THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, June 19, 1919 FLASHES.

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THE KAIPARA AND WAITEMATA ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, June 19, 1919 FLASHES.

Returned soldiers' social next Thursday, 26th inst., in the Star TheatreGood music, good floor, and supper.

A special sale of dairy cows and heifers will tak* place at the N. A. Farmers' Co-op, yards, Helensville, on Monday, 30.

An illustrated lecture on Japan and the Japanese will bo given to-night (Thursday) in the Lyric Theatre by the Right Rev. W. Gray Dixon, M.A., of Dunedin, Moderator of the Presbytorian General Assembly.

Convictions, with costs, were recorded in the test cases brought by the Stock Inspector, at the Magistrate's Court, Helensville, on Wednesday last, against the following: Chas. Newman, Frank Strange, Hamilton Bros., and J. HCoigan.

" The best horse always wins," asserted Mr A. I. Rattray, the well-known secretary of Trotting Clubs, in giving evidence in a case concerning the sale of a trotting horse in th« Supreme Court at Christchurch. His Honour Mr Justice Herdman asked incredulously, "Is that so ?" Mr M. J. Gresson, counsel foi the defence : " He shows a touching faith in racing, sir. I don't share it."

In an article dealing with the cost of living and the rent problem, the New Zealand Times says : " Wellington's reputation as a dearer place to live in than Auckland is borne out by off! cial figures. In rent alone Wellington is from 3/6 to 6/6 dearer on the smaller houses. A tabular statement showing prices of food-stuffs in Sydney and Wellington s hows that the increased cost of living in Australia and New Zealandhave been estimated as follows: Aus tralia, 31 per cent; New Zealand, 39 per cent."