FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 12 June 1914, Page 4

FLASHES

—Birkshire breeders for sale. —Annual meeting Awaroa Bowling Club, Thursday next at 8 p.m.

—Eighteen acres flat land for sale, good town lots.

—It is reported that Prince William of Wied is about to abdicate the Albanian Throne. —Time he did.

—The takings for the three days of the Waikato Winter Show amounted to £790, an increase of £95 over last year.

—Town Board election to fill extraordinary vacancy, on Thursday July 2 ; nominations received up till Thursday, 25th in st.

—Town Board District Electors' Roll closes on Thursday next. No excuse for those lagging behind.

Carson advises the Ulstermen to stick to their arms, and to use them if any attempt be made to rob them or to break the peace.

—Commissioner MacKie says that the losses sustained by the Army in the Empress of Ireland disaster are a direct criticism from heaven.

—A petition has been going round during the week in opposition to the Central Railway Station movement.

—We do wish correspondents would stick to the rules and appendjtheir names when sending in matter for publication, as a guarantee of good faith.

—Mr Hugh Poland, M.P. for Ohinemuri, paid a flying visit to Helensville, and was the guest of Mr Jas. Hand " Te Makiri."

—A crowd of Maoris met Sir Joseph Ward at Horeke, Hokianga, and said that ever since Massey had got into power they had all caught the measles. —At last our green-grocer man, Mr Hansen, was able to announce on Tuesday, that his first consignment of oysters had arrived straight from the rocks, and, needless to say, they went off his hands like hot pies. —Farmers are requested to note some particulars re " Star Brand Basic Slag " as a fertiliser. Our page three will remind you if you are smart enough and energetic too, to look up for yourself. —We regret that our old frieud, Mr G. Menzies, thought better of contesting the Bay of Islands seat in Liberal interests, because we think he would beat Dr Buck any time, he being such an old and well-known Hokianga settler. —The Kaipara Steamship Company's s.s. Oman a, the boat running between Dargaville and Tangiteroria, is at present on the Company's slip at Helensville undergoing alterations which will be completed about Tuesday. The s.s. Naumai is at present doing her running. —Dr Buck, Member for the Northern Maori district, has been chosen as the Liberal candidate to contest the Bay ot Islands seat at next election. Messrs G. G. Menzies and R. Wrathall standing down. —A week before Mr Geo. Wilkinson was selected by the delegates of the Bay of Islands Reform League as the Reform candidate, he had announced his intention at a meeting of farmers away up North to contest the election, and when asked if he would consent to again go on the Oruru Show management declined with thanks, stating that during the coming six months he had other "fish to fry."

—There is little or no mistake about the Town Board Chairman (Mr Jas. McLeod), who always appears to be on the scene when there is anything going for the public good. His time seems to be of no object, while battling round and courtesy to one and all is a sine quo non with him. . If he is not here, interviewing Members of the Ministry, Opposition barrackers, Sir Joseph Ward, the Gum Commissioners, Rivers and Canals Commissioners, on arrival: or looking over a bad bridge or piece of road; then he is in Auckland, still upon Helensville's business and welfare. Indeed, there are few, if any, in our midst, able or willing to devote time, energy,, and private means as well, for the benefit of the public.