DISTRICT NEWS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 October 1911, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

EVENTS IN SHANNON

(Chronicled by our Resident

Representative.)

The po.st official ollicials will take up t'lioir duties in the new building on Monday. Severe cotnnienl. 11a-s - been made from time to time on the building bv politicians, but an inspection ol' the building does not boar out anything of any moment to bo complained of. 'Hio public. ! room lias all the appearance of a > ! well-appointed banking lion.se. The ! cabinet work and veneering is a j credit to the contractor. From the j information of one w ho has watched 5 the building in course of construction it can be safely vouched that j.storms may conic and go, but the Shannon post oftice will remain. The ! wllolo ol' the timber used if .solid 1 'heart of durable woof's, viz., totara. j riniu and niatai. The foundations j and wails arc so well ami .solidly conI structcd thai they would carry two i mere stories: at any rate, that is ! the opinion of a well-known expert. | A Milner safe is built, in "with a • door that would give the mo:,t ex- | pert burglor soniotliin.g to puzzle 1 over. The telephone room i.s coni renieniiy situated: its walls are jdeafened and no sound can penetrate on I side. The building from ' an outside view certainly presents a very .sf|"-it appearance but this will | disappear with the street levelling, j Our menial postnin.sf.er. who is a bit iof Mark Tnpley is all on the move I getting ready to occupy lb,is new [quarters. Mr 'Martin is quite proud jof bis pr"!!i[si's. T1 is tv.'o lioutenlants, .Messrs Dunekloy and Gundy. • wbo are very correct young gents, i will probably wear goloshes for the j first few months, and as for Dick it i is more than tikelv ho will have to i load up with letters at the door. ! Shannon, like all other country | townships, lias seen :i few rbnn"cs 'in the way of pos.i office-. T!ie fir-t | postmaster was Mr fim. Gray, who ; kept a store over the line: after him l tlie I;itionmaster distnbutcd the j letters, then followed Mr ['a;, vol I. | another store-keeper. About fifj teen ye - '> rs a ,70 ihe. piwnfc post office • estnMHied. under |] !0 l-,|y, Mr : TTai'risou, who held the position ;>nltd about three yea rs a"y>. when *'e ; was ti" l n-'-'ferred to Kilhirnie. where : lie died. ?Jr TTan-'son was bet] in I vnrv IrV- e ; le-eni b\* :• I! wbo knew , liini. TTo scmef lines rx'"'!)! 1 .-] n i blllfr manner, but- beneath it ail jthere was a Toed n]<l i-;.,,.] | ;/v , r f__ j Our orescnt j ..st in aster, Mr Martin jand bis snlx rdin-u'es. are a very I creditable <taff. If the piner c t"iko continues i tlio Sli.umon si :"okeei>er.s will lie | forced to >r ret their hulk goods l-, v | fail. Tin's vill rnerin extra I Still we i regress! On the soe- | lion in Rallance street, wbich Mr ] Carter breu dit at the Stansell sale ■ a "bout Hirer weeks ae - n. is beino- erecJ ted .a ( «liop. "Messrs Spencer P>i-e«. j are buPding a new. up-to-date re.sjI donee Tor Mr J. C'nrrnn. I Motea (f onrpi^ror-'Ararriojiettel. ■the borse which won a CI2OD race lin Australian last week, was bred jbv Mr ft. W. Carter. at 'Shannon. I "Mr Carter still owns the dam.