THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 1919 FLASHES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 9 January 1919, Page 2

THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, JAN. 9, 1919 FLASHES.

Show entries close next WEDNESDAY, 15th January. "

The Town Board office will be open all day on Tuesday next for the convenience of those wishing to pay rates.

Coming soon—"The Conqueror," Triangle's latest success, featuring Willard Mack and Enid Markey.

There will be six special trains from Auckland on Show Day.

The Show this year promises to be the best we have yet had—entries are coming in from all parts.

Miss Jacobs, ex-missioner from Fiji will conduct the service at the Helensville Methodist Church on Sunday evening next.

The main rolls for the Licensing Poll to be taken on April 10, closed on Monday last, and the Supplementary Roll will close on March 5.

Beer duty collected in December amounted to £21,764, compared with £23,095 in December 1917, the decrease last month being £1331.

A British two-seater biplane, manned by Captain Lang and Lieutenant Blowers, reached an altitude of 30,500 ft. This is a world's record.

Entries for the annual Bhow will be received by the Secretary at his office or at the Farmers' Union office (corner of Main Street) till Wednesday, 15th January.

The Customs revenue collected in New Zealand during December totalled £230,311, compared with £278,680 in December, 1917, showing a decrease of £48,469 during last month.

The Registrar of Electors has installed a telephone in his office in Victoria Street, Dargaville. The number is 130. Enquiries r« •lectoral matters will be promptly attended to if 130 is rung up.

Owing to there being no Show in Auckland and Waikato last year the Committee are expecting large entries and a record gathering at the Helensville Show on 29th inst.

It is estimated that in the various countries of the world where the influenza scourge has been raging, that no lose than six million deaths occurred in twelvs wesks, or double the number of killed in the war.

Four silver cups are being presented to the Show. The one for. Milk Test Competition was won by Mr J. Grey and is now on exhibition in Mr F. Tucker's window. The President's (Mr N. W. Rimmer) Cup for most points in dairy classes, is on view in Mr H Coulter's window.

A cable message states that minefiweeping is proceeding on a large scale. Some minefields are 100 miles in extent. It is estimated that 100,000 mines, including drifters, have to be removed.

The Dominion Premiers have prepared lists of the Dominions' war costs and they will be given an opportunity of presenting the lists at the Peace Conference, requesting indemnification as email nations who supported Britain.

The managing director of an "aircraft manufacturing company in London says he is absolutely confident that within a reasonable time 100 miles an hour net speed betweeen Melbourne and London will be a regular institution. The journey from London to Sydney will thus occupy four days.

Tram fares have been raised on some Sydney's suburban lines, causing complaints in all quarters. A Chinaman, when asked for the extra fare, made the following remark, proving that he was quite conversant with the method of " passing it on ":—" All li; upea go tlam Hde to-day; upee go callot to-mollow."

Mr ■ Paul Clay, a noted statistician, estimates that an indemnity of £540,000,----000 annually can be collected from Gsrmany without breaking down her industries. The indemnity can be increassd eiadually to £700,000,000.

The New Zealand No. 1 General Hospital at Brockenhurst will be closed at the end of January, and the Hornchurch institution at the end of February, No. 3 Hospital at Codford in April, and No. 2 at Walton on Thames in May.

Elaborate precautions are being taken to see that all soldiers are given an opportunity at the forthcoming election (April 10) to record their vote. There is a probability however that a soldier may be inadvertantly struck off the roll through not knowing that he i« a soldier. The Register of Electors will.be much obliged if errors of this description are promptly pointed out which will be as promptly dealt with.