THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, June 5, 1919 FLASHES.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 5 June 1919, Page 2

THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, June 5, 1919 FLASHES.

Returned soldiers' social next Thursday, 12th inst., in the Star Theatre. Good music, good floor, and suppor.

A 1 Seeds —See O'Leary Bros and Downs, Ltd., interesting re-place advt. on the front page.

Advertisers are requested to hand in their advertisements for Thursday's issue not later than the Wednesday afternoon previous.

The Farmers' Union Conference at Wellington has passed a series of resolutions urging the Government to curb the activity of the Meat Trust in every possible way.

Eeferring to the prospect of the discorery of oil in the peat swamps in the North, Dr. Maclaurin, speaking at the Industries Committee, expressed the opinion that a comprehensive survey of the swamps was necessary.

Imprisoned in a loft while his sweetheart is captured by Indians. A daredevil escape, a wild leap through the air on tP his horse, a swift rids, a daring rescue, and then a thrilling escape with his love across his saddle. Just a few of the stunts performed by Douglas Fairbanks in his latest Aitcraft picture, " Wild and Woolly," showing Saturday next, Agricultural Hall.

For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Groat Pepoerniint Cure

Attention is drawn to "the Public Works notice in this issue calling tenders for work in connection with the Tokatoka swamp stopbanks.

The Right Rev. W. Gray Dixon, M.A., of Dunedin, Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly, will visit Helensville on Thursday, June. 19th. Full particulars will be announced later.

At the last meeting of the Kaipara Branch of the N.Z. Labour Party, after a lively and thorough discussion, the following resolution was passed unanimously—"That the Income Tax, like the Customs duties, is passed on to the consumer, hence the high cost of living, and should be re-placed by a tax on land values, all round, say at 2H per c«nt."

Three registered pedigree J«rsey heifers, bred by Mr R. Fewell of Kaukapakapa and sold by Buckland and Sons at Westfield on Thursday, realised good prices. The 8-months heifer calf, Sundara, waa knocked down to Mr G. Palmer of Tuakau for 30 guineas. The 3-year heifer, Apex Queen,, was bought by Mr Harper of Woodhill for 40 guineas, and a third heifer calf, Princess Yerba, was purchased by Mr Fitzgerald of Ramarama for 18 guineas.

Last session Parliament passed legislation with the intention ot controlling the operations of the Meat . Trust in New Zealand. The Minister for Agriculture states that very careful in-quiries-have been' made, and he would shortly be able to make a general statement on the whole position. Only one application for a license had been refused. The Farmers' Union has been pushing this question for a long time past, and the statement to be made by the Minister will be awaited with a good deal of interest.

The sport of wild goose shooting is to fostered by the Auckland Acclimatization Society. The Chairman of the council of the Society, Mr C. A. Whitaey, announced recently that he had presented a flock of geese to the Society with the object of having them placed, on th« swamps at Ratorangi, near Cam--bridge, to breed. Geese reared away from the haunts of man became very wild and provided excellent shooting. He expressed the opinion that there were several districts in the Society's area where geese could be bred to advantage in a wild state. Several speakers endorsed the Chairman's remarks, and it was decided to endeavour to arrange for geese to be reared in the Kaipara district.