FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 8 April 1915, Page 2

FLASHES

At the Helensville Theatre on Tuesday the great and much-talked-of drama, " Tipperary," will be screened.

When the Dardanelles are opened again .85 steamers will be released. Of that number 11 are British vessels and 27 Russian.

An important amalgamation of brewing interests has been arranged between the Campbell and Ehrenfried Co., Ltd and the Great Northern Brewery, Ltd.

The German sleight-of-hand performers that pulled the Belgian hare out of the hat found it was a bull-dog.—New York " Sun."

Easter Monday was a great day in Auckland for the holiday seeker—the racecourse, steamer excursions, theatres, parks, etc., all being crowded! There appeared to be no lack of the ready cash", the war notwithstanding.

Quite an unusual complaint was made by a woman in Sydney when summoning her husband for assault. She declared that he was good-natured, when drinking—but he had taken the pledge!

At the Star Theatre to-morrow evening

a splendid drama entitled " Wcfman against Woman" will be the star attraction. On Saturday " Votes for Women," and on the following Wednesday "Where the Road Forks," will be the main features.

The parochial districts of Helensville, Warkworth, Dargaville, and Paparoa have been transferred by the Bishop of Auckland from the archdeaconry of Auckland to archdeaconry of Waimate. Dr. Averill has arranged to visit this part of the diocese, which may be described as the " Far North," and will leave Auckland on April 12.

Helensville's Mullingar just saved his bacon by running second in the Stewards Handicap on Easter Monday, or there would have been nothing to record in his fayour during the autumn meeting at Ellerslie, Mullingar not finding a place in the Easter Handicap on Saturday The local owner, Mr Jas. Hand, will have to get weight reduced before any great success is achieved.

The match between Jack Johnson, the world's heavyweight champion, and Jess Willard, the cowboy "White Hope," was fought at Havana on April 5. The match was to a finish, and it lasted for 26 rounds. In that round Willard knocked the big negro down and out, and thus won for himself the title of world's heavyweight champion. The fight was witnessed by 15,000 spectators.

Kaiser Bill went up the hill, Breathing Fire and Slaughter ; But Bill came down without his crown, And so he well oughter.