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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 13 January 1916, Page 2

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Strong boy wanted at once for blacksmithing trade. A smart junior for office work is wanted. Two bay stallions at Woodhill are to be shot, unless claimed and expenses paid. C. G. Sandin, chemist, has a replace advertisement in another column drawing attention to special lines he has in stock. The local Fire Brigade turned out o n Monday evening last, and held a useful practice. The pressure of water was highly satisfactory. The building of the new Agricultural Hall is now well under way. When completed it will be a two-storey building, and a credit to the district. All accounts right up to date are now' circulated, some of them many, many months overdue. Cheer up the Editor by an early settlement, and thus help to brighten our columns. The new boniface of the Helensville Hotel, Mr Joe Park, has now settled down to business,' and desires to make as many friends as possible, /by dispensing the best of liquors, meals, etc. Speaking at Chrisfcchurch the other .day, Bishop Julius sa>id that the Church of the country was coming to this — every man in the country must be a soldier or a sailor;. and a good thing, too. And every baptised member of the Church must be a worker—a real soldier or a sailor, or let him put his name down on the census paper as an unbeliever ! The curse of the Church was the number of men and women who used to the utmost the privileges of the Church, but were not inclined to give servie. They must clear the decks of these. He did not want to drown them, although he remarked, amidst laughter, one or two might be drowned with advantage. A picture of unusual interest, depicting scenes seldom, if ever, witnessed here, will be shown on Wednesday next at the Star Theatre, and -is entitled "A California Round - up."—Real cowboys competing in the sport of the range, express, hippodrome and chariot races ; thousands of spectators come from all points of California, for the cowboy is king and still holds sway over the West; the crowd tense with excitement sees the cowboy and cowgirl in their glory taking part in death-defying dangers seen nowhere else on earth ; the wildest horses are ridden merely to test the strength of the proud cowboy; vicious untamed horses are entered for the great wild horse race ; and men alone and unarmed wrestle with wild cattle, proving that with their bare hands they can throw them to the ground and hold them there.