FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 2 December 1915, Page 2

FLASHES

Gas plant for sale. A suit case has been lost. Gold brooch with bloodstone lostYoung lady typist wanted.

Four-roomed cottage to let,

Christmas is coming, and so is the end of the war.

Letters to the Editor, appearing today, have been unavoidably held over for several issues.

Mr R. Screaton has started a branch, store out at the Springs.

Mr H. Graham is making improvements to his store, and extending the verandah all round.

During the absence on his annual holiday of Mr O. Ansell, our local postmaster, Mr W. Anderson is acting as relieving officer.

Letters from "'Our Boys" at the Front, or outward bound, will be gladly summarised by the ECHO editor and published.

Mr H. E. Cole was the winner in the recent cow-test of two milkings, with "Lively." Very appropriate.

Three omissions were made by comps. in our report of Mock Court fines on 19th November, viz., W. W. L. Bradly, 21s ; Mrs H. White 21s; A. J. Hill, 21s.

The butcheries by the Turks upon the poor Armenians are numbered over half-a-niillion up to August 15th. What is the good of being a Christian ? some are asking. x

The Kaipara S.S. Cos.new steamer, Ruawai, intended for the Dargaville trade, arrived here on Sunday evening, after a good trip round the Cape from Auckland. We understand that Captain Menzies is to be in command.

We mentioned last week that Private Percy Fulton had returned from the front. He has been promoted to corporal some time since, so his friends need have no fear that he has lost his stripes. We hope before long the rank of sergeant will be conferred upon him.

The children's prize at the recent local Carnival was awarded to Miss R. Phillips. It was a handsome purse-bag kindly donated by the manager of the Ponsonby Drum and Fife Band. The child was dressed as a poster girl, her dress being covered with the labels as used by Mr Phillips, the. local aerated water manufacturer.

In this issue the Editor of the N.Z. Dairyman, Mr F. W. B. Greville, advertises the rheumatic remedy that has cured him after he had tried many treatments, including baths at Roto'rua. It is not a patent medicine, but is the prescription of a celebrated English medical specialist.

Privates Geldard and Cullens, sons of old settlers of Helensville, left for Trentham on Saturday, and Pte. D. Ball (eldest son of our local dairyman), leaves on Monday next, amongst whom is a newly married man. Others are spoken of as boing about to make for the froot.

Mr S. L. P. Rimmer, of Auckland, will on Sunday evening. Dec. 12th, at the Presbyterian Church, Helensville, and in the afternoon at Parakai, deliver a sermon, "Is the war a fulfilment of Divine Prophecy." etc.

At the Auckland Agriculrural Show on Saturday last, the prize of £20 offered by the Auckland Racing Club for the best thoroughbred entire calculated to improve the breed of saddle horses, brought forward two entries only, Robert of Bruce, owned by Messrs Stenning and Jas. Hand of Helensville, carrying off the honours.