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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 8 February 1917, Page 2

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The Waiwera Agricultural Show next Saturday, 10th inst, A meeting will be held in. the Library on Tuesday, 13th inst., re rabbit poisoning. The late Dr. Robert McNab was accorded a military funeral at Invercargill yesterday. There is a vacancy for two young lady boarders in nice home, every convenience, good locality. ' The final function in connection with the tour of the Parliamentary Party took place yesterday, when a visit was paid to Birkenhead. '•» The quantity of butter and cheese now in cool store in Auckland awaiting _skipment constitutes a record. Men drawn by ballot under the Military Service Act will; in future be medically examined after the publication of the lists. The Auckland district quota for the Twenty-sixth Reinforcements left Auckland on Tuesday last, and included the following Helensville men: Messrs G. Adams, R. M. Becroft, A. Days, and H. Days. Owing to the great length (6000 ft) of the leading picture on the splendid programme to be^shown at the Star Theatre on Saturday night, " The Broken Coin " (episode 14) will be screened just before the interval. It is to be hoped that the Catholic people of Helensville will manifest the same spirit of interest" in the Mission 4 advertised in our columns for Sunday, February llth, that they have shown on former missions. The heavy rain "experienced last Saturday caused a good deal of damage to the reservoir, and necessitated repairs to one of the pipes. The heavy downpour also played havoc with our footpaths, especially those in Garfield Road and First Avenue. ■ Miss Gaby Deslys should make a great hit in " Her Triumph," which is to be shown at the Star Theatre on Wednesday evening next. It is a very fine story of the stage, in which a humble .understudy bests the leading lady in both love, and fame as an actress and dancer. We would prevail upon all who have the interests of their district at heart to send us country news, reports of meetings, socials, and doings generally. Advertise your district. Keep your district in the limelight, it will be to our mutual advantage. " .■# Sir Herbert Tree, addressing the Magill University in Montreal, said :— "If ever there was a holy war, it is this war. For no war of expediency would Canads, Australia, New Zealand and Britain's Dominions have given their best and bravest sons so ungrudgingly.

When driving to the Show Grounds on Monday, January 29th., Mr Jas. Hand and family narrowly escaped a serious accident. Just as they were approaching the Mill Street railway crossing the shaft of the buggy broke. Fortunately the horse did not bolt, and no further damage was sustained!

In the course of an address at the Otago University,* Dr P. Marshall said that in 1881 the South Island had a larger population than the North; in 1901 both islands had the same population ; but to-day the North had a population greater than the South by 200,000. These figures were facts, and thio disparity of population was going to become greater and greater.

The leading drama on the bill at the Star Theatre on Saturday is somewhat novel in character, for at the fall of the curtain no definite' conclusion is attained the audience being left to draw upon their imaginations as to the ultimate decision of those concerned. The subject, though complex, is gripping, and the trend of events is easily followed, and facilitates the question presented to the onlookers at the finale. The story, which runs into some 6000 ft of film, is entitled " Should a Wife Forgive ?"

The social evenings promoted by the Church- of England Ladies' Guild continue to be most successful, both socially and financially, and the euchre party and dance held on Monday evening in $he Star Theatre proved no exception. About for^y couples sat dqwn to the card tables, and some very interesting games Y?eve played. Miss I. Outnmane, •with 13 games to her credit, was awarded the ladies' pri?e ; while of the gentlemen, Mr Ferrall (XI games) proved the highest scorer. Consolation prizes were presented to Miss M. Vercoe and Mr Horscroft. The ladies provided a most enjoyable supper; /which was followed by a dance.

Sinking piles by means of water is a somewhat uncommon practice, but this artifice is being employed (says the New Zealand N;Times'"j 'at the p.resent time by the Miraniar, Borough Engineer (Mr Fox) in the work he is carrying out at Seatoun in the improvement of the marine parade. strong jet of water is directed on to the snot in which the pile is to be sunk, and as the force, of the Neater fjings- the stones and sandy, soil ou|; on all'sid'es., "the 'pile ls'lowere'cl into the cavity. This work has ' nowbecome quite an art. ' The fastest "time, so far recorded at Seatqun is the sinking pi a pile nine feet deep in one minute and forty-five seconds