LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 5 November 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Eead tha " Eunny by Accident" advertisements in this week's supplement, The winners of prizes for the evenat the last Parakai Euchre Social were Miss I. McDonald and Mr H. Hart. A cheap house in Helensville is wanted to purchase by W. H. Hutchinson for a client. The prizewinners for the season at Parakai Euchre Socials were Miss Theresa Bradly, a pretty cake basket, and Mr W. Grasson, a gent's brief bag. Entries for Auckland A. and P. show close on November i7th. Mr W. H. Hutchinson (Secietary Helensville Association) will accept entries for the Auckland show from this district. Two infectious disease cases have been notified by the District Health Officer (Dr Meinhold) locally within the past few days, a little girl with diptheria and a man with measles. Mr D. Wylie has purchased the business hitherto carried on by Mr W, Grasson, and his businees advertisement will be found in our columns. The Town Band are to make a public appearance at the Anglican Bazaar on November 15th, and will play at the Domain on the following day, Sunday, A public meeting of local and district residents will be held on Tuesday, November 11th, in Stewarts' Sample rooms, to consider the question of proposed Sunday Train Service. "Are religions an imposture ? Is Christianity a gigantic fiaud and a failure" ? Mr Milner's subject at Church of Christ on Sunday evening. The new butcher's shop erected by Stewart Bros, in Grarfield road is now above completed and will be inoccupa tion during the week. It is a splendid adjunct to their business premises. The social tendered to Parakai footballers last Thursday passed off successfully, a good number beiug present. Miss Channon supplied the I music. A large cake, prepared and j presented by, Miss M. Bradly, was distributed among the football players in honor of their success during the past season. Do dreams come true ? The following bus reached the Napier Telegraph in connection with the unfortunate accident that took place at the reeent show : Arrangements had been made between the deceased rv& a friend about riding the horse, and the friend was proceeding to tho show and would have been prepared to ride the horse, but was met by his iiance, who persuaded him not to do so as she had dreamed there would bo an accident. Regulations < ontained in the Gazette provide that no territorial or senior cadet shall wear his uniform, or any part thereof (including the military greatcoat) except when performing inillitnry duties, or serving in any camp of tiaining or military exercise, or going to or from the place of parade, ex~ 1 ercise training or military duty Every territorial who commits a breach of this regulation is liable to v fine not ex ceeding £2 for e;ich such offence, roJ coverablo on summary conviction. The Postmaster-General announces than an Act has been pissed by the Imperial Parliament providing that newspapers published in British possessions c.°.n be registered in London. This will reduce thr> postage on i Now Zealand pnper.s so registered and • posted in Britian fiom a half-penny ; per two ounces to a half-penny per ■ i copy. This does not apply to papers I published at longer intervals than j seven days. The registration too is os per annum, and registration has to be renewed from year to year. j In rcj'ly to his representations for j Sunday tiaius bo'wti n llelensvilio and L i Auckland Mr. J. G. Coates, M.P. has received a letter from the Minister for ' i Railways to the effect that the exporJ i ienee of the Department was that strong . j objection was invaribly manifest in ros- ! p«ct to any proposal for increasing the j number of Sunday trains both by the ' | public and members of the railway ( j tali. In the interests of tho general » public it was essential that railwiymen should have complete rest on one day ' of the week. The Sunday service sug- • gestod was not likely to pay the cost ; of working, but apart from this , question, in the Minister's opinion the '. running of Sunday tiains should be - restricted within the narrowest limits ) possible.