FLASHES

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 January 1917, Page 2

FLASHES

The Baby Show in connection with the Helensville A. and P. Association's Show on January 29th, should prove interesting, and good competition has been promised. JThe Whangarei Dairy Company has •educed its advances for butter-fat to i- per lb—a big drop from 1/5, and aturally there is some concern amongst appliers. The big trans-Atlantic photo-play erial, " The Broken Coin," which is howing at the Star Theatre every Saturday, continues to win great applause, and episode 11 (for next Saturday) Pls even more than usually exciting. s The Helensville A. and P. Association's Show this year promises to be the largest on record. The entries are a record, totalling about 200 in advance of last year, and these are nearly all in the horse and cattle classes. " Brigadier Gerard," written by Sir A. Conan Doyle, is t&e greatest of all the Lewis Waller plays. It re-creates the spirit of romance that is always associated with the days of Napoleon. The photo-play, which will be show at the Star Theatre on Wednesday night next, has proved the greatest success, breaking all records for attendance wherever shown. The Imperial Government has requested the New Zealand Government to requisition all sheep skins in the Dominion, and the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. W. D. S. McDonald, is takirg steps to carry out the request. Communications has been received in Auckland from the Minister by all the firms concerned, asking them to postpone all sales of sheep-skins, and this will accordingly be done.

The latest wagers at Lloyd's are laid on the following forecasted events : Denmark and Holland to declare war on Germany at the end of January if the spring is early and by the end of March if spring is late; Austria t« surrender unconditionally about the end of April"; Germany to accept Allies' terms about the end of July.

The following extract is from the Sydney " Sun." : There is every prospect that the Federal Government in the near future will take over the whole of the Australian meat production, which is valued approximately at £40,000,000. It is believed in commercial circles that the Federal authorities are acting on behalf of the British Government.

At Stewart's Picture Theatre on Saturday next the first instalment of the serial picture, "Stingaree," will be screened. This story of the daring exploits of a notorious Austrialian bushranger (adapted from E. W. Hornung's book) will be shown in 13 parts the first of which is entitled "An Enemy of Mankind."

The North Auckland Parliamentary Tourists are timed to be at the Helens; ville Show on January 29th. Sixty of the party will come from Port Albert by specially chartered boat, and will arrive here at 12 o'clock, when they will be entertained to lunch by the A. and P. Association. The rest of the party will arrive at the Show by motor at about 3 p.m. Arrangements have been made to billet the party for the night on the steamers in port.

The programme to be screened at the Star Theatre on Saturday night is a most entertaining one, and embraces many subjects. The leading picture is a Vitagraph release, " The Dawn of Understanding," an American production featuring Maurice Costello and Leah Baird. The supporting pictures include episode 11, one of the most exciting parts of that splendid serial, " The Broken

Th.c increase in. d>""y cov?a in l^orth Auckland gf 14,6,29, is fu.rth.er proof of progress, fgr during recent years most of the herds have undergone seve re culling, and cow beef for a considerable time has been an important item in butchery circles. With 65,079 cows, 26 butter and cheese factories, and an average production of 3500 tons of butter and 264 tons of cheese, which rgpresgnts a yearly disbursement of £5,27,009 anjqngst crean} suppliers, North pqs.§es,se.s <$sset gt great potential wealth tq th,e J^onjiniqn.