LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 29 May 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The HdensviJle Railway Fifth Annual Ball takes placo on Juno 7th. A roll of linoleum is advertised for sale.

The Schooner Briton is at present on the slip undergoing- repairs

The Union Bank of Australia, Ltd., will observe Monday next, King's Birthday us a close holiday.

Two aeroplanes for demonstrations in Austratasia has been purchased in London by Mr Harold Barton, of Lake Tanpo,

The Kaukapakapa Ladies' Leap Ball takes place on Friday, May 81st, and gives every indication of being a large affair,

We have received notice from the local Pest Office that on and after Saturday June 'Ist, the early mail for Auckland will close at G. 30. a.m.

Board and lodging is required in a private family by a steady young business man.

There was a good practice game of football on the Show Ground on Saturday between teams representing Helensville and Parakai, when the latter team won easily.

Every week there are several stock trains passing through Helensville from the North, but yesterdays stock train was a rocond one.

The nevt sitting of the Magistrates Court will be held in HelensviDe on Juno 12 th Mr F. V. Frazer 3. M. will preside.

"We understand that the proposal for an exchauge of schools between Miss 0, J. ¥\at, of Putaruru, and Mr J. H, Harvey, of Te Pua has been abandond.

Wo have received a lengthy coinnmnication from Mr Jas. Stewart, dealing with the £50 challenge and train matter alluded to by Mr Jas. McLeod in a letter in our last issue, which we are compelled to hold over till next week.

An entertainment is in preparation in connection with the Presbyterian Clmrcli to be hsld in a few 'weeks' time. "Little Red Biding Plood "is the piece to be given, and the children are being trained by tne Eev. Kirgan.

During the past week, Bradly & Son, painters, Lave been at work repainting tlio Helensville Hotel. The Ifaipara Ilotel is to be repainted, the contract being already let, while the Terminus Hotel is having the whole of the rooms repapored and painted.

Mr Win. Gas?on, bootmaker, notifies that lie is prepared to make to order the Lest watertight bluchers for 12s (3d, so why buy ready-made. He is niakiug a specialty of hand-sewn work,

Mr MoLeod, tinsmith and plumber, is noAV in attendance at his shop Advertiser Buildings, and will be in X elensvillo till Monday. M. r McLeod is prepared to take in work of any description, small or large, having a large staff at his Auckland Branch. In the absence of^Mr McLeod orders left at this office will receive attention.

Perhaps you don't know—! But it. is a fact that Fry & Potter, The Straxd, Auckland, are the most reliable Clothiers and Outfitters in New Zealand, Men's Canadian Saldle Tweed Trousers, 3s Gd ; Heavy Wool-" leu Pants or Singlet, 3s lid ■ splendid tough wearing- shirts, 3s Gd.-^Advf

Oil I nday nost, Hay 31st, a lantern lecture will bo given by Mr Cubitt in St. Matthew's Church for the Sunday scthool sohoolara and ethers. TUe pictures will be sacred and the lecture will be mtere&tiug. Parents and adults are invited, and members of all denominations will be welcome. A collection will be taken up,

Perry's Pictures to«night and tomorrow night. Good programme.

Mr. E. Bauman advertises for a Tailorous also an apprentice Good chance to learn the trade.

The Australian drought broke up on Friday last with continuous heavy rains. There was rough weather on on the coast causing the shipping to seek shelter.

Mr Thomas Burnett, through the medium of our advertising columns, tenders his sincere and heartfelt thanks to Mr Sayers, who saved his son from being drowned in the Awarua jßiver on Saturday June 18 th. also to Messrs J. and G, Lambert and H Noble who went to the child's assistance,

Notices appear in our advertising columns that the NZ. Railways will issue holiday excursion tickets for King's Birthday from Ist to 3rd June available to 22nd June, and for the Waikato Winter Show from 4th till Bth June, available up to 22nd June,

Misses Little and Donovan announce in our advertising columns that they will hold dancing classesfor the children every Saturday inornhig between the hours of 10-30" and 12 noon cHsl^ ing tho season, commencing next Sat^l urday, June Ist. Children attending these classes wilt receive personal in«» struction from Misses Little and Donovan. ;

Along night euchre and dance is advertised by the Parakai Euchre Club to take place in the Parakai Hall on Friday, June 14th, visitors from Helensville will be able to go out in the motor lorry -which the committee has arrange for, leaving at 7,30, After June 14 the euchre and dance will be hold fortnightly. Thesejgacial:,. evenings were very popular last w* ten, and will no doubt continue to be well attended this year.

The damage done by quail in cer tain districts was brought up at the Farmers '. Union conference on Tuesday afternoon by a remit from the provincial executive, It was resolved: " That owing to the 7oss occasioned by quail, more especially to bush settlers, by destruction of seed and the spreading of noxious weed seeds, the Ministes of Internal Affairs be ap*. proached by the executive -with a view of quail being excluded from the Game Preservation Act, in districts where a majority of the Settlers express such a desire through their local bodies."

Arrangements are being made to celebrate the jubilee of the arrival of the Albertland settlers in Auckland in 1802-3 the date fixe dupon being June 1 lth, 1912. Dr King (Box 563? G. P. 0, ) and Mr. Becroft have the arrangement in hand, and are trying to secure a special train to carry visitors from Auckland to Albertland. A special train will cost £38, and it is hoped sufficient people will elect to attend the jubilee to -warrant this arrangement being carried out. The R«v, W. Gittos, wiio was a missionary in the North for half a century, will attend the jubilee. The Albertland settlers arrived in the Matilda Wattenbach, Hanover, William Miles, Gertrude, and Annie Wilson, and some few came by other vessels. The son of Captain Goudie has signified that he will attend the function. Photographs of the Matilda Wattenbaeh, also a record of the passage and passengers, -will be taken up to Port Albert by permission of the committee of the Auckland Library.

At a special meeting of the Darga> wile Borough Council, Mr. George Derbyshire, of Te Kuiti, was appointed town clerk, vice Mr. Lambert, re. signed. Mr. Horace Hammond, consulting engineer, submitted his'report on a gravitation water scheme for the borough, which in round figures he estimated to cost £20,000. It was resolved to ask Mr. Hammond to take further gaugmge at the sources of supply during next summer, and in the meantime to secure options from Messrs Kerr and Mitchell, through whose property it will be necessary to go: also to ask the Government to vest the scenic reserve of 305 acres in section 3 block 111, Kaihu S. D., in the Council as a water catchment area ; also, to ask the Government for permis* sion tolay pipes along the railway line.