LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 June 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A reminder ia given that the annual meeting of the Hunt Club takes place in the Secretary's, office on Friday evening. Invitation holders are reminded that St Matthew's !Ladies* Guild euchre and dance takes ■place on Friday evening. The unfavourable weather last Fri». day evening told against a big attendance at the tennis social held in the Foresters' hall. Those present, how~ ever, to the number of about fifty, had a very enjoyable- evening. Miss Donovan supplied dance music and Messrs C. Sandin and C. "Wilson were M's C. The usual refreshments were handed round and duly appreciated. An effort is being made by prominent district settlers, including Messrs F. Dye and Jas. McLeod, to persuade the Railway Department to continue the express train right through from Kaiwaka to Auckland. At the present time the express freni Kaiwaka (Tuesday and Thursday) arrives at Helensville too late to connect with the daily express train to Auckland, and the northern passengors continue their journey on to Auckland by the 4. 15 p.m. slow train. No industry is so vital to the wellbeing of a nation as agriculture, and nothing is so vital to agriculture as the soil. How to use aud not abuse the soil is the most important problem which faces tho farm to day—one worthy of the best efforts of our most profound and learned scientists, for upon its solution depends the future prosperity of the nation.— Scientific American. According to a contemporary, a farmer who had just returned from a trip to America admits that he had his eyes opened in the dairy districts. Ho saw large barns and sheds lit up with electricity, with all the most modern inventions to produce pure and healthy milk for the people. In one shed he saw a vacuum cleaner which was used to cleau the cosy's skin before she went into the milking pen, in order that no dust would fall from hor into the milk. Tho attention of our readers is directed to inset appearing in this issue from tho International Correspondence Schools. Thi3 institution has a worldwide reputation, and has met with a very large measure of success in New Zoaland. Wo are informed that over 9000 students have enrolled in New Zealand alone, and that during last month no less than 301 students took up courses. During the month of June, window-displays arc being conducted in various parts of New Zealand, and students enrolled during the currency of any of these displays, are being quoted a special discount of 10 per cent. As it will be impossible to arrange displays in every town, it has been decided to allow this liberal concession to all new students who enroll during tho month of June. We have no doubt that those of our readers who are interested in technical education, will be only too pleased to avail themselves of this concession. Free circulars on any subject will be promptly sent forward on application to the Head Office, Wellington.