FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 14 October 1915, Page 2

FLASHES

Southern flour is down to-day to £13 per ton.

Tenders wanted for ploughing. Offers required for splitting and delivering 200 posts.

Don't you wish you could get us ? The Dardanelles !

Auckland Farmers' Union (Whangarei) are holding a cattle sale at Silverdale on Wednesday, 20th inst,

Horse, gig, and harness, also saddle, bridle, and agricultural drill—almost new —for sale.

In the Methodist Church on Monday evening next a lantern display and lecture will be given. The price of flour in Auckland has been dropped by £1 per ton to £14 per ton. Another blessing in disguise—Parliament has closed down for nine months or so. Reader! Please take note that our columns are open to all—influenced by none. The managements of the two local Picture Theatres will devote the whole of next Wednesday's proceeds-to the Auckland Queen Carnival Picture Day.

Government notice elsewhere states that those wrongfully dealing in arms, etc., the property of the N.Z. Government, will be prosecuted.

Buy a Universal Picture ticket ( which will admit you to any Picture Theatre in the Auckland Province on Wednesday next.'

Oil launch "Sunbeam," for sale' by tender; if not sold by 19th inst. will i>e auctioned on 20th inst.

A select picture programme will be shown at the Helensville Theatre next Wednesday. Total proceeds to go to Queen Carnival Fund.

The Helensville A. and P. Association have now under consideration elaborate designs for a much-felt want in the shape of an Agricultural Hall, 40ft by 100 ft, on a rough estimate of £1000.

The allies are able to blast a way anywhere with their big guns, says the "Times" military expert. He adds that it rubbish to say that the allies' offensive had failed.

Wednesday's programme at the Star Picture. Theatre will include "Tess of the Storm Country," a drama of exception interest, well acted, with Mary Pickford in the leading role. Proceeds go to Queen Carnival Fund.

The public are reminded that the moonlight excursion (postponed from 21st September) will take place on Thursday evening, 21st inst. The s.s. Wairua leaves the Helensville wharf for Shelly Beach at about 8 p.m., and the return fare only 1/6.

Screaton's business having increased of late, he has tacked on next door premises as a furnirhing and bedding department and erected large storage premises at the rear.

The enemy's new objective by way of the Balkans is the Suez Canal, Mesopotamia, and India, which brings the matter, closer to the Australians, says the London correspondent of a Sydney paper.

The verdict at the inquest on the bodies found in the debris of the Whangarei fire amounts to the Coroner's conclusion on the evidence that Oxley had committed murder, incendiarism and suicide when un der mental stress. !

Rabbit Inspector, A. P. Smith, is now in the district.for the purpose of prevailing upon settlers to keep down the dangerous pest, instructing them how to do it, and instituting prosecutions where necessary, and there should be none in the latter respect, as settlers know full well the curse of bunny if once he (or she) get a footing on the land.

The whole country from Helensville to Riverhead is looking splendid, grass, even upon what is considered third-class land, being knee-deep, and cattle rolling in fat, This trip is a splendid drive during the fine weather we are now blessed with.

Both Enver Pasha and Talaat Bey approved of the massacres of Armenians that have been systematically carried out by the Turkish troops. In some districts where the victims resisted, the troops gave themselves up to thenust wanton and bloody killing.

Great Britain has presented to the United States Government claims totalling £45.000 in respect of British property which was lost owing to the American occupation of the Mexican port of Vera Cruz during the recent insurrection.

The "cows are in the clover" at this season of the. year, when nature' is clothed in verdant green, and there is every prospsct that the farmers of the North are going to be in clover too, because weather predictions forecast a fruitful harvest all round.

As all current accounts in connection with the ECHO printing and publishing concern, are now issued, the proprietors respectfully ask those who know what they owe, to come along, or post direct, the lubricators, so as to keep the machinery running. We cannot live on the smell of an oily rag.

The North coast (2ST.S.W.) dairying districts are suffering from the most severa drought that has been experienced during the past twenty-six years. There has been a heavy mortality amongst the stock. The butter output has fallen to a third of last figures.

Yet another huge building going up. This time next to railway gates, in the shape of a garage for J. Stewart and Co's beautiful and powerful 24-seater motor. The approach to Helensville township from the railway station will soon be looking as if it wanted (censor here).