THE Shannon News FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1921.

Shannon News, 8 November 1921, Page 2

THE Shannon News FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1921.

The Levin Dairy Company is manufacturing three tons five cwt of butter daily at the present time. - A farmer at Orouai Downs was lined 10s and costs at Foxton for disposing of a rifle without having obtained a 1 permit to do so. Another farmer who had purchased the rifle was fined £1 and costs for obtaining it without a permit, and £1 and costs for failing to register it within a month. Mr n. McMillan is doing extensive improvements to the stage at his theatre. both making it larger and higher, which will be of great benefit both to the audience and- performers. Mr McMillan is doing the work at the wish of the committee of “The Eastern Charm,” who greatly appreciate i his kindness. j A small sensation was caused in j sporting circles in Palmerston on Sat- ( urday when it becaume. known that

two local residents had been arrested on charges of’ bookmaking. They were Edwin Pratt,. a well known hairdresser and William Hefferman. Both were remanded till November 14. The following are the opening prices for the present season for one of the leading works in the Noi’ih island: Lamb sd, wether mutton (561 b) 3d, ewe mutton 2d, ox beef £1 per 1001 b, cow beef 1,2 s 6d per 1001 b. These prices may he improved upon in a | day or two, but they are awaiting the 3 Arbitration Court decision in regard to slaughtering. ,

On Saturday evening Gordon Byers, 1 son of Mr 11. Byers, had his hand badly shattered by a large cracker. The fuse of- the cracker was very short, and it exploded in the boy’s i band before be -had time io throw it ! away, breaking some of the bones j and cutting&the band badly. The suff ferer was taken to the Palmerston | Hospital by his father, and on the ‘ way up a wandering horse walked I right in front of the car, with the re- ) suit, that one or Hie headlights was ( smashed, but fortunately no further | damage was done. The boy only re- } cently left the hospital where he has I been being attended to for a broken * arm.

A first offender was charged at the .Police Court yesterday with drunkenness and with using obscene language. He was fined £1 for drunkenness and £5 for obscene language.

A meeting is to be held in the School grounds on Armistice Day, at 10.30 a,.m. When addresses will be delivered by local clergymen and others. Instructions to cease work for two minutes at 11 a.m. on Armistice Day have been received through the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and it is the general wish that Ihey be observed.

A qfliei. wedding took place on Friday afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr Stan. Pedersen and Miss Johnson, both of Shannon. The ceremony took place at the residence of Mrs Wheeldon in Vance Street, Rev. Stuart officiating. After the ceremony the breakfast was served at the residenc of the bride’s brother, Mr Alf. Johnson, when the usual toasts were 1 honoured. The happy couple afterwards left for Plimmerton amid the good wishes of their numerous friends.

The Rev. E. Palgrave Davy opened his campaign, the Children’s Mission, in Shannon last evening, when ; the seating accommodation of the Parish Hall was taxed to its utmost with children eager to hear the numerous riddles, puzzles, stories and storyettes that.. Mr Davy had to tell. The reverend gentleman is head of the New Zealand Children’s Mission, and Shannon children are particularly fortunate in having him in their midst. The Mission, as ’stated elsewhere, will be held every evening during this week, doors open at 6.30 for riddles, puzzles and competitions, and the great story at 7 o’clock. Admission, is free. Grown-ups as well a's children are invited to attend. .

Speaking at Wanganui, Mr G. Harford, ex-Mayor of Feilding, said that he had a'seven-roomed house at Feilding, with 15 electric lights* and points for an iron, a kettle and a radiator. The total cost was 12s 6d a month. The cost of lighting the Church of England there was less for nine months by electricity than three months by gas. The power is supplied from the Borough steam plant.

It was rumoured some time -ago that the reduction in the price of sugar which came into force last week, would be followed by a duty on /sugar, but.these expectations have not been realised. Sugar is free if of British origin as before, 3but it will carry a duty 6f ?,d per lb if foreign. Tea remains unchanged, though the first announcement made it" appear that the duty was raised. Tire impost on tea is as follows: —In bulk; Preferential duty on,British goods, 3d 'per lb; general sd. Otherwise than in bulk: Preferential Id,- general 7d.

Replying to a • deputation in Wellington. the Prime Minister read the following statement received from the Statistician’s Department: “Compared with July, 1914, the cost of ’ living reached peak in December last, being then 78.97 per cent above July, 1914. The figure for October - , which will be published shortly, is . down to 56.36 per cent above July, 1914, which shows a drop of 22.61 per cent since the peak was reached in December last. The Statistician advises that the above figures deal 'with food prices only, which are generally accepted as .indicative of the whole position.”

Customs and excise duties collected in New Zealand ports during the quarter ended September 30, 1921, show a considerable decrease on! the figures for the corresponding period last year. Revenue from Customs duties for the period' this year amounted to £1,404,160, compared with £2,216,245 during the 1920 quarter, while excise duties decreased from £101,973 to £93,725. The revenue derived from spirits passing through the - Customs this year was £457,071 against. £166,577 last year. Other increases are, shown in collections on tea and goods ad valorem, but big decreases are noticeable on cigars, clii--cory, cocoa and chocolate, the tariff on goods by weight, and in primage.