THE Shannon News FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1921.

Shannon News, 23 December 1921, Page 2

THE Shannon News FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1921.

The Shannon News will not he published on Tuesday next owing to the holidays. The next meeting of the Shannon Borough Council has been fixed for Tuesday, January 10, 1922. The proposed meeting of the Cricket Association, to have been held in Shannon last Monday, was postponed owing to the non-appearance of the Levin delegates. Work ceased to-day on the Mangahao for the holidays, and will be resumed again on January!). Good progress has bean made with the tunnels and also excavation work lor the clam.

Tito improvements to the north cum of ITimmer Terrace are proceeding apa.ee, and already the work is a great benefit to that part of the town. It was stated at the Borough Council ‘ meetng on Tuesday night that the estimate for the work would be exceeded ; by the time it was completed. j ft was stated at the Borough Coun- j oil meeting on Tuesday evening thtn | Mr J. Dalziel, borough foreman, who : has been seriously indisposed in the I Palmerston Hospital for some time, { was now convalescent, but it wen I be some time before he ■ was able to •

From -.lie 19ih inst. to the sth prox., inclusive, messages containing Christmas unu New Tear greetings will he accept,i'or transmission to Radio, Apia, at 6d per word, and to Radio, Kara tonga, at 9d per word. Messages innsi not contain reierenee top any maitei other than greetings, but need not be coiilined to particular wording. , 1 lit, UUiUliSilOaS W iCiViiilOJ 4 ,i,;u Ujjio 10 secure a uuuoe at l'liiiui.oi lUii ror me xuSi loiuiijjiii m Juiiuax j , unu cme aiiu. iuxo i_xu*xS aiO iui \varu 10 .me pieusuie or iamng rue etuut emus iUx men summer oamp again. i\T f^rs^rnuice'"^iiowiii g die scarcity Ol seusiue cottuges, a local resmeiil ill order iu Secure one lur a lOiUngut lutd to tune it ror MX weeks, olle rllsermui oi an adverusemem wanting to suo-iet ior .uiree weens brougiu lortn seven letters, eigih telegrams ami one personal interview, an the next nay. Having a cottage to Jet is good tor tire revenue anyway; ail mose replies had to be answered. A party oi Shannon A:pine climbing emnusiasts, including Messrs. Morgan, R. Hook, b. Spencer and Don Clarke are reaving nel'ore Christmas tor, the National Hark and Mt. Ruapehu, i hey attend lo leave the railway at Waiinannp, and alter climbing tne mountain will travel across country to the- shores ol Lake Taupo, a distance oi about 5U niiies. The pack they intend to carry wiil weigh about 401 b, so the party wiii liave no small task before them. Ice axes and all the necessary climbing outfit are to hand, and the mountaineers are quite enthusiastic about the prospects for their holiday.