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Shannon News, 26 July 1921, Page 2

Mrs Hutcheson and her son are visiting the South Island. The Horowhenua rep. football team meet the Oroua reps, at Foxton tomorrow. Mrs Thompson, of Ballance Street, recently underwent an operation in a private hospital in Dannevirke. The first lambs of the season (at least for this district) * are to be seen in the paddocks of Mr H. Byers. Miss Wilkins left, for Blenheim last in order to be present at her sister’s .wedding. Mr Hoskruge week-ended in Wellington, returning by Sunday night’s express. Although only July, many tennis enthusiasts have already commenced practice for the ensuing season,, which promises to be a. record one for membership. The supply -of cream is increasingdaily at the dairy factory, and the latest, figures show*'tfial' 1000 more cows will be milked this season, Mr W. Manning has purchased Mr G. Jude’s herd of dairy cows, and is about to go in for dairying extensively. Mr McLauelilafi is taking over his small farm in Shannon. We wish them both success in their new ventures. , Owing to extensive filling, the new railway yards are at present very boggy, and it is a common sight to see teams of horses pulling the Public Works Departments lorries out of the mud. Many people in Queen Street, Auckland; paused on Friday to see a lordly, 1 turbaned visitor from Madras getting 1 his boots blacked by an unfortunate white New Zealander, who shines the I footwear of the mighty at one of the street corners.—-Auckland Star. It is gratifying to learn that the services of Nurse Wheeldon are not to be lost to Shannon. Mr Sinclair has come forward and given up his residence for the purpose of a nursing home. His action will he greatly appreciated by the residents, for the presence of a qualified nurse is a valuable asset to our towii. A collision occurred between two cyclists on Wednesday last at Buckley corner. Mr Jude and Miss Rose Bowker managed to get their ma chines tangled* up. Neither party seems to be very clear how the accident happened, but evidently one bicycle skidded on the wet road, and after that it was a case of “sort out your own machine and carry it to the repair shop.” Fortunately no one was hurt.

The movement for the establishment of a river board for the controlling of the waters of the Manawatu and Oroua Rivers and their conflueht streams in the lower reaches has attracted attention to the work already undertaken by the settlers in the Makerua district for-controlling the flood waters by means of'stop banks and radiating drains. The scheme, which is under the control ol' Messrs. Jicliell and Gilmour, is probably the largest enterprise of the kind attempted in New Zealand. A drag-line dredger has been imported from America, and this, wiihin a few weeks, will be ‘supplemented by another smaller dredge ot the same pattern* which will do the interior draining besides working in conjunction with the larger machine on the stop banks. Three and a-lialf. miles of bank have been built to date, but the scheme provides for the erection of 00 miles of banking in all. If the proposed board is brought into being, the area under its control will he divided into four ridings, namely, the Makerua, Oroua, Mout-oa and Koputaroa districts, and each property will he rated according to the benefit, derived from the hoard’s activities. It is assumed that the work already undertaken hv the*settlers of the first named district will, as far as possible; form part of the board’s scheme, and that their rates will be struck accordingly—Standard.

Mr and Mrs Lenane, of Cootamundra, New South Wales, are .visiting Mrs Curran at present. Mr Flinders has arrived from Winton, South Island, to take Mr Robinson’s position at the local Post Office. Mr arid Mrs A. D. Brown, of Norsewood, are visiting Mrs F. W. Newport, East Road, Shannon. Mr J. Stevenson, stock overseer on die Central Development Farm, informed a News representative yesterday that the methods adopted at the Farm hr dealing with abortion in cows was to isolate the affected animals for six weeks, and to give them strict attention as regards washing,, etc. This prevented the spreading of the trouble, which was highly contagious. The above treatment had prevented any recurrence of the disease among the Farm herds.

Mr W. J. McCulloch, manager at the Central Development Farm, who has just returned from a visit to Dunedin, states that although the winter in the South has been a very mird one, and growth has been exceptionally* good for that part of the Dominion, it does not compare favourably with the north, particularly the district, about Levin and Shannon, which has a much better appearance than the south. Mrs Jtiemmingsen gave an evening last Friday at her residence, “The Willows,” for Miss Freeman, Miss Wilkins and Mr Robinson, who leave for East Taratahi, Pelorus . Bridge and Samoa respectively. Musical items were rendered by Mr W. Quarrie, Mr Jennings, 'Mr Knutson, Mr Hook and Mr Clap ham. Mrs Ken. Mitchell was successful in winning both of the competitipus. The very enjoyable evening was brought to a conclusion by the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.”

There passed away oil Sunday afternoon one of Shannon’s old and most respected residents in the person of Mrs Elizabeth. Arm Gardener, aged 63 years. Mrs Gardener had not been in very good health for some time past, but the end came suddenly, for her condition was not considered to be serious. Mr and Mrs Gardener came to Shannon some thirfy'odd years ago and were among the first few settlers who felled the bush and blazed the trail for later generations. Afterwards Mr Gardener followed his occupation as a butcher, and for many years carried on business in Shannon. Eventually retiring from business, lie and his family moved to Pahautanui, where he resided until his death some years ago. Mrs Gardener then relumed to Shannon and settled on the Jand '

they hart originally bought from the Manawatu Railway Company, where, with her family, she has resided ever since. Mr Gardener was of a bright, cheery disposition, and was loved by all who came in contact, with her, being always ready and willing to help those in trouble. She will be missed by her very many friends. Much sympathy is felt for her sister, Mrs E. Butt, of Shannon, and a grown-up family of sons and daughters, whom she leaves to mourn their loss. The interment will take place to-day (Tuesday) at Pahautanui.

About- 90 senior cadets from Wanganui companies are to be posted to the local companies of the 2nd Wellington (West Coast) Infantry Battalion, which, under the new military scheme now in process. of organisation, will be the new designation of the 7th Regiment. The boundaries of the battalion district are, however, .more extended than the regimental districts, including the whole of the West Coast down to Foxton and Levin and up the Main Trunk line as far as Taihape. -The headquarters of' the battalion are at Wanganui. Mr Peter SimonoTf, Consul for the Russian Soviet Republic in Australia, writes to the Sydney Press: As there are still no proper and safe facilities established for travelling between Soviet Russia 'and other countries, it is exceptionally risky at present to attempt to, go to Soviet Russia. There are whole swarms of all kinds of agents in Europe offering their services to get the anxious travellers to Soviet Russia*, hut the services of these agents usually terminate with the emptying of the pockets of the travellers. Thousands of such unfortunate travellers are driven by those agents into the most desperate position in all parts of Europe. Therefore, to stop this state of affairs, the Russian Soviet Government has instructed me to inform all those concerned that until furtbe mot ice no one will be admitted 1o Soviet Russia. Therefore, aJI those who attempt to go to Soviet Russia will do so at their own peril. This applies to Russians and non-Russians alike.