The Kaipara & Waitemata ECHO With which is incorporated "The Kaipara Advertiser & Waitemata Chronicle" Helensville, Thursday, Oct. 14th. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 14 October 1920, Page 2

The Kaipara & Waitemata ECHO With which is incorporated "The Kaipara Advertiser & Waitemata Chronicle" Helensville, Thursday, Oct. 14th. LOCAL AND GENERAL

In connection with the Waitemata County election, Mr H. Aitkenhead will address ratepayers at Woodhill on Thursday, October 21st, not Wednesday, as announced latt week.

The Helensville A. and P. Association advertise that the lease of the grazing rights of the Showground will be offered by public auction at the N. A. Farmers' •ale yards on Friday, October 22nd.

The North Auckland Farmers' Co-op. Ltd., advertise a clearing sale at Tauhoa on Monday next, October 18th, on account of Mr J. Gibbs. A large quantity of live and dead stock is to be disposed of.

An extraordinary large mushroom — •leven inches in diameter—was on view in a local fruiterer's window last week. The exhibit was a proper curiosity because mushrooms are right out of season now, and it is strange that one should be found at this time of the year.

The road from Helensville to the Springs is carrying a lot of traffic, and th« portion between the bridge and the grounds is in excellent order. The Town Board have made a start at metalling from Mill Road corner, and for the coming summer traffic the road should be in first rate order.

A party of joy-riders one' night this week spent a pleasant few hours at a wayside hostlery, not a hundred miles from Helensville, and led the dwellers of some of the remote farms along the road to believe that another war had been started or another peace declared. The celebration was in the nature of a final flutter, and was Toted a big success. The film feature shown at the Lyric Theatre on Saturday evening, depicting Australia's Wild North-West, was a very interesting one, and gave the larga audience present a very good idea of some of the unique life —both human animal and marine—to be encountered in the north of Australia. Mr M. P. Adams, who lectured with the picture, is making a tour throughout North and South America with the film.

A pugilistic encounter between two promising youthful " Jack Johnson's " caused more excitement on tbe local football ground last Saturday than the match did. The youths, 'tis said, had long been looking for it, and set to in approved style, the contest lasting about fifteen minutes. Both were fairly gory looking at the finish, but a little bloodletting this Spring weather shouldn't do anyone any harm.

Some anxiety was caused a local family on Thursday evening last, when an elderly male member of the household, who had been to the concert in the Agricultural Hall, was found to be missing when the other members of the family reuched home. A search was instituted and kept up till the early hours of the morning, the old man being eventually found on the river bank by West's mill, in a state of exhaustion.

A couple of the local farming community took a few minutes (out of the eixteen or twenty hours per day worked) one day this woek to settle the question agitating the minds of many to-day, as to whether the farmer or the labouring man was the bettor off. After a lengthy discussion, the question was left in the same state as when the argument started—its a too big a problem for the majority. It is an interesting pastime writing to the papers about it all, but it doesn't help to oatch up to the H.O. L,, which is the fastest horse in this country today.

The fine residence facing the Springs Grounds just completed for Mr R. Goad by Messrs Becroft and Sons, is a credit to tho district, and adds materially to the appearance of the locality. The residence is a roomy one, with a number of very modern innovations, and is in all respects the last word in comfort. It is splendidly built throughout of firstclass timber, and possesses what is claimed to be the first tiled roof in the district. Electric light, generated from a compact plant, is not the least of tho conveniences, and at night idds groatly to the attractiveness of the dwelling Together with Mr Aitkenhead's handsome residence next door, a few more such dwellings would effect a vast improvement in the Springs locality.

A showing of up-to-date millinery is advertised by Mrs Tolhurst for tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, in Mr Coulter's shop, Commercial Road. The many styles being opened up will interest, ladies who make it their business to attend. The feature film at Everybody's on Saturday evening next will be' "Bill Henry," starring the ever popular Charles Ray. These Ray pictures have a strong j human interest and this latest one is no exception to the rule. In addition a Briggs'Comedy, and the usual interesting gazettes will be shown, A. Wanganui business man adopted a novel means of advising his customers that his shop would not be open one certain afternoon. The following notice appeared in the window: "'Owing to 'sugar' shortage, this shop will be closed in order to allow the staff to manufacture some at the racecourse." In the House recently Mr T. M. Wil- ! ford said :—A remark made by the Prime Minister in regard to no man having died worth a million has drawn me. I wish to point out to him that I know as well as possible, and the hon. gentleman knows, that the estate I mentioned was worth £2,200,000. That was the Riddiford estate. The Kaipara Sub-provincial branch of the Farmers' Union advertise an important series of lectures to farmers on wool-classing, etc., which will be given by Mr J. G. Cook, Chief instructor in wool-classing, Department of Agriculture. The dates in the various centres are announced, and the place of holding the classes will be notified later, by the organising secretary, Mr L. L. Bailey. "I want to give the House another example of the co-operative system, and I will give one within my own experience. We employ iharemilkers on a farm. The man to whom I refer was receiving 12s a day as a ganger on the railway line. He had a family of ages between 12 and 17, and he got a job on my farni. Taking an average over three years, that family earned £754 per annum as theirshare,"— Mr Powdrell, in Parliament. A former resident of Geelong, a German, who, after being interned, was sent home at his request, has written to a Geelong friend describing conditions in Germany. He says that he earns £5 a day, but it takes £3 a day for himself and wife to live. Boots cost £12 a pair, and all clothing is very dear. Cows could not be secured under £400 each, and horses are practically unprocurable at £600.

For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/9, 2/9.

According to Caruso, the famous singer, tenors are supposed to be conceited, and authors too, but the most conceited man alive is undoubtedly the average bass. "A bass told me one morning, with a beautific smile, about a dream he'd had the night before. He said he dreamt that he died and went to heaven, and, of course, they put him in the choir. There were millions on millions of tenors and baritones, sopranos and contraltos in the choir, but he was the only bass. He said they started on a great chorus, and it went splendidly. Then Gabriel, who was conducting, waved his baton towards the newcomer and whispered with a smile : 'No quite so much bass, please !'"

It was through the sealers and whalers, in the very early days, that the Maoris first became acquainted wijh the Chatham Islands, Some of them living at Port Nicholson (Wellington) captured the ship Rodney and compelled her captain to take two loads of them across. The Maoris treated the Chatham natives •—Morioris—with great brutality, and drew freely upon them when food supplies ran short. The result was that after five years of Maori occupation the Morioris were reduced in number from 1675 to 90. The first investigators had accepted it as certain that these Moriors were simply a branch of the Maori people who had drifted across there twentyrnine generations previous, ly, and who had remained isolated ever since, The latest theory, however, is that they migrated from one of the Pacific islands. It is said that only one Moriori now remains

It is wonderful how easily tbe burdens of the country appear to rest upon the shoulders of Mr Massey (remarks a Taranaki contemporary) When in Opposition ho was petulant and somewhat unreasonable and difficult to get on with, but all that is changed. He is uniform-illy liked and trusted, even by the labour extremists. The Premier has lost all his old pettiness-, and is now a big man in every sense of the word, He is no longer a politician ; he is a statesman. In his attitude towards the members qf the House he takes the broadest and most generous view, and manifestly he is oat to do what he believes to be in the begt interests of the country, and not to his party, But the strain must tell. He cannot be expected to keep up .for much longer such a oraoking p^oe. His Lieutenants, generally speaking, are of a mediocre type, and should anything happen to the leader it would be the end of the Government, for there is no man available to take his place.

Last night of skating will be held in the Star Theatre this evening. An account of the Catholic social last evening is held over till next issue. A rare commodity (these days) is offered for disposal in connection with a clearing sale advertised in this issue, to wit: Two cases of benzine ! . Election Agent—That was a good long speech our candidate made on the farm- - ing question, wasn't it? Farmer—Oh; aye, it wasn't bad ; but a couple o' nights good rain 'ud 'a'done a sight more good. The old familar sign " House to Let" seems to be out of date now-a-days and few have the pleasure of reading it in passing along the streets in town or. ' country. The ECHO scribe had the pleasure of again becominK familiar with ; ;,'■; th« three words while wandering round^*-^ the Glorit district a few days ago. . ;»^ During the week the following letter, ' written on a telegram form, was received by Mr Jas. Stewart:—"Dear Sir: I am sending £2 10s an old amount owing Stewart Bros; also 10s which please hand to the Public Library, Helensville. —From an old customer." Absolutely no identification of the writer is afforded, and the firm have no clue as to the account or the customer. Another case of concience ! The 10s to the Library has been handed to the ECHO for payment to the funds. According to the " Producers Review" flies have a great objection to the colour blue and if buildings infested by flies are washed with blue instead of whitewash flies will desert the place. A farmer had 170 cows housed in various sheds. They were pestered with flies, but he observed that in one shed, the walls of which were of a blue tint, they were not worried. He therefore added a blue tint to the lime with which he washed the building, and from that time the : flies have deserted the place. The fol. lowing formula is used by him., for the wash :To 20 gallons of water add lOlbs. '

of slacked lime and. lib of ultamarine. The washing is done twice during the summtr. For Bronchial Coughs, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure 1/9, 2/&