FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 23 March 1916, Page 2

FLASHES

The Waitemata County Council request tenders for digging 20 chains side-drains.

Helensville Town Board call tenders for forming and metalling Nelson Street.

Hundreds more of the sick and wounded have arrived in Auckland from the front, and now demand due attention.

Germany's yon " Turps " has resigned. Afraid of the coming smash-up of the Navy, which has been so long playing hide-and-seek.

Now that the Germans have commenced torpedoing Dutch liners, perhaps Mr Dutchie will not be so persistant in smuggling goods into Germany for the sake of filthy lucre.

At the last meeting of the Helensville Town Board it was enoneously reported that Captain Sellars voted against the proposition re dog tax collector, whereas he voted for it,

At a special meeting of the Helensville Town Board last Monday evening, Corporal J. Mahon (a returned wounded soldier) was appointed Recruiting Officer to canvass the town district for eligible men to go to the front. *

When the Helensville Town Board get into financial circumstances, we hope they will take a leaf out of the Dargaville books, by commencing to improve and beautify the township and banks of rhe river.

Bishop's billiard-room has just been renovated, while the table has been re-covered, and everything else has had due attention regardless of cost. At the same time one of Auckland's best lettering and decorative artists has been operating with sparkling effect, on the numerous windows on the groundfloor.

Hedgehogs, which were imported some years ago by Dr. W. H. Hosking, are now frequently seen in the neighbourhood of Masterton.—Hedgehogs (covered with prickly spikes), for all the good they be are probably protected, like the hawk. Eh ?

Mr G. E. Elson, chemist, next F.OHO Office, having decided to take over the Grey Lynn Pharmacy, Great North Road (a few doors past the Reservoir) will close down his business here as Irom Saturday next. He requests that all accounts due to him be sent in at once.

Included in the Gisborne draft of the Thirteenth Reinforcements! which left recently, was a recruit of 6ft 9ins in height and weighing 16 stone. He was the tallest man in Government employin Poverty Bay. and will be the tallest soldier in the New Zealand Army.

The many friends of Mr C. H. Cleveland (husband), and Mrs Parker (mother), of the Aurora Hotel, Victoria Street, Auckland, will regret to learn that Mrs Cleveland died at the Auckland Hospital, Sunday, 19th inst., at the early age of 28. Deceased, who was universally liked by all who,came in contact with her, leaves two little children (a boy and a girl); she was a niece of Mr Maurice O'Connor (Auckland), and for a fewyears, with her husband and mother, helped to carry on the Star Hotel at Kawakawa. Our sympathies go out to the sorrowing family. :\

An extensive tree-planting scheme is being instituted by the] Mayor (Mr J. A. McLean). The intention is to plant wide shelter belts on the western boundary of Mt. Wesley Park, and to carry out similar work in Selwyn Park, and to plant rows of shelter trees in Victoria and Hokianga Roads, and in Gordon, Normanby, and Gladstone Streets. Councillors are to forthwtth inspect the localities, and price quotations of suitable growths are being obtained from nurserymen—Dargaville "'Times." . .

Something entirely new and fascinating, the most remarkable as well as dramatic sensation in motion pictures, entitled " The Dead Secret " (by Wilkie Collins), will be the principal attraction at the Star Theatre to-morrow (Friday) evening. At the same Theatre on Saturday, "A Fight to the Death," a magnificent story of love and hatred, with a surprising ending, will be a strong feature, and the supporting programme will include the arrival of the Willochra and other films both interesting and amusing. On Wednesday next the public will be given opportunity of seeing one of the finest and most clever film plots ever conceived, entitled " 413." This story teems with exciting incidents, ending with the unmasking of the " hero'1 who so oleverly impersonates three individuals.