LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 3 July 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wanted a strong youth for the blacksmithing trade.

There was a good yarding at Buck land and Sons' monthly sale to-day.

The Drainage Works are* progressing, a number of men being employed. A meeting of Guarantors in coDnection with the Helensville Racing Club will be held in the Public Library to-morrow evening.

The Taranaki circular road race executive has fixed September 5 as the date of the next rac* round Mount Egmont.

A. Weight-gueasing Competition is being held on the weight of a fat beast at Buckland's sale yards to-day.

Among the deceased persons' Estates of which there were 220, certified for stamps duty in June, was Richard Monk of £1451.

The marriage of Miss Lily Caundle to Mr Gershon K. Heape was solemnised at St. Matthews' Church at 11.30 a.m, to-day. The happy couple left for their new home at Pukekohe by the afternoon train.

The Parakai Euchre Club announce that they have changed their Euchre night from Friday to Thursday, the next Euchre and Dance being held on Thursday, July 1 Ith.

Tho next meet of the Helensville Private Hunt Club will take place on Thursday July I Ith on Mr. W Rimmersfarm. Members are requested to roll up at two sharp as it is the in. tention to have the members photos taken.

An Advertiser wants to purchase 10 to 20 acres of land with frontage to Kaipara Eiver or Creek not more than 15 miles from Helensville. For particulars see Advertisement.

The wind up of the North Kaipara Co-operative Society's store business is about complete. Unsecured credit tors have been notified that there will be no dividend available.

The Dargaville Borough h in for a period of great activity. Mr "Webster, engineer, has been very busy for some months back preparing plans etc in connection with large contracts to be completed next summer.

It is interesting to note that in the six years following Mr Seddon's death, New Zealand has three Premiers— Sir W. Hall-Jones, Sir Joseph Ward, and Hon. T. Mackenzie—and by the present state of the political barometer it looks very likely there will soon be a forth.

The Committee appointed to keep the Central Bailway Station before the authorities were:—Messrs Is. McLeod, J. A. Wilson, James Hand and E. Masters. Three more member are to be elected to represent, Te Pua and Parkhnrst.

In a few days a marble slab will be placed over the grave of the late Sir John Logan Camphell on the top of Maungakiekie bearing the following simple but appropriate inscription: " Sir John Logan Campbell, K. T. born 3rd November, 3817 ; died 22nd June, 1912, Si monumentum requiris circumspice.''

Spbciai, Sale ItKDtJCTioNs in Men's wear. 2s lid; flannels, now Is lid ; Men's working trousers, 2s 6d; all wool sox, three pairs for 2s 6d.—Carriage must be added during sale Write for special Sale List. Messrs Fry and Poiteh, The Strand Arcade, Aucklaud.—Adv fc.

The Capital Value of Maieitahi Riding taken last month by the Goverdment Valuer reached £237.195. The previous capital value taken was about 7 years ago when it was £119,077. This shows that during the past few years the Capital Value of the Riding has increased by £154,118, considerably over double what it was, which is a very large increase and saj a a lot for the District.

Three ex- members of the House of Representatives, the Hon, Sir. W. Steward, K. 8., the Hon. T. Y. Duncan, and Mr Tame Parata, have been appoiated to the Legislative Council, In less than two years almost half the total number of Legislative Councilors wiU end their term, unless it is decide ed to reappoint them, and probably before that time some radical measure of reform in the system of constituting this reyisionary chamber will be on the statue book.

What is a rare specimen of the fist species, in the Kaipara waters, was secured by Messrs Bennett & Co. last Thursday in the form of an Octopus, and was on view in Mr W. W, Bradiy's shop. The Octopus (common Cuttle) is a two-gilled cuttle iish, having eight arms, furnished with suckers, and have attained" notoriety from tales concerning. their ferocity and the gigantic size of some. This is a small one although its legs from tip to tip when laid out measure over tour feet, and looking at tae .suckers which run the full lergtK close together, it can ' easily be'im^ agiuod that :eyen one of this size5" couJd easily defeat a man in rhei? wat«ppecially if Rome of the arms had •crip on the rgcks and al&> oni^Bictiiu. It was ,|fr Bradiy's intJ^^Bto proserviS it a%d add it to th^^^fc collection. Worsted and Woll-

ef^^^^V sorely taxed at present to co^^Hßreaormoufi demand for the peWpPlavourite J^OSLYN 'Ali-woll Blanks. Eu gs , Tweeds, Worsted lootbaij jerseys, Suit;, Socks, Stock mgs, flannels, PJaidinps, Yarns kd:esa:W gents fine Uushrmkable Underware " Delta " finish.-. Ladies be considerate and tactful yrtfirin, with any refactory draper who m*y try to substitute any other mikes for the famous WARNERS Rustproof Corsets. ' '""