THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, May 22, 1919 FLASHES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 22 May 1919, Page 2

THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, May 22, 1919 FLASHES.

General satisfaction exists throughout the Province at the breaking of the drought. Euchre and dance, Thursday, (tonight),in the Star Theatre, to raist funds for the Church of England. The attention of our readers is drawn to an important notice in this issue by the Kaipara Returned Soldiers' Ass'n. Now, civilians, get over the top, and come in crowds to welcome MajoJ Coates at the Returned Soldiers' Social on Thursday, 29th met. The Helensville Town Board have a notice in this issue r© the levying of rates. V Heligoland fortifications to be demolished by the Hun, with Hun labour, and at. their own cost. "Who says we can't rub it in. Attention is drawn to a notice re Plumbers' Registration Act, appearing in this issue. An agency of the Life and Accident Branches of the Government Insurance Department will be opened at Paparoa as from Ist June, 1919. Major Coates, M.P., is, we are pleased to rtport, looking well, and says he is quite fit, and intends getting straight way into work in connection with his Parliamentary duties. The rainfall at Helensville from Friday afternoon to Tuesday was 3.94 inches. This has giren the ground a good ■oaking, and as the weather is still warm the grass should come away nicely Again. '

It's rather a novel situation to have to teach school with a revolver, and this original incident occurs in "Mountain Dew," showing on Tuesday next at the Lyric.

The Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association spent nearly £3000 last year—all the mono/ being found by returned soldiers—in looking after the interests of dependants of returned soldiers and the men themselves.

Speaking at Uargaville the other day Major Coates said the soldiers' vote on the question of Prohibition could be taken as a protest against the vote being taken while they were out of the Dominion. Good bye-ec, good-byee, wipe the tear s'hunny dear from your eye-ee. Four hundred Huns deported by the Willochra. We've still eleven hundred left. Any-' thing doin'?—John Bull Register. The next Social under the, auspices of the Returned Soldiers' Association will be held on Thursday, M iy 23th, in the Star Theatre at 8 p.m. These socials are popular, and deservedly so, ao roll up everybody, and give Major Coates, who will be present., a hearty welcome home. Can a man mother a baby ? Julian Eltinge, the world-famoua female impersonator, successfully solves this problem in " The Widow's Might," the Paramount masterpiece tq be screened at the Agricultural IJall on Tuesday, As a result of the drought sheep were being sold in Hawke's Bay for half-a---crown, and rendered down for fat. In various parts of the country heavy lqss of stock has b«en suffered, on account of the sparcity of feed. A mild winter would b« a real blessing, now We have had at last a good downpour of rain to give the feed a start. It's quite true, as philosophers say lhat "Where there's a, will there's a »'a?.!' -'Tis the secret of business success And it comes to our aid in distress, When illness or danger assails, Qr when we've hard times to endure Firm will in our trouble avails ' ! Like Woods1 Gre*t Peppermint Curp