THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE." HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, April 19,1917. FLASHES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 19 April 1917, Page 2

THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE." HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, April 19,1917. FLASHES.

A notice appears in this issue re tenders for the purchase of the Tokatoka tramway plant. If the Prime Minister would permanently end coal strikes we would be more than grate-ful. Lieutenant R. G. Milligan, formerly of Kaukapakapa. according to cable advice from France, has been promoted to the Jank of Captain. As a mark of his admiration for its services, His Majesty the King has accepted the position of Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Flying Corps. The annual meeting of the Helensville Golf Club will be held on Monday, April 23rd, at 8 p.m. sharp, in the Star Theatre and a full attendance is requested. The Kaipara Steamship Company announce in another column their revised timetable for the boat service between Helensville and Dargaville. A man named J. P. Bunyan was brought before Messrs Fosbroke and Hand, "Js.F,, on the 16th inst., and charged with being a vagrant. He was sent to Auckland for medical treatment. In view of the necessity to, conserve the coal stocks, drastic curtailment ot the train services will be brought into operation by the Railway Department, particulars of which appear in another column. The Postmaster notifies that, in connection with sick or wounded soldiers, no free telegram of enquiry is to be accepted for transmission within seven days of the date stamped on the official notification of the casualty, and after that 14 day 3 respectively must elapse before a second or third message may be accepted. In connection with the fjshing industry in Kaipara waters, a deputation from the Auckland Fishermen and Trawlers' TJniqn, informed the Minister for Railways, that at present there were fourteen boats at Helensville, whqlly engaged in fishing for the oity market, The men could catch as many as 100 bundles of fish a day, but owing to lack of railway facilities with Auckland, their sale was often limited from ten .to twenty dozen.

In recognition of the protection afforded by the British Navy, South Africa has decided to make a grant of £1,000,000 to the Imperial Government.

Householders are reminded that the annual meeting to elect a school committee will take place place at the Helensville School on Monday, 30th inst., at 8 p.m.

The Committee of the HelensvillePatriotic Carnival desire to express their thanks to Messrs Hunter Bros, for their kindness in carting goods, etc., to and from the Show Ground free of charge.

James Martin ;was charged before W. R. Fosbroke, J.P., on 10th inst., for being found drunk «n the Helensville Railway Station. Accused pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s and costs.

In our last week's report of the Easter Carnival, the flower stall was inadvertently omitted. It was in charge of Miss M. Stewart and Mrs J. S. Vercoe, and the takings amounted to £3 9s Bd.

The new' Methodist Minister for the Helensvtllle Home Mission Circuit, the Eev. J. H. Edmondson, has now taken up his residence at Kaukapakapa. He will preach in the Helensville Methodist Church ou Sunday avening next.

Whilst attending to his horse at Puhoi one day last week, Father Kellyhad |the misfortune to receive a nasty kick on the left leg, necessitating his being confined to his bed for a fewdays.

Some idea of the acute shortage of paper in certain parts of New Zealand may be gauged from the fact that one Hokitika paper could not be published the other day because of no paper. The other journal came out on blue paper, while the Murchison Standard was printed on green.

A meeting of the Helensville Acclimatization Society Jwill be held at the Town Board Office to-morrow (Friday) evening, to elect officers for the ensuing year; to recommend the appointment of rangers; and to decide re the disposal of twenty pheasants, which are due to arrive at the end of the week. It is desired that all sportsmen and others should attend this meeting.

A correspondent (signing himself "Member ") advis«s that a slight mistake occurred in our report of the Sports Gala on Easter Monday, with .regard to the Helensville Band. He says the misunderstanding that was reported, was through one member who objected to pay 1/- admission to the ground, as well as give his services free. As everybody had to pay, without exception, it showed a great patriotic (?) feeling on this man's part. Unfortunately, as the Band could not perform without this member's assistance, it put the remaining members in a false position, and the public were consequently disappointed.