LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 26 June 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders for the falling of 71 acres of bush and ti-tree will be received by Mr. E. W. .Strange up till Saturday, July (>th.

The Helensville Town Board advertise that they wish to purchase a staunch draught horre, cart and harness.

The Star of Canada, a large cargo steamer, went ashore at Gisbrne, during the gale on Sunday night-

The Cup Football matches for Saturday next are Helensvil'o v. Woodhill at Wharfipapa, and Parakai v. Otakanini at HelensviHe.

A meeting of guarantors in connection with the Helensville Racing Club is called for Thursday July 4th in the Public Library,

A meeting of these interested in the Central Station was held last Saturday evening when a committee was appointed to keep the matter steadily in view.

The Kaiparu Reform League, which AVas about defunct, has been revived, and while Mr Massey was in Dargaville, new members were enrolled, and new officers were elected

The Hon. George Fowlds is announced 10 visit Darg-dville within the next fortnight. Mr Fowlds is not likely to pass through HelensviPe without a -visit to the Hot Springs if only to see the improvements- since his lasc visit.

We are informed that the Hon Greo Laurenson who had intended giving an address in Helensville before Par-' liament met, has ow'ng to pressure of business at Wellington, been obliged t© defer his visit to some later date.

The Techinical School has up to the holiday's been doing good work, a large number attending the day classes of woodwork, cooking1 and drawing. After tiio holidays there will be evening classes for woodwork, dressmaking and cooking, and there will ■probadly be ?, number take advantage of the opportunity of af ending these classes, who are unable to attend the day classes.

Mr Laird, Jeweller, etc, notifies that lie lias a well selected stock of Electroplated and other goods suitable forAVedding Presents etc, arriving this week. Inspection is invited.

The Main Trunk Railway- line, which has been seriously interrupted by slips at Poro-o-tareao and Horopi to, was reported on Monday to have been cleared so that regular traffic could be resumed

Residents in the District are reminded that Fry and Potter. ' 'The Strand' Auckland are posting to your homes splendid unshrinkable Flannels for 3s 11 d; H(%vy fiibbed Woollen Underpants 3s lid ;good serviceable .working Trousers 3s 6d ; Men's fawn Canvas Overcoats with, leather straps 22s 6d.—Advt.

Parliament assembles to-morrow, and the Mackenzie Government, for the first time in its brief existence, wnl meet the Representatives of the People. It will immediately have to face a no-confidence motion moved by the Leader of the Opposition. Its fate hangs upon the result of the motion.

The first meet of the season under the auspices of the Relensville Private Hunt Club, takes place to-morrow afternoon over Mr John Hand's pro* perty. Members who received invitations last year are invited to attend The meet will start from the Public Library at 2.15 sharp.

We are informed that while Mr. F. M. B. Fisher, member for Wellington Central was in Helensville last week, he wus approached to give an address here after the coming session, Mr Fisher expressed his willingness to do so. We with many otheis would like to hear Mr. Fisher, and hope a date will be arranged at the close of the session or before.

A meeting of Helensville ladies decided to hold a Leap Year Ball in the Forester's Hall, on Thursday evening July 18th, commencing at 8.30 p.m. An energetic committee has been appointed with Misses 0. Foster and F. Donovan as joint secretaries. The local ladies are setting out to. eclipse all Leap Year Balls yet held, and ladies tickets have been'nxed at 7s Gd, gentlemen free.

The entertainment" Eed Eiding Hood" now being prepared in connection with the Presbyterian Church to be produced in the Foresters Hall on or about the 23rd of August is proceeding satisfactorily, and should prove out of the common in the way of entertainment presented in Helensville for some time past. Altogether 22 little girls are taking part in the fairy marches, and so far are making rapid progress.

We draw the attention of sub, scribers and intending sudscribers of the Public Library to the fact that several parcels of new and up-to-date books have been added to the list, aud catalogued, and are now ready for their persual. These books have beon chosen after much thought by tho selection committee, and we can vouch that they are all good works by the best authors.

Mr. Taft has been nominated by thp Eepublican Convention as the Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States, The nomination was secured on the first ballot, Mr. Taft receiving 561 out of a total vote in the Convention of 1078. Mr Roosevelt's name was notsubmitt ed to the Convencion. Three hundred of his supporters refused to. vote,

The arrangements in. connection witn the Varakai Ladies' Leap Year Social, which take? place to morrow evening, are almost'complete. The motor lorry has been commissioned to run two tiips from Helensville to the hall, at 7.15 and 8.15 2)-m.,'the grand march commencing at 8.-3O sharp. The committee have got the floor in tip-top order, while the hall has been nicely decorated, and the supper—well, the ladies are looking after that a)so. Misses "Little and Donovan wll supply the music, and lovers of the light* fantastic are sure to have an enjoyable evening.

The Northern Wairoa Dairy Gotnpany occupies the position of seventh in the grading list of the Auckland province factories for the reason. This with an average grade of 91,96. When returning from the Hamilton Show, the chairman of directors and the local manager accompanied a London repiesentative. into the Auckland freezing chambers, where they opened some boxes of Northern Wai* roa butter which has been stored there for eleveu weeks. It "opened up as good as fresh and in excellent condfcj tion. ' ~.^h^^^^^^^4M| The Heiensvrd^^^^^^^^^^^| notice in anothj^^^^^^^^^^^^^J the intention (J^^^^^^^^^^^^^M a levy (^j^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H on th>: jj^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^l P ropei, >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^IPP April ><^^^^^^^HJ^^E AtU'ch, 1913, o.lo'^WPHS'^KLlevy Charitable Aid. Rate of in. the £ for tL« sauie period. Both,rate? will be pay--•able on the loth d«l|^|f ' J,uly I^l2, A*; the last medjjplt.tb.e- -School committee the QJif^tjatt^^Jii'. HanT^" raond.:);; bt;ought upjthe subject of more school acoomniat^feWn,- owing to the great increa^^n -attendance, there W'i?'g;tHii\^ij^^'':; : the'' foils, neoessiRatingsliolilsSgs;inf aiit i classes in^thp is a long narrow- pla6eiN - wit|i; 4rf:doors^open.ing into it anq no fireplaC^; Tfie Chairman in liis^veattiub"tited this as the.; cause-^bf sc^ao.any .of. the. sniall children being al^iit with G€ilds:j : and it was decided to ribTif^:fee^E>B});a|tiflj&nt .that mare accommodation- '0&s necessary. The Chai^jf-'g -'k£ s received information fro m'tflJßi'jw^a tion Board that an inspector has jfc en instructed to report 0 i the school with a view of increase 1 ig.tiie..accommodation.} i