THE Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1921.

Shannon News, 23 September 1921, Page 2

THE Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1921.

Mrs Murray and Mrs Watterston are ai, present in Wellington 'to meet Mr J. Murray, who is returning I'rom .'Sydney Jjy the Ulhnaroa.

Mrs Currie, oi Wanganui, is visiting her mother, Mrs W. H. Gunning.

Mr Prior, who has purchased a farm in Levin, takes possession on Tuesday next. We wish Mr and Mrs Prior all prosperity in their new home..

During the winter months the Shannon Girls' Club has been meeting at the residence of Mrs Jones, where the evenings have been spent in sewing and fancy work. With the summer approaching they intend shortly to use the hall again, where they will undertake a course in physical culture. The young ladies are loud in their praise of the hospitality and keen interest shown to them by Mrs Jones, which they have greatly appreciated.

Alter an enjoyable holiday in Dunedin, Miss A. Brown has recently returned to Shannon.

Miss R. Amoore, of Whangarei, is at. present staying with her sister, Mrs Jackson, of Stout Street.

Mr M. Singeline, of the Public Works staff, has returned the Palmerston Hospital and intends 7 going to Wanganui to-consult specialists.

Mr B. Gordon, of the Railway staff, is ai present on holidays. Several car-loads of Shannonites are proceeding to Levin inis evening to attend the Golf Club ball at.that town..

The infant daughter oj Mr W. McEwen, of Tokomaru, died on Wednesday in the'Palmerston Hospital. The luneral toon place in Shannon yesterday. Charles Henry RoxLj tough, who escaped from the in Palmerston North on Tuesday, September 13, was arrested at noon on Wednesday at Bainesse by Constable CFDonoghue. It was discovered by the police that Roxboroug’n had arrived in the Bainesse district, and the pol.ee were hot on his trail, witli the resut that his arrest was effected as stated. The shannon Cricket Club intend holding a dance on October 14. The following officers have been elected: Patron, Mr E. Newman, M.P.; president, Mr W. Murdoch; hon. president, Mr C. A. Lfoughna-i; vice-presi-dents, Rev. Abbott, Messrs. W. McIvegg, H. Hook, J. T. Bovis, E. Butt, W. H. Gunning, A. E. Hyde, her, J. Roach, T. Moynihan, T. Jambs, H. McMillan, C. Spiers, C. Franks, E. Porter, G. G. Kelly, D. Murray, T. Galliardi and R. Laurvig. At ■ the Palmerston Magistrate’s Court this week, before Mr J. L. Stout, judgment was given for plaintiff by default in the case Fred Crossley (Mr Abraham) v. M. Tippler, claim £5 ss, costs £1 Os 6d. Three military cadets, Gilbert Horace Payne, Lester C. Hunt and Frank T. Jamieson, were each fined £l, with 5s costs, for failing to attend drills. Mortimer Harry Tippler, charged with being found on licensed premises after the statutory closing hour, did not appear, and v the police having given evidence of his being found on the premises of the Albion Hotel, Shannon, after 6 p.m. on August 27, he was convicted ami fined £2, with 7s costs. A Kimberley Road farmer, in conversation with a. News reporter

yesterday, stated that he thought it absurd to read statements in the press from time to time by experts regarding different aspects of farming. He said a few days ago he read where an expert advised that, where pigs were fed on lucerne they should get a 2 per cent ration of grain. “‘What chance has a‘ farmer got of estimating a 2 per cent ration when the pigs i are roaming about all day feeding. ] To the practical man the thing is abj surd.” The same applied to different J forms of treatment where farmers | were advised to use a 5 per cent or 10 1 per cent solution. The farmers wanted practical terms, anh nothing else was of much use. Mr R. W. Percy, postmaster of Levin, retires on superannuation at the j end of October, after over 40 years’ service. JN t t The percentage of iambs on 'the farms in Kingston Road is large this year, and had prices been reasonable the indications are that the season would have been a fairly, profitable one.

Mr McGarvie is leaving the district about the end of the month to manage a large fa,rm near Greytown. A good deal of speculation exists in the minds of sheep farmers at present as to the prices that will rule when the lamb season opens for export. The question was put to a gentleman who is connected with the business and he informed a Chronicle reporter this morning that he had very good reason for saying that- prices would not be 'within 3s or 4s per head of last year's rates. The prices of export ewes and wethers were down but even at ruling values they would have to make' way for lamb when the season opened. The outlook was not so bright as one wo-/ uld wish and he w f as afraid farmers’ expectations as regards lamb would not quite be realised this season. A resident of Kawiu Hoad states that early this morning he recognised seme familiar notes issuing from the bush at the rear of his residence, and on investigating found a pair of tuis pouring forth in beautiful liquid notes their morning song. This is the first pair , of this that have been observed for twelve months, but it is pleasing

to note that these aristocratic members of our avifauna have not deserted their old haunts near the town. The resident, in question states that it/ will soon be time for the New Zealand cuckoo, the harbinger of spring, to put in his appearance from northern latitudes. For the last six months or more he has been enjoying the warmth of the northern tropics, and returns during September or October to bask in our summer sunshine.

Mr G. H. Nelson "has returned from - a few days’ visit in the South Island. , Mrs Bowler, of Buckley Road, is spreading her holiday in Wellington with relatives. pr. Evans is at present very ill of influenza in a private hospital at Palmerston, and is being attended by Dr. Putman. The latest advice is that tne Doctor is progressing favourably. Arrangements have been made where- ' by Dr. Gow, of Levin, is attending at Shannon each morning at 9 a.m., and Dr. McDonald, from Foxton, in the afternoon.,

Even in the country one can meet with an adventure occasionally. Mr Geo. Pickard was charged by a wild heifer while visiting a farm recently, Ethd was forced to seek safety on the top of a shed, where he remained while the infuriated animal danced around him. He was eventually, helped out of his predicament by one of the farm hands, who drove off the heifer. •

The Post and Telegraph Department have now a staff of men erecting poles lor telephones in Stout Street. It is the intention of the Department to put in ’phones for all on the waiting list, some of whom had almost given up hope. •