SHANNON NEWS.

Otaki Mail, 12 April 1922, Page 4

SHANNON NEWS.

A large quantity of concrete pipes have arrived lor tiie Makeniu Drainage Board. The cement for the Public Works Department will start to arrive in June, and will reach as much as 300 tons per month. It is intended to build large workshops in Shannon to deal with tiie pipe work of the Mangahao scheme.

Miss Jessie and Freda Cameron leave on Thursday for a fortnight's holiday in Auckland.

The eighteen-months-old daughter of Mr C. O’Regan was taken to die Palmerston Hospital last week, haying contracted diphtheria. Mrs Feetham, who has been in the hospital for some time, returned home on Saturday. The borough ranger lias handed in u large number of names of owners of wandering stock, and prosecutions will follow.

"I know of no more pathetic sight." said Mr Ayrton on Friday evening, ‘‘than that of decent workmen tramping from place to place begging hi their fellow men the right to toil!”

•Several wild pigs wandered down ( from the hills recently and took up their abode on Mr Law's farm at Ihukara. They were having a good time among his crops, and at first he thought i hey were his own porkers. On investigation lie found they were genuine “Captain Cooks.’’ He mani aged to capture throe, and they are jni present fattening on skim milk ini stead of fern mot. The balance made off towards tiie hills, and met on the road a settler from the Heights. An ■ ■til sow and three porkers stood at

hay and held the road, and it seemed f,,r a time that they would gain the day. The settler’s dogs came to the rescue, however, with the result that their owner will have bacon for the winter. At tlte s.M. Court at Palmerston yesterday, Wrn. Gardner, who pleaded not guilty, was charged with unlawfully converting a motor car to his own u.-e at .Shannon on April i. and also with driving on the footpath. Evidence in support of tiie

I charge was given by Constables McGregor and Shannon. Defendant said the owner of the car was a personal friend of his, and lie had considered j that lie was no! exceeding his rights lin borrowing the car. since lie was jin a, hurry, in turn ing he had hacked on in the footpath, and tiie constables then accosted him. Tiie Magistra'e soul Gc. v ’ns P"' much ol This SO. o' "hug g'dig on. it cerf tainly appeacc: ■:■■■- though defendant Had 'borrowed the car without autho- ! rjtv. would lie fined €2. For drivi in" on the I'noinafh he would be fined ho Costs £1 lIS would also have jto be paid.