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Shannon News, 5 August 1921, Page 2

Mr A. Freeman has returned to Napier after spending the week-end in Shannon.

’Miss F. Butler, after spending enjoyable holiday in Patea amon|st relatives, has returned to her home town. The Palmerston milkmen have reduced the price of milk to 6d per quart and Is lOd per gallon. Mr J. Tuoliy, who has been in the Horowhenua County Council’s employ as a roadman in the Levin .district for a number of years, has been transferred to Tokomaru, where he will have charge of the roads in that portion of the county. Mr W. Kilsby, of Koputaroa, took his seat at the meeting of the Horowhenua County Patriotic Association yesterday for the first time, and fills the vacancy caused by the death of his father, the late Mr G. Kilsby. The chairman of the Association (Mr P. W. Goldsmith) welcomed Mr Kilsby to the Association, who 1 Suitably replied. ' Rumours were current in both Levin and Shannon yestrday as to the condition of Michael Lynch, who was seriously injured in the Mangahao ex plosion, and Waka, of the Hui Mai football team, who was hurt in the football match at Shannon on Saturday last, the reports being to the effect- that both accidents had term! nated. fatally. On communicating with, the Palmerston North Hospital, we were informed that Lynch is still in a serious condition, but that Waka had sufficiently recovered to allow of his being discharged. A "ladies’ aitemoon’' was given in. lire Parish Hail on Saturday by the Girl scouts, and it proved to he a . ery pleasant liirle function. Many .terns were contributed by the Scouts, and llie president of the organisation, Mrs Carter, presented a number ol badges and stars for rank and service. The proceeds are to be devoted o the fund for the Girl Scouts’ bazaar io be held at a later date. The Scoutmistress, Miss Wickclifie, and her Scouts, are to be congratulated on the success of the afternoon.

It Is not commonly known by the residents of Shannon that, within eight miles of their town, there are some 6000 or 7000; acres of virgin, bush, which lor the most part is suitable milling timber. This hush lies over the first _ range of hills, in what is known as the Tokomaru Valley, and would, no uloubt, have been cut out years ago But for the fact of its inaccessibility. Attempts have been made in the past .to reach this timber by forming a tram line over the hill at the end of Kingston Road, but this proved to be .a costly undertaking, and before a foot of timber had been cut, it, resulted in failure for the pioneer who undertook the task. Now that a good road has been formed by the Government to the southern end of the, bush, the prospects 'of securing this muchneeded timber are much brighter, and the settlers who hold the land intend to make an effort to raise a loan, form a further piece of road, of about seven miles, and connect up with the road from Tokomaru, thus giving them an outlet for what will be in future good sheep country, and at the same time placing on the market their milling timber. It is-to be hoped that they will be successful. Providing the money is available, there is no reason why they should.not he.