THE Shannon News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1922.

Shannon News, 24 February 1922, Page 2

THE Shannon News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1922.

A Shannon tennis team defeated Manakau on Wednesday hy 14 sets to 10. Full scores wilt appear in next issue.

Correspondence and an . article on the Shannon Orchestra are held over till Tuesday’s issue.

The soldiers’ memorial lor the Shannon district is being taken up ae lively again, and a grand concert in aid of the funds is to he held in Shannon next Tuesday evening.

‘•The Shannon/' borough should bt able to derive a fair amount of revenue I'rom the sale of water to jarmets outside the borough,' 1 said the engineer, Mr IT Edwards, at the Council meeting on Tuesday night when the proposed water scheme lor Shannon was being considered. This would prove a good 'thing for the Council, and would be permanent. In reply to a questiori at the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday evening, the Town Clerk stated that rates amounting to £2Oll were still outstanding. The Council’s debit balance at present was £ls. The Mayor remarked that outstanding rates would have to be sued, for alter the end of March. . *■

The citizens of Otaki are giving a public farewell ,(social and dance) to> Mr and Mrs ‘ Hone McMillan in Bright’s Theatre on Tuesday next, February 28, in recognition of Mr McMillan’s generosity in assisting i oC al objects. Representatives from Levin and Shannon will be welcome'

Reierring to his surveys Mi connection. with the water supply for Shannon., Alv r. Edwards informed' the Borough council on Tuesday evening that he had received the greatest pos , s ible assistance from the officers o! the Public Works Department at. thf . Mangahao, and the progress that y iad been made was in a measure dup _* to the courtesy of these gentlemen.

“Leave eng)nj eers - work to the engineers,” sa\(i -'the Mayor at Tuesday's Borough Cbinhdi .meeting when asked ii he hath 'inspected certain river .works wMichj were receiving attention from P/te engineers of the HorowlieIlua and Manawatu counties. He that he, could not give the engineers any advice,' and believed in getting them do their w'ork in their own way.

Mr It. Cdwards, 'engineer to Hie

Shannon Borough Council, stated at the Councv.l meetings on Tuesday evening that the town’s favourable posi- , lion as. regards the hydro-ebeotrie scheme would prove a big asset.'in attracting; manufacturing industries to

the town in the fciture. It ’was .obviously of advantage to have a factory within a mile or two of the power installation than to run the risk of a. break-down in long transmission lines and. tiie loss of time that would resuit (hereby. Ad industry in Shannon. would possibly he able to. have*' liii.-ect connection with the dyiuunosat, the an immense advantage. With electric power and a (high-pressure water supply, Shannon had great future possibilities. ,