LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 1 May 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We understand the RailwayAnnual Ball is fixed for June 6th.

The local contingent of the Mounted Rifles proceeded to camp this afternoon.

A trespass notice appears in our columns warning persons from trespassing on Mr A. Bradly's properties in Te Pua.

Last Thursday evening the railway employees presented Mr Langrish with a Gladstone travelling bag, suitably inscribed on the plate, on the eve of his departure to Opua. The third swimming carnival is to be held in the Hot Springs baths on Friday, May 10th, when a record attendance is expected, given a fine night. The football season is here also the dancing season, and Mr W. Cullens is prepared, having just received a good supply of Football boots, Romeos' and evening shoes, which he is offering at Auckland prices. A personal notice appears in our columns warning people to desist from starting rumours likely to hurt the feelings of persons who have a character to lose. Of course these rumours are started by people who have no characteristic strait, but notwithstanding that they are likely to get themselves into trouble. Mr E. Flowers, fruiterer and confectioner of Helensville South notifies in a replace advertisement that he has just received a supply of novels by the best authors, also a supply of comic papers. Those wishing to procure comic papers or magazines should leave their orders with Mr Flowers, when they will be promptly attended to. A notice appears in another column announcing that Misses Little and Donovan will open their season's dancing classes with a long night dance in the Foresters' Hall on Tuesday, May 14th, commencing at 8 o'clock. After that date they will commence their weekly classes which were carried on so successfully last season. A social in connection with the Church of England will be held in the Forresters' Hall, on Friday evening. A good programme has been arranged, and there will oe music, dancing, and refreshments. The social commences at 8.30, and all are invited. At 7.30 the annual meeting will be held, when members are requested to attend punctually. The Chairman of the Town Board has in hand a scheme for the lighting of the town by electricity. It is intended that the scheme be operated by the local Board, and particulars will shortly be submitted to the ratepayers. A full report is expected from the Electrical Engineers preparing some next week. Lighting in the town is badly needed, and we hope tho scheme will be workable. Keen interest is being taken in the Technical School by the children of the Primary schools along the line. The Chairman of the School committee informs us that already upwards of 61 applications have been made to the. Railway for free passes for scholars intending to attend the school. It looks as though the school will be well filled. A full report of the official opening of the school, which took place last Friday, is unavoidably held over till next issue owing to pressure on our space. 'Pry the 1?oslyx Writing Tablets, containing1 100 sheeis superior paper, with artistic picture or Rotorua and two handsome women, with usefi'l calendar for 1(J12. (3<i and Is each from all storekeepers.

The westerly gale whicl has raged for the past two weeks; has caused great inconvenience to shipping, and several of the small coastal steamers are still held up at various ports.

Mr J. H. Harvey, headmaster of Te Pua School has been promoted to the Butaruru school, near Eotorua, Miss 0. Flatt, will take charge of Te Pua school from May 12. when Mr Harvey leaves for Putararu.

We call attention to a notice in our columns requesting the person who had the audacity to purloin from a parcel in the South' Station on Saturday evening a set of dies, the pro perty of Mr W. W. L. Bradly, to return them at once as the matter is to be put into the hands of the police.

A smoke concert has been arranged to take place in the Foresters' Hall supper room on Friday May 10, as a farewell to Mr E, J. Ralph Smith, present proprietor of the Terminus Hotel, who is giving up business. Mr Smith, since he has been the licensee of this hotel, has made a lot of friends and there is sure to be a large gathering.

The shooting season in the Auckland district for imported and native game opened this morning at six o'clock, and will extend till seven p.m. on July 31. Imported game open to de killed consists of oock pheasants and. Calif ornian and Australian quail. The tnative game which may be killed consists of grey duck, spoonbill duck, teal, pukoko, and black swan.

Ihe annual meeting of the Waitema* ta Fruitgrowers' Co.op. Society was held on Friday afternoon at the Chamb«r of Commerce. Mr. W. Charman, president, was in the chair, and between 50 and 60 members attended. The annual, report and balance sheet were read and adopted. Tha members expressed satisfaction at the growth of the societj. The accrued profits now reached £1594 13s 11. The turnover for ] 911 exceeded that of 1910 by £6669. The directors have decided to build an up-to-date mart this winter.

Perry's Picture Company will show ia the Foresters' Hall this evening and to-morrow evening. This evening the star films will be "Life Saver," 'Making of a Man," " Alpiue Lease," Andalusian Lances and others including- Pathe's Famous coloured films of c istumes of various periods which is a splendid production. Tomorrow evenings programme will be entirely new, including " Human Vultures," «• A Poor Man," .etc.

From 1901 to 1910 there were imported into the Argentine the following purebred sheep: Lincoln, 22,985; merinos, 565; Hampshire, 1,441; Shropshire, lf>9o ; Marsh, 1,139; vuvious, 1,172; total, 28,893. The total value of these 28,893 animals was £378,5! 1, or £13 2s. per head,

A conference of representative of the various protestant churchs iv New Zealand formed a League to be known as the Bible in State Schools League of New Zealand, for tho purpose of securing tho introduction into the Dominion of Bible reading to the scholars similar to what is known in the New South "Wales system. Bishop Nevill was appointed president.

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