FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 8 July 1915, Page 2

FLASHES

The Sultan of Turkey is dead.-—The war proceeds. Thousands more to die.

Hall Fund Benefit Dance, at Parakai, on Tuesday evening next.

Fire Brigade Social to-night, in the Star Theatre.

The N.Z. Hospital Ship, Maheno, with accommodation, for 351 wounded or invalided men, sails for England on Saturday.

For the convenience of the public, Mr G. Elson, chemist, has had the telephone installed at his shop. Telephnone No. 50.

We beg to acknowledge receipt of the sum of 4s from Mr R. Constable, of Helensville, for the Hospital Ship Fund. The money has been handed over to the proper authorities.

The many friends of the Drinnan family (Kaukapakapa) will sympathise with them through Corporal William Andrew Drinnan getting wounded at the Dardanelles on June 15.

Dr. Norman, well and favourably remembered as one of Hikurangi's former medicos, left Auckland on Monday night by the Niagara en route for the front. The doctor has lost a brother, killed in action.

During the week ending June 30, the arrivals and sailings from British ports totalled 1399. Five vessels, aggregating 11,625 tons, were sunk by submarines, and also 14 fishing boats.

Tailor Bauman has gone, lock-stitch and barrel, sign-board included, to Hikurangi, where the coal-heavers reign. It is said that another tailor will soon take on the old premises here.

In an address on the war, Bishop Long of Bathurst, advocated compulsory national service. He said he believed the present situation was far more grave than the leaders dare disclose.

The parishioners of St. Matthew's, Auckland, bade farewell on Monday night to the vicar, the Rev. W. Gillam, who left on Wednesday to take up his duties as chaplain-major of the hospital ship.

Although Mr T. Loughman has warned trespassers with dog or" gun on his property at Woodhill, no notice has been taken of same. - Last year he lost two fine young beasts, and this season another has fallen at the hands of careless sportsmen. The body of the Jate John McNeill, who was accidently drowned, was conveyed by trian to Auckland on Monday morning, for interment by his family at Papakura. Mr A. Becroft, as undertaker superintended all arrangements.

Now that Mr Massey' idea of a National Cabinet to tide over the war has fallen through the Opposition being dissatisfied with but three appointments against six of the Government, we may expect Opposition wrangling as per usual.

Two medical men from Waipu and Manungaturoto have left their practices at the call of tne Empire ; and the next nearest resident doctor, it is reported, has met with an accident which is likely to disable him for some time.

Particular attention is drawn to a big clearing sale by the Auckland Farmers' Union, on behalf of Mr A. H. Povey, of Parkhurst, the advertised date being Monday,, July 19. At the same time a lot of live and dead stock will be disposed of on behalf other clients.

The good people of Parkhurst intend to make a great day of it on the ] 4th inst., when Arbor Day will be celebrated by the willing working committee and friends, with spades, axes, etc.,' and the ladies will provide afternoon tea.

A most desirable improvement has taken place in the formation and ashing of the footpath from the Town Board's office to the railway crossing fence, since our last issue. We take no credit to ourselves for the doing of it, though the ECHO first spurted shrapnel a couple of month ago.

One ca-n now visit Lambert's coach' factory, Father Fosbroke's, and the Defence Departmen next door, even to Stewart's sample rooms, without mudgathering. Why? Becauge the Town Board Chairman, who happened along the other day in his capacity of "Eyes front" and member of the Rear Guard, ordered the necessary work to be done' forthwith. '

The annual meeting of the Northern Wairoa Co-operative Dairy Company takes place on August 14. The company has paid out an interim bonus for the season of \id per lb of butter-fat, and probably another bonus of y 2 d per lb will be declared on the yearly balancesheet. The Hd per lb represents over £2000 on the total supplies.

A shooting accident, which terminated fatally, occurred on Monday at Tangaihi, near Dargaville. Robert Gibson, aged 15 years, in company wiih his brother, was shooting ducks, when the breech of his gun jambed and exploded. Gibson received severe injuries to one of his knees. He was conveyed by launch to Te Kopuru Hospital, where he gradually sank, succumbing next morning to shock. It is stated that the explosion was wholly accidental. .