Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1922.

Shannon News, 5 September 1922, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1922.

A presentation and send-off to Mrs Jones is to take place at. the Presbyterian Church this afternoon..

The usual fortnightly . meeting of the Borough Council will be held this evening.

The vital statistics for the month of August in Shannon were: Births 4, deaths and marriages nil..

Yesterday a commencement was made with the erection of the workers’ cottages ior the Borough Council. The many friends of Mr Cecil Hunt, exchange clerk, will regret- to hear that lie is at present indisposed.

Mr Parsons, of the local staff of the Bank of New Zealand, is at present away on three weeks' leave, which he is spending in the North.

Mr C. Sothern returns thanks in our advertising columns for past- patronage whilst- in business as brftcher in Shannon.

The total gate takings tor the. recent Wairarapa-llorowhenua football match were £32 3/, which is easily a record tor the Union. The previous best was £25, which was also taken at Shannon. 1

Prom. September 1, the Postal Department lias decided to cut out the morning mail from Shannon to Otaki as it- is found that there is not suffieieul business to warrant. Tbe mall for Otaki will now close at 4 p.m. and 7.55 p.m. each day.

In our advertising columns to-day the. Mangahao Butchery Company an : nounce that they have, purchased the butchery businesses carried on by Mr Sothern in Shannon aiid Tokomaru, and are in a position to supply the very best of meat, Mr E. Sothern will remain on as manager.

Asked yesterday If be thought- tha« power would be available by the end of 11)23, the Minister of Public Works said, as far as lie knew-, “Yes.” He slated lie was working by schedule, and could not foresee events. There was always the possibility of something unforeseen turning up which might delay the work.

The secretary of the Shannon Rugby Football Club (Mr Mason) has received a letter from the secretary of the. newly-formed Association Football Club at Levin, stating they are anxious to meet-'a. team from Shannon, as they understand there are several Association players in the district. AH those interested in the matter are invited to call on the secretary, when it will he. seen if a team can be got together.

The New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co., operating in the Waikata district, last season made 18,200 tons of butter, and about 4500 tons of cheese. Us turnover for all products totalled well over £.3,000,000. The average price advanced for all butterfat was 12d.

A fanner, in giving evidence in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth, when being asked as to Ills returns oi butterfat, said lie didn’t trouble to get them out. He. was satisfied so Jong as fie paid his interest and other charges, and had a little to spare, that he was “doing all right. ” He explained that although lie had kept no return of liis butterfat, what he had taken off the farm had enabled him to live comfortably and also reduce a mortgage of £57 10/ per acre on the farm 1o £BO per acre.

“If that isn’t- the test of love I dun't know what is,” said Mr Slipper at the Supreme Court at Wanganui, when by Muraiit, who pleaded guilty to ihe It of jewellery at Taihape, came up lor sentence. Mr Slipper’s remark referred to a young man who was present and w anted to marry the prisoner. His Honour said the prisoner had had a warning a year ago, when she w'as given probation for theft, but it did not have the desired effect. He was not satisfied that the proposed marriage would assist her reformation, and she would he sentenced to twelve months’ reformative treatment-. The prisoner sobbed bitterly on receiving the sentence. -

An amusing incident occurred in connection with the Millorton Boxing Association’s tourney, states the Westport News. The secretary, in communication by telephone with a younglady in. Westport who was intending to visit Millerton, asked her to procure half a dozen .sponges for the association. The young lady readily assented, and duly made the purchases. The car arrived at Millerton just as the men wore about to take the ring for the preliminaries, anad there was a call for sponges. The secretary, hastily taking the parcel from the young lady, hastened with it to the ringside, and quickly breaking the string, opened the parcel and pulled out, not sponges, but sponge cakes. 'The young lady thought the order she had to execute was for something for supper.