THE Shannon News FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1921.

Shannon News, 28 October 1921, Page 2

THE Shannon News FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1921.

The, pleasant weather on Wednesday brought a large muster to the bowling green. There was some very interesting play during the af fernoon. - „ The present output of. the Shannon factory is o,ver five tons of butter daily. - The by-election for the Auckland East seal, takes place on Wednesday next. '

owing to the illness 6l Mr James DalzeJl, ranger to the Shannon Borough Council, a batch' of stray cattle cases to have been heard at the Levin Magistrate’s Coui*t this morning were adjourned-to the November sitting.

Aithough the work of scarifying and re-metalling the section of main

road at. Makerua was hampered by bad weather and the surface cut up badly at the time, the road has now become splendidly consolidated, and the surface over this particular portion is among the best in the county. What qualifies a borough councillor to put the adjective “senior” before his title? Does the honour go to the councillor securing- the highest number of votes, or does length of service give the qualification? The question was debased at the Lower Hutt Council meeting last evening, and it was decided to obtain legal opinion on the question.

All the arrangements are in order for the Levin Amateur Athletic Society’s sports on the Domain on Saturday afternoon. The programme is an excellent one, and should provide

a good afternoon’s entertainment

« The sports are in the nature of a conI tinuation of the meeting on Labour Day, when very bad weather was experienced, but from present prospects Saturday’s gathering is going to prove an unqualified success. The Society is to he congratulated oft its Activity, and its supporters and the public generally will wish it well at the coming sports gathering. A dismal picture of the secondhand “scrap” trade was painted by a witness in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court. 1-Ie srfid. that the bottom had completely fallen out of the market. Old sacks were once worth 2s to 2s 6d each. Now it was .hard to get 8d for them. When scrap iron brought I*s a ton, business was bright. Now it brought. 50s. His total earnings in eight weeks came to £6. and the outlook was duller'than n.

The Railway Department will in future close the local goods shed at i‘2 neon on Wednesday.

Mr Billons visiied Shannon on Wednesday aiiernoun in order to photograph some of those taking part m ‘'The Eastern Charm." He was surprised at the elaborate, costumes, and complimented the performers on them enthusiasm and keenness.

The Shannon Dairy Company is likely to become one of the largest butter producers'‘in tffe province if ‘it continues to grow at its present, rate. A short, time ago they had one supplier at Makerua, the others sending their cream to Palmerston, : but since the motor started picking up the cream, all supply Shannon factory. Next week the lorry will go as far as Potts’ Road, lhakaia, several farmers desiring to send their cream from there. The convenience of having the cream collected at the gate is no small item.

At a special meeting of the committee set up for are purpose by the i-ulfneiston i-iuspnul Board on Wednesday, a scheme was lranied whereoy localities can secure a district mirse. Tiie settlers are lc-iiured 10 find £IOO. The Board will subsidise this by-24.> in the £l. Ail lees collected or payable to the district nurse are\the~ property of the Board. The \ x i- i - med|ical service for Mangahao- was also satisfactorily arranged, aild Dr. Evans was appointed medical officer of the Hospital Board as iar as!Mangahao is concerned. The. Mayor was present at both meetings, and it was largely due to Iris initiative that this satisl'actory • position was brought about.

A meeting ol the Patriotic Society was called for the Borough Chamber on Thursday afternoon, with the idea of winding up Hie society, but there were not enough members present to form a quorum, and the meeting was adjourned until Friday next, November 4, at 2.30 p.iu. :■

Asked for a definition of a pessF mist. Dr. l-'urse, Bishop of St. Albans, replied: “A man who wears a belt as well as braces.” ■

‘ll Hie hon. gentleman wants to know the policy, we are out lor revenue,” said the Prime Minister when asked by Mr E. Newman (Maiiawatu) whether the new tariff policy/would be in the direction of revenue or protection. “A mixture of the two,” a member suggested. “Put it that way if you like,” replied Mr Massey.

Evidently-, night. weddings are' not popular with the Anglican clergy, one speaker at a church social function in Paliiaiua this week said the matter had been 'discussed by the last .Synod. One suggestion lor discouraging night weddings was to ■charge an extra guinea in the lee, and another idea was lor the officiating minister to start preaching at the ceremony.

“The domestic 1 Science course is being remodel Led," said t|ie Director ol Education (Mr Gaughley) at the Wellington Education Boagjd meeting last week, “in the past the course has been too scientific —it was set on too high a plane, it will lor the future be a more practical course, and a greater help to district" high schools than is at present the case.”

A Taranaki dairy fanner says lie has bad good results irom sowing »oit turnips and maize together as a crop. He broadcasts 401 bto the acre ol maize, and alter a week or two when growth lias begun, drills \ten ounces of turnip' seed. Some ol the maize is destroyed in the process, but not seriously. If the maize and turnips are sown at the’ same time the latter mature before the former; and a further advantage to sowing separately is that maize affords shelter to the young turnip plants. 'The farmer considers the two growths a perfect food and far better than either one or the other 'alone.

“What's this for?’’ was the question asked in a somewhat indignant tone by the defendant in an action in the New Plymouth Magistrate’s Court, when, as lie entered the witness "box to give evidence the Court usher offered him Ihe Bible for the purpose of taking Ihe. oath. When told what it was for lie replied, “it’s a form I don’t, believe in.” “Then what do you believe in ” asked the Magistrate, to which the witness said, ‘‘lf this court won’t take my word” as I speak it, it is not likely to believe me just- because 1 take an oath. I’m prepared to speak ibe truih without fear of any man.”. The Magistrate said he must, eilher be sworn or make an affirmation 111 at he would, give his evidence 1 rut!bully. He then volunteered the information that he did not know what was meant by an affirmation. When the position was further explained the witness repeated the pres or i hod form of affirmation, solern n 1 y p ro rn i s i n g I o “ s p e ak. the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” the case proceeded—Herald.

If every child born in New Zealand is worth £IOOO to the country, as stated by a prominent politician recently, Shannon is fast becoming wealthy. There were nine births in the local nursing home this month.

A case in the Dunedin Police Court on Friday morning revealed the iaet that exorbitant interest charges are by no means dead. It was laid down m a document that interest would be at the rate of is 4d in the pound per month—i.ei, 16s per annum, or 80 parent.

a unique case of charitable, relief is on the “books of the Otago Hospital Board, being that of a woman ,\vno has been married four times, and who nas received relief during the last, ten years under the names of three different husbands. Her daughter also has been assisted after a second matrimonial venture.

The establishment of a service of last limited expresses on the Mam Trunk Railway between Auckland and Wellington was advocated by Mr Ciutha Mackenzie in his address at Auckland on .Friday last, thus reviving interest in the experiment made along these lines some time ago (reports the New Zealand Herald). Such a train, the speaker said, would be of special design, with a considerably higher standard of comfort- than at present, and it would always remain of the same weight and size, so that its time-table on all graded could re calculated to the greatest nicety. None but booked passengers would be taken upon it, and no more passengers would be t aken than there was " actually accommodation y for. Such a train would run at first perhaps only three times or twice, a week, and would take none but through passengers, with thfi exception perhaps Of Frankton and Palmerston.

“In my judgment,” said Mr Seifert, of Palmerston, who has just re- * turned from a tour of the United States, ‘.‘trade depression in America, will soon coine to an end. At the present time about 5,000,000 men are out- of wo’rk, but it has io be -remembered thelt before thA war started America had 7,000,000 men out of employment.” / A correspondent of a Wairarapa paper says: “It is evident that quin- - nat salmon must be scattered well arqund our coast now, as it is reported that a great number are to be seen in the Wairarapa Lake. They have evidently come in following/the whitebait. !

The death occurred at Taihapa of Mr H. Graham, of Mangatveka, the cause being tetanus. Mr Graham ran a splinter 6i wood into his hand a week or two -ago, But no serious effects were Telt until* his arm became partially paralysed, and he went to' Taihape for treatment. He was admitted to the hospital, and death resulted within a few hours.

Mr Massey, is to unveil the statue * of Robert Bums in the Auckland Domain next Saturday, and also a war memorial in his own electorate at Pukekohe.

Few people have any idea of the astounding increase in the burden of taxation in New Zealand as a result of the war. In 1911 the total taxation was £4,837,223, or £4 12s 4d per head of population. During The las)/ financial year it was £22,184,114, or £l7 16s 3d per head, including the Maori population. These figures are said to amount to 8s fh the £ on- the value of all our exports. In Great. Britain income tax has always been reserved in practice for war purposes, but if is doubtful whether even then it will bft possible now greatly to reduce it, in view of the heavy war debt on which interest, must be paid. That, is the great .obstacle to reducing taxation in New Zealand. *

The annual 1i.A.0.D. Ritual Contest, No. 3 District/was held at. Foxton on Wednesday. Mr Flannigan, P.G.P., was present. Four lodges m tlie district were represented, including two teams from the Levin Lodge.

Foxton was successful in obtaining the highest number of marks, 240 out of a. maximum of 260. The other lodges came, in the following order: Levin A, 215; Levin B, 202; Otaki, 181; Shannon (holders), 171.