FLASHES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 13 March 1919, Page 2

FLASHES.

Town Board raontkly meeting to-night (Thursday).

Attention is drawn to Screaton's replace advt. in this issue.

Mr W. D. Bayley, Labour leader and Prohibition advocate from Canada, will speak at the Star Theatre to-morrow (Friday) •vening.

Monday next, St. Patrick's Day, an Irish concert will be held in the Agricultural Hall in the evening.

Harvest Thanksgiving services will be held in the Presbyterian Church at Helensville and Kaukapakcpa on Sunday next.

The Pahi Regatta will be held on Saturday, March 22nd, and arrangements are being made for a big turn-out M

The Hamilton Borough Council has adopted a scheme to borrow £20,000 to •rect workers' dwellings. Here's- a good example.

It is time some attention was given to the fir* plugs. It is very awkward when a fire occurs and they can't be located for grass and rubbish.

Messrs Buckland and Sons will hold a special stock sale at Kumeu on Thursday 20th inst., on account of Mr H. E. Salter, who is leaving the district.

" Are You a Mason ?" If you are or if you're not yow will enjoy seeing Jack Barrymore in this remarfcable drama at the Agricultural Hall on Saturday.

How about having a " clean up" week in Helensville. The Health Inspector, was busy here a few months ago, but his visits were quickly forgotton, and remain " as they wer«."

A meeting in connection with the formation of a branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association will be held in the Lyric Theatre on Thursday, March 20 and tha public are invited to attend. Mr Andrews, Secretary of the Association, will address the meeting. Op portunity will also be taken to welcome home returned soldiers.

The practice of securing hostages-to be murdered was the German rule in their devastating march through Belgium and France. The Bolsheviks followed the example eagerly, and the Spartacists are reported to be doing the same in distracted Germany. The evil that the Prussians did lives after them.

A speaker at a recent meeting of St. Peter's (Anglican) parishioners at Hamilton, contended that the work of the Church should be altosether independent of the •ffertories. These should be devoted to what they were originally intended—charity, and should not be trenched upon for carrying out the work of the church.

Jerusalem was actually given over,not to General AUenby, but to a couple of regimental cooks who had been sent out to collect some salad for the officers o(" the company. To these two British Tommies the Arabs came out, with many gesticulations, and the key of the most war-worn city in the world.— Westminster Gazette.

The Minister of Public Health has decided that a special form of certificate of thanks shall be presented to those persons who rendered valuable voluntary service during the epidemic, and has requested various Epidemic Committees in the district to forward him names and addresses of those deserving same.

Several local bodies are urging upon the authorities the appointment of Sir Andrew Russell as the next GovernorGeneral of the Dominion. The gallant soldier's services are referred to, and it is stated that the appointment weuld be acclaimed by all New Zealand with appreciative enthusiasm. The matter i-j entirely one for the Imperial authorities.

Lyric patrons are requested to note the special big programme for Saturday evening. Miss Ethel Barrymore is seen at her very best in the big Metro drami, " The Eternal Mother," an adaption of Sydney McCall's famous novel " Red Horse Hill." Two splendid comedies will also be shown.

There is an impression abroad, says Hon. Guthrie, that returned soldiers are not eligible to make application for land under the soldiers' settlement scheme until they are discharged. It has been found that a number of the men, during tht time they are on leave prior to discharge, have been anxioua to take preliminary action to obtain land, and the Lands D epartment has arranged •with the Defence authorities that such men may obtain their immediate discharge if they are able to take up a section.

"Sheep-dippinK, properly carried out, repays its cost many times over. Dipping not only improves the condition of the wool, but it stimulates a healthy action of the skin, and consequently increases the rise of yolk and the weight of the fleece/states Mr J. L. Bruce, assistant director to the Live Stock Division of the Agricultural Department, in the current issue of the Agricultural Journal."

Editor: ''How's the new society reporter ? I told him to condense as much a3 possible.

Assistant: "He did. Here fs hie account of yesterday's afternoon tea : 'Mrs Lovey poured, Mrs Jabber roared, Mra Duller bored, Mrs Rasping gored, and Mrs Embonpoint Bnored.'"