LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chronicle (Levin), 16 August 1946, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Personal Mrs. G. Munford, who came out of hospital on Sunday. is at present recuperating as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Burling, Grey Street. Mr. Basil Wilkinson, after a life'long residence in Shannon, is disposmg of his home and with Mrs. 1 Wilkinson and their two young 'children will be leaving on Wednesday of each week to reside in Plimmerton for the time being. j Telephone Instaliations ! Now that wire ana telephone instruments are becoming avaiiabie in larger quantities. applicants ' are having their requirements met just as quickiy as me inscallaoion staff can handle them. Many applicacions for telephones, whicn Wv.re lodged early in the war years, 'are now being connected to the iocal exchange. It is expected that at least thirty new subscribers will oe connected to the locai switcnooard in the next few weeks. : Leaky Roofs The lieavy rain over the past fevv day.s has found the weak spots in ohe roofs of some residences ario business houses in Shannon. On Wednesday night some nouseholct- ■ ers were awaxened to find large :ieaks in their ceiiings. Buckets and ' tins to catch the drips were the order of the dayj. and between showers yesterday a number oi residents were seen on the roof- . L-ops carrying out repairs and mak - ing inspections. Weather Spoils Sale Owing to the neavy rainfall and sodden state of the ground, farmers find it inadvisabie to rnuster stock; consequently there was u very small yarding at tne locai stock sale held this week. Only oue pen of sheep was entered. There was a large bench of buyers and P.A. fat cows, runners and fat cows lex-dairy) were of the flrst order, and a brisk demand ensued. Fat wethers realisea 32s 6d eacn, P. A. cows sold at £11 '5s, P. A. runners (heavyi realiscd up to £10 !and fat cows (ex-dairyj up to £10 ■5s. A yarding of boners sold at late rates. Poor quality dairy lieiiers to calve sold at £6 to £11 and dairy cows up to £14.