Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1922.

Shannon News, 27 June 1922, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1922.

A ball in connection with the Catho lie Church is to be held on July 18.

The picture, Charlie Chaplin in “The Kid,” will be screened at the local theatre on Wednesday, July 12.

The Cricket Club have cancelled their dance for next Saturday om account of dances being held on Thursday and.-Friday. Moutoa residents are forming a pierrot troupe to tour the neighbouring towns in order to raise money for a hall.

A meeting of citizens is to be held at 7 o’clock this evening to fix the site of the Soldiers’ Memorial. The usdal meeting of the Borough Council will follow 1 .

Jhe Labour Party’s usual i'ortnightljy d,Unee was heid on Friday evening, and proved an enjoyable evening. Music was supplied by Mr Spencer.

The recent rain was very welcome in ShannonT as many residents \Vere carting water on account of their tanks being empty, an unusual thing at this time of the year.

There is a good deal of sickness in the form of influenza and severe colds, about Koputaroa at present, and a good many of the residents- are affected.

Although the Ihakara creamery is receiving milk only on three days a week now, a considerable quantity is still being dealt with, the intake last week being 2600 gallons.

At last week’s meeting of the Education Board, Mr W. H. Field, M.P., and Mr C. I. Harkness were appointed to inquire into the Poroutawhao school site, and come to a suitable arrangement as to location.

The flag Avas flown at half-mast on the Post Office yesterday to honour the memory of Field-Marshal Wilson. Mr Massey wired asking that the flag be also hoisted, on the. municipal building, but unfortunately Shannon has no flag-pole to its borough offices. .

A pleasant evening was held at the residence of Mr J. H. Sinclair oil SaP urday, there being over thirty guests present. Musical items, dancing and games occupied the greater part, of the evening. Competitions were also in evidence ,and caused a deal ol fun, the winners being the recipients of handsome prizes.

The installation of the electrical ' inter-locking signalling system at Kopaturoa has been completed, and is now in lull working order. The tem' simplifies the working of the points by eliminating handling, the

work being automatically done by the working ol the, signal levers in the station building. The installation is a great convenience to the officials in charge.

On Thursday last, visitors from Foxton, Feilding, Palmerston North and Levin were present at the (101 l Club ball, which proved an unquali lied success. The hall Avas tastefully decorated with ribbons ol coloured paper and palms, presenting a pleas-

ing sight. The floor Avas in perfect condition, and. this, together with good music, made dancing a. pleasure. The -supper room was also nicely decorated, and the tables tastefully arranged ami well laden. The dainty fare provided Avas largely the Avork of the ladies. The committee had every detail attended lo and deserve credit, tor a function that gave much pleasure to all present.

Several car-loads ~of Shaniionites went to Palmerston North to see -‘The Maid of the Mountains.”

Mrs Morgan, wlio lias been on u prolonged visit to Rangiwahiii, returned to Shannon last week.

The Mayor of Palmerston acknowledges £1 1/ from Mr J. H. Fargher, oi Shannon, for the Russian Famine Fund.

A party from Shannon intend visiting Arapeti Gamp on Wednesday evening, when a social will be held in the Y.M.C.A. building.

The Shannon Orchestra has not been before the public of late, having lost several of its members —Cupid being the responsible party. Matrimony and music evidently do not go well together.

Mr H. J. Smith, who has been a resident of Koputaroa for some time, leaves shortly for Poroutawhao. Mr A. Winge, a well known Koputaroa resident, is relinquishing his farming interests at an early 'date, the property being taken over by Mr Mitchell, of Koputaroa Road.

On ! Monday morning a man named Frank Thornton appeared before Messrs. Spencer and Gunning, J,P.’s, on a charge of using obscene language in a dwelling on Saturday night within the hearing of neighbours, one of whom laid a complaint to the police. Thornton was convicted .and fined £3.

Dances to raise funds lor the erection of a Maori meeting house- at Moutoa have, been held in Shannon lately, and sufficient funds have been obtained to commence the work, which is now going on. The site is just over the river, near Mr Pickett’s property, and it is expected that the work will he completed by the end of July.

The opossum-trapping season commences on July 1, and the Acclimatisation Society is being inundated with applications for trapping rights. Mr C. H. Bould, who has recently visited the opossum district in the vicinity of Paraparaumu, states that the little quadrupeds are very numerous this year, and a good season is promised.

Reference was made by Mr F. G Roe, chairman of the. School Commit'tee Association at the meeting yesterday, of the impending departure lor England of the secretary, Rev. W. F. Grove. -The chairman said Mr Grove had tahsn great interest in the Association, and the members would regret his leaving. He hoped Mr Grove would return in. a few years’ -time, and if he did so, the Association would be very glad to welcome him. The chairman’s remarks were suitably acknowledged by, Mr Grove.

At the meeting ol' the Horowhenua School Commit-teles’ Association yesterday, the chairman (Mr F. G. Roe) raised the question of accidents to school children during school hours, an l whether any provision had been made by the authorities by way of an insurance scheme. Mr ,C. I. Harkness, the district representative on the Education Board, replied that the Board had made provision, and that a policy of £SOO was in .existence for that purpose. .

“The Methodist,” of Sydney, quotes from the Evening News a tall story ol the wile of a Methodist minister in West Virginia, who, has been married three times. Her maiden name was Partridge, her first husband was named Robins, her second husband Sparrow, the present Quale. There are now two young Robins, one Sparrow, and three Quales in the family. One grandfather was a. Swan, and another a Jay, but he 'is dead now, and a bird ol Paradise. They live in Hawke Avenue, Eagleville, Canary Island, and the fellow' who wrote tins is a Lyre, and a relative of the family.

| The fact that the Auckland Farm- | ers’ Union Trading Company spent I £12,000 last year on advertising evoked discussion at the annual meeting of shareholders, telegraphs The Post’s

Auckland correspondent. One thought there was a little too much of the American hustle system in the giving away of a new £l4 10/ sewing ma- ’ chine to stimulate competitive pur-

chasing. Giving sewing machines and a system of rewards to purchasers was stated by another shareholder to be “a very near rea-ltive to the to-

talisator.” , After a lot ol' desultory discussion, more in regard to the methods adopted than the amount expended, the general manager pointed out that the latest American reports justified an expenditure ol Irom 2 to 4 per cent of retail sales on adver-

tising to get still more safes, and it paid. Thb company’s sales last year totalled £1,236,000, and some £12,000 was spent in advertising, or only l per cent, of the sales. This was exceedingly economical. They could not possibly send out commercial travellers under an expenditure of 5 per cent of the total sales. He was afraid that, if the company were not to

continue advertising, it would have to get a new manager. He was perfectly satisfied that advertising paid.

The residents of Ihakara held an enjoyable social on Friday evening, which attracted a big attendance., and as usual was a great success. Excellent music was supplied by Miss White, of Koputaroa, and Mr H. Murray had control of the dancing.

The Ihakara and Koputaroa residents are taking a great interest in the R.S.A. carnival, and both districts are responding liberally to the calls made upon them. Another social fuc--ion is being held on Wednesday evening at Ihakara to help matters along.

In the Supreme Court at Wellington, before Mr Justice Reed, Heera Ranapiri, a half-caste. Maori, of Manakau (Mr : C. H. Treadwell), claimed from Robert Leatham .Horne, farmer, of Manakau (Mr Cooper, Palmerston North): (1) The sum of £650 for damages in respect of breaches of clauses in a lease stipulating certain maintenances of fences .buildings, and 1 lands; (2) the sum of £l5O general damages. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for £2lO 7/ in respect of delapidations on two pieces of land, but his Honour held tha,t palintiff was not entitled to succeed in regard to the third piece of land, inasmuch as other plaintiffs required to be added, and their title had not yet been ascertained by the Native Land Court, ms Honour therefore gave judgment for defendant for £lO7 on this count. The question of costs is to be considered. • 1

A Foxton fishing party, consisting of Messrs. Keri Carter, Davey and..two others, had an unenviable experience on Thursday. They proceeded by 1 launch over the Manajvatu bar to fish off Kapiti. When about to return, they filled the petrol tank with kerosene, a case of which had been taken aboard in mistake for benzine. The result was that the engine would not work, and the launch drifted. They signalled the shore off Hokio, and a boat put off! and took two of the party ashore. In the meantime the 'Foxton grocer who supplied the fuel discovered that kerosene, had been taken by the party instead of benzine, and he at once communicated with the captain of the s;s. Kennedy, about to leave for Wellington, and a case of benzine ywas taken aboard to. be transhipped to the launch if sighted., Fortunately for the men aboard the launch the weather was fine and the Kennedy sighted the 1 drifting launch and transhipped the benzine and supplied the occupants of the launch with food. Th 6 party crossed the bar at daylight ,on Friday morning alter spending a very cold night, but little the worse for their experience. Had the sea been rough it is difficult to say what might have happened. Shepherd’s Horsebreakers, a firm of horse-handlers with branches all over the North Island, have established a centre at Manakau and are now prepared to acoept horses for breaking-in. The firm use up-to-date methods, and have met with a’ great deal (Of success.