DISTRICT NEWS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 June 1910, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

EVENTS IN SHANNON. (Reported by " Tho Chronicle's" Resident Representative'* At the J.O.G.T. 011 Monday nighrt Messrs G'bsoni 4intl Join's, of Levin, were present. Their mission wa.< to disciiss what stops should J>e taken ait next election. It was finally decided to form a branch of the Otak Electorate No-license League in .this district. Mrs A. Saunders is at presend very busy training the children ol tdie .A^-s.t/hf)clis,fc Sunday school for ? cantata, entitled "Soot and bbt Eai'iies," which will be oiie of tht principal] filatures of the coining Winter Garden Fete. Messrs W. Law and A. Ware wil ho leamng here Shortly for a tii]

to Austria in. The tender of Mr A reus for the* erection of the new school at Afalcorita, t'oir £251, -was accepted. A largo number of debaters turned up 011: Tuesday night to hear Mi Gailland (tlio ecliitor) read till© Journal. The evening proved most on-' joyalb'lo. Among the papers (which were nineteen in nitiniber aiiul nine of which were poems) were Some very oammondia:blo contributions. The editor supplied an excellent leader, in which lie u.rged the necessity of an :n«tiifcute of some son-it foi the young people of .Shannon to spend their evenings. I might mention thnt a mechanics institute would have been existent to-dlay, in S'ar/ja:!, if our paternal government Jiiad net filched the ficrtti set <"",ide for that purpose, for the ereotonof a post office. "Hint.'! to TeUators," "Some of the Losi Chords," "Women," and a descript<:on of Bcuniville deserve special mention. The Three G's Aire ir. p\>od fern ft.r the oompeititive det'xte with Levin next- week. Naming lias been heard bf a new H3st cffico for Shannon. The grant expires, to-'V. I am .[informed it 1 tat a. public meeting will .sli'mitly ba cr&d ,to discuss the matter. Tit cortimly scorns that all omr public ■rwi'.sncG, dglepafas to Wellington, cic., o'-?., have amounted to nil.