LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 6 November 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr Allen and Miss Stanasvay were married to-day. Messrs Stowait Bros, have a replace on pago 4 of interest to tennis players. Mr Coulter, tailor, advises that now is the time to places Xamas and Show orders. Mr P. C. Young notiiies that he has commenced business in Helensville. " For particulars see adv. The new General Post Office at Auckland will bo opened on Wednesday, Nov. 20th. The Prime Minister (Hon. W. F. Massey), and the Postmaster Goneral (Hon. Heatou Ehodes) will be present at the opening ceremony. The Railways Authorisation Bill introduced by Governor's message on Monday, provides for seven new sections oi: railways—five in the North Island. The total milage of new railways will be about 127. The usual end of season sports of the Helensville Hunt Club will be held on Mr Jap. McLeod's farm on Thursday November 1-ith, commencingl at 1 p.m. For programme see advertisement. The Grand Concert and dance to be held in tho Parakai Hall to morrow evening, promises to be one of the best yet held on the Flats. The concert programme appears in our advertising columns. The function is in aid of the Hail Lighting Fund and with the excellent programme, there should to a record audience. Wo draw attention to the auction sale of Messrs Ingram Bros, live and dead stock, and 15,000 feet of timber to be held at Waimauku on Thursday (to-morrow) by Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons, commencing at 12 noon. The New Zealand Railways have a notice in another column that holiday excursion tickets will be issued from any station in the Auckland district to. Hamilton or Kirikiriroa from 1 Ith to 13th inst. inclusive, for the Waikato Agricultural Show which takes place on the I.2th and 13th.

A meeting of the Regatta Committee will be held in the Public Libiary on Friday evening next.

Mr Chas. Tarrant, of Woodhill, advertises that he has for sale three j choice grade Jersey hefers 15 months old. The butter, fat average from Mr Tarrant's herd last season (7 months) was within one 1b of the winning herd in the competition, and his exhibits have always taken prizes at the Helensville Show, MrColmore Williams, Auctioneer, will offer for sale at the Foresters' Hall at 3 p.m., on Saturday afternoon next, part of Otamateanui Block, the property of Mr D, Stewart, which has been cut up into good building sections. This property js situated at the back of Stewart Bros, store, running up the gentle slope of the hill, and should sell readily, The Helensville A. and P. Association give notice that entries close for the best cow for dairy purposes to be judged by milk test taken by committee close on Saturday, November 16th 'with the Secretary, Mr J. C. Rimmer. Last year this class was well contested there being 17 entries. Mr Jas. Me - Adams' Strawberry being the winner with the test 4, 19.84 oz butter fat; Mr Jas. McDonald 2nd, with test*4.2, 19 488 oz butterf at; and Mr H. Aitkenhead 3rd, test 3.9, 19,344 oz butterfat. It is anticipated there will be a greater number of entries this year, as there are considerable more milkers in the district. : The London Pierrots Company of entertainers showed to a good house last Friday evening in the Foresters' Hall. The company had the misfortune to lose one or Wo artists and could not put on a. bery strong programme, three performers doing the whole turn. The main item was Chandos, the handcuff king, with his astonishing illusions, and Miss Field slipping put of the handcuffs after they had been locked on her wrists. Mr C. Langdon, comedian, was the other artist, _ While engaged in shunting opera* tions at the Auckland goods shed last Friday, a shunter named M. T. Curruthers, recently stationed in Helensville, m«st with a painful accident. When in the act of coupling, Carruthers got caught between two cars. The vehicles were fortunately not travelling at sufficient pace' to cause a violent impact, otherwise Oarruthers' injuries would have been of a more serious nature. He was attended by Dr. Robertson, and then removed to his home. It is thought that his injuries are confined to a broken col» larbone, and cuts and abrasions about the face and body. The Customs duties collected at the port of Auckland during the month of October just ended, amounted to £90,449 3s od, the,duty collected during October of last year being £,49,827, The exports for the month show a notable increase in the output of butter and of timber, and, as in the past few months, the gold and silver returns are patieularly small, the labour troubles at Waihi being directly responsible for this. It is reported that two Germans were noticed recently in the neighbourhood o£ Prospect, near Sydney. Their actions being deemed suspicious, they were shadowed and arrested while making plot surveys of the natural features of the locality. Subsequently they were released. Under the existing State laws there is no power to arrest persons ior espoinage unless they aie surprised while taking maps or surveys on a military reserve. Three Japanese, with a plan and military survey instruments, were discovered near Barranjoey. They have since departed for Japan, Mr C. A. Wilkinson, who did the Government the good turn of winning the Egmont seat for them, states a southern correspondent, promises, with some practice and a knowledge of the precodure and ways of the House, to be a very useful member in the de* batiug ranks of the Government. He speaks sensibly and to the point, and on subjects that he knows well enough to bo able to say something of interest. He belongs to the sensible and solid order of speakers and, the corresponent adds, is not the kind of man to outlive his first good impression. The old problem, "What to do with our boys ?—and girls—is being solved by the boys and girls themselves (says the "Sydney Telegraph"). In his annual report the New South Walea Minister of Public Instruction quotes from returns supplied from teachers, giving an indication of the avevenue of employnieit into which their pupils enter on leaving school. "It augurs well for the prosperity of the State," says the report, "that daring 1911 1932 lads left school to take up agri* cultural pursuits." In 1910 the number was only 812, while an answer is given to the decentralisation problem by the fact that oi the 1912 prospective farmers 1784 boys came from country schools. The first stage of commercial life, including clerkships, attracted 1011 boys, of whom 574 cauie from city schools. The teaching profession attracted 61 country lads, but only 15 city boys, while for the othor branches of the public sorvico the numbers Avere country 2S7aod city 141 The number of boys\vho entered the University in 1911 was double that of the previous year, the total being 72, of whom 17 were from the country. Eighty-eight city and 62 country boys announced their intention of continue ing their education at technical classes. Of the professions, engineering ap. pears to be most popular. There were 32 incipient ongineers, 29 accountants, 26 chemists, 14 lawyers, 14 dentists, 7 surveyors, and 7 architects. Only one recruit was found for the fourth estate —journalism, bufthe mechanical side —printing—attracted 135,