LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 15 May 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Town Board meets on Monday next.

The Town Board are making extensive improvements to Porter's Avenue.

Dont miss the Perry Pictures tonight and to-morrow night, every' thing new.

There will be morning and evening services in St Matthew's Church, on Thursday (to-morrow).

A. bay pony strayed from Kumeu is advertised for, A reward is offered for information that will lead to the recovery of same.

Ask for the famous Eoslyn Writing Pads. h

A piano in good order is advertised for sale cheap. For particulars apply at this office.

Footballers are reminded that a practise match will take place on the show grounds on Saturday afternoon next commencing at 3p. m. sharp. All intending players should roll up. in view of the Union Matches which will commence next month.

The Hon. Te Raugihiroa. Minister in charge of Maori Counils etc, was at Itßwiti to-day presiding at a meeting called for the purpose of electing a chairman of the local Maori Council. The Minister also had a talk with the natives of the district as to their needs. A large number of natives were present and several deputations were presented to the Minister.

The departure of the steamer Wairoa from Port Chalmers in quest of the treasure lost in the ship General Grant has been delayed by the YiceAdniiralty Court restraining the ves?ol from sailing, pending a settlement of claims against hkr made by Messrs Stevenson and Cook, Port Chalmers. It is understood that the amount in< volved is about £400.

A leaflet is being circulated by the Lux Light Co, 11 Wakefield Street, Auckland M. Z, to which we would caJl the attention of our readers. The " Autolux " 100 candle power lamp, has been adopted by the N. Z. Auck land Harbour Board, the Ohenimuri County Couucil, Huntly, Waiuku, and Hikurangi Townships for street lighting, and has proved satisfactory, as letters appearing on the leaflet testifies. In our town more light is re* quired and we think the Town Board may at least look into cqsibf lightingby the " Autolux ".

Mr A. Bishop, the new licensee of the Terminus Hotel, successor to Mr E. J, Ralph Smith who is retiring from business preparatory to taking np farming, takes over the control of the hotel to-day. Both Mr and Mrs Bishop have had considerable experience in the business, having recently sold out of the Termincus Hotel, Onehunga, from which place they come with a good record for civility, attention, and keeping a first class hotelry, and they intend to lun their new bus* iness on the same up-to date lines as did their predecessor. We welcome Mr and Mrs Bishop and family to Helen sville, and at the. same time wish the out-going licensee success in his new venture.

Messrs Osborne and Hoist, made a start yesterday removing the small shop next Stewart Bros' butcher shop, to a vacant section in Stewart Street, off Eailway road. Wo understand the butcher's shop is to be removed back to the bacon factory, which will allow of the new road leading from the main road to the tennis courts being opened for public traffic, and when the bridge is built across the Awarua "River will g-ive an outlet through Stewart Street to Eailway Road. Mr D. Stewart -lias dedicated this new street, which is named Awarua Street, to the Town Board and the land ou either side is to be out up into building sections.

fihefamous ROSLYJNT Writing Pads obtainable from local Drapers and Storekeepers at Gd and Is each.

A meeting of the Helensvilie Private Hunt Club^called for Monday evening last was postponed till Monday 20th inst. to receive balance sheet etc,

The Land and Income-tax Depart* ment gives notice that returns of Ihcome must bo furnished not later than Ist June.

Our local drapers guarantee every pair of WARNER'S Corsets to fit comfortably, to wear well, and not to rust, break or tear. '

The sale of a block of 10,000 acres of good grazing land, known as" Crossland, *' situated ten miles from Helens* ville, has been sold to a Dunedin farmer. Although, the price has not transpired, it is understood to be close on £40*000, including all stock and implements.

A new cure for cancer, which practically consists of poisoning the growth by means of arsenic and phosphorus. One hopes that in this case Mr. Dooley'a philosophy will prove astray—"When ye hear of a new cure for cancer, hurry up an' git cured, before the docthora find out its no good. "

Sir Joseph. Ward, interviewed at Sydney on Thursday, said that the prosperity of New Zealand was widespread and without any elements of boom. He was satisfied Mr Fieher had a whole-hearted desire to secure the closest possible trade relations between tho Commonwealth and the Dominion.

Perhaps you don't know—! But it is a fact thai Fky & Potter, The Strand, Auckland, are the most reliable Clothiers and Outfitters in New Zealand, Mod's Canadian Saddle Tweed Trousers, 3s 6d; Heavy W&pllen Pants or Singlet, 3s lid; splendid tough wearing shirts, 3s 6d.—Advt.

There is a strong agitation afoot to prevent the establishment of Chinese furniture factories in New Zealand. It is urged that every endeavour should be made to frustrate the proposal that such a factory be established in Christchurch, and that a protest be made against the Chinese being allowed to operate in the furniture trade anywb era in New Zealand, in view of the experiences of Australia.

The bags secured so far this season by local sportsmen have not been verylarge, and we were informed by a local sport that he, in company with several others, put in a full day from 6 in the morning till dark at night, and his bag contained a weasel, a quail and a nanny goat. This is all right as far as variety goes, as we believe the previous week he got a rab« bit, just missed a pheasant, and secured a kiugfisher.

Wo draw attention to Cadbury's Bournvill© Cocoa advertisement appearing next reading matter on the fourth page of this issue. All users of Bournvill e Cocoa have to do to secure a beautiful Jewel casket filled with delicious Chocolates is to cut out the advertisement and collect; 24 coupons and nil up the vacant spaces, and post sheet to Cadbury's Wellington. Every tin of Bournvilie contains coupons, and we will be pleased to hear of anyone in the district securing the Gift.

We are informed that the petition to the Minister of Railways for a central station in Helensville has been very largely signed throughout the district, and that it is several yards in length. This petition is not out on its own either, as another is being fieely signed asking that the express trains stop at Helenaville South Station as a nag station, when requited to pick up or put down passengers. So far so good, but, we ate further informed that a large up-to-date station is to be asked for, to be built at the Noith railway gates. We are for progress and hope the Hon Arthur Myers, as Minister of Railways, will be able to deal with these requests to the satisfaction of all. *

lorn Mann, the well-known syndicalist loader, waa arrested towards the end of March, as the result of a speech at Salford, in which he associated him-' self with an article in "The Syndiclist" inciting Boldiers to mutiny if called upon to maintain order during the coal strike. The warrant charged him with endeavouring to seduce persons serving in His Majesty's forces by land from their duty and allegiance, and inciting them to commit traitorous and mutinous practices contrary to the-Munitj Act, 1797. Strong Lab^ our protests were made against the arrest, both inside and outside the House of Commons.

-The "Wairarapa Daily Times" re* ported Mr W Kemp, a well-known resident, aa having contracted blood poisoning, and further, that he was in consequence of. having been bitten by an insect. We are pleased to learn from our contemporary that Mr Kemp s illness is, after all, not so ser- JR as was at first believed, and he Writes -f * to Masterton paper as follows • ' '>■' "Witt reference .to your local last ': night. I beg to inform you that I contracted poison - from a climbing plant commongly known as Ainpelop° sisHoggii, correctly Rhus Toxicodrendron, or American Taxicodrendron lhad ocoasion to root out one of these plants last week, but shall Vive them a wide berth for the future " It appears that this plant is a very dangerous one, and should on no account be handled, as anyone so doing is liable to contract blood-poisoning. A Masterton medical man has had two or three cases of blood- poisoning from this cause of late, and he «tate ß that it is not necessary for the hand 10 be cut to contract blood-poisoning from tne plant. The latter exudes aS " ony substance which enters the pores ot the skm, and does its work The public, therefore, should be careful to guard agmnst the plant.

Koslyn suits »re built with a thorough W edge of the science ot~ correct suit-building.

Sev#ty application have already beerfsenv in for the position of Dargaville town clerk, The Borough Coun- / cil has released Cr. Jones from his advertising contract, to enable him to contest the election again, A.n jngiiest on the body of Thomas Grubb, wtjo met his death through falling while stepping off a moving tr^in at Henderson on Tuesday night, waWh.e^4>b^fore the corner on Thurs~ day^^-ktv.4From the evidence it appearexr^^eceased got down on to a platforHj^t^te^and fell before the train came^|fej*7i the area of the station lights. "He had been dragged about twenty^five yards. He sustained a broken clavicle, three broken ribs, a preforated lung, and sundry cuts and bruses. Death was due to perforation of the lung. A verdict of accidental death was recorded.