Shannon News FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10., 1922.

Shannon News, 10 November 1922, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10., 1922.

East. Saturday evening the ranger paid a surprise visit to Tokomaru, but he found the roads fairly clear oT wandering stock. On Wednesday next, the 15th inst.. the Maopiland Theatre will he screening the world-famous chapter play, “With Stanley in Africa.”

The much looked forward to “Hardup” social will be held in Tokomaru on Friday evening., Given a fine night there will no doubt be a large attendance. The proceeds will be m aid of St. Aldan’s Church fund.

On Tuesday evening a meeting convened by Mr Webb was held in Tokomaru for the purpose of forming a Tennis Club. It was decided to form a club, about seventeen joining up in the room, and it is expected to double that number. Mr Hughes has offered the use of his private court until such time as the school court or a public court, can be arranged for. Play will start, on Saturday next, but the official opening will he on a later date. Subscriptions were, fixed at, gents 7/6, ladies 5/. Mr N. Whyte was dppoinied secretary.

Mr Hardie, the 1 local taxi-proprie-tor, returning from Palmerston the other evening, when approaching the Fitzherbert bridge, had the misfortune to strike the rail on thei side, damaging his radiator considerably. The many friends of Mrs McPherson, sen., will be sorry to hear she is an inmate of a private 1 hospital in Levin, and her many friends wish iher a speedy recovery.

Mrs Jamieson, of Kara. Road, who has been confined to her bed for the past month, was able to get up for a short time on Wednesday.

An opportunity of viewing the largest and heiviest pig on earth was given at the Timaru Show. It is a monstrous animal (says the Herald), heavier than the huge pig shown at the London Exhibition, and which was at that time the heaviest quadruped of its kind on earth. The pig is 10581 b in weight, Bft 3in long, 3ft 9in high, and 6ft 9in in girth. It is the property of Mr J. Gardiner, and is only two years old and still growing.

A steam-roller played the part of a hearse at the funeral at Tunbridge Wells, England, oLGeorge Trice, who has been employed by the Tunbridge Wells Corporation as a steam-roller driver for 25 years. Often during his and! '{especially during the closing days of his last illness, 1 rice had "said that he hoped he might be taken to his grave by the engine which he had driven for so long. Arrangements were made by thei borough surveyor for his wish to be carried out. The coffin was placed in the tender of thei steam-roller, which was then driven from Price’s home in Tunbridge Wells across Rusthall Common to the cemetery, attended by a procession of the corporation employees.

Southland stock agents have taken up a definite attitude with regard to the sale of dairy cows. These will in future be sold without any warranty whatsoever, either by private treaty or by public auction, Yesterday morning a in an named Martin Kelly was arrested by Constable Shannon on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person. He appeared before Messrs. Spencer and Gunning, J.P.’s, in the afternoon, when he pleaded guilty. He asked the Bench to treat him leniently and be allowed to go out to. Mangahao. Constable McGregor said accused had been about town cadging for some days. The Bench, after warning him about his conduct, said they would give him another chance. He would be convicted and ordered to : come up for sentence within twelve months if called upon. The depression in the sheep-raising industry in the Poverty Bay district had affected the drovers very seriously, stated their representative, Mr C. E. Bickford, at the Arbitration Court. Not only were many farmers doing their own droving, but some young farmers were doing work for other farmers at very low rates. Mr Bickford considered this competition with regular drovers was unfair, as the farmers, having their farms at their backs, were not wholly dependent on droving fees.

The Tokomaru Co-operative Dairy Co. are turning over to cheese-mak-ing from Monday next. The sharp rise in cheese prices will be good news to the suppliers, cheese now; being quoted at from 126/ to 140/ per cwt.

It is expected to have the two cottages that are being erected by the Borough Council completed within the next two weeks. The contractors are now putting on the finishing . touches, and when finished will be all that can be desired as regard comfort and convenience. The situation is a convenient one, and there should be no trouble in finding purchasers, as both houses have had the best of material and workmanship put into them. It will be a good opportunity for persons desirous of securing a home for themselves as the terms are particularly easy. The price is £750 for each house' and about a quarter of an acre of land, with oniy £SO down, the balance paying itself off as rent extended over a period of 26£ years. The interest is 4-J per cent, with one per cent sinking fund, which works out at 19/ per week, which must lie considered very reasonable, and it is doubtful if anything better is offering in Shannon to-day. • Applications will close on Tuesday evening next with the Town Clerk, when a ballot will be taken by the Council if necessary.