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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 28 July 1921, Page 2

The annual meeting of the Helensville Presbyterian Church was held on Monday evening last. A full report will appear in next issue.

The tone of the city papers seems to indicate that the detectives are on the scent of something'tangible in connection with the Arch Hill murder. The general public, in Auckland appear to think that gambling is n strong element iv the cause of the crime. It would be a relief to have the mystery cleared up.

The excessive and unnecessary noise created by motor cyclists careering up and down the main street has been the subject of complaints by several ratepayers, who suggest that the Town Board put into operation a by-law dealing with nuisances of this description. Several motor car owners are also offenders.

Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds, never fails

The output at the local dairy factory at present is exceptional for this time of the year. For the whole of July last year 60 boxes of butter were made. Up to Julyj23rd this year, 267 boxes ha-ve been manufactured. The prospects for the

coming season are very promising, and already enquiries are coming in from all directions from prospective suppliers requesting information.

For the past fifty years Wanganui—the fifth largest town in New Zealand —has been noted for its sprinkling of eccentric persons. In the early days the individuals of that place who lost their mental balance were sent to Wellington for treatment, and it was an habitual habit of the Wellington papers when announcing the due arrival of a deficient to put the heading, "Another Lunatic from Wanganui." When the town bridge was built an occasional person tested the structure as a means of severing connection with an alleged wicked world. Wanganui doesn't deal in little things—-it goes for big sensations, and several must still be fresh in the mind of the public. Its very latest achievement probably excels any tragedy proviously enacted in Australasia for callousness and brutality : one man asked another to chop his head off, and th» request was promptly complied with. No Yankee picture drama could beat this. It was apparently done with more composure than a woman would have when chopping off a rooster's head — if one could be found to uudertike such a-cruel act. !

The. wisdom of sages—for ages — Is nothing untested to spurn, Life's secrets unfold as we mortals'^row v old, , • But we'r£ never too- old to learn. ; " Meus sana in cor yore sa.no" True philosophers strive to assure, And the lore they expound to perfection is found In Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

The menthly social held by the Church of England Ladies' Guild lastfThursday was very well attended, and a "huge" time • was spent by all. The floor and music (Miss Vercoe and extras) were tiptop, and the supper left nothing to complain'about. Euchre prizes were won by Mrs Malligan and Mr.Osman. "

The usual monthly Oatholic Church social will be held in th^ Agricultural Hall on Thursday eVerJji^ next, Aug. 4th. Among the •itiractionH,will be a euchre tou)ir.ametit:..<ianoin<>- r,o the nsii-a! exvel-

Jen- aiusio. aiiu supper. TU«;aa aoei.a.te are now very popular, and a good attendance may be anticipated next Thursday

evening.

The cost of making butter at the local factory affords an interesting comparison. In 1919 the cost per ton was £15 Is 2d ; 1920, £14 8s 3d; 1931, £14 6s. This shows a total drop in the cost of 5.3 per cent. Against this the average increase in the main items used in manufacture — salt, boxes, coal, etc. —has been 110 per cent. Salt shows the huge increase of 183 per cent.

. At the Dargaville Co.urt recently, one judgment debtor told the magistrate that he was earning £5 a week, but he had a wife and six children to keep, it cost him £1 per week rent, "£2 for groceries, £1 for meat. That left him £1 for bread, clothing, etc. The S.M. remarked that the minimum upkeep for children was 15s per week for each, child, but was not sufficient. No order was made. :

;.The Farmers' Union at Puhoi are making rapid strides with the erection of the cattle-dip, adjacent to the saleyards. Mr Eric Dalbherg is in charge of the work, and has under him a very efficient staff of workmen. The base and the walls of the dip are nearly completed, and the Structure, which will be on Government plans, should prove a great benefitf to the settlers in 'coping with the cattle tick menace. This clip will be the firat in the Kaipara sub-prov. district, and the settlers are to be congratulated on their enterprise. Some are born fools and the rest girls. The too early bird catches nothing but a cold. Piles Cured. . Mr J.C., Miramar, Wellington, writes: "I was a martyr for 15 years, laid' up for weeks at a time with piles. I tried lots of so-called cures, without benefit. The doctor ordered an operation. Fortunately a friend advised your Zann Double Absorption Treatment. The first application relieved, .and after a week's treatment the pilqs disappeared." Write, enclosing postal notes for 10/6, to The Zann Proprietary, Box 952, Wellington, for fall course, in plain wrapper, of this wonderful remedy. If not satisfied after using first course, money will be refunded