FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 21 January 1914, Page 2

FLASHES

A tramp in the woods is better than me in the kitchen.

The Government has established a " flying school "at Calcutta. Three aviators have already been killed.

" Why did you aay Mr Salmon was a queer old fish ?" " Well, how could he help it? His father was a fine old sole, if his mother was a little common place!" Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons will sell by public auction on February 4th a property of 549 acres, situated Ix 3 Ahuroa; particulars can be seen on page 3. ■ Mr E. Bauman, tailor, wishes it to be noted per his advertisement, that he can mechanically clean and press suits at a normal figure, in first* class style. Hopmeier and Hansen in their advertisement call attention that orders for shelter, ornamental, and fiuit trees may now be booked. In the court one day a lawyer described a man as "the biggest liar on earth." On being called to order he apologised and said he had forgot himself! Lloyd George has raised the Imperial dust by advocating a mutual cessation of armament building on the part of the European powers. The bluggoos have fairly gone off their rockers at the suggestion. Heated aigument at Dublin Eiots Commission inquiry ended in counsel calling Mr F. H. Booth, M.P., a blackguard. The M.P. withdrew saying that Ke could not remain in such a tainted atmosphere. Air Hjorth, a settler and orchardist, of Eautawhiri Valley, walked into our office'one -day, bringing with him a beautiful sample of the Astrakhan apple. The outstanding feature of this fruit is its splendid colour and is all that could be wished. Labour agitators in San Francisco tried hard to bring about a boycott of the Moana's "arbitration" cargo, when the vessel was last in the Califomian port, but their eloquence failed. Meetings were addiessed on the subject,, but nothing occurred to delay pr.hamper the work of discharging and loading the vessel. . ■• Councillor A. C. Yarborough of Kohukohu, who has been connected with Hokiauga County Council for the last 40 years, was tend ored'^a farewell dinner at Ivawene last week hy'aTftg-. preservative gathering. Mr* Yar-1 borough intends going'on an extend* ed tour round the world, and has our best wishes. "If we had good loads cutting up. the county and leading to our waterways it would be of even'greater benefit than a railway."—Mr G. G. Menzies speaking at the dinner given to Mr A. O. Yarborough on Thursday night. You see Mr G. Gr. is Hokianga's County Engineer. Mr Butler' responding to the toast of the " Legal Procession '' at the dinner tendered to Mr Yarborough on Thursday night, said •• A man never knew how much trouble a loosely drawn up will was going to cause until he was dead," Mr Butler is not the first famous lawyer who has made a similar Irissh bull.

A splendid sample of tree gum, hanging on to the Kauri tree' in its natural state which is owned by Mr Cucksey, of the HelensVille Hotel, has been sent down to the Auckland Exhibition. There are a dozen pieces ranging up to ; r>2ft. in length in all, and tlris%-t-KSTmly specimen on exhibit. A novice »vould naWally enquire, " Who placed the pieces of giun : pn that bark," it was so beautifully desigr^d by nature.

On January 29th. next (Anniversary Day), under the auspices of the Y^ctoria League, a monument will be unveiled at Whata Whata.to the memory'of. soldiers who fell during the Maori war. Messrs Bollard and Young, Ms.P., will take part in the function. In view of its local and historical .importance the unveiling of this monument is sure to attract great '.public interest, ■ c

The Counties Act Amendment Act of last yccu" authorises county councils to expend-money in acquiring land and erecting homes for. workers in very much the sameway as dwellings are erected under the ; Worker's dwellings' Act. It is considered that county councils will .doubtfefes avail themselves of those powers as' they will be helping workers on small farms, aiid, at the same time, providing' a regular supply ci: labour ..for the larger j'anns.' " ■ . •

■ Taxpayers have.a very valuahlo object lesson on tho working ot an equitable wage system in our State railways. The late call for a general strike met with such a poor response it-'irmy fairly'b.e . nssumeJ,"' because railway employees, after careful consideration; declined to give a lead in obeying- the call. Our nationalised railways make a profit out of railway employees,.but only under equitable" conditions; We have no .underpaid and overworked 'signalmen on bur lines to endanger the lives of travel-, lers,—Dunedin t( Star." : ' .

Have you seen the ice-man ? No'! Then perhaps ypu have seen, the gasman ? Mr li. L. H. Murray,- the expert acetylene-gas' engineer, etc. paid another visit to this town last week, on tlio old mission of endeavouring io. get the Town Board to light up this benighted place upxm Vitolwlark nights. Mr Mmray clauys now, by his newproposition, that. ho can show the Board how to mako something- like 7^, pnr cent over and above cost of lightning the township by Ins method of supplying private.: consumers. Of course we should have to borrow, bu what of that if it pays.