FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 27 May 1915, Page 2

FLASHES

Launch for Sale. — Briggs, Auckland. The Ohinemuri has been unloading timber from Whangapae, at the wharf during the week. A notice in our old LUMMERY of the Bay of Island, says^ — ""Wanted a boy going to school to help milking." Is the cow on the road or in school ? Ketterer's jewellery sale*now going on. . See the bargains,, and remember out of the sales you get 2s in the £ returned and 2s goes to the Belgian Fund.

"Winter has now set in.—lf you feel its affects, call into the chemist shop next-door to the ECHO (Mr. G. E.Elson, M.P.S.), and if he doesn't relieve you, the ECHO will —that is, if you owe anything. '

Long lines of carriages of all description^ came through to Helensville on Monday, to test the capabilities of a monster, new locomotive just turned out byPrice and-Co., of Thames. There were no Germans on board*

Mr. J. Gordon Coates, M.P., for Kaipara, was a passenger from Wellington by the afternoon express on Monday. He proceeded to Helensville by train later/in the afternoon. We have not heard of him since.

A public meeting was held in the Parakai Hall, on Wednesday evening last, to raise funds for the hospital ship, when it was decided to canvass the district immediately. \

Important Railway Excursion announcements for Hamilton Winter Show, the Auckland Races, and time-table alterations in Auckland, Thames and Rotorua express trains.

Last three days of great drapery and clothing sale, at the Helensville Auction Mart, near ECHO Office. Trie Auckland Importing Company, can always be depended upon for genuine bargains.

Messrs Hunter Bros, lost,a valuable horse on Monday through the exciting exertions of another good kicker. And somebody else (ask the Flat), lost a valuable nag in the mud.

Ship ahoy! Hospital Ship now required. The ladies of Helensville. are holding a meeting this afternoon for the purpose of organising how best to appeal to your pocket—the one that contains the savings dontyerknow.*

If anything " peculiar" such as kissing girls in the dark, etc., occurs in Helensville, one will get all and full particulars " out on the flat" much before the plebians here.

FEdgecumbe, who has been surveying " fancy " greens and giving out free levels, for " sport," left here on Tuesday, for Te Awamutu, fully convinced that Helensville has cured him of rheumatism, and that the " concivial few " are (have one' yourself.)

The writs are now out for the Bay of Islands election, and though the so-called Reform Party complain of Sir Joseph Ward running round'on behalf of Mr. G. G. Menzies (his pick), Mr. Attorney-General (Money, Money) Heardman is trotting round with, the late expelled member, Mr. Vernon Reed, accompanied by his bosom chum, the new candidate, "Willie" Stewart.

Complaints have reached the ECHO and the police, of larrikins amusing themselves at night by taking a certain horse (others may be involved) out of a settler's enclosure, and then driving the same along the road out of the way, and so inconveniencing the gwner during the early dark mornings, who/has some distance to travel, and otherwise making him use language which he otherwise would not. We hope the police will bring the culprits to justice.