FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 15 April 1915, Page 2

FLASHES

The Kaipara Dairy 'Factory Company are paying 1/1 for butterfat for April. Church of England Harvest Festival next Sunday.

Tenders are required to cutting and hauling timber.

Tenders are called by the Board of Education for additions to the Kaukapakapa school.

The Gun Club is starting afresh, therefore why not resuscitate the Swimming Club, which, some time ago, used to create much interest amongst aquatic sportsmen.

The display of splendidly got-up cartoons and coloured pictures of the main features to be screened, are daily worth while to stop and look at outside both our Picture Show Halls.

The football season is now commencing. Time someone barracked for Helensville. Arthur Myers, Esq., M.P., says football and all other sport must be kept going regardless of the war.

An ' inanimate pigeon' match will take place on Saturday afternoon next at Mr A. J. Hill's (next Nursery), beginning at 2 p.m. It is hoped that all interested in the resuscitation of the local gun club will attend.

MrAperahama Reuben, of Woodhill, offers his services on behalf of clients having Native Land Court business. Mr Reuben has had many years' experience in the North.

A newly naturalised German down South,hasbeen refused a hoteljicense the police stating that it would be dangerous for the man, who had been writing on behalf of the German cause, and blackguarding Britain.

Mr A. Becroft has already removed the large wooden structure of 25 odd rooms from Paparoa, on to the Syndicate's Estate at the Hot Springs, where the new erection of 40 rooms is now being proceeded with.

An outbreak of fire occurred about 10 o'clock this morning at the residence of Mr Da ere, in First Ayenue.' Mrs Dacre was outside washing at the time, and unfortunately the little child, who was asleep in its cot, was severely burned.

The lovely autumn weather, which is more like Spring than the approach of Winter, is enough to cheer the heart of anyone having the doldrums, let alone the poor dog who is " down on his dumps," and the parents who have their sons at the front and are waiting patiently for good news.

Mr Redmond, at Phoenix Park, reviewed 25,000 National volunteers, drawn from all parts of Ireland. Mr Redmond stated that 25,000 Nationalists and a similar number from Ulster were voluntarily serving with, the colours. It is the intention of theßrigadetoholcH a similar social at Parakai this evening. Const. Driscoll of Helensville, went to f Auckland Tuesday, for the. purpose of escorting a very old man (a gumdigger), who is in a bad -state of decay, as a vagrant, and in need of care. The man, John Donnelly, who beiongs to Kumeu,' has been up before the Magistrate upon several occasions, and each time (as was the case again on Tuesday), a remand

was given,

An extraordinary general meeting of the Kaipara Co.op. Dairy Factory Company was held yesterday to consider the question of increase in capital, but owing to many shareholders not attending or exercising their votes, the resolution respecting the proposed increase could not be sanctioned.

The Parakai Hall Trustees having secured the services of those clevsr artists known in Auckland and elsewhere as the "Lyric Four," intend giving a grand concert in aid of fthe Hall funds, on Thursday, April 29th, upon which occasion a dance is to be held after the performance. A free 'bus is to run out to Parakai from Helensville. The popularity of the " Lyric Four," is bound to fill the house.

At a Slav relief meeting in London a fetter was read from the Russian author M. Goremykin. It said : " I promise that any sympathy you show my people will meet with hearty response. We are allies now, and I hope will be forever. It is time we studied each other more, May the war which has joined our two' forces also bring together our two nattons. Every Englishman will be treated in Russia as a friend. I firmly believe that in our union lies the hope of the world's peace."

At the Star Theatre, on Saturday evening next, "Hearts of Women," will be the star feature; to be followed by Australian Gazette, No. 194; When the Heart Changes; Bloomer Yawns; A Redskin's Mercy; Lost, a Pair of Shoes; A Day in an Austrian Mine; Casey' Birthday. For Wednesday evening next, the star picture will be "The Curse of War," to be followed by The Visit to the Spider; Guilty or Not Guilty; The Panama Canal; Lawyer Quince; to be concluded with The Family Skeleton.

The new Town Board By-laws, com- | prising some 83 pages and recently turned out by the ECHO Office after employing three extra hands for five weeks, is now on sale at the small price of 2 s per copy, which may be obtained from the Clerk, Mr Stringer. It is most important that ratepayers and householders generally should know the law, and as a plea of ignorance is no excuse in the eyes of the Magistrate, the expenditure of 2s considerably helps one over the sbyle.

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