THE Shannon News FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1920.

Shannon News, 29 July 1921, Page 2

THE Shannon News FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1920.

The Shannon Dairy Company manufactured 4a5 tons ticwt Jqr"24lb of butler (juring- last season, an increase of 25. tons on the previous year, and paid out to suppliers £113,0!)? 18s 9d. Such figures give some idea of the importance of this industry to the prosperity of Shannon. ' A-t Tuesday's silting of the Palmerston C.ouri, Mrs E. Kinsman (Mr limes) claimed possession of a house at shannon occupied by Stephen Eagle, the arrears in rent, which were also claimed, being' stated as £0 18s. After evidence had been given by F. Kinsman, plaintiff’s husband, the Magistrate gave .judgment, for plaintiff for, the amount claimed, with £2 Is costs. '• Xo order for possession was made, the! Magistrate pointing out that in the! case of a weekly tenancy, if the ar- ’ rears of rent were paid within fivefive days of judgment being given, no]' claim for possession could he* sus-,/ tained. • ' A return presented to the Council of otago Acclimatisation Society showed that five local firms had disposed of 4C.A7 oppossum skins by sale during I this month. The .prices ranged from id j for a very poor skin b' 9s 4(1 for a J super black- 1

The Shannon Dairy Co. will hold their annual meeting on August 13. . . it is to he hoped that the ladies of the Soldiers' Memorial Committee will roll up in lull force lor the meeting advertised in this issue, for. the cause is a worthy one.

There will he a meeting of stewards of the liorowhenua Racing CluiKon Friday night,, to consider what steps are to he taken in connection with the withdrawal of their license.

No. 8 galvanised wire has taken a sharp advance on the Wellington market, and it is reported that corrugated iron is likely to ud\am...\ Yesterday (Thursday) a very popuJar member ot the teaching staff of the Shannon School, Miss Freeman, who is leaving the town to fill another position at Masterton, was made a presentation by the pupils and members of the staff in token of the appreciation and esteem in which she was held during her stay here. It is with much regret that we have to record the departure irom Shannon of one so generally liked and respected.

Referring .to the question of feed at last’ night’s meeting of poultry men, Mr V .1. Smith, chairman of directors of. the Palmerston Utility Society, said he was in Vancouver lately, and B grade wheat could be got there at about 3s oer 'bushel, although it was less now. He thought that if wheat was wanted h this country for poultry purposes, pressure should be put on Ihe Government to admit it to the Dominion. A Mangahao correspondent; writes: An alarm of fire was given at the power-house ai Mangahao on Tuesday evening. If was a cold and frosty night, but lire men turned out smartly in force. Their observations when they found it was a “false alarm” were, certainly illuminating, “and for a time the electric lights were quite eclipsed. It seems that ah engineer noticed clouds of .smoke rising from a certain point, and felt, justified in raising the camp. Though •■the incident .“ended’ in smoke,” it'served as quite good fire drill, and the men deserve credit for their promptitude in answering the call. Many friends of Miss Edna Hook gathered at her parents’ residence on ; •Wednesday evening to celebrate the anniversary of her birthday. The musical items gave one the impression that Shannon is nut lacking in talent, nems were contributed by Miss Edna Hook* and Messrs. Bert W. (juarrie, C. Jennings, F. B.uckmaii, R. Collins and others, and were greatly appreciated. Miss Hook was die recipient of many handsome presents, and altogether a most enjoyable evening was spent. *

A Levin resident, who is 1 Nelson, states that blue gum is being 1 | largely used for all sorts of purposes in that province. At.l'asman, ne says, blue gum post's have been in the ground lourteen years and siio\y no sign,of deterioration. They have also been found to do well in«sail water, and are being used as piles for jetties, wharves, etc. Owing to the increasing 1 scarcity ol timber around Nelson, v there is a big-demand for this timber, • and ec&chbuilders are finding it excellent for some of their work, while builders are using it for, scantling and skids.

The necessity of giving dates with entries of ewes in lamb as to when the rams were turned out of the flocks was exemplified at the weekly sale yesterday. A line of which this information could he supplied realised 20s, whilst another in which these particulars could not lie given with certainty brought only 13s 6d, though there was practically no difference in the quality of the sheep, “it is the biggest mistake <ful,” said a sheepfanner, “for anyone to offer such sheep without particulars of this kind, and means a big loss to 'them.”