DISTRICT NEWS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 June 1910, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

EVENTS IN' SHANNON. (Reported by " Tlio Chronicle's" Resident Representative The Catholios of Shannon .heldi the first of a scries of six socials on Friday night, in tho Druids' Hall. There was a good attendance, in spite of the bad weather, and a\] present thoronghilv enjoyed themselves. -Mr J. Onrran made- an excellent and witty master of ceremonies. Mr J. IC.er.sley, of Levin, supplied some tuneful music. During the evening, Mr .T. Prosser sanjr. and Mr J. Ctirran and Mrs Movnihan danced a "real old limb, jig," wliioli called foritih thunderous ap-

plause. The "hand-round" supper was provided by the ladies. A rifle match lias been arranged between our local club a'id AVharoroa for inext Saturday, to lie fired at Pairapara.mrm. The following riflemen have earned their ammuirtion grants this season: Rflm. H. Richards, Gtio. Woodmnes, K. Law, E. Sutton;, "W. Shearman, Couper, H. Law, B. F. Spencer, E. J. S. Sponccr, Mcttae and Oullon, ami Captain Stephenson. FLAXMILL PROSPECTS. Things in the flaxinilling industry promise to l)e booming :n!e-x.t season. Wliitanaiiii, Ltd., havo just commenced tho erection of a iiwv fourstripper mill at Moutoa. Mr W. Fourbister (who had cliargn of operations at Seifo.itt's big mill, _at Makcrua) is overseer of the job. The managemenit of Messv.s A.' and L. Seifert's "Miranui" mill, a.t Makerua, is preparing for big things. It intends ruuming both day and night shifts all next season, and a largo number of 1000 cam Me*-,, power patent lamps are l>01112; install erl for the im"q;li.li work. Boring is going on in two places for t\rtesia.ll water, and this has necessitated, tho raisin<r of tho dam another six feet, Ifro hold the necessary larger supply of water that will havo ■to he coped with. Extra accommodation is also to bo erected, for •mother two hundred men. Messrs Ross and Redshaw aro closing down their mill +o-day for Ifbe wilier months. Thev havo -about six weeks' seutcibinsr to do before tlvev ire finally finished. The Srienow Bros. r>re re-crocf-ing Mr A If. Seifert's Pnhka mill, which they hope koo'h to have finished. Tli'p. Rev. J. White, nf Levin, iinoq«l»nd r»U- the Sh;>nnon Prosbvter'•lll Church on Rll.nd.ay morniiip;, and dispensed Communion.