The Kaipara & Waitemata ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 15 April 1920, Page 2

The Kaipara & Waitemata ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH. LOCAL AND GENERAL

A. letter to the Editor on " White Tohunga "is held over. Some interesting paragraphs dealing with the Hot Springs vicinity are also held over. Advertiser requires carpentering or painting work by day or contract. The absorbing story of the " Caillaux" Case" will bo screened at Everybody's Pictures this evening. Attention is directed to a number of now advertisements in this issue. The annual school elections will beheld on Monday, May 3rd. The subject of Rev. P. C. Pace's address at the Helensville Methodist Church on Sunday evening next will be " Is it any good praying ? " The Ti-tree Firewood Co., Kaukapakapa, advertise that they are selling bii sacks of firewood for £1, delivered to any address. A short sitting of the Magistrate's Court was held at Helenaville yesterday. A number of debt cases Tvere disposed of and a couple of police cases, reported elsewhere. The proprietor of the Elmont Dairy announces that during the winter there will be only one delivery of milk daily, commencing from Monday, April 26th. " Grapho," the character reading expert, has an advt. in another column. " Grapho" has road the characters of many local residents with astonishing accuracy. The Australa»ian Rabbit Skin Co. advertise that Mr C. G. Johnson, a representative of the firm, will be in attendance at the Kaipara Hotel on Friday, April 16th (to-morrow) to interview anyone desiriouß of doing business with the company. An important meeting of owners of encroaching sand property is called for Monday, May 10th," at the Farmers' Union Board Room at S p.m. The matter of co-operating with the N. A. Land Board will be considered. There's gold in the rock where the miners flock, There's gold in the sands of the sea ; There's gold in the very air we breathe, Could scjenre but set it free._ There's hidden gold in the pirate's huld ; And we'll find it some day, I'm sui:s ; There's ease worth gold for cough or cold In Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

Harvest Festival Services will be held at St. Matthews, Helensville, and St. Clements, Kaukapakapa on Sunday next. The annual meeting of the Acclimatisation Society was not held on Wednesday of last week, owing to the extremely wet night. Misa Edna Keane, Hinemoa House, Parakai, late of the Wairoa, announces that she has resumed pianoforte teaching and theory at Helensville. An Australian visitor at Russell landed off Cape Brett a big swordfisb this week, using the rod. It was 11 feet long with a girth of 4ft 6in. a sword 5ft.10 inches, and a weight of 3401b5. Th» angler took an hour and three quarters to subdue his catch. A conference between representatives of the Kaipara Fishermen's Union, the manager of the Auckland Municipal Fish Market and a City Councillor was , held at Helensville yesterday consideration being given to the question of the establishment of a freezing plant at Helensville. Several prospective sites were viewed and enquired about and a report will be furnished to the Auckland City Council in respect to the matter. There is every indication that a freezer will be erected here at a no distant date. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure 1/9, 2/9 There was a very large attendance at the's»cial held by the Catholic community in the Agjaeultural Hall last evening. The chief|item of interest was the humorous lecturette delivered by Monsignor Hackett on " Irish wit and humour." This gentleman has a wide reputation as a lecturer on this and kindred subjects, and his eloquent and witty address was accorded a hearty vote of thanks by his last evening's audience. A euchre tournament was also held, prizes being won by Mrs W. Allen and Miss W. Tolfe, while consolation prizes were awarded Mrs J. Morrison and Mr McCarthy. A first-class supper was partaken of and dancing—to excellent music by the Malligan Orchestra and extras by several obliging pianists—was kept up until well past midnight. During the evening Mios Lyons favoured the company with a vocal solo, and Miss C. Keane rendered a piano solo, both being highly appreciated. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never fails. 1/9, 2/9 J. F. Lambert for Ford Cars. *