The Kaipara & Waitemata ECHO With which is incorporated "The Kaipara Advertiser & Waitemata Chronicle" Helensville, Thursday, August 12th LOCAL AND GENERAL

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 12 August 1920, Page 2

The Kaipara & Waitemata ECHO With which is incorporated "The Kaipara Advertiser & Waitemata Chronicle" Helens ville, Thursday, August 12th LOCAL AND GENERAL

North Auckland Farmers' Co-op., Ltd., hold a clearing sale of Mr F. W. Lawton's live and dead stock at Whitehills, Silverdale, on Saturday next.

The Helensville A. and P. Association announce that admission to their forthcoming ball on August 26th is not by invitation. This notification has been found necessary owing to the impression having got around that invitations were being issued.

In connection with a prosecution for supplying a Maori with liquor, heard at tbe local Court yesterday, the magistrate drew attantion to the fact that anyone who asks a Maori to even carry a bottle of liquor, is liable to a fine of £50. "In my experience," said Mr Hunt, "one man doesn't ask another to carry his liquor for him. He does it himself—in his pockets or inside him !"

Prices for fat stock at the Westfield sales yesterday were about equal to last week's rates. Choice ox beef realised £3 per 1001b, other classes fetching from £2 to £2 18s per 1001b, according to quality, A record price for a runner at the sales was realised for a 20 months' old steer sold on behalf of Mr E. G. Sandall, Morningside, the animal fetching £17 7s 6d. Sheep prices were unaltered as compared with last week's values . Wethers fetched from £115s to £2 7s, ewes £1 7s to £118s 6d, lambs £1.3* to £1 16s 6d. Pigs sold well, baconers and choppers realising from £6 15s to £8 19s.

Tenders are invited for painting and rarnishing for Helensville Presbyterian Church. Advertiser has for sale one B.S.A, and two Ford cars, all in good order, and cneap. Tenders fcr inland mail services are advertised in this issue. A list of services for which tenders are invited are on exhibition at all post offices. The Daily Mail year book —usually well informed —states that Win. Massey, Prim© Minister, etc., has a r prosperous farm NORTH of Auckland. Another injustice to the ostriches ! Exceptionally heavy rain fell over this district on Wednesday morning, evidently being portion of Wragge's latest disturbance. The afternoon, however, broke fino and bright. Reminder is given " Diggers " and all others interested that the Kaipara R.S.A. smoke concert takes place in the Star Theatre on Monday evening next» August 16th. Don't fail to come along In this issue the Public Works Department invite tenders for the erection of a new post office at Henderson. Tenders close on August 31st, and specifications, etc., may be seen at the local post office. The monthly social in connection with the Church of England Ladies' Guild will be held in the Agricultural Hall on Wednesday evening next, August 18th. Dancing, supper, enchre and good prizes for the latter will be provided. The I. X. L. Saddlery (Mr J. H. Leonard, proprietor) has an announcement in this issue of interest to everyone. A large stock is carried by this firm and customers will find prices compare more than favourably with the city charges.

Notice is given elsewhere of the biennial election of seven Commissioners for the Helensville Town Board. Nomination papers are obtainable at the Board's office, and nominations close on Wednesday, September Bth, at noon.

Consequent on a visit from an "official from the Public Works Department last week, there is a prospect of the Helensville Town Board receiving a grant for widening and metalling the portion of road between the Dairy Factory and the bridge.

The present standard of education is often acclaimed as without equal in any other part of the world. The following note was picked up a few days ago : —

"1H P- whitting It quickshine, not to be paid lp steaK call at hurbets for song Ileanala tell her mum* will pay." There was no signatnre, but probably one budding Rhodes scholar wrote it on.behalf of her mother, for the information of a younger brother or sister. English as she is wrote, ye Gods ! —Te Aroha News.

The monthly social run by the Catholic community took place last evening, and although the attendance was not so largo as usual, those who were there thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The prize winners of the euchre tournament were Mrs Cullens and Mr Sheffield, while Mrs W. Allen and Mrs F. Rodgers divided the consolation. The men's consolation was awarded Master Langdon. Good dance music was provided by Miss Malligan, and extras were contributed by Misses Keane, Vercoe and others.

That smoking is on the increase among women in Oamaru was proved recently (says the Oamaru Mail). A lady of nine summers, having picked up a butt, sought the seclusion of a nook betwixt the Town Hall and the Courthouse, and procuring a matchbox airily struck a match and procured a light in cupped hands in the most approved masculine style. The butt was evidently damp, and she had but succeeded in blowing her first cloud when a little group of officers in the clerk's room, who were interested spectators, spoilt the entertainment by audible mirth. On© scared look, and the smoker fled. But she took the butt with her !

Speaking of the report of the Bank of New Zealand, the Northern News at Kaitaia (Col. Bell's stronghold) says "Mr Beauchamp deploies the profiteerng in knd going on in New Zealand at the present time. With this we cordially agree, but we would ask Mr Beauchamp if he is consistent in his warning when his institution which would have had to close its doors in the early nineties had not the people of New Zealand come to its rescue, has since been able to accumulate assets to the value of 53' million pounds and pay a dividend of ll\4 per cent. ... If this is not profiteering, what is? The Government is a partner in the bank."

A sliort sitting of the Helensville S. M. Court was held yesterday morning, Mr F. K. Hunt, S. M. presiding. For using obscene language in Hslensville main street one evening recently, a first offender was fined £5 and costs. The magistrate 6tated that the maximum penalty for this offence was twelve months hard labour. For supplying a bottle of schnapps to a Maori, Tahu Brass (a half-ca3te Rarotongan) was fined £5 and costs 14/-, dnd given one month to pay. The Maori—Tucker Rice —for aiding and abetting by receiving the liquor was fined £2 10s and costs Mr W. E. Barnard appeared for defendants in both these oases, A number of debt cases were also disposed of, and several cases adjourned until next Court day.

A reward is offered for a lost gold bar brooch. A.dvertiser has for sale several young pigs. The monthly meeting of the Helensville Town Board will take place thif (Thursday) evening. Ireland is slowly attaining some of the ideals of a republic. A Ford car was stolen in Dublin the other day. The main electoral roll for the Helensville Town District is now being printed and those eligible who have not yet enrolled are reminded that the supplementary roll closes on Tuesday, August 31st. Young man to proprietor of bird establishment: "Did you advertise for a man to retail canaries ?" Proprietor : "Why ? Looking for a job ?" Young man: "Oh no, I just popped in out of curiosity to see how you fix" their. "*"'" j. The construction of a fence arouiPu%*^ swimming bath, which was advocated^ £' some weeks ago by a corresponaehtT ia to be proceeded with by the Helensville School Committee. The difficulty so far ~~-JFhas been to secure the necessary cement for the job. In addition to the turn donated by Mr Jas. Hand, the committee have received several other amounts towards the work, and hope to get the voluntary contributions subsidised by the Education Board. "Ifamanhas no education he is always a good worker. The more edu- : cation you give him the less work he wants to do," said Mr C. Hawken at a meeting of the Hawera county council. The chairman: "Really the man with education should be able to do more work than the man without it, because he has his knowledge to assist him." Mr Hawken : "Yes, but he loses his muscle. The more education the less muscle. In my experience of workers, bra ins and muscles don't go together." ;. ' A Maori debtor who appeared before the Magistrates' Court at Helensville ; yesterday, stated that he was earning 12/- per day, out of which he was paying 4/- pt>r week on a judgement summons. jHe stated he didn't think he could pay another 5/- per week on a further debt. Constable Hunt said defendant's chief weakness was playing pool, which drew „. forth the remark from the magistrate that many Maoris were affected in the same way, to the detriment of their creditors. ■ For Children's Hacking Cough, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure— Is 6d, 2s 9d. Did you know that the inside story of Bill the Kaiser's life has been brought to the light? Yes; John Emerson and Anita Loos have revealed it in the Paramount Picture starring Shirley Mason and Earnest Truex, called "Good-Bye, Bill!" It is shown for the first time that BUI decided to cut off the soldiers' food 1 supply so they would be too weak to stand the ocean voyage to France ; Cute—what? "Good-Bye, Bill!" is rollicking fun. It will be shown at Everybody's on Saturday evening next. In addition will be shown a Fatty Arbuckle comedy and topical features. A half-caste Rarotongan, who appeared before the Court yesterday charged with supplying a Maori with liquor, had his status altered through the experience. Hotelkeepers can supply Rarotongans with liquor for consumption off the premises, but Maoris are of course barred. The police have been investigating, and find that this particular native had a Maori mother, which brings him under the same law in respect to licensing matters as a Maori. The " magistrate, in commenting on the case, said it was the first he had encountered up this way, although the practice of procuring liquor for Maoris was fairly common south of Auckland. Rabbits received some attention at a recent Farmers' Union meeting in the King Country. One member declared that some of the pesty tribe took pleasure in climbing wire netting, and some quite excelled in the feat. The only adequate fence, he thought, would be 9ft galvanised iron—3 feet underground and 6 feet above. But butterfat would need to be 6s lb to do that. The chairman said that once upon a time his farm was alleged to be infested. An inspector and his poisoner went out to investigate. "Look here, my men" said the owner, "I will lend each of you a gun and ammunition, and for every rabbit you shoot on my thousand acres I will give you £1." The men returned with only smiles and killing accoutrements—no rabbits. In a recent court case the S.M' gavß^W judgment in favour of the debtor—or V rather would make no order—with costs against the plaintiff (writes Argus in a <1| contemporary). In former times a man > who could not pay a debt went to gaol, and if he had a.family it was left to the mercy of charity—until his release. Rightly the law has been altered, and at present if a man satisfies the court that his family obligations prevent his pay- '■*; ing, no o*-der is made, and the creditor """? has to "whistle" for his money. When I see a claim for a large sum made against a working man, I cannot muster up much sympathy for the unfortunate one who gives unlimited "tick"—and loses the case. Credit should be stopped at, say, £10. If a man cannot pay that, . ■". how the deuce could he pay three or four times that amount. Men, like bullets, go further when they're polished ; and the more they're polished the more dangerous they are. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure 1/9, 2/9