SHANNON

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 20 February 1912, Page 9

SHANNON

Sunday was breezy and dry, but heavy rain set in on Monday morning early. Monday was windv and unsettled.

Mr. and Mrs. ./ames Aspin urn likely to leave by the Tainui this week for thu Old CViiintiy.

There was a l.irge al tendance on tho lwwling green last Wednesday afternoon when four rinks from the Levin Club played a similar number of rinks of local players, the visitors winning on the day's play. Tho following were the scores, Ix'vin's skips being mentioned first in each case:—l'orteous 21) v. Gunning 14;, Smart 20 v. Roach lit; Bromley It v. Lind 18; Palmer Hi v. Stephenson 17. Next Wednesday four rinks will visit Foxton. A Shannon rink will play the lioliicrs of the Thorns Ferns. Miss Law provided afternoon tea for the players and their friends.

Jliss Du nek ley and Xlrs. Gibson have donated trophies to be competed for by .tho local tennis players. At a meeting of the Ladies' Guild and members of the Anglican Church it was decided to hold a gymkhana during March and the following committee, was elected: Mesdames Gunning, Knowles, liatchelor, Hiss Wieklifl'e, Jlcssrs. Vicker.s Knowles, Gunning, Tilling, and the Kcwllr. l'atiner.

Mr. E. J. lulsby, son of Mr. J. ICilsby has been appointed to the -Government Insurance Department at Auckland. At tlio fortnightly meeting of the Druids, over which P.A. Hro. T. Lind presided, P.D.P. liro. J. W. Batchclor gave an interesting account of tlie proceedings at. the Druids' conference at Marton, which Bro. Batchelor attended as a delegate. The linal competitors for the Frcsli Food and Ice Company's trophy took place on Saturday on tho local rifle range. The following dubs also competed for the cup on Saturday afternoon:—Levin, Haulers, Wereroa, Paraparaumu, and Ngatiawa. The local team scored as follows:—Captain Stephenson, DC; Hiileman Shearman, <H; Sutton, 92; Law, (12; fi. S]>cncer, 91; 1!. Spencer, 91; Richards, 87; Woodmass,

S' , Some of tho settlers in tho northern part of Moutoa, Marotiri, are endeavouring to influence the Education Board to erect a school in the locality, their contention ■ being that the distance to tho Moutoa or.Foxton schools is too great for tho smaller children. At a meeting hold last week at which tho chief inspector was present, it was decided to ask the board to erect branch school.

CARTERTON. The Taratahi Weft Sch.iol Committee is approaching the Wellington Education Hoard with a view of securing the erection of a teacher's residence in the tlisAn effort is to be inado to form a Chess Club in Cartcrton. Mr. G. W. Xicol, of Marlborough, and formerly of Grcytown, is at present on a visit to the Wairarapa. The feven Cartorton dairy factories last week dispatched 1079 eases of cheese for shipment in the s.s. Tainui for England. The approximate value of the cheese is .£5330, the factories contributing being as follow:—Daleiield, 400 cases, £1952; Belvedere 215, .£1119; Parkvale 163, .£847; Taratahi 140, .£727; Carrington 78, .£422; Ahiaruhe 48, £222; Longbush 35, ,£IGG. It is reported that rabbit-poisoning is bpiiis delayed in- tho To Whrau district owing to the scarcity of labour, and there is also a good demand for scrub-cutters.