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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 29 June 1916, Page 2

FLASHES

Nelson cooking apples by the case, are advertised.

The Church of England Ladies' Guild Euchre Party, Star Theatre, Monday next.

Notices by the Helensville Town Board of the striking of various rates, are given elsewhere.

The Helensville branch of the Women's Patriotic League hold a Red Cross Tea in Star Theatre on Wednesday next.

Occasionally a man may blacken his accusers in an attempt to whitewash himself.

James C. Wiggins, a contractor at Dargaville, has been committed' for sentence on a charge of setting fire to his house, which was insured for £650.

Constable S. J.Martin, of Auckland, acted as Clerk of the Court at Helensville on Saturday last, and is relieving Const. Driscoll, who is now invalided at Rotorua through accident.

Owing to boisterous weather prevailing last Saturday, the shooting match for Mr D. Stewart's Gladstone bag did not eventuate. Members of the Helensville Platoon will fall in on Saturday next at 1 p.m., when it may be favourable enough to fire away.

The Member for the Bay of Islands constituency, Mr Wm. Stewart, had the effrontery to tell the Minister for Rail-, ways, Hon. Mr Herries, the other day, that some of the ancient-looking carriages must have come out of Noah's Ark. The ECHO does not remember if railway carriages were included amongst the animals who came out, male and female, two-by-two.

Mr E. G. Aickin, Clerk to the Otamatea County Council, tendered his resignation at the last meeting of the Council, as it was his intention to offer his services to the military authorities as soon possible. The Council unsuccessfully endeavoured to get Mr Aickin to reconsider his decision, as it was of the opinion that he was doing good work in assisting the Recruiting Board, but eventually it was decided to grant him leave of absence on half-pay. Mr Aickin has two brothers already in the firing-line.

The " Freedom Advertiser " (Dakota) has a forcible way of telling subscribers to pay up arrears: "It is reported that one of Harvey's fastidious newlymarried ladies kneads bread with her gloves on. The incident may be peculiar but there are others. The editor of this paper needs bread with his. shoes on. He needs bread with his pants on, and unless some of the delinquent subscribers to this ' Old Rag of Freedom " pay up before long, he will, need bread without a darned thing on, and North Dakota is no Garden of Eden in the winter time."

Good programmes are always to be depended upon at the Star Theatre, and those for the current week are right up to the usual high standard. Friday's chiet attraction is a splendid Biograph drama " The Country Parson" (from the famous novel by Balzac); the story is at all times interesting and exciting, holding the attention throughout. Saturday's programme will include a most successful drama, "The Greater Strength," a beautiful story of love and a noble resolve, also " Victorine," a stirring drama, starring talented Miss Dorothy Gish; and a film of special importance—" Anzac Day in London," together with humorous and other entertaining items. For Wednesday the management announce that fine, soul-gripping drama, "The Outcast," (featuring Mac Marsh and Robert Harron) —a stirring page from life, in which the evil passions of men and a great redeeming love are blended, making a story ot extreme fascination.