Shannon News FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1922.

Shannon News, 31 March 1922, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1922.

Mrs Beard left yesterday on an extended visit to> Auckland.

Mrs J. Feetliam was taken to Palmerston North Hospital on Thursday last for treatment. The Shannon Amateur Orchestral concert last evening, before a large and appreciative audience, was a decided success. A full report will appear in next issue.

The marriage oi Miss Mavis Terry to Mr William Easton is to take place at the Venerable Bede’s Church on Wednesday, April 12. Mr King Meagher is opening up in Pliminar Terrace on Saturday with a good supply of cooked meat of all descriptions, and meat pies. He intends to sell at prices that are extremely reasonable, and will no doubt meet with good support. At 0 a special meeting of the Borough Council on Tuesday night the Mayor ’stated, that he was making a donation of £3 3/ to the fund for erecting a fallen soldiers’ memorial. All the councillors present spontaneously donated £1 1/ each. They were Crs. Hyde, Murray, Gardner, Fargher, Spencer and Hook.

On the motion of the Mayor, it was decided' at a special meeting of the Borough Council on Tuesday evening that rates for the ensuing year he the same as last year, as under: l£d general rates, »d hospital, 6d per week charge for sanitary work, and id special rate.

At Saturday’s meeting of the Kairanga. County Council it was decided to make application to the State Advances Office for loans totalling £lO,000 for metalling and asphalting the main roads in the county.

No fewer than 33 applications for pcstponenient of rent or interest were received, from returned soldier settlers at this week's meeting of the North Auckland Land Board. It was resolved to recommend the Mipister of to sanction postponement of payment until January 1 in each case.

A large tlredge is being constructed near Mr Spiers’ mill at Shannon, to he used in cutting the - Craw Creek straight from the railway line to the Tokomaru Stream, thus . taking the water away quickly. Thirty thou-’ sand I'eet of Oregon pine will be used in .constructing the dredge, 10,700 ft i of which has already arrived.- The dredge will measure approximately 100 ft by 20ft. The machinery will weigh about 80 tons, and will consume about two tons of coal per ( day. Those concerned are tackling the 'problem of keeping the low land dry in no half-hearted manner, and deserve credit for their enterprise.

A Wanganui business man had a unique experience the other day. He had a house at-Ar.amoho to paper for a tenant and placed the work in the hands of a local tradesman. .A lew days later the tradesman called and presented the account. “But you have not papered the house,” said the business man. “Yes I have,” replied the tradesman.” The business man then told the tradesman that he had only just come back Irom the house, and, there was no sign ol' new paper. The tradesman nearly collapsed when he found that he had papered the wrong house. However, some other tenantin Aramoho is no doubt delighted over the mistake. It is a good job for the tradesman that- there has been such a substantial reduction in the price ol wallpaper Of late, and that flour impaste is also cheaper—Herald.

— *■*%!_ An important notice to military } trainees not on the" strength of any squadron or company appears in this issue.

With the nip- of winter in the air, thoughts begin to turn to the season’s sports. Members of the Shannon Golf Club are reminder that the annual meeting will be held -on Thursday* next, as advertised.

The Shannon Borough Council invites offers of land suitable for the building of dwellings in the Borough. An advertisement appears in this issue.

The attention of readers is drawn to an advertisement on page 4 announcing an auction sale of clothing, mercery, groceries and other sundry articles, at Cochrane’s garage, on Monday next. This sale affords* a unique opportunity of obtaining goods at your own price. After reading portions of the Housing Act at a special meeting of the Borough Council on Tuesday evening, the Mayor looked up and in tones of exasperation said: “I will go to one of these municipal corporations’ conferences one of these times, and if 1 cannot get things simplified I will eat my hat. Every time you want something you have, to’sign a thousand documents.”

A traveller who had enjoyed U months of continuous summer by the expedient of following the sun four times across the equator in that period, has just arrived home in New Zealand by the Makura in the person of Mr H. D. Hazard, F.R.G.S., iale Commissioner of Crown hands in Canterbury. Mr Hazard travelled about 31,000 miles, and completely circled the Pacific seaboard, touching at Australia, Thursday Island, British North Borneo, the Philippines, -Japan, Ilong Kong, Honolulu, Hawaii, California, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Chili. With the exception of Australia, which is much ■similar to New Zealand, he found that the land tenures, in which he was specially interested, were nowhere so fully advanced as in the Dominion. One thing that impressed itself on him as a traveller was 'the depreciation of the English sovereign throughout the countries he touched: at, the only place where he found it at a premium being in Chili.

A meeting of creditors was held yesterday in the estate of J. H. McLean, farmer, of Marton. The liabilities were: Unsecured creditors £7290, secured creditors £184,571. The estimated value of the securities was £142,479, and of the stock and implements £14,000, leaving "a deficiency of £28,092 in addition to the amount owing to unsecured creditors. The other assets (oats, furniture, book debts) are valued at; £592. The principal unsecured creditors are the Government (for land tax) £2509, Abraham and Williams £2328, Dalgety and Co. £367. A committee was set up to go into the estate.

The cunning of the rat was exemplified by an incident related by Mr U. Riley, at a meeting of the Heathcote County Council. Mr Riley quoted a case in which the poison provided by the Christchurch City Council was laid on biscuits, which were placed in positions known to be haunted by rats. The result was wholly in favour of the rats, as it was found that the biscuits had been turned upside down, and the nonpoisoinous sides consumed, the poison being left for further experiments.

A further rise in the price of standard brands of butter took place yesterday, in sympathy with the rise in price on the Home market. The wholesale price is now 1/6J per lb, which means that consumers will have to pay 1/8 per lb. The new price means that standard butter has increased 4d per lb within a week.

A shocking case of electrocution occurred at Ohakune on Saturday. A well known resident named James Fraser was blasting logs, and it is surmised that a fragment struck an overhead electric wire, bringing it down on the unfortunate man. Deceased was married.

The majority of the cheese factories in North Taranaki still continue to advance 1/ per lb butterfat. So far only about one-third of the season’s output has been disposed of, and as the tone of the market at Home shows an improvement, it Hs considered -that the pay-out for the season will reach at least 1/41- per lb lb butterfat.