Shannon News WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1922.

Shannon News, 25 October 1922, Page 2

Shannon News WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1922.

On Friday last a nian named Tiros. Gilflllaii, charged at the local Court with being drunk and disorderly, was fined £3.

Applications are called by the Borough Council for the workers’ houses. Particulars and conditions can be seen at the Council office.

A party from Shannon spent, the week-end at Kapiti on a fishing expedition, and report having made a good haul, fish being very plentiful.

Mr Millar, of the local railway staff, is at present away on . leave, which he is spending in Dunedin. At the Parish Hall on Friday evening a social in the form of a euchre party and dance was given by a large number of friends and acquaintances of Mr L. K. Roskruge, Tor thei purpose of farewelling that gentleman. Mr Roskruge, who is a popular member of the local staff of the Bank of New Zealand, is under transfer to New Plymouth. During the evening Mr E. Spencer, in presenting the departing guest with a. handsome solid leather suit case on behalf of those present, eulogised the good work done by him, not only as an official of the Bank, but as a man and a citizen, and stated they were all sorry to lose him, and wished him evev success in his new position. A very pleasant evening was spent, dancing being indulged in until midnight- The ladies provided an excellent supper, which was appreciated by all. Mrs Butler's orchestra supplied the. music.' 1

Cricketers interested in the formation of a cricket club by the Public Works Department are invited to attend at the Council Chambers on Thursday evening next at 7.30 p.m. to discuss the formation of a club.

On Friday, Mr Baas’ dairy farm on the East Road, Shannon, will be offfered for sale. There are 95 acres of land, with dwelling and out-buildings. The household furniture and effects, with milk cans, etc., will also be sold. See advertisement in this issue.

Three young men appeared before Messrsfi Murdoch and Taylor, J.P.’s, on Monday morning, charged with removing gates and also damaging one at Tokornaru. Their little outing cost them £1 8/ each. The Bench ordered their names not to be publish 2d.

On Friday last, as a party consisting of Messrs. Dix and Hazard, members oT the 1 Engineers’ Institute, and Mr Anderson, assistant engineer at Mangorei,; wjere proceeding to Arapeti, they had a narrow escape from what mght ihave been a serious accident. When about 50 yards the other side of McDonald’s bridge, one of the wheels of the car went off the road, and dhe car ran for about half a chain in that manner, when the two front wheels locked, and, swinging around, the car went head-on down the bank for about 15 feet, where it turned over on its side, breaking one o‘f the front wheels. The occupants got clear without a- scratch. Where the-car went"'over the road doubles back, and it only sbout 50 f6et away on a lower level. The car was lowered to the) road below and brought into Shannon for repair.

A Shannon cricket team visited Foxton on Monday and'played a match there. The scores weire: Foxton 51 and 73, Shannon 163. Shannon thus won by an innings and 39 runs. Details of the scores will appear in next issue. Members of the Wellington North branch of the New Zealand Institute of Civil Engineers assembled at Shannon on Friday morning and proceeded by car to the Mangahao hydro-electric works, where the plan of operations was explained by the engineers in charge. On the return journey a stop was made at the power-house and the party was given the opportunity of inspecting this section of the large undertaking. In the evening a meeting of the members was held in Shannon, when two interesting papers were giVpn by Mr Anderson. Various engineering subjects were discussed at length and an instructive evening was spent. On Saturday morning a visit of inspection was paid to the new dredge which is being installed by the Makerua -Drainage Board in the swamp. How he earned a shilling tip w r as amusingly told by Sir Thomas Lipton at a concert given by the firms choral society a few weeks back. “When I was crossing over from America last year, ” he said, “I was preparing to sit down on a deck chair -when a parson came up. “Look here, steward,” he said, “I want a deck chair put in that corner spot.” I got a deck chair and placed it there, when he said: “Here’s a bob for • you.” “Being Scotch,” continued Sir Thomas, “I took it.” The Strasburg clock, a great attraction to tourists, stopped at noon on August 8, when 500 British tourists were

assembled in front of the cathedral to witness the procession of the Apostles. This is the first time that the clock has disappointed anyone. The clock was finished in 1842, replacing one built in .1574. On the first gallery an angel strikes the quarter, wdiile a genius at his side reverses his sandglass every hour. Higher up a skelton strikes the hours. In the highest niche at noon the Twelve Apostles move round the figure of the Saviour. While on a visit to his native village, Southam, Warwick, Mr Thomas Smith, of Wigmore. Hereford, has just performed a remarkable feat of endurance, says the Daily Mail. At the village blacksmith's he said he could carry a red hot iron in his bare hand and was at once put to the test. A 16inch file was made red-hot and placed on two bricks. Dipping his hand in cold water, Mr Smith, Avho is 71 years old, seized the iron, carried it three yards to a bath of cold water, and held it there until it was cold. Marks of .the file were printed on the palm of the hand, which, however, was not burnt. “I have dope this many times in my younger days’” he said to the spectators. “Nerve is the chief tiling that is required. ,f