FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 27 January 1916, Page 2

FLASHES

Hon. Premier Massey regrets he cannot attend Helensville Show on Saturday.

Dargaville Times office and plant are to be sold by auction on February 12th., by order of the morgagee.

Catalogues for Saturday's Show are now on sale at Is each. We have appointed Mr Hiron as sole agent.

The local postmaster informs up that telegrams to Italy, addressed to a code address, are now permitted, provided the address was registered before July Ist. 1914

Miss Chandler notifies the general public that she has opened a beautiful stock of millinery in the Star Theatre sample-rooms. For three days only.

Owing to the Star Theatre being unobtainable on Saturday evening next the usual social after the Show will not be held. '

According to present weather signs and conditions, Mr H. Aitkenhead, President of the Helensville A. and P. Association, is going to have big luck on Saturday.

Owing to recent dry weather, many lines in the vegetable garden are missing from the Show catalogues at this time of the year.

Notice is given elsewhere of Saturday next, 29th inst. (Anniversary Day), being a special Bank holiday at Helensville for the Union Bank of Australia and the Bank of New Zealand.

Helensville at present is having a long rest, after the excitement of the Queen Carnivals, raffles, etc , not forgetting Church Bazaars, picnics, and so forth, but is it not time to be at work again on behalf of our soldiers at the front?

Old-timer H. C. Powell, for a number of years farming away up at Herekino, North Capewards, and a member of Hokianga arid Mangonui County Councils, also of the Bay of Islands Hospital and C. A. Board, contemplates visiting Helensville, the scene of his younger days, on Saturday.

A timber yard, guaranteed to supply the building trade and others with .'every requirement at moderate prices; has just been started by Mr Isaac McLeod, who also undertakes to give all orders entrusted to him, prompt attention. Now is an excellent time to build, and with a good timber yard in our midst, things ought to boom.

The timely showers of rain on Saturday evening and Sunday, though not heavy, quite freshened up Helensville's flower gardens, orchards, etc. Mr Jas. Stewart's gardens especially, are a picture-show ; while Mr Hopmeier's nursery is in good trim, but another month's time will see the beautiful hahlias looking picturesque all round.

The amount of agricultural machinery coming weekly into the district is occasioning comment. On almost every river wharf is to be seen types of the latest farming implements, pointing to a pleasing development in farming generall \

A very pleasing function took pi ace at Rewiti on Thursday evening last, the occasion being a " send off " to Corpl. W. Paora, who is leaving for the front with the Fourth Maori Reinforcement. Mr Lyons, on behalt of those present, presented the guest with a handsome set of pipes in case. Songs, speeches, etc., helped to make the evening a most enjoyable one.

Over 800 discharged soldiers have applied to the Discharged Soldiers' Information Bureau, says the Wellington Post, and that number have either been provided with suitable employment or assisted in some way or other, according to their desires or requirements. The office is doing valuable work in this direction.

Speaking to an old resident on Tuesday about the weather on coming Show Day, he deliberately taxed us with—" What: Do you want to upset the universe by getting a fine day on Saturday ? It is monstrous, man, and you ought to know better." He is going to have a fall, for all that, because we are going to have a lovely day of it. How's that for Bailey?

About 1000 men, completely deaf and dumb, but sound in wind and limb, are, through the agency of the' Royal Association in Aid of the Deaf and Dumb, being drilled in the use of a rifle and in trench digging, with the view of their being embodied in local volunteer battalions in London. They are being drilled through the medium of manual signs.

Who says that Tommy cannot pay a witty compliment? In a military hospital recently an attractive looking nurse had jus.t finished bandaging a wounded soldier. As he sank back with a gesture of ease, Mr Atkins said to her, "I can't offer you a medal, sister, but I'd like to give you a clasp !"

Our Highlanders have had a high com pliment paid them (says a Home newspaper). A French general commanding the famous Chasseurs Alpins asked some time ago that he might be given a Highland brigade, or even, a battalion of the Black Watch or Cameroons, to fight side by side with his own men in the Vosges. For military reasons the request could not be granted.

What a question for Chas. Ratjen Ltd. to ask—"Do your cows chew bones, sticks, etc, ?"■ But wherefore the reason: " R'atjeil's „ Cow-Lie " is the cure, and farmers will learn more about it on the Show Ground, Saturday. The cow has a craving for something she cannot get in sufficient quantities, to make good the continual drain upon her system, in producing large quantities of high-testing milk. This want of essential food element ultimately produces a weakened, state of the whole system, making the cow a ready, prey for snch diseases as tuberculosis, abortion, and redwater.— You want to use Cow-Lie.

General or good help wanted. Tip-top salary. Miss Rimmer resumes her classes on Tuesday next. The Town Band, now re-organised, will hold their first practice on Thursday evening next. ■ The Helensville Brass Band deserves every encouragement. Say fifty subscribers at 5s each. A penalty of 10 per cent is to be charged on all rates not paid by Saturday 12th February. It is a mistake not to pay up at once. The manager of the Union Bank of Australia, Helensville (Mr J. Carter) is now connected by telephone, No. 53. at at his private residence. Potato crops in many parts of the district are contaminated with that fell , disease, blight. A number of settlers trust to chance, rather than spray. A registered plumber ,ij|(| sanitary engineer, Mr T. D. Johnsbrj^tkas now commenced business in premifees where a tailor used to run his g<^se over things, nearly opposite Dr. Mein^jid's-."*^

Most have heard of the College professoic who gravely apologised to the cow he had run against, and when he really ran against a lady a little later said, " Here you are in my way again, you silly old beast you—er —er —i beg pardon. I though you were a cow !"

The film visualisation of R D. Black - more's great novel " Lorna Doone," will be shown on Friday (to-morrow) evening at the Star Theatre. The story of John Ridd, beautiful Lorna, and the pitiless Doones of Bagworthy Forest loses none of its immortal charm when transferred to the screen. This isl a notable production, which is meeting everywhere with the.success it richly deserves, and should draw a crowded house to-morrow.

The drill-sergeant was rapidly getting to the fed-up stage. The recruits he was trying to whip into shape were the last word in '■ awkward squads." When I say "Shun!" he explained huskily, pull yourselves together and throw your chests out. "Shun !" The row wayered and trembled, and then disentangled their backbones a bit. " Oh, look here," he yelled in desperation, " I told you to stand as straight as if you had swallowed a ramrod ; and there you all go and look as if you'd dined off hockey sticks."