FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 24 June 1915, Page 2

FLASHES

Milking plant for sale.

Progressive Euchre and Social on Monday, July 5.

The flat has another good thing on, even before Helensvilie dreamt it was

a fact,

Parliament opened to-day. The session is not expected {.o .last long, ••hank goodness.

The next S.M. Court for Helensvilie is -cbeduleri. for Wednesday, July 28th,

at I'i a.m

One and all a:..e pleased to learn that Mr Megson If. up and about again after his recent illness.

The torrents of rain which have patronised the whoie surrounding country during the past week, have probably created a record.

When the gu-d w'.fe's away lather sometimes has a rosy time of it, for instance,, oyster suppers with some Ham-on' the piano.

Mr Thomas Marks, the well-known farmer and postmaster of Tahekeroa, has been appointen n Justice of the Peace, and is therefore a greater acquisition to to the district. More power to Mr Thos. Ma. us.

Pi-hace cable advice has been received by Mr end Mrs A. E. Harding, of Dargav?.'.!e, that their son, Sergeant Berdnc, is among• £i.»e missing at the Dardanelles.

A great clearing sale of live and dead stock is to be held by Messrs Alfred Buckland and Son, on the farm of Mr H. L. Bell, at Kumeu, on Tuesday, June 29. Full particulars are advertised in another column.

The Paris Matin estimates that the German killed, woiuided, and prisoners to dace total 4,200,000 oat of 8,500,000, end that ihe Aastric nshave lost 2,526,000 oat of 4.r-00,000. Nearly seven million.

The supol'.e -s of the Kaupokonui Coope.iat've Da'cy Factory, who have agreed to coatribcte to the war fund a-balf pec cent of [the value of the m"lk supply, have already contributed over £600 on that basis.

Mi- A. iiej'oen, of Wha epapa, is builala^, a s'^-.'.'oomed Lc.ngaiow between oi'on-a:j 0 '" ai.d Whe epapa, which will

be a , ;eal improve. iie.it to the estate. \ .'e w's'l some- .no e of Ri-euueo'sft-iends v\ou; A ■• r o\ •' u. o.i xhe'r holdings 'ii-.e <:,'■: se. Eug'ar Fector Rose McKenzie, Auck- ■ land Infantry Battalion, who has been wounded at 'he Dfrdanelles, was born at Elmo-e, Victoiia. and ia 20 years of age. He was educated in Tasmania, and at the Technical College, Nelson. He was w0,.: Vag :.- HelensviUe when he enlisted, ?i?d leTt with the main Expeditionary Force.

Ab tnere '.it.ve been so many other so -ials daring the month in connection with war benefit funds, the Ladies' Guild in connection with St. Matthew's Church slapped iheir monthly Euchre Party, but intend, so we are informed, commencing again by holding their socials first Monday eve of every month without a. break.

In another column it will be noticed, that Miss Walters is now prepared to take pupils for plain and fancy dancing. As the fee is decidedly reasonable it should be a great inducement to aspirants of the light fantastic to avail themselves of this best of opportunities, especially as Miss Walters is an expert in the art.

A subscriber wishes to know the name of the auctioneer who * came down espedally from Auckland to administer the jumb'e sale held after the recent "cheap concert." Now, as the Editor does not know the name of that energetic auctioneer, who sold things to the greatest advantage iti aid of the Hospital Ship, and is not inclined to run after anyone foe the information asked for, Mr Inquisitive must appeal to the mauagement of the aforegoing function.

Auckland papers report — " A few minutes before the North Auckland express was due to leave the Auckland sto/t:on on Tuesday roormrg, a young Nv.nii-n a-ho was beaded in ,ne of the

:r :s^a ga e b'ltii to a child; Railway c<s^, a i s ?I ,d o «he:-s did a., that wat

;-ssi...U- fov v.je mot^e, s comfort during i-o iln.^ which necessary etapse.l uefore a rn/se, who haa Leea telephoned for, ai--ived upon die scene. The carriage' Wc.s detached .fvom the train, and remaiasd at the pla,foim until the moJier and child we/e removed to the hospital." Both are reported to he progressing favourably, an 1 the ECHO glad to obvojlc e clie face that - our gua.-ds we:-e

on d t .oy,

For Children's Hacking Cough at night Wood's Great PepperniintCure,ls 6d 2s Gd