week on their way to Australia. At the Bluff and on the way South they received many manifestation of friendship from largo public gathering, Sir Joseph intends to spend threo weeks in Australia,

Messrs Stewart Bros, have a replace advertisement on our front page of interest to sportsmen preparing for the opening of the shooting season which opens next Wednesday, May 1. They have just landed 50,000 cars tridges of different brands, and 50 guns ranging from L 2 5s to L 8 have also boon opened up. Having a large quantity of cartridges special quotations will be given for lots of I,^oo. Stocks of gunpowder, caps, wads, shot, etc, are always on hand.

The subject of the Church of Christ on Sunday next is " Why the Bible is misunderstood." -Says Mr Miluer : " Some people, in reading the Bible, are like a person, who throws away an English grammar took because it does not teach• t_iei_i astrono ay, or a book on Biography becar ,c it is useless as a history. To understand the revelation which God has given us, we must ■first recognise the design ov purpose of that revelation.,.

This evening in the Foresters' Hail, Helensville will have the honour of another visit frorr Mr. Perry's Electric pictures, when he will present all star films direct from the Metropolitan Theatres, including a picture—"Man to Man" a film strikingly vivid in its pictures of human frailities and incident of everyday life Next we have '•The Branded Shoulder" a hippy American quick-pulse'drama, characterised bj incident and action an absorina: plot that grips, together with a leading American cast of players. Mr Perrv,s Electric plant has already proved itself to the Helensviilo public and wo c;iu safely venture to predict a bumper-house.

Eoslyx Football jerseys are the best.

Mr- Mark Foy of Sydney has presented Arnst with a new boat in which to race Barry1

Last Wednesday's S.M. Court was a record Court day for Helensville, a great deal of work being got through considering the time the Magistrate was sitting.

A sequel to the recent betting raid in-Auckland was the prosecution of the persons arrested. The principals in each case were fined £75 and costs, and those found on the premises were fined £1 and costs.

The local Postmaster foiwarded the following report yesterday :~-The Dominion meteorologist predicts cyclonic storm, westerly gale with heavy rain, northward of Kawhia and Napier over North Island shortly. "

Por comfort and figure elegance the corset we most strongly recommend is Warner's Rust-proof No 601 at 8s 1 Id

We .understand that the Perry Picture Company who showbill the Foresters' Hall to-night, intend to show every Wednesday and - Thursday weekly with a complete change of programme every week. They have arranged with West s Pictures to supply us with the best procurable, and have the finest electrical plant on tour. We hope this venture will meet with' success.

The meeting of the Heiensville Eacmg Club called to draw up a programme for the proposed meeting on the 24th May, for which a permit.has been granted was postponed till next Friday evening in the Public Library meeting room. ' It is to be hoped that a good number will turn up at the meeting as time is getting short, and as the permit now granted is not made use of, it will probably be difficult to get one in the future. The meeting will commence at 8 o'clock.

We draw attention to an advertisement from. Mr James Hand the Helensyjlle South Butcher, who is sup. plying the primest beef, mutton, and pork, and a full supply of small goods every Saturday. This firm makes a daily round in Helensville, Te Pua and Parakai, and Parkhursfc thtice weekly. Mr Hand is local agent ior W. Ditnock & Co., ham and bacon curers, and keeps a stock of their fanious Swan Brand bacon on sale. Mr Hand also notifies that he has puriri posts and timber for sale. '

Arrangements are well forward in connection with the public reception to be tendered the Hon. A, M. Myers (Minister for Railways) at the Town Hall next Thursday evening. The committee requests citizens to make the reception as representative as possible. The platform will be'reserved for mem. of Parliament, Mayol s, and chairmen of local bodies and others representative officials. Mr. Harold Gregson has consented to perform on the" organ during the evening.

Mr Bauman, the American Tailor, with 40 years experience in the trade, in Europe, America, and Australasia, notifies the general public of Helensvill« and district that he has started business in premises recently fitted up for his trade, opposite the Post Office, and hopes by strict attention to orders excelled in first-class work by none to get a fair snare of public patronage, A good range of patterns and material will be always on hand to choose from. Besides making up new suits Mr Bautnan makes a specialty of cleaniug-, dyeing, repairing and altering ladies and gents clothing.

Mr. H.J. Langrish. who has been clerk in the Helensvillo Railway Traffic Department for the past two years, has received instructions to proceed North to|Opua, near Whangarie, where he will take up the position of Stationmaster While we are pleased to note Mr. Langrish's promotion we are yet sorry at his departure from the local branch, as he has proved himself a capable and obliging officer, and will be missed by those who are continue ally doiug business at the Helensville Railway AYe wish Mr and Mrs Langrisk a pleasant trip and a happy sojourn in their new Homo, until such time as further promotion follows, A presentation aud smoke concert will be tendered to" Mr. Langrish by his fellow workers arid friends in Mr J. Cain's re* fresements rooms to-morrow evening at S.p.m.

The Householders' meeting was held J on Monday night and the newly elected committee met afterwards. It was at the latter meeting that our representative, who. had been del^ved waiting for the " Kaipara Express " from Auckland, walked in, whole j meeting seemed disturbed to see a reporter, when Mr Becroft addressed our scribe, thusly : " HeUo, are you walking in your sleep ? " The person addressed looked round and replied that he had been waitirig for the 7.30, and took a seat, when he was informed that it was a Com-nittee meeting, and that the Householders' meeting had terminated sometime previous (this was 20 past the meeting time). Needless to say, our reporter sat dumb for scm? tinifi, Avondering what next, while the committee transacted business. But when the question of firewood for boiling tea at the opening of the Technical School was discussed, he found his note book, and dotted down a few notes. The same member vouchsafed the following in answer to a question by tho Cnairinaii, asking- if j ie had no spare pieces? of timber from his building operations ciose by. " Well, you see, the spare pieces soon get gathered up, and I have a son married now, so there is not much left for me. I could send a few banana cases up." This second shot by the erstwhile stem member, seemed to. bring the whole committee back to their old school days, wi h the Chairman as schoolmaster.

\ou can easily get rid of that cold be taking Tonking's Linseed Emulsion — From all chemists and st ores. Is M 2s 6d, 4s 6d.

In the court of Appeal. on Mondaybefore,the Clref Justice and. Judges Williams, Edwards^ Cooper, _ and Chapman, it was announced that judgment would be reserved in the Crown cases li-ing v. O'Shaughnessy and the King v. .Hassell and Campbell. The case arose out of the death of Elsie Alexander Holland, on June 13 last year, at Auckland, ;;

His Excellency the Governor probably gauged very accurately the feeling with which people regard Captain Raold Amundsen, when, welcoming that intrepid explorer tefore some three or four thousand people in the City Town Hall. Lord Islington referred to the fact that Norway, already • the home of the great discoverer, Dr. Nansen, had now sent another son to gain a great victory in the South. Britons all felfc very strong kinship with:•' V% the Norseman, and though Captain-;.. Amundsen was not a subject of Eing-^ George, he was at least a subject of a -:-\:'-" princess of our own royal house^Jueßni-^'r Maud of Norway. On the calli)f jLord.;, 5 .7 Islington three rousing cheei*y%^ireJjjjß given for Captain Amundsen. T^f?p(^