DISTRICT NEWS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 September 1911, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

EVENTS IXSHAXXON (Chronicled by our Resident Representative.) The weekly meeting of the Shannon Literary and Debating Society, last Tuesday evening, wa, devoted to impromptu speeches. Mr Clayton occupied t-ho chair. The question, "Is dripping better for making pastry than butter?" was lor ladies only. Miss Wickliffe, backed by Mrs FitcheU, favoured dripping, and the meeting also favoured dripping. '(The high price of butter during recent months might have boon an influence). " \\ mild you rather spend a holiday at the sea side or in tJho city?" was another problem for Ladies. Mrs i.anrvig supported the city, .and Miss Smiv'h the sea side. Mrs Laurvig was declared winner by a show of lianas and received a prize concealed in an envelope. ".Is tennis better than bowls for oxercke?" Mr Gunning supported v owls but all his enthusiasm could not carry weigiht a/roinst Messrs Gardiner, Dmiekley. McMillan and Traynor. who were strong advocates for tennis. The voting gayc a large juniority for tennis. "Is travelling wn a dor key prefernl»l<» tc s>. motor enr?" Messrs McMillan Traynor, Selbv -and otliers ; ""■.■•r"'!":-1 +]i,? donkey. Mr Mitrhell stood to the motor ear, nhich he advocated in pound jvent little speech, hut all in vain; V-nni-v-s v,"-r n i'i favour with the .rudience. "Arc- men who go without hats cranks?" Messrs Eastwood; Dun- ' elf lev and Traynor supported the ' : hatlcss. brigade." 'Mi Gunning contended that cranks were eccentric persons, and that was a vast majority .wore lints those did not must lie considered ec?r-rtric—tlierc-forc cranks. The aurlier.ee believed him and voted solidlv thm.t the listless I'nVirdc were all and singular cranks." "Is- it better to r..iy rent than build on borrowed money? , ' Mr Exn 1 !. from a pergonal wejudice (not a vorv common preindice), was affa.irst. borrowing. Messrs Traynor, Gunning Mito'iell and Selby went y.i*, fV'-.nll-: n-' 1 prc-.-rrl tfvit .iudicio-> w;is a-rlvaiitacreous. Til'" Iv.rr-''.-rr-; lir.rl a 1a"?-f> majoritv. " vc-^n -tion coninul-s-ri-?'- "?:■•-!•.'! "*.[.-iril!fln, East-W'-l and Tn-yn-oy romnulP ,.... vnfpip.rition. r v O-ir-liner in a !!2-at wd!-rra;o!ird speech, 11plie'd c-ompnb«ry v:: ciriition, ani ho \v;-, backed by Yl<v Ginning. A s': » ni Ikukls ga~. c compui&ory v>acc;: :• :mi c; v in. •' i «"] 1i •- p'-a , anter tlnn o.;t"i'«?" .'.'r U licklcv nfßniKvi. but ■••.-■ id re In! >i> -.porirv.cc , - in the ir , *;;; 3'i S >''•.'•. wi'u! , "ome 'h'Mnc: •■, r:ii'"l". '• m>? irl'ed the affi.rirVi t V ■• •,:■* and Gardinar a]<-o s'i->;"»rr:d th' smofors. Mcs.F Cunning p.ik! Traynnr oi>pc!ieel. T'.e ni"cling d-cclrt'c 1 witii no nn-'ort ;!:i voice f'ir V',? smokere. ~ cv,..-. „,,. ~ ~r p. ; t -| int Profegro, I>li' ! --> 'vtil'l ad'iro- , -. si meeting at Slpi'iuui. eirly i\<"-{ veA. on "Snpi.i'Nm.'' AYird b"s bern rrceived that Mr P iCc'j"n']v, wl'.n ii»rVn\<'Tit « sevioi'- operation at the Otiki Hospital., xs ;ii-o"''^v!ii r r f.T! oin will b? g ,,, ] ti' i .o( tho pe.nin! ]\Hh raihvaynvaii n!-r.!t again.