DISTRICT NEWS.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 19 June 1919, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

KAUKAPAKAPA.

fO»rN Correspondent]

. A painful accident befel the 6-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Blackmoore on Wednesday. Mrs Blackmore, whilst engaged in some duty outside, sent the girl in to rock the cradle. A few moments later she appeared at the door in flame*. Th« mother hastily seized a sack and after some trouble managed to extinguish the flames, receiving painful burns on her hands in so doing. The little girl was badly burned all down the right side from the shoulder to the knee. Mrs Blackmore called for a neighbour, Mrs Pace, who im* mediately took both sufferers to house and rendered first aid, Dl* Meinhold attended later on hit way home from a distant call, but was able to say that all possible had been done. Both mother and daughter at latest report were progressing well.

Another accident occurred on Thursday, when a son of Mr Schiska, of Glorit, fell upon an axe, severely cutting himself. Dr M«inhold was called and found it necessary to put in several stitches,

We are glad to hear that the Bible Class recently started on Tuesday evenings is doing well, the attendance slightly increas" ing each time. At the last meeting Mr T. Stevens led off with a paper on Prayer. It was vrell written and afforded much food for thought. Other splendid papers were given by Misses ' Fewell and Henley and Mr Diprose. The next class will be held on June 24th, when the topic for discussion will be " The Types of Christ." Mrs Fewell is to be the leader for the evening. A lot of discussion has recently been taking place concerning Peace Celebrations. Many ideas have been put forward, most p,f < them involving considerable expenditure with little to show for it, e.g., bonfires, etc. 'One sug" gestion was made recently which ■truck your correspondent as being worthy of notice. It wai that Peace Sign Posts should be erected at as many important - important junctions of roads as M possible, giving -not only th*fl direction and name of place but also the distance to that placed We haye a few sign posts (Jottej here and there, but not nearly enough, and if this suggestion were to be carried out a good deal of help would be given to-those, who have to travel. It would be ! interesting to know what your^ reader* think. .. J?