THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED " THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE." HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1917 FLASHES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 14 June 1917, Page 2

THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED " THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE." HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1917 FLASHES.

The annual meeting of the Helensville Women's Patriotic League will be held in Mrs Becroft's shop on Friday, June 15th, at 3 p.m.

The last ballot list Jout caused something more than usual interest locally, by reason of the fact that half the names published for Helensville should not be there. Over ten million letters to soldiers at the front are handled by the Army post office staff every week, while over eight millions are written by soldiers to their friends. The Wellington City Council has agreed to license a woman who is anxious to become a taxi-driver, conditionally up»n her passing the usual tests. The Pacific Cable Board notify suspension of system of deferred cable service FROM the United Kingdom. Messages at the deferred rate are still being accepted FOR the United Kingdom. A most amusing and interesting time is promised those who attend the " Hard-up " Social, to be held in the Star Theatre on Thursday, 21st inst. A bun-eating competition ia one of the events of the evening. The proceeds will be devoted to the Send-off Fund. Parakai is advancing. A length of drain-pipea is to be laid alongside the road opposite the Springs. The pipes are already on the ground. When this work is done, it will be greatly appreciated by the residents in the vicinity. "A fall in the price of butter is predicted. At present there are 240,000 cases of butter in store awaiting shipment, with very little prospect of shipping being available to export it for some time ahead." Thus said a commercial man at Welling the other day.

We were informed on Monday morning last that the Church of Christ had been brofcen into the previous week, and about £3 extracted from the collection boxes. An entrance was made by means of a window at the rear of the building. The thief was evidently well aware of where the money was kept, having probably attended some of the services.

A waltzing competition took place in the Star Theatre on Thursday evening last, Mr H. Norton being the judge* About ten couples competed, \Mrs J. Morris and Mr F. Scott winning the first prize. Misa Connelly and Mr D. Cox were adjudged second, and Mrs Tucker and Mr J. Mahon third.

A writer in a contemporary the other day said he thought that it would be a good idea, in the interests of the present war eoonomy, for people to wear out their old clothes. Well, we have been wearing our old clothes for years and

years, and if the war continues much longer we shall have none at all.

All those interested in China are invited to Lantern Lectures by the Rev. W. Mawson, M.A. (for 13 years missionary for the N.Z. Presbyterian Church in China) to be held in the Helensville Presbyterian Church and Woodhill Public Hall on Monday and Tuesday next 17th and 18th insts., ' respectively, at 7.30 p.m. The 80 views include Canton city, village life and customs, methods of travel, farming, etc.

A special \appeal to farmers, to growas much wheat as they possibly can was made by the President of the Waikato Winter Show Association. Despite the fact that dairying was paying well, they had a national duty to perform, and that was to produce some wheat, if at all possible, for it was not to the credit of New Zealand that the Government had to go to Australia and purchase a millions and a-half bushels of wheat to feed the paople.

For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never fails. 1/6,2/6

There are now slightly over 30,000 men left in the first division, at the rate of 8000 a month this will not last long.

We are pleased to welcome back in our midst Private R. J. Johnson, who returned home to Helensville on Monday last, after having been severely wounded while fighting for King and Country.

There is a very bad piece of drainage close to the Railway gates, the outlet seems to have been blocked up for some time, and the accumulation of water is now getting stagnant.

Business out at the Springs has quietened down for the Winter months. The boarding houses report that visitors are few in numbers. The summer season as a whole has been very good, and every year visitors to the Springs are increasing.

The following important resolution concerning the test of cream was carried unanimously by the conference of delegates of dairy factories held at Hamilton: That it be a recommendation to the dairy companies that all cream averaging below 38 per cent be paid for at second-grade rates."

A few members of the local Defence Rifle Club were practising at the range on Saturday afternoon last. The weather was unfavourable for shooting, there being a strong southerly wind at the time. Although the team were defeated at Dargaville on the the 2nd inst., by 141 points, they are very hopeful of better luck on the 16th inst., when a return match will bo fired on the Helensville range.

The Rev. F. R. Jeffries, Superintendent of the Social Service work of the Auckland Presbytery, will be the preacher at the Presbyterian services at Woodhill 11 a.m., Kaukapakapa 3 p.m. and Helensville 7 p.m., on Sunday next, 17th inst. The work of Mr Jeffries as Probation Officer is warmly spoken of by the Magistrates and Police, and those interested in our lads should not fail to hear him.

The following is a statement of the receipts and expenditure of the V.M.C.A. benefit concert held on the 4th inst., organised by Mesdames McG-arvey and Simmonds : —Expenditure £7 12s 2d. Receipts—Door takings £15 9s 6d, tickets sold by school children £5 12s; sweets by Miss Wilson, £2 18s 6d. Total £24. Balance handed over to the Y.M. C.A. trench fund £16 7s lOd.

The Hastings Bulletin Joke Competition was won by Walter Johnson with the following :—A jovial Jack Tar saw an announcement in an ironmonger's shop the other day: " Iron Sinks " —and he went in and told the man he knew iron sank. " Yes," said the man, '' and time flies, but wine vaults, grass slopes, and music stands ; Niagara falls, moonlight walks, Kent hops, scandal spreads, standard weights, iridiarubber tyres, tha organ stops, and the whole world goes round ; trade returns." The bluejacket bolted. Then he returned, put his head in at the door, and remarked: " Yes, I know ; and marble busts."