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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 21 December 1916, Page 2

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I NO "ECHO" NEXT WEEK., J Several items of news are crowded J The Dargaville Borough Council has decided to close all billiard rooms at X The latest cables from Berlin state ■pat horseflesh in Berlin is now retailed Xt 3s per lb. What price beef and ikutton now ? ■ Semple on three grave charges of ■edition, got 12 months, at Christchurch, Bn each charge, to run concurrently. Ke would get shot for less in Gremany. HThe German casualties officially adBitted—always considerably less than Be actual—now total 3,921,869, includ■k 889,957 killed. BHeavy rains have been falling during Wbb week, which have cooled the air Mtaisiderably. But of course, we all Hkfcicipate fine weather for the holidays. New Zealand soldiers, minus ■ga or arms, left again for England by Bp Marama last week for the purpose H^. being accommodated with artificial BOwing to the want of support, there Hrs some talk,of the Cambridge High ■jkool being . closed down, but the Hvents have pulled themselves together, Hinow all is well. reference to the street collection 9 on Bth. insfc, in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund, we omitted to that the sum of 12a was handed Miss A. Simcock, for hire of fancy HJThe small steamer Albany, which was while on a voyage from AuckHpi to the Waikato Heads, is heard of Hkpdn, the wreck having been sold to a Helensville syndicats, who to attempt salvage operations WjThe Secretary of the Helensville A. HikLP. Association notifies us that Mr H)e Parkes, of Helensville Hotel, has Bpnated 21s as special prize for best pair Wt buggy horses at the forthcoming ■[The School Garden Party in aid of the ■pis' tennis court, was, owing to the Had weather yesterday, adjourned to the ■lar Theatre, where a good time was Bent by the|children, entertaining, etc., Bpd quite a goodly sum was the re3ult. ■ There is no mistake about the Kaiser Kho is cabled to have said, in addressing Had reviewing troops near Alsace—"l ■eel we are absolute conquerors. We nfftted'^to negotiate with the enemy, [and if the enemy still thinks he has not mad enough, then I know ," and he I winks the other (devilish) eye.