Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1922.

Shannon News, 30 June 1922, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1922.

Mr Webb, late of Levin, is taking up his residence in Buckley, where he intends milking a herd pi cows for Mr H. C. East on.

Pruning demoiistratoins will be 'given in Tokomaru and Shannon by Mr Whelan, the Government, expert, on Tuesday next. Times and particulars are advertised.

The Makierua Drainage Board invite tenders for the construction of a small bridge over the Kara Stream. Tenders close, to-morrow (Saturday) at 10 a.m. with Messrs. Jickell and Gilmour, Engineers to the,Board. The Venerable Bede's fortnightly social was again well patronised last Tuesday evening, a bigger crowd than ever taking part 'in the euchre and dancing. As each fortnight comes round,the keenness and sociability of the players increases, and those seeking a thoroughly enjoyable evening's outing should remember that it may be had every second Tuesday at the Parish Hall.

In the House on Wednesday Mr E. Newman, M.P., presented a petition on behalf of the Shannon Co-operative Cash Trading Company, Ltd., and 5? others, asking for inquiry into their claims as to the Government's liability in respect to a bankrupt caterer at Mangahao. A cut war in the price of bread appears to have excited the bakers of Feilding. It is stated that one; firm guaranteed a 6d delivery to their cus-

tomers 'audi the other bakers then sent a delegation to the firm from the Millers and Master Bakers' Association to endeavour to force the price back again to 7d. The delegation failed, and the other bakers then decided to reduce) the price of bread, delivered to s£d in order to freeze the firm out. The firm in an appeal to its customers' says: "With your support we can maintain our price. Without it the 7d loaf must assuredly

return. We have thrown down the challenge to the whole of New Zealand." With milk at 4d per quart

and bread at sd, the housewives of Feilding are in the meantime on a decided win. It only requires a cut war in groceries similar to that in Christchurch to make Feilding the cheapest place in New Zealand to live in.

"M Quad" writes as follows to the Chronicle.- "Many stories, apocryphal in their nature, are credited to great men, but this unconventional one, 1 hitherto unpublished, is authentic. Many years ago, Sir George Grey, during one of his periodic trips to the Wairarapa, called on an old friend, editor of a certain paper, for the purpose of discussing politics with him. But politics is a dry subject, and even Sir George could tire of it and descend to talk of the most simple and trivial things, as many stories of him !go to show. The subject turned from • politics to the Maori war, then to anecdotes of campaigns, to sport, to ' manual work, to axeheads and helves, | to digging and planting, and the sizes j of turnips, and then promiscously to j the. sizes of heads. Sir George avow-

ed lie had the largest head in the Colony, whereupon the editor refuted the statement, claiming the title himself. A bet was quickly made, and the office boy immediately dispatched for their respective hats. The biggest head does not always show the biggest brain, as was proved in this case, the .journalist having the larg- J est head by. the fraction of an inch." I