FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 3 February 1916, Page 2

FLASHES

Windmill for sale

Danthonia seed at J. Webster's; 1/6 perlb. . . ''

Tenders for motor car shed are lequired. , -■'-.'•.

E. Mascall has sold out to Hamlin and Co., engineers, etc,

The local private hospital is closed pi'O tern, experienced nurses being unobtainable. •

A word about disenfeetant Pathone This is an important subject. See Elson, ohemist. ' ' «

The Helensville Public School will be re-opened next Monday (7th: February), unless further notice to the contrary is give a.

A. Grlorit correspondent states that Mr 0. Gardner of that settlement enlisted on Saturday last.

The Town Board bridge is getting into a bad state of repair*, and will soon have to' be re-planxed or renewed, altogether, in concrete.

The British casualties to January 9 totalled 546.657, of whom 128,318 officers and men were killed.

The British Museum has paid as much as £315 for a JShaxespeare autograph. We give ours free when clients come along and pay up !: •

In the reign, of James I every person absent from Church on Sundays was fined Is. What a revenue a Is fine would create for Helensville parsons if this law was carried out.

The Secretary of the Heiensville A. and P. Association, Mr L. L. Bailey, notifies us that he would iixe to receive all accounts due, and donations promised, as soon as possible, in order to wind-up and make out his balance-sheet.

What is interpreted as a" final warning to Germany that she must settle the Lusitania affair was con tamed in .a* speech delivered by Mr Wilson. The President said that Americans were . ready to fight to vindicate their honour,

It is said that on «n average Scotsmen's brains weigh lloz more"! than those of Englishmen. The Echo Mac, does not believe this fairy story, because the Bank of England was | foxmded by a Scotsman, who died in poverty, (

In an interview Mr Lloyd said that Britain would have four million men uuder arms by the Spring. He expressed the opinion that the Central European Powers had lost thpir opportunity of victory and were on the down grade.

One of the most enthralling of

modern picture-plays is entitled "The Mystery of St Martins Bridge," The idle flirtation of a rich wastrel with a mountain girl leads to many thrilling episodes of love, revenge, and finally the supreme sacrifice of self for another. Phis powerful dramatic item wili be the star feature of a splendid programme at the Star Theatre to morrow (Friday) night. For Wednesday the management has secured "Fringe of War." a picture of vivid interest centering round the present great war. Mai-y Picicford will appear in <; Wilful Peggy.",

The Helensville Platoon will parade at 1.45 p.m., on Saturday, February sth, at the Orderly Room, for purpose of entraining for Kaukapakapa for company drill. Men not attending this parade must hand in their rifles.