FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 20 July 1916, Page 2

FLASHES

Miss Wilson (recently from England) succeeds Mr M. McKinnon as assistant teacher at the Helensville school.

It is said that the Germans are using old newspapers to stuff bedding with instead of stuffing the German public.

The s.s. Aotea is again on the slip, she having met with an accident to her boiler a few weeks ago.

The Spoilers is coming—Wednesday next—Star Theatre.

Rear-Admiral Akiyama, of the Japanese Navy, is convinced that the German fleet cannot again take to the sea.

Grey Lynn's Payne has again been suspended from sitting in Parliament during the session. He should sit on eggs.

Mr N. Wallace, from Auckland, succeeds Mr G. Murphy, as manager .of the Bank of New Zealand's branch at Helensville.

Auckland's Government House nearlygot demolished by fire on Saturday night, but not quite ; just five thousand pounds' worth.

During a recent raid on 'England, two Zeppelin bombs fell on a large manure heap. Another , example of intensive Kultur.

Two hundred British ships, which had been shut up in the Baltic since the beginning of the war, have been released as a result of the Jutland battle.

The fifth annual meeting of the Kaipara Co-operative Dairy Factory Company, Ltd., was held in the Helensville A. and P. Association's Hall, yesterday. Full report next week. • • .

The skating season has commenced in real earnest in Helensville, so that there is no excuse for young and old to have plenty of. exercise during the winter months.

Two more new clerks are now employed at the local branch of the Union Bank of Australia, in the persons of Mr Elmslie (Te Awamutu) and Leo Smith (Ohirangi).

The children of the Helensville school recently made a presentation of an illuminated wristlet watch to Mr M. McKinnon, assistant teacher, prior to his departure for the Trentham Training Camp.

Vast improvements to the Helensville wat er-works are now proceeding, When completed, with also a certainty of no more mud sediment, the ECHO will supply particulars.

A football match was played on the Helensville Show Ground on Saturday afternoon last, between teams selected from the Helensville and Kaukapakapa Senior Cadets. The former won by three points, after a strenuous game.

One day last week Mr J. Morns, junr., returned to Helensville on sick leave, after putting in a month's training at Trentham. He was laid-up with appendicitis, and afterwards successfully operated upon in the Auckland Hospital.

It is reported that while Captain Menzies was taking the s.s. Ruawai on the Dargaville trip on Thursday evening last, he was suddenly taken ill with appendicitis. Mrs Menzies left Helensville on Saturday to join her husband, who, we hear, is now progressing favourably.

The American lady novelist who says that the nations of Europe are mad dogs, and all equally to blame for the war, has at least the satisfaction of knowing that her own country is too proud to bite.

The death is announced of Mr James Loney, at Kumeu, on July 16th., at the age of 53. ■ Deceased had resided at Kumeu for about six years, and was a greatly respected settler. The interment took place at Waikumete on Tuesday, and was largely attended.

The Lands Department has notified the Waitemata County Councilthat the Forestry Department is prepared to supply, at a nominal cost, suitable trees for farmers tp plant for shelter, - plantation, and timber purposes on their farms, and forwarded a schedule of the trees available. „.,

The late caretaker and gardener at the Hot Springs Domain, Mr W. Harris, has resigned, and has accepted .the position of Field Inspector under the Agricultural Department. He left Helensville last week, and will be in charge of the district between Ohakune and Wellington.

The easterly gale which passed over Helensville on Friday and Saturday last was the severest experienced for years. Several small out-houses and fences in town were blown down, The pavilion at the tennis courts also met with a similar fate, On Saturday night Mr Scott lost a set of fishing nets, and the punt in which they were placed was over-turned and got adrift. The punt was picked up the following morning up the river.

Mr Isitt shows up the silly nonsense going on in Parliament, thusly:— The time has come when some protest must "be entered .. against the silly conceit and arrogance shown by a section of Labour Members in their speeches night aftei night. Because Members would not identify themselves with men who glorified everything German and discour ted things that were British, they were being continually villified. He was sick of the silly nonsense with which the House was being continually afflicted. Mr P, 0. Webb, M.P. for Grey, remarked in 1 he House that, notwithstanding the pr vate jwealth of New Zealand, amounting, according to the Finance Minister, tc 228 millions, it was a fact that 90 per cent of the workers received less ttian £3 a week, There were thousands of young farmers unable to get any land to cultivate for themselves, At this rate, what are we going to do with our returned fighters ; save it all up for the Austrian aliens ?