Shannon News THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1922.

Shannon News, 13 April 1922, Page 2

Shannon News THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1922.

The next issue of the Shannon News xvill be published on Wednesday instead of Tuesday.

Mr T. B. J. Mason, accountant and auditor, intends starting in business in Shannon riext week.

A timber yard is to be established in Shannon shortly in connection with Messrs. Harvey and Co.’s '"mill. All the distribution will take place from Shannon.

A meeting of the Labour Party was held in the Druids’ ’ Hall on Tuesday evening to arrange matters in connection with, the dance on Monday next. Mr L. Randall was appointed M.C., and dances would he held every other Friday during the winter. It was decided that the charge for ladies be 2/, and not a basket as advertised.

The Shannon Dairy Company is advancing J/4 per lb of butterlat for the current nlonth. Last month’s payment was 1/1 per lb. Mrs Merwood was taken to the Palmerston North Hospital -on Tuesday to undergo an operation for appendicitis.

Shannon News readers are reminded that the Telephone Exchange will be closed all day Good Friday and Easter Monday. The Post and Telegraph Office will observe Good Friday as a close holiday. On Easter Monday the Post and Telegraph Office will be open from 9 to 10 a.m. cniy. No money order or savings bank business will be transacted.;

A deputation representing the employees in the shipbuilding industry waited on Prime Minister W. M. Hughes the other day. One speaker said there was no reason why Commonwealth ships should be repaired in India by black labour. Mr Hughes replied:' Black labour be, damned! Go? to blithering blazes! Do not talk to me about black labour. I have given instructions that ships should be repaired here, and nowhere else, so you cannot talk about black ’abour. Mr Hughes then took up bis hat and stick and left the office.

Tl;e twenty-first convention of the Wellington Sunday School Union is to be 'held at Palmerston North during Easter. Seventy-one delegates have notified their intention of being present. This includes four from Auckland and one from Christchurch, as well as from all parts of the district covered by the union, which stretches from Nelson and BlGithGilll to Dannevirke and Marton.

The death is reported from Foxton of Mrs Patterson, wife of Mi* H. C. Patterson, chemist, aged 50 years. Deceased was a victim of influenza contracted some time ago, which undermined her health, and left complications which ultimately resulted in her death. During her residence in Foxton, covering a period of 14 years, the late Mrs Patterson took a keen interest in the local Horticultural Society, of which her husband was secretary for ihany years, and was also an active member of ’he local Oddfellows’ Lodge. As a member of. the Presbyterian Church she w'as a devoted worker, and gave her services freely to the Sabbath School, choir and social organisations. The deceased was a daughter of the late Mr F. H. Revell, and was born at Wellington. Prior to coming to Foxton, deceased resided for several years in Rongotea.

A man has been hawking a collection ofjSundries around Elthain. it is understood that he has accepted a courteous, but pressing, invitation from the police to “move oh.” It is almost a pity that lie has gone, lor had he stayed a little longer he would, in all probability, have received the hiding he so well deserves. Perhaps he will get it in some other town if the women report the blackguard’s conversation, says the Argus.

Lower" cost—extra goodness—these are the secrets of the wonderful popurtOrfrir' Sharland’s Baking Powder.

An unusual feature of tlie present month (says an exchange) is the lact that it contains practically seven Sundays. Sunday fell on the second of the month, and it also comes tour more times within the thirty dkys, the last day of the month being a Sunday. This makes five Sundays, and in addition there are Good Friday and Anzac Day, also to be observed as Sundays. This brings the total to seven.

The Minister of Agriculture (Hon. W. Nosworthy) indicated yesterday that the Government would not guarantee a price for wheat next season, lie hoped that sufficient wheat would Le produced without this incentive.

improved prices lor New Zealand wool are predicted in received by the Wools Committee from the managing director of the BritishAustralian Wool Realisation Association. Sales are no\y exceeding production, and “a period of definite scarcity approaches.” Five hundred men applied for a job as caretaker at an-Auckland 'goll links.

Wellington city has over £23,000 of rates outstanding. The reason is said to be the delay in issuing rale demands, owing to the late period at which the new valuations were made.

An Otago man who has been in these parts during' most of his long iifetime, generally working hard, is said to be the heir to a Scottish estate, shortly to be administered, valued at considerably over a million sterling.

‘‘Auckland is the squalling baby of New Zealand,” said the Mayor, Dr. Thacker, M.P., at the civic reception extended to the delegates of the Dominion . conference of Oddfellows in Christchurch. ‘‘Auckland always reminds me*of a baby that has had its dummy taken away.” Mr Justice Stringer had a few remarks to make anent the work of the private inquiry agent in a divorce case that came before him at Hamilton. ‘‘When,” said His Honour, ‘‘a town had dirty streets the local governing authority employed a scavenger to clean them up and bury the garbage. The private detective engaged on this class of case was what might be described as a moral scavenger, who followed women about and spied on them in order to gather what, garbage he could from their unmoral acts> but instead of burying his garbage he brought it into Court as the foundation for divorce. “A legitimate occupation, certainly,” added His Honour, “but a very uncleanly one.” 15

A s farmer in the Clydevale district recently had a very galling experience (says the Clutha Leader). - He secured the services of three labourers for harvesting, hut owing to the weather conditions they lived on his generosity lor three weeks, generally putting in their time with cards and kindred pastimes. With the return of better conditions on Sunday he announced that he would continence operations on the follow,ing day, but to iiis disgust he found those whom he had befriended had taken to the road during the early hours of Monday morning. Evidently the prospects of work had proved too much for them to contemplate, hence their hasty exit.

At Tuesday's meeting of the Mana-watu-Oroua Hydro-Electric Power Bojird, Mr J. A. Nash, M.P., referred to the question previously dispussed ol' helping consumers by putting in the necessary plant and extending the period of payment. This referred, of course, to those wliq at the time desired to link up but could not afford the cost ‘of installation. The matter was discussed by * the delegates of the board who went to Wellington recently and they were of the opinion that the respective . boards should be recommended to set a'ude a certain sum of money for that particular purpose. He thought that the board should consider the matter so that its engineer should know what the position was to be. Personally he did not like the idea. Mr Elliott; thought it a little premature, and inf any case he would oppose it. Mr Harford strongly opposed the principle and considered it. would be making a pawnshop of the board. Others considered it a good idea in that it would serve to bring more people into the scheme. It would have to be made attractive for a good many at present had their own power plants of various descriptions, and it would take a lot to induce them to throw them out. Mr Elliott moved to the effect that the board did not approve ot the principle of lending money to put in electrical connections, f'luch discussion followed for and against the motion. Ultimately Mr Elliott withdrew his motion, the matter being' left in abeyance.