Shannon News FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1922.

Shannon News, 6 October 1922, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1922.

Mrs ,J. P. Ella, of Wellington, a daughter of Mr \Y. 11. Fair, of Tokolnaru, is at present on a visit to lier parents.

A very old resident of Tokomaru in the person of Mr E. Wilton is at present a patient at the Palmerston Hosp.ial suffering from diphtheria. The many friends of Mr R. Guy, of Tokomaru, will he pleased ip hear thm his lit! to girl, who has been laid up U.ir the past two months with iiii ‘uiiioii'a, is well o- the wav m recovery.

\ dance will i.i e held in the Toko- . i:l Hall this evening in aid uf the ; am School picnic innd. Quite a .number of new farmers have ia .m up properties in the Tokomaru ij ■ i a iely. This district is look- • ■.-ticulnrly well at present. Tue Tokomaru Co-operative Dairy ( ~eh in the past has been man:-' ;a tm !ig cheese, have now installed ~ r-making plan! and are now p ,;i ii out that product. , '(’respondent from Tokomaru v.-isiic- to know if there is any likelij. ud i the Tokomaru School Conimit- ; ■ ug the tennis court ready for this season, as players aie becoming anxious.

, ■-C number of local bowlers loin --0 '•:! to Foxton on \s ednesday ait i,. nto attend Hhe opening of the how *Ti - season there. The d.y wai ideal and all were enthusiastic regarthug the good time they had.

j! ; . i w telephone directory which is usta 'y issued in June and includes the as ..i.-Hic telephone- numbers, has 1:0; eeu lcka-ed owing to the aUtoiiuhic telephone service not being ready.

The billing season opened on Holiday la.-t, out so far no big hags have been kin ded, the 'nest catch we know r ot being by Mr .H. Hook, who lauded nil cm Hie hint day. Several licenses h ve been taken out in Shallii/u '1 he cu: 1 nurd ilry weather is caus.ug th” farming community mucii anxiety and quite, a-number are preparing tOi a dry summer. Among them is Mr Waring Taylor, who is putting in Mi large underground concrete tank to ensure a plentiful water supply.

Already tarmers in the vicinity ot tiie l,(.iiougli are inquiring whether i! will lie possible for them to obtain water nom.Ge proposed borough wa:er sch.me. There is ewery reason to believe iho Council will be able to seil a considerable quantity, thereby easing' Tiie ratepayers consider ably. Difficulty in obtaining accommodation for their employees is causing the con nucleus ic-r putting in the disti’ibut ng pipes at Hie power house to erect tints Jor their men, quite indeJ pendeni of Hie Duidic Works Department. 'l’he work is now in hand. They also inlemi to erect two perrnaneni reiiden.es ior Iheir engineers. % ~—' 'Due proprieiois of Hie Maordand Tli atre have been fortunate enough lo induce/ Mr Abel Howe, the singer, lo visit shannon. Mr ltowe, who is a professional master of the art, will lead the commiuly sutg at the theatre on Moml :,y and Wednesday evenings next. He will also sing ‘-The Sliiek" and “G/er the Hill” each evening.

At the Cumin 1 meeting on Tuesday evening, a copy of ihu lat st map of New Zeal .nd, which sets out-Hie difjere.d counties of New Zealand, and gives population ot the towns, mileage, etc., was t si.itim-.ited to the Council for purchase. It was decided lo purchase a copy as submitted, which is to be hung in \lr£ Council Chambers lor Hie benefit of ratepayers of the borough.

Tlie enterprising proprietors of. the Muonlgml Theatre have added a still .miner attlradion to their entertain? ments hy installing the very latest in the way of piano players. The instrument is a beautiful and wonderful piece of workmanship, the cabinet being oi solid oak. Leading theatres throughout the Dominion have of late installed (his class oi* instrument and they ihave given every satisfaction. Apart irom supplying perfect music, the public will have fiie opportunity of hearing all the. latest productions. Shannon certainly leads the way among couniry nevus with regard to entertainments. The instrument is expected to arrive on Saturday morning, and if so will be played on Saturday evening.

Whilst engaged in handling a young horse at the Miraimi Mill on Monday last, Mr VY. Webster, of Shannon, met with a nasty accident. It is- not known exactly wiiat happened ,as Mr Webster only remembers tin.' horse playing up and then knew no more until he regained consciousness in one of the huts. 1 He was found lying on the ground in an unconscious state, and it was soon seen that: he was hadiv hurt. Mr Seifert at once had the injured man taken to a doctor, where it was found he had a nasty wound on tits head, necessitating several stitches, also that be was suffering from slight concussion and had two ribs broken. His many friends will be pleased to bear that be is now doing as well as can be expected, and it is to be hoped he will make' a speedy recovery.

Hairdressers will read with wonder the advertisement of a Mohammedan harbor which appears in Hie Indian Picture Magazine, as follows: “Mahomed Osman, hair-cutler and clean shaver. Gentlemen s throats cni with very sharp razors with great care and skill. No irritating looting afterwards.

' The Horowheima, Cricket Association decided at last night's me ting m rumor, nee this season's competitions on Saturday, November 4. j; r g prices are keeping up nine!) better tlian was expected a nmmii or two ago, when it was predicted there would be a big fail by We end of September. The latest quote sent to Levm is 1/3 per dozen. The increasing popularity ot wuncbaii catching is demonstrated ; .wy on both banks of the Grey Giver, de)haps one of the largest crowds seen ior a very lung time was ned ng ihe almo-t unlimited shoals which were ;o he seen in the river one day last week.

At the present time it costs -0/ per plank to land decking at the iiorowhenua Council’s bridges, the labour of putt.ng iliem in place being an extra, charge. Although this hardwood decking is an expensive item, the price quoted above represents a drop of 20/ per lOOit, within the last 12 months, in the same time the .junk hardwood used lor stringers we- laiIcn 40/ per 1001't—from 00 to him per JOOlt.

It is stated that at a certain d•cal'tv Oil ihe hmmdary line between the Rotorua and Waikato (says the ~omrna Chronicle) all Ihe electors

’ u-n art 1 hi- wde. reside in the latter, and that to obtain, the votes of the couple of Rotorua ' electors, it is considered necessary to >.ji i. thither a baMoi-bux ami a de-

nt • ■ uiiei n-r nfid or ab it may !>e presumed, considerable expense. It might he supposed that the law

. o- d not be very :-e run i.-\y ••named if the couple were to cross the toad into the Waikato electorate and record their votes tine re under the absent voters’ provisions oi the Act. ,t wou’d certainly save a little public money.

Tue usual iuriingh;iy euchre and dance at the Parish Hill on luesaav e\ening was a gteal success, there ■irbig a very large attendance. The function has become very popular, and the committee ate to he compli-m-.wU'd on the excellent maimer m -which the arrangements are carried out, and onei can always he assured ot spending an enjoyable evening. I.'roeressivc emlne was carried on until 10 p.m. by those present. When the cards wei’e handed in it was

found that in ihe ladles’ section Jour had tied for first place. In the cut, Mrs Charles proved' the winner, Miss Churcher seeming the consolation prize. Mr K. Meagher was the winner amting the gentlemen, Mr RaUiboue getting the consolation prize. Dancing was then indulged in until 1 p.m., during which there was a competition called Ihe Zoo Waltz, Mr Satlierley and Miss King being the winners.

At a meeting of the Carterton branch of the Farmers’ Union ,Mr T. A. Blake, Government veterinary surgeon, gave a very interesting address

on how to tell the age of cows by their teeth (reports the Age;. He said that when purchasing a horse a oersou always looked - into, the animal’s mouth. • It was force of habit, and he doubted in ' some in.-tances whether they were any wiser by doing so. Bui very lew people thought ok looking aim the mouth of a cow to ascertain her age. He held up tlie bottom jaw of an animal and asked those present to state its age when alive. One or two farmers guessed correctly. The jaw contained lour fully developed tee til and two small ones. Six teeth, with two small ones, were found in a cow three years old, and in the mouth of a cow lour years old there were eight fully formed teeih. Over this age it was guesswork to a certain extent, though an estimate could be formed by the worn condition of the teeth.

'there is quite a little inside history in connection with Mr Massey's cable to Mr Lloyd George. On the Saturday when the cable from the British Government arrived there was an interesting function at Government House, it. was tlie occasion of some invesi it tires of titular honours and a reception. Tlie ceremony was over. Gaily dressed ladies -and gentlemen were gathered about in little groups when his Excellency Lord Jellicoc and Mr Massey were seen to enter one of lint side rooms. Shortly afterwords other Ministers who were present were seen making for die ■same room. Onlookers smiled; lliey thought that the illustrious ones-were merely enjoying refreshment in private. But they were making history. An important Cabinet meeting was being held, and in about three, minutes a cable was on its way to Mr Lloyd George intimating where New Zealand stood if her help was required.— Eltham Argus.