DISTRICT NEWS.!

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 February 1911, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.!

EVENTS IN SHANNON

(Chronicled by our Evident ItepreKentative.) BOWLING. ' _

At the Shannon green on Saturday afternoon, two very exciting games were played. The Otafa «ima» managed to win by two points and in the seniors tlio Shannon team won by a like amount. The following are the results:— Seniors:—Shannon: J. Uleson, I. Lind, J. Roach and W. H. Sunning (skip), 21; Otaki: SatherJey, I,armor, O'Rourke, and Smith (slap), 19 Juniors:— Otaki: Goodang, Brio-lit, Thompson and Ferguson (skip) 20; Shannon: Butts, Gnlland, Mitciiell and Ession (skip), 18. The •visitors were entertained by the local men. and expressed tliemsolvos a. , ! highly' pleased with their day's outing.

The following have consented _to act as judges at the forthcoming Flowor Show, to lie held on March 3rd and, 4th: Mr A. J. Shailer (Palmoi'ston N.), out Mooins and fruit and produce; Mrs J. A. Nosh (P.N.), cookery and homo industries. .Mrs Greig ' (Foxton) fant-y work, Mrs Boyes (Foxton) decorative, Mr Elliot. (P.N.), school work. Dr. Gibh, of Wellington, lias kindly consented to open the- Show. Mr Cooper, of Kingston road, has donated a fat sliocp for guessing competition. The Shannon Savages aro in a very disturbed state; their young and warlike chief, Gibbolo, is spoiling for a fight. Major Voysoy jind a party of boy scouts were out roconnoitering and came across thp Savages. A Korero was being hold. By Gibbolo's advice is was finally decidied that a descent should bo made on the Druids' Hail, and take it by storm next Wednesday ingThe Into Mr Harrison, when 'ho was postmaster at Shannon, opened a subscription list for funds to bo applied to putt-ing our- cemetery in decent order. The following is _ a balance-sheet which, inter alia, shows bow the money was spent. (We are iiidefbted to Mr OlseS for this balance sheet) :— Receipts — Balance 31st March £63 Is Bd, grave site £1 10s, deposit account £1, intermonts £4 10s, grave site £1 10s, interments £1 10s, transfer from general account £14 7s 6d, by tar sold, to Olson £3 13s 8d; total', £91 2s 10d ; less .balance £4 10s 4e; total £95 13s 2d. Expenditure— Advertising tenders 1 Is, cutting trees 10s, stationery 4s, labour £2 2s, cutting grass > £3 10s, advertising tenders 14s, interments £4 10s, advertising 17s 6d, carting £5 15s, tar £2 ss, pay sheet £28 17s 10d, drain pipes CI 7s Bd, carting 18s and £1 9s lid, tar £324s 3d, interments £1 10s, K.nowlos' wages £3 3s, P. Gill (carting) £1 3s, J. Oleen (wages) £4 %; total £05 13s 2d.