THE Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1921.

Shannon News, 24 June 1921, Page 2

THE Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1921.

Mr W. H. Field, M.P., was a visitor to Shannon yesterday. Mr and Mrs A. E. Hyde returned last night after an enjoyable fortnight’s holiday in the Auckland district. The preacher on Sunday morning at the Shannon Methodist Church will be the Rev. 3. L. Minifle. The Public Trustee informed tin Horowlienua County Patriotic Association at its fast meeting that the rate of interest on deposits had been advanced from 41, to 5 per cent as from April i. last. The Association has u sum on deposit with the Trustee. The Thompson-Payne Cup won by the Shannon seven-a-side team in the recent tournament at Palmerston North, is on view in Messrs. Burr Bros.' window, Bailanee Street. The trophy was presented in 1911, when n was won by Marton. Since then the winners have been as follows: 1912, Petone; 1913. United; 1914, Athletic; 1919, Petone; 1920, Kia Toa; 1921, Shannon. The competition, of course, was suspended during the war. Archbisliqp O’Shea, speaking at the Hibernian Society breakfast at Wellington, said that Archbishop Redwood was the longest-consecrated bishop in the world. One other bishop, still living in France, was consecrated in the same month, but Archbishop Redwood was consecrated two days earlier, so he is, therefore, although not the oldest, the longest-consecrated bishop in the world at the present time. “Mr W. Reardon’s statement that the unemployment problem is so acute in Hawke’s Bay that the workers are on the verge of soup kitchen-s is too ridiculous for words,” said Mr Esson, the Hastings representative of the Labour Department. Mr Esson added that after complete investigation only two cases requiring relief were found in Hastings. He had been advertising for married men, but could not get the quota required. It was the same in Napier. “I have no cases of distress on my 'books, and there are no soup kitchen conditions or anything approaching them.” The chairman of the County Council had not and had no intention of discharging, permanent men.

“The companionship of had music is equally as dangerous as the companionship of bad people for the young,” asserted Mr Robert Parker (luring a lecture on music at Wellington. He wished to stress the importance of bringing up children to the realisation of the value of good music. “Children should not he encouraged to fend for themselves as far as music is concerned,” he said. “One lias only to pass Ihe music shops and see some of the absurd songs in the windows to realise this fact. I was passing a shop the oilier day and saw a song called ‘You Can’t Find Pimples on a Pound of Pickled Pork.’ Is this ihe "Tvind of stuff children" should be encouraged to learn?”

In a letter to the Foxton Herald, in referring to the Railway Commission’s report, Mr W. H. Field, M.P. for Otaki, says: ‘‘l still hardly believe the Government will commit the .country to the fallacyjjf spending almost a million on the Palmerston North deviation.”

An error crept into the large sale circular issued with the last issue ol the Shannon News by Messrs. 1* arghei and Co. The price of beavers was quoted at 51s when it should have been 21s. •

Some lurid remarks from an enraged deer-stalker were heard tn place less than a hundred miles tr n: .Shannon recently. The cause ol' the hunter’s indignation was the sight ol a hue slag’s head, apparently lreshiy killed. The stalking season closed three weeks '.ago. h the sportsman’s suspicions are not groundless, more will surely be heard ol the matter.

.-uuiough some 01 the growers m ennui in the -Rangitikei district who are homing out in contemplation oi a substantial rise m price iater, are on a iatr way to 'biting their lingers (says tiie WangaHui Herald). According to reports, Blenheim chad is being quoted at £‘s 12s 6d lor July shipments. This chafl can he iandeu jbtf Wanganui at £8 7s 6d, against £/ 10s to £7 17s 6d lor Rangitikei chaff, and, being ol better quality, will sell quicker than locally-grown chaff.