FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 11 March 1914, Page 2

FLASHES

The Bank of England destroys about 350,000 oi: its notes every week.

Racing Club meeting Thursday evening, to arrange programme.

Mr J. M. Scott, photographer, Helensville, has a short opening announcement elsewhere.

At the Domain Board meeting on Saturday, it was reported that the baths are now kept open until 9 73.m.

Tuesday, March 17th, will be observed as a closed holiday at the Union Bank of Australia.

It is expected that Sir Joseph Ward leader of the Opposition, will be in Helensville to give a political address on March 23rd.

Mr Cr. Floniming late of Kaukapakay>a, has taken up his quarters at Awanui North, and Mr T. J. Flernming has taken over the hotel of the same ulace.

The following Dargaville gentlemen have boen gazetted Justices of the Peace :—Samuel S. Campbell and James A. S Hernuhill.

A law recently passed in Noiway make? girls ineligible for matrimony UTiless they can show certificates of skill in cookiug, knitting and spinning.

A Russian army captain wus expelled from his regiment at Smolensk ''because of the scandal offered to the army in his humiliating subjection to his wife."

Tha usual monthly meeting of the School Committee was held last evening, when the customary 'routine business was transacted. Mr A. Becroft was in the chair and there was a full attendance with the exception oi one member who was unavoidably away on other business.

The Town Board intends to have two water troughs installed in Garfiuld road and Commercial road respectively, which will be highly appreciated by drivers of horse teams in the summer months, and will also be a great boon to cattle drovers.

The American boy scouts claim to have in their r:tui?s the biggest boy scout in the world. His navueis Cook, of Philadelphia, and, although he is only years old, he stands 6EI Tin in his Stockings and weighs 13st. His boots are No i 2 and his hats 7£.

The matter of military pensions was crsu.MJly referred to by the Hon F. M. B Fisher in Christchureh. "You would hardly credit it." he said to a reporter, "but it is a fact that several men whose incomes are well into thousands per annum are drawing military pensions in New Zealand." And what about it? We know of some old age pensiocers who are making a "good thing" out of it.

Last year there were twenty-three murders committed in the City of Lon don, a supply, says the' Springfield Hepublican, that would hardly last the City of New York for two weeks. Of the^e twenty-three murderers, ninp committed suicide. Of the remaining fourteen, ten were put on trial, convicted, executed and otherwise disposed of within six weeks. This leaves four unaccounted for, and the report says that "there was no case of the murder of a person above one year old in which the perpetrator was not discovered."