THE Shannon News TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1922.

Shannon News, 17 January 1922, Page 2

THE Shannon News TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1922.

Miss O. Jones is at present on a fortnight’s visit to Wanganui. Mr W. .H. Gunning has been requested by a large number of citizens to accept nomination as local member of the Power Board, and has agreed to be a candidate. The Australian production, “While the Billy Boils,” will be screened in Shannon on February 10. Mr Goodwin, of Kingston Road, is making extensive building improvements on his farm at present. A local business man intends 10 open a large timber yard in Shannon | shortly. Local residents will be interested to know that Miss M. Neals, A.T.C.L., L.T.C.L., has decided to commence the teaching of music in Shannon. Miss Neale is 4 gifted young lady, who has had a brilliant record of success at the examinations, and valuable practical experience. ,A former pupil of Professor Max Hirschberg and the Sacred Heart Convent at Christchurch, she was alsp a member of the Professor's orchestra and is fully qualified as a teacher.

| The Shannon Dairy Co. intend ad- : vancing lOd per lb for butterfat on i Friday next for December supply. A splendid crop of oats is to be seen on Mr H. Easton’s farm at Buckley, it being as high as sft Bin in places. The crop is estimated to yield about four tons to the acre. Mr S. Bowen has taken over the premises lately occupied by Mr J. Schwass, and is killing only the best of meat and selling at reduced prices for cash. Only orders will be delivered. A Levin shearer returned home"last week from his ainnual round of the sheds in Hawke’s Bay. He states that the season, although there was some broken time on account of bad weather, was a good one, the members of his party averaging' 12,000 sheep per man.

The death took place at Manawatu Heads on Saturday of Mr A. W.* Reeve. The deceased was engaged in the flaxmilling business in the Foxton district for many years, but retired about 12 years ago and took up farming in the Feilding district. Later he conducted a general store at the Manawatu Heads. He is survived by a widow and family of two sons and four daughters. The Chairman of the Horowhenua County Council (Cr G. A. Monk) stated at the Council meeting on Saturday that a long telegram from the Minister of Internal Affairs had been received concerning a matter that had already received publicity through the press. < The telegram contained some hundreds of words. Cr McLeayey: “Who pays for it?” Councillors: “We do.” The telegram was received. A meeting of power-users in the Horowhenua County, County Councillors and others was held in Levin on Saturday with the object of selecting suitable candidates for the County’s three seats on the Horowhenua Power Board. Several gentlemen; were suggested as suitable for the position and they are to be approached. Some present were proposed and declined while others said they would consider the matter.