FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 1 July 1915, Page 2

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Euchre Party and Social prompted by the Ladies' Guild, in the Star Theatre on Monday evening next.

The proprietor of the Helensville South Butchery, Mr Jas, Hond, has a change advertisement in this issue.

Railway excursion to the great Auckland Patriotic Athletic Carnival, see advertisement.

The New Zealand Hospital Ship is expected to sail from Wellington for the Mediterranean at the end of next month.

Notice is given elsewhere that Mr Jas. Stewart has acquired the HelensvilleHot Springs 'bus service, from Messrs Hunter Bros.

Latest reports state that Private Alexander Bennett, late of Helensville, is lying dangerously ill in one of the hospitals, suffering from wounds received at the Dardanelles.

Mr Stringer, Town Clerk, has received a communication from the Secretary of Marine, stating that the Minister for Marine has been pleased to vest the control of the wharf at Helensville South in the Town Board.

The Pictures announced for our winter nights are marvellous and entertaining, but how many of the " old folks," who would be " pleased to be there," will not venture out these seasonable, wet and windy nights now going ?

The statue of the late Mr R. J. Seddon, formerly Premier of New Zealand, was unveiled on Saturday in Wellington by His Excellency the Governor, tha Earl of Liberpool.

For first-class jewellery, clocks, watches silver plateware, silver-backed brushes, rings, etc., purchasers cannot do better than go to C. Ketterer's establishment, which is now carrying a beautiful and valuable display.

The startling announcement that Mr Tau Henare (Northern Maori M.P) was present at the late Government caucus, has gone through almost every paper in the Dominion. What a fuss. Did those who know not Tau, expect anything else? Too much te humbug is Jack Maori at times. A meeting, presided over by the Governor, considered reports by three mental experts upon the case of Norman Keals, sentenced to death at Auckland for murder, and decided to commute the death sentence to imprisonmeni for life. A funny story is going round that neighbour Becroft did away with his 'Searchlight' on top of the 'Star Pictures' because, while it was shining, it was an incentive to the Germans' idea of dropping bombs from their Zeppelins on the Union Bank, and Cart-ing the till away with all our Kold. Put up the gramaphone record — " God save our gracious King." A few shillings (say 40) . spent now would go along way to keep somewhat dry the feet of pedestrians who have business ito transact from the Town Board office to the office of the Defence Department, opposite Terminus Hotel. Pine scoria ash would make a good start, Messieurs my Commissioners. l The following are the returns of the civil business transacted at the Helensville S.M. Court for the quarter ending June 30, 1915 :—European plaintiffs and Maori defendants: 14; amount sued for, £106 17s 5d ; cases tried, 9 ; £47 11s lid, full amount recovered. European cases only : 21; amount sued for, £292 13s 4d ; cases tried 23; amount sued for, £334 10s 8d ; recovered, £306 17s.

Shortly after the public had returned home from the Pictures on Saturday evening last, a fire broke out on the s.s. Bell-bird, which was lying alongside the Helensyille railway wharf, A few calls from the steamer's whistle brought plenty of hands on the scene. The fire, it appears, occured in one of the lockers used for stowing sales and life-belts, burning the contents, but the flames were soon extinguished, and no further damage was done. The vessel resumed her usual run the following morning.

On Tuesday last, an old gumdigger named Jeremiah O'Sullivan, who could not get enough booze in the 'local hotels or else it was not good enough for him, tried a bottle of methylated spirits. After having a nip or two of the fluid he lost his bearings and woke up next morning to find himself in the " cooler," and it cost him *10s when, he faced the music before Mr W. R. Fosbroke, J.P. Jerry took the mid-day tra.n North immediately afterwards.

Tau Henare I.—According to a certain section of the Press the Member for the Northern Maori District, Mr Tau Henari who now runs a dairy patch near Kawakawa, has the making or marring of the Government. The ECHO does not believe this tall story, even supposing the last time we saw Mr Tau in Kawakawa he had underneath his arm —" A bunch of early onions and a bottle o' Lion beer, some pickles and a bunch of watercresses. The Echo has just received an encouraging letter of thanks for our reasonable charges and excellent workmanship in connection with some printing we executed for a patriotic movement, though the committee forgot to avail themselves of our offer to publish all notices free in connection with all patriotic movements. Out-districts will remember to take advantage of our free offer.

The postmistress of Maungaturoto Mrs Alice Cormack, was admitted to the Auckland Hospital on Sunday morning, suffering from a compound fracture of the right leg. The injury was caused by Mrs Cormack, who is 45 years of age, receiving a fright and jumping through a window 7ft. from the ground. ' She was taken to Auckland by special train,after she had been carried three miles to the station. <