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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 15 January 1915, Page 2

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A Fox type-writer for sale. A good farm of 86 acres, hear New Lynn, is offered for sale. Bread is 9J^d the 41b, loaf in Timaru, where they grind the flour. Farmers' Union stock sale, Helensville, next Tuesday. The engineering firm of Mascall and Co has removed from Commercial Road into Mill Road. @ All entries for Helensville A. and P. Show close on Saturday. 16th inst. No late entries will be received on any pretence whatever. Notice is given elsewhere of the closing of the Helensville Swing Bridge on Wednesday next from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. next morning. If a German and a British soldier were locked in a tramcar, which would be the first to get out? The one with the khaki (carjcey). A total of 11,212 bushels of Canadian wheat arrived by the Niagara on Monday to the order of the New Zealand Government, and was distributed among three Auckland mills. We live ! Alex. Mack, who was, the most popular runner on the Kaukapakapa Sports ground on Thursday last, ran\n Belgian colours. At a meetffig of the directors of the Northern Publishing Co., Whangarei, Mr E. J. Eames, late of the Pukekohe and Waiuku Times, was appointed to take charge of the Advocate and Mail newspapers. We are promised the full report of the Gaudin Samoan court martial case in a few days, by the Governor. The ECHO scarcely expected the Governor would bothhr to take notice of the request. Lady Liverpool is now seeking for half-crown subscriptions to enshroud the men of H.M.S, New Zealand in oilskins. What have we to do with the big boat now ? And surely the Imperial Gov ernfhent can keep all hands and the cook dry? The flooring of Stewart's Opera House is still being daily laid by Messrs Leech and Co,, and it is one seldom to be met with, in a country town, at any rate, wide rimu boards being laid down first of all upon stout joists, over which tongued and groved matai is used. The whole when finished will be both substantial and handsome. In regard to the Belgian Fund list, pubished as a letter to the Editor, last week, by Mr H. W. Stringer, we are informed by Mr Vercoe (one of the collectors out Parkhurst way) that the following were inadvertently omitted: Mrs Archibald 20s, and the Misses Archibald ss. There is an old saying, when anything goes wrong with the "property man"— " write me down an ass." But our Editor is worse; he's a thick-head, because after making half-a-dozen attempts in two issues of the ECHO to wish all our principal citizens in their variqus occupations " all the compliments of the season and good luck for the ensuing year and ever after," he must needs omit to mention the name of one of our moat important, hard-working, and genial friends of the town. We refer to Mr Arthur J. Hill, head-teacher of the Helensville Public School, which position he has held for some years to the full satisfaction of the Dapartment and the parents, and the children whom he has turned out as finished and those he is still taking pains with. Mr Hill is devoted to his profession, which is a tedious qne at all times, and has our very bes,t wishes.. Th.c schoolmaster must have been abroad when the E,CHQ forgot him, ?;1 i ..o.v^i.- c«.u lie down. Keep I M X;;»\ Take ammonia—twenty drops | | '^humbler of water, at frequent in- ' | fj|j*\ aIs <>) two or. four drops tine- | Br>l mix vonica every hour or two 5 or six hours. '4 I'OK Poisoxs,— 1. Send f 2. Induce vomiting. % throat with feather "r -I hot water or strong \sater. Swallow sweat eggs. Acids are an and vice versa. used foi phosphorus a tioris.