The Kaipara & Waitemata ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, APRIL 22ND. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 22 April 1920, Page 2

The Kaipara & Waitemata ECHO WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED "THE KAIPARA ADVERTISER & WAITEMATA CHRONICLE" HELENSVILLE, THURSDAY, APRIL 22ND. LOCAL AND GENERAL

A letter to the oditor on "White Tokungas" appears on page -i of this issue.

A reminder is given of tho meeting in connection with the Automobile Association, to bo held tomorrow evening.

The Helensville Acclimatisation Society advertise a special game sanctuary for young birds between Helensvillo and Waimauku.

The F-isoo and Dominion Export Co have an announcement in this issue in respect to rabbit skins, which will repay suppliers to peruse. Latest eatologue is forwarded on request.

The Australasian Rabbit Skins 00. announce that owing to pressure of business, the visit of their representative to Helensville advertised for Friday of last week coul not take place.

All departments of Stewart Bros.' Stores—grocery and drapery, butchery, and bakery—will be closed all day Saturday and Monday, April 24th and 26th, on account of the Prince of Wales' visit to Auckland.

A meetiiiK ia connection with the reforming of the Helensville Band will be hold in the Library on Tuesday next, April 25 th. at 8 p.m. It is hoped that a good muster of bandsmen and exbandsmen will roll up.

A social and euchre tournament in aid of ha.ll funds will be held in the Parakai Hall on Friday evening, April 30th. Good supper and first class dance music is assured. The social arranged for to-mor-row ovening in the same hall will not now take place.

Football in the Northern Wairost in having strong support this season, and the number of teams is likely to be larger than for some years past. Football locally is not showing many signs of animation yet, and attempts to get annual Club and Union meetings have so far been unsuccessful owing to the small attendances.

The annual executive, meeting of tlie lielensville A. and P. Association will be held next Tuesday evening. The seoretary of the Association Mr. A. J. Skelton, now has everything in readiness fqr the Annual meeting, which is advertised to take place on Monday, May 3rd, at the Agricultural Hall. By holding this meeting so promptly, a good start will be made towards preparing for the next show.

For Children's Hacking Cougli, Woods' Great Peppermint Curo — Is 6d, 2s !)d,

Advertiser offers a reward for recovery of lost rug.

The two local banks will be closed on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, April 23rd, 24th and 26th. Friday is St. George's Day, and Saturday and Monday are being observed as holidays on account of the Prince's visit.

The Church of Christ are holding a series of special services in Helensville. commencing on May 2nd, and finishing on June 10th. Several first class Bpeafcers will deliver addressess during the period.

The unveiling ceremony in connection with the Roll of Honour at Waimauku will take place tomorrow (Friday), at 2.30 p.m. Invitations have been extended to members of local bodies and the general public to be present, and a large and representative gathering id expected. We wish to acknowledge an invitation to the ceremony. Special train arrangements in connection with the Prince of Wales' visit to Auckland are advertised. Two special trains will leave Helensville for Auckland on Saturday next at 7.30 and 10.35 a,m. A special train will leave Auckland for Helensville at 9 p.m. arriving at 11.22 p.m. Holiday excursion tickets, available for return till May Ist will be issued. Mr J. Leslie, the representative for the N. Z. Loan & M. A. Co. in Warkworth will be leaving shortly for Kaiwaka, where his farm is. Mr Leslie is .not severing his connection with the Loan Co. , but will still continue as its representative down the line as far a3 Kaukapakapa. The company are building up to-date yards at Kaukapakapa at the junction of the Waiwera and main Helensville —Kaukapakapa roads.

Kerbing and channelling has effected a considerable improvement to the street approaching the railway station. The work is also being carried round in front of the post office. Those residents who are affected by the absence of street lights these dark nights have the satisfaction of knowing that on the main street at least they will no longer stumble into muddy ditches, as nice clean concrete water tables are provided for them.

The annual meetings of householders for the election of school committees in Auckland education district will be held on Monday, May 3. At Helensville the | meeting will commence at 8 p. m. Under an amendment of the Act nominations will close a week before the date of the I meetings, namely, on Monday next. In S the event of the exact number of candidates being nominated no election will be necessary. Hitherto the practice lias I been to accept nominations before and on the evening of the householders' meetings. i Madam Lina Cavalieri, one of the reigning queens of the operatic stage and widely known as "the most beautiful woman in Europe," is the much-envied possessor of an array of jewels, the equal lof which few women possess. It is' said i that these jewels approximate £200,000 in value. They consist of pearls, diamonds, j rubies, and other precious stones in vast I array. Most of these gems will be worn | by Madame Cavalieri in her portrayal of J the Duchess Gismonda in "Love's Con- ■ quest, " a Paramount l'icture, to be scree'ed at Everybody's on Saturday evening I next. i In these days of fast motive power, the I ordinary push bike is quickly giving way |to the motors and very few of the old j timers are to be seen. One local young ! man is still more energetic than most j and on Saturday last " push-biked " to I Auckland, returning on Sunday. Some of his boardinghouse acquaintances were | very surprised to see him depart on such a venturesome journey, but were more surprised when he returned safely. So enthusiastic was "Scotty" over the trip that he hus persuaded several of his aforesaid friends to accompany him on a trip to Auckland this coming week end, to see. the Prince. The trip will bo made on " push-bikes, " and the venturesome ones are now practisieg for the journey. We have been accused of not giving much publicity to the fact that the the steamer conveying regatta excursionists from Shelley Beach on Easter Monday stuck in the mud when nearing Mt. Rex wharf. There was really not much to be said—practically all the possible remarks available were made by the steamer's passengers on that unfortunate occasion. The few philosophically inclined persons aboard who were at the previous regatia, when it was the people themselves who were stuck in the mud, remembered the occasion, and remained silent regarding the latest incident, A number who, when at last released, walked from Mt, Rex to Helensville, have no doubt now as to the rough road between the two places,

The amount of the amusement tax for the Dominion shows-a steady increase. For the year 1918-19 it amounted to £40,290, while in the nine months' period* of 1919-20 it has reached £13,700. h

An important announcement to motorists appear on page 1 of this issue. Messrs Stewart Bros, have been appoint-' ed agents for the well-known Bafnet Glass tyres, and have full stocks of these.; Stocks of lubricating oils and other motor accessories are also carried by the, firm.

In order to assist in the' work of pre-x serving the teeth of New Zealand school: children in a healthy condition, the Education Department has distributed many thousands of a dental cream, to the.children of Standards 1 and upwards A card of instructions and a "pledge! 1, for clean teeth accompanies the gift.

The extraordinary excuses that a wife will sometimes make in order to protect a brutal husband are illustrated by an incident that occurred at the London courts. A man was charged with beat-

ing his wife and biting off- a portion of her ear. "Your husband has been treating ■ ' you very badly, eh?" asked the magistrate. "Oh, no, your worship," replied the wit- (. ness. "No ? Did he not bite off a piece of your ear' ? "No, your worship, I did it myself!"

A recent return shows that the packing houses in the U.S. A,, exclusive of branch sales rooms, have 212,310,000 cubic feet of cold storage space, and there are 235,000,000 cubic feet in public storages, a total of 449,310,050 cubic feet. Additional space to the extent of 25,534,000 cubic feet is being constructed. Apples, seed potatoes, butter, eggs, cheese, meats, frozen cream, nuts, rice and syrups are the principal products preserved by artificial cold,

In reply to a correspondent the Journal of Agriculture says that pinua insignus is quite suitable for building houses, though it does not take paint well and requires special treatment. The wood will last a long time. A building of the materal has been erected at Franktoh. A large number of big pin© trees are growing in the Morrinsville district, and a firm is erecting a sawmill near Te Aroha to convert the trees into boards and scantling.

Most persons when they enter a railway carriage and deposit a parcel or coat on a seat and then leave for a few minutes imagine that that particular •pace is theirs for the journey. The railway authorities, however, do not recognise any reservation of seats unless done by means of ticket in the usual way, and if complaint is made that a seat has been "jumped " they are hardly likelyto interfere. Nevertheless it is generally regarded as an ungentlemanly act for one' person to commandeer another's Beat during his temporary absence.

The social in the Agricultural Hall last evening by the Church of England Ladies' (Tuild was attended by a verylarge number of people, and a most enjoyable time was spent by all. Over 60 cards players sat down to the euchre tournament, which resulted in prizes being won by Mr 11. Cullens-and Mr " Budge" Shurt. Consolation prizes were also awarded, Rev C. Houchen presenting th^se with appropriate happy remarks. The dancing patrons had an excellent floor and tip-top music, and Bupper (provided by the ladies) was firstrate.

For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure 1/9, 2/9