THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, NOV, 14, 1918 FLASHES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 14 November 1918, Page 2

THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, NOV, 14, 1918 FLASHES.

Nurses urgently wanted—apply District Health Officer, Auckland. The Postmaster notifies that E.F.M. (6oldiers* telegrams) service via Pacific and Eastern, also cash remittance telegrams, suspended. Helensville is unfortunately having its share of the epidemic, although there have been no fatal cases up to date. Dr. Meinhold and Mr Sandin, the chemist, are however having a very strenuous time, working at a high pitch day and night. Sir Joseph Ward announced to-day that Banks throughout the Dominion will not re-open for business until Friday morning next. As Minister of Finance he felt it due to the public that he should give them this information at once.—Press Telegram.

Open-air peace thanksgiving service in the Helensville Presbyterian Church grounds on Sunday next at 11 a.m.

Ladies willing to render assistance, if required, to sufferers from the epidemic in the Town District, are requested to hand their names to the Chairman of the Town Board.

The need for the complete organisation of every town in New Zealand to meet the influenza menace is strongly urged by the Minister for Public Health the Hon. G. Russell, and in this connection a meeting of all those who can help has been called by the Chairman of the Helensville Town for to-morrow (Friday) at 2 p.m.

At the request of Mr David Ross and other residents of Helensville, Mr Jas. Stewart (Chairman of the Town Board) has opened a subscription list towards assistance of Auckland sufferers from the epidemic. Yesterday £100 was forwarded. For those desirous of donating a list is at this office.

The premature news of Germany's surrender was received in Helensville on Friday, and great excitement prevailed. Official confirmation was eagerly awaited, but as this was not forthcoming business went on much as usual. Flags were hoisted, bells rung, and in the evening a crowd of gay young sparks paraded the town, singing, to the aoccompiment of tin cans and anytning that would make a noise. Next day things cooled down somewhat as the news was a bit previous.

At the instigation of the Helensville Town Board, the Health Department has sent Mr Sheppard, Inspector under the Department, with inhallation plant, which has been set up at the Railway Station. All passengers passing to or from Helensville are ordered to pass thorough this inhallation room for the purpose of disinfection. The Police are instructed to see that this is carried out. The chamber is also available for local persons. People are asked to co-operate in this effort to stamp out the epidemic. While the inspector is in Helensville he intends to make a visit of inspection to all residences.

One of the most remarkable characteristics of the French soldier, the poilu, is the way in which he casts aside his uniform, and returns ,|to the occnpation of pre-war days when on leave. I had taken my shoes to the cobbler round the corner (says a correspondent). I found a vigorous-looking man in the prime of life hard at work amid a pile of injured foot-gear. " Not mobilised ?" I asked. " Permissionaire " (a leave man), was the laconic reply. And now I am walking about Paris in shoes soled by one of the most gallant defenders of Verdun. The man was at home seven days, He who had been in the front line of the great battle spent six of those brief seven days at his cobbler's bench, never referring to the war except when closely questioned, looking as if he had never left that bench or put aside his cobbler's apron. Then it was the active little charwoman who met me looking brighter than her wont. " You've got your husband home." "Yes, he came last night. He's at work." In the army the man was a young aviator. In the little restaurant where he was "at work" few guessed that the attentive white-aproned waiter had for months past been soaring in the upper air, and would again be flying a week or two hence.