THEY SAY

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 3 July 1919, Page 3

THEY SAY

That the Railway Department's method of celebrating Peace I eaVjß^-- r mv eh to be desired. WoijjW|Be Department run a lot of jflpirsion trains when coal is again^lentiful. Won't they!

. That the Auckland-Helensville service is to be restored to a pre-war basis-Haihoa ! At present its fast becoming prehistoric.

That Germany, which set out to* "lick" the earth, has ended by licking the dust.

That a short-cut for assistance ended expensively on Saturday. Wet clothes and burnt boots are no joke.

That there's no passing at the lofeal football matches. Rot. Crowds pass the gate without paying !

That the matches are shoddy;— not the toe-ball matches, but the pocket. Never ' mind, Japan never struck during the war; why should she strike in peace ?

That the "diggers" pension, which so many people think ought to be more, is really "dust" for "grit."

That even the Prohibitionists would like to see food-prices take a drop or two.

That the neatly written notices of coming and past events stuck in local shop windows are the admiration of visitors.

That a new movie will be seen shortly entitled " The Beat of the Drum." Change from "the eternal triangle."

That the more heated the coal miners and Goverment get, the less heated the public are.

That the signing of the Peace Treaty was not greeted with such wild enthusiasm in Helensville as was the armistice. Not quite !

That in England a hospital nurse urged a " digger " to take her to N.Z. " You might get lost in the bush and saten by wild pigs," said the soldier. She didn't come.

That a mother of a soldier said in Queen Street the other day (referring to the tame reception): "What a difference to when they went away," She. surely knew the soldiers' services were no longer required ?

That a genuine Red Indian thriller roused the youth at the local picture show the other night. Even the electric " buzzer " was roused, and kept going nearly through the second half.

That in future no young man is to be allowed to pay twice to go to a local dance. In these days of high prices and collars and low wages such extravagance must be checked!

That the Helensville Town Board decided at last meeting to " move" in the matter of taking a poll of ratepayers on the town lighting scheme.

That the need for speeding up the movement is great, as at present Hel«nsville by night is, a, veritable city of the dark.

That straying cattle are still to be seen (or felt) grazing peacefully on our roads and footpaths, constituting an added danger to pedestrians brave enough to venture out at night.

That the rabbits are consulting as to whether they should evacuate the sections allotted to returned soldiers and treck to remoter regions, or stand their ground and contest possession of the soil,- even if it's only rock and bramble.