THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO With which is incorporated "The Kaipara Advertiser & Waitemata Chronicle." Helensville, Thursday, Nov. 25, 1915. FLASHES MOCK COURT TO-NIGHT, STEWART'S HALL. FUN FOR LADIES. FUN FOR GENTS.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 25 November 1915, Page 2

THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO With which is incorporated "The Kaipara Advertiser & Waitemata Chronicle." Helensville, Thursday, Nov. 25, 1915. FLASHES MOCK COURT TO-NIGHT, STEWART'S HALL. FUN FOR LADIES. FUN FOR GENTS.

The Northern Queen (Mrs A. E. Harding) will arrive here on Saturday and probably address a meeting.

Acetylene gas plant for sale,

Bank* holiday to-morrow, on account of Auckland Show.

Excursions to Auckland Show, to be held on November 26 and 27, are announced by the Railway Department.

Sale of stock by Auckland Farmers' Union last week realised £47 7s for the Fund.

Strange that Guard Alex. Hammond should have been the only railway employee fined at the Mock Court.

Change of railway time-table in connection with Auckland, Thames, and Rotorua lines.

Helensville A. & P. Assn's Show Schedules will be available from the Secretary, Mr L. L. Bailey, on and after Saturday next.

Final declaration of poll for Carnival Queen has been postponed till Monday. Can Helensville make another effort ? Every vote helps.

Mr Jas. Stewart is to be congratulated for taking second prize at the late Auckland Horticultural Show, in collection of 18 roses.

The sum of 10s has been received by Mr Stringer from Mrs S. F. Scott's children in aid of the Belgian Children's Food Fund.

Private Percy Fulton, of Woodhill, returned wounded from the front on Tuesday, minus an eye, otherwise he has recovered from his various wounds.

In our last issue we made it appear that R. B, Crane had donated £5 to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. It should have read- R. Craven.

Our local sport, Mr E. H. Cucksey, was fortunate in winning a double at last week's. Trotting Races, taking the Liverpool Handicap (harness) of 200sovs, with dive, and the Telephone ; Handicap (harness) of lOOsovs, with Huon Patch. — Congratulations.

Maungaturoto has done well for the Northern Queen, with basket social, local Queen Carnival, and collections, total to date being £1030. Not too bad for Muddy Roto, eh ? Only 82,000 votes added.

The first of a series of pictures entitled "The Adventures of Kathyln," will be screened at the Star Theatre on Saturday evening next. No. 1 is entitled " The Unwelcome Throne." Every piece is a distinct story of great interest, and a new one will be shown every Saturday for 13 weeks.

There is an impression abroad that the Hon. W. F. Massey rather slighted Helensville on the occasion of our Carnival on Friday last, by not looking in. He was about 15 miles away at Henderson and Swanson, viewing Crown lands, etc ,on the date in question. We shall not forget. No small amount of indignation was expressed at the Mock Court, by the general public,, at the tremendous variations in some of the fines, several in good positions being fined as low as 10s whilst others (working men with families) were mulcted in sums up to a guinea. Mr H. W. Stringer, secretary for local Wounded Soldiers' Fund, sent a draft away to Auckland on Tuesday for £300, making £500 to date. The Queen of the North should be making a jump soon for first position. An example of giving to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund, which should put older people to shame, was exemplified by a young boy of nine, Carroll Garry, who was not satisfied with giving a small donation, but insisted on having his money-box turned ,out, and the whole contents (14s 8d) handed over to the Fund. The celebrated port wine of the "Rozana" Vineyards Henderson, is now advertised at 20s per case of 12 bottles (2 gallons), by the proprietor, Joseph Franich, who manufactures the wine from his own grapes. The Hon. Premier, Mr Massey, Sir Joseph Ward and many others in high positions, have given flattering testimonials as to the excellence of the wines in question.

The Carnival Committee express their thanks to all those who assisted so generously to make the Carnival on Friday last such a success, especially

the following : Mr G. Bennett senr. and

fishermen, Mrs E. McEwin, Mr Jaa | McLeod, Mr A. Becroft, Mr J. Simcock, I the gate-keepers, and ladies who superj vised the afternoon tea.