Shannon Notes.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 April 1915, Page 2

Shannon Notes.

♦ [By our Resident Representative.] It may interest those concerned in the flax industry to know that during the month of February 372 tons of flax fibre, valued at £1,702 were exported iioni the Dominion. In February, 11)14, 3,012 tons were exported. The falling off is no doubt due to the conditions of trade consequent on the war A horse harnessed to a dray, belonging to Mr Wiekliffe, bolted out of the railway station yard on Wednesday afternoon. The wheel ol : the dray collided with one of the posts of the gateway, and the dray turned a complete (somersault. The extraordinary thing is that no damage was done, horse nd dray escaping without injury. -Miss Pliillis Gunning has left Shannon to undertake the duties of nitree in Palmerston North. Mr Bock, of Foxton, has purchased the fiaxmill of Messrs Loughnan and Co., at Koputaroa, and took possession on April 1. Very good prices were realised at the sale of stock at Mr Ross's farrn gn Wednesday. Some of the cattle realised as high as £9 13e, and some of the best sheep went up to £1. Mr Knight, of Kingston road, has disposed of his farm to Mr Redd Mr C. Ross' racehorses hove gone north to Auckland in charge of Mr Mort Tippler A .sad fatality occurred in Shannon on Thursday lust. The infant son of Mr W. J. Law, named Donald William Law, eighteen months' old, died From the effects of falling into a stream. It appears that the little boy was playing about and wlilie his parents were busy preparing for removal, he ran off and fell into the creek where there was a dam. He was still alive when found in the water, and every effort was made to revive him. Dr. Bryson's aid was summoned, and he worked hard for three hours trying to restore animation by artificial respiration, but notwithstanding this the little one succumbed from the effects of the shock.