THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO With which is incorporated "The Kaipara Advertiser & Waitemata Chronicle" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, March 7,1918 FLASHES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 7 March 1918, Page 2

THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO With which is incorporated "The Kaipara Advertiser & Waitemata Chronicle" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, March 7,1918 FLASHES.

A special meeting of the Helensville Town Board will be held on Monday, 25th March to confirm a resolution adopting a scale for the licensing of motor vehicles.

In announcement elsewhere Mr V. Trounson expresses his willingness to contest the forthcoming Kaipara Licensing election.

Dress goods, prints, sheetings, laces, hosiery, gloves, and fancy goods, all to be cleared at Stewart's Stocktaking Sale, commencing Friday, March 15. *

The increase in the Hot Springs traffic within the last few years is surprising, notwithstanding the fact that the weekend excursion fares have bean discontinued owing to the war. Last week Mr J. F. Lambert, coachbuilder, turned out a fine 25-seater motor 'bus to the order of the Hot Springs Motor Co. Mr D. Ross is also adding to his Hot Springs service by putting on a 7-seater Buick. Things are humming in the motor line.

Submarines attacked a oonvoy fourteen miles off Falmouth. The convoy consisted of 20 ships. One was sunk, and another severely damaged. We should have heard nothing of this but for it being dragged out by the way of a question in the House of Commons. Two submarines have found their way to the Canary Islands. We have North and South Islands here. What precautions, if any, are we taking in this direction? We don't want to have to say " We told you so."

At the Tauranga Horticultural station this season the potato varieties were sprayed with lime-sulphur only, in strengths varying from 1-20 to 1-95, the operation being frequently carried out in order to give the crop every chance. The result for blight-preservation was favourable in general. Most of the varieties, such as Northern Star, Gamekeeper, and' White Elephant showed no blight; Dalmeny Beauty blighted a little; and the only sort which went down was Bresee's Prolific.

Concrete roads are the roads of the future, says Mr Godfrey Magnus, who has recently returned from America. There, such roads are being laid down in all parts of the country, to meet the demands of the ever-growing motortraffic. He had the great pleasure of travelling over the 500 mile concrete road that joins San Francisco to Los Angeles. "It is perfect travelling at last," says Mr Magnus. " The action of the car is so smooth that you can imagine you were travelling on silk."

A good story is being told of a reply given by a student to a question set in an examination paper. "If 20 men reap a field in eight hours," ran the question, " how long will it take 15 men to reap the same field ?" The student thought long and carefully before setting down the answer, and when he handed in his paper this was what the examiner read: "The field, having already been reaped by the 20 men, could not* be reaped a second time by the 15."

A notice appears in this issue re the the Kaipara Licensing Election, which takes place on Tuesday, March 12. A replace advertisement by H. Graham the Universal Provider, announces in another column prime Pukekohe potatoes also onions, for sale. MEN'S WARE—Suits, shirts, underclothing, etc., greatly reduced at Stewart's Sale. * The Secretary of the Helensville A. and P. Association notifies that prize money in connection with the Show will be paid out on Friday, March 15th, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. We would prevail upon all who have the interests of this important district at heart to send us Country News — reports of meetings, socials, and doings generally ; also accounts of the district and local needs. Help us to help you—make your district known. How they do it in London. A Strand pedlar was recently fined 10s for selling small boxes of safety matches at lj^d instead of %&— the price fixed by the Matches Order. The pedlar said he had to pay Id per box for the safety matches, which, if true, suggests that the pedlar was not the exploiter. Anyhow, seeing the prica of matches in New Zealand, isn't it up to the Board of Trade or somebody to get busy ? The present (1917-18) season is the first for which the Dominion's output of butter has been purchased by the ! Imperial authorities, and the'price paid has been fixed at 157s per .cwt. for creamery butter, with a deduction of 6d per cwt. for each half grade-point by which the butter falls below first grade. Whey butter and dairy butter are purchased at 133s 8d per cwt, and milled butter at 124s 4d per cwt, these two latter figuies being subject to a deduction in each case of J^d per Ib for any secondgrade butter. A farewell social was tendered Mr~ and Mrs E. Thurlow Field on Thursday evening last, 28th February, in the Star Theatre. There was a large and representative gathering, and a very pleasant evening was spent. Songs were rendered by Messrs White and Rennie, a duet by Mr and Mrs Rennie, and a pianoforte solo by Miss Venables. Rev. Vcnables, in a neat speech, presented Mr and Mrs Field with a silver tea service from the parishoners of St. Matthew's Church, while Mrs Field was also the recipient of a salad bowl, set of fruit dishes, and vase. Mr Field suitably responed. An enjoyable supper, provided by the Ladies' Guild, was partaken of, followed by the singing of " Auld Lang Syne " and the National Anthem. Later the Hall -was cleared for dancing, which terminated a very pleasant evening. Both Mr and Mrs Field were prominent Church workers, and will be greatly missed in the parish.

Although no official intimation has been received locally as to the failure to obtain a District High School for Helensville, most of the intending pupils have b»en enrolled at one or other of the secondary schools in Auckland. G. Ellett has entered at King'B College ; S. McAnnalley, F. Hughes, O. Olsen, N. Olsen, and D. Sellars at the^Seddon Memorial Technical College; G. Forrester, M. Hill, P. Hill, M. Bishop, L. Field, and F.* Ross at the Girls' Grammar School, and T. Sellars at the Hamilton High School. The following are also attending secondary schools at Auckland —E. Eames, L. Carleton, E. Bradly, J. Bailey, I. Forrester (entered Girls' Grammar School last year), and A. Turley (entered Boys' Grammar School last year). - < The annual harvest festival will be held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Sunday next. The Committee would greatly appreciate gifts of fruit, flowers, produce, etc., which can be left at the Church, Manse, or with Mr Mirams at the Station, The sale of produce will be held in the Church on Monday, 11th in st., at 8 p.m., and the proceeds will be devoted to the Home Mission fund of the Church for the assistance of the Presbyterian Missioners in the Backblocks. The services on Sunday will be conducted bj the Rev. Jas. Pattison of the Somerville Memorial Church. Mr Pattison, who, it will be remembered, gave such an impressive address here on AnZac Day, has just been appointed Official Chaplain to the Narrow Neck Camp, and leaves his charge at Remuera to to take up this good work among the " boys." Soloist, Miss Waddell.

Ideal Drapery Sale, Commercial Road, has opened another large stock of drapery and clothing, and has decided to continue the sale for a considerable time longer. Bargains will be the order of the day until the goods are disposed of. RBmnants and oddments will be cleared at less than half price. Goods must be disposed of at your own price. *