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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 December 1915, Page 2

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NO "ECHO" ON THURSDAY NEXT.

Tenders wanted for the supply of 140 yds shingle.

The New Year holiday trips on the Kaipara branch line are now announced.

Attention is drawn to mail notices for Christmas and New Year.

A kiosk on the Springs Domain ground would be a great acquisition, and at once become popular.

There will be a short Christmas service (Presbyterian) in the Woodhill Hall on Saturday next, 25th inst., at il a.m Christmas hymns. All are welcome;

When are the school boys of Helensville going to collect the grass seed now going to waste, in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fuud.

Mr H. W. Stringer begs to acknowledge further fines in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund: W. Millward ss, and Mrs Eddleston £1 Is.

The ECHO Office will be closed from Friday, December 24th, till Monday January 3rd, for the annual holidays for the staff.* .

Mr G. G. Menzies, who helped to lay out Helensville township a "few" years ago, and has been County Engineer for Hokianga during the past thirty-six years, has been amongst us during the past fortnight.

The old friends of Mr. John Watt, who took over the Helensvilifc Hotel a few months ago, will regret to learn that owing to ill-health, he has to relinquish the business and "move on", to a different climate.

Several inquiries of late . have been made as to what has become' of the Helensville Brass Band, as its strains with big drum accompaniment have not been heard for months past. We never knew a Band keep together and blow together unless managed by the local body. The public do not respond sufficiently, and men and instruments go astray. We are pleased to note that the Town Board are about to negotiate ' for the management of our Band.

The management of the Star Theatre has secured an exceptionally good-set of picture programmes for the festive season. For Christmas Eve (Friday) they have " The Crimsom Moth," a Biograph pfcture-play of more than ordinary merit, founded upon a family legend, and in the many exciting and thrilling scenes of which superstition, love and avarice play a leading part. On Christmas night (Saturday) No. 5 of the ever popular. " Adventures of Kathlyn" will be the star feature of a well-selected and varied programme On Wednesday evening will be shown Marie Corelli's famous novel, " The Vendetta," whrch takes up three parts' of the programme.