SHANNON NOTES

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 February 1915, Page 3

SHANNON NOTES

[By our Resident Representative]

Mr P. Oag and Mr \V. J. Law attended a conference at vVoodvillo to see that' stops should Uβ taken with a view oi opening up tho limestone dupouitis in the Alanawatu Gorge, committee was formed to obtain a report as to tho quality of the lime and probable cost oi working the deposit. Mr Law has disposed or his farm in Shannon where he lias resided for the past 22 years. Tho farm lias been purchased by a Pahnerston syndicate. The Fanners' Union has sent a truck of tat slieep for the relief of the Belgians. An extraordinary case of fraud upon tlio D/nids was brought to light during session of tho Grand Lods«pErthat order. A man who was sultffing from incurable consumption got into the order and his relatives oTitainen the benefit of funeral expenses. Ho did so by getting another man to impersonate himself tor the medical examination required. The man examined by tho doctor was perfectly sound, out the man who was initiated was most remarkably unsound. In order to guard, against a repetition of such cases a. clause has lieon added to the declaration made at initi ation whereby the c«iutiirlato is required to declare that ho is tno 'individual referred to. in the vndoieal certificate. As Mr Staples and two friends were driving in a fonr-wliwlr-tl trap on Thursday afternoon one of tlio wheels came off near the recroation reserve. Mr Staplee held on well to tlfc reins ;ind his presence of mind averted any seriour consequences. The picture show was the means il adding £7 16s to the fund for asphalting the schoolground.