Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1922.

Shannon News, 5 December 1922, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1922.

Owing to Mr Flyger, the Liberal candidate, being unable to visit Koputaroa this evening, Mr Murdoch has been asked to address the electors there on his behalf. The friends of Mr L, Randall will be sorry to hear that he is indisposed, and it is to be hoped that he will soon be about again.

So powerful is thet appeal of Haddon and Papakura that'at the great rally at Palmerston on Sunday afternoon, the audience voluntarily contributed a sum of £l4O to the fighting fund for Prohibition. These; men may be heard at the Maoriland Theatre, Shannon, to-night.

An audience of: approximately 700 •persons wa ; s held spellbound at Foxtoii, by the oratory of Haddon' and'"was charmed by the singing of Papakura. The" Shannon public is promised a. .similar experience at the Maoriland'‘Theatre to-night. "Many better than Pussyfoot'was the expressed; opinion of several wets who attended the big Prohibition rally in Foxton last night, conducted by the Re Haddon and Papakura. Do not miss this gifted orator and cultured singer at the Maoriland Theatre ; to-night.

On Saturday evening Paddy Webb, the Labour Party advocate, gave en open-air address to a large gathering in Shannon. Alter severely criticising the policy of the present Government, he made a'very strong appeal oil behalf of the Labour candidate. He received a good reception, v and was loudly cheered at the conclusion of his address. The election ol a candidate .to represent the Western 'Maori; electorate will take place on Wednesday. The polling booth at Shannon will be the Council Chambers, the polling hours being from-9 a.in. to 4 p.rn. The following are the candidates nominated: Maui Ngata Pom are, Rang! Mawhete, Tokouru Ratana and Tmvhakaririka Patena.

We learn that the subsidy that the Government has granted towards providing for a doctor lor the men employed at the Mangahao hydro works was due to- Mr Linklater’s earnest representations to the Prime Minister. When asked at Arapeti whether lie was in favour of the subsidy being granted he assured his audience that whether in or out of Parliament he would do his veiy best to get the subsidy granted, and this is the result of his efforts.

It is alleged that for some time the youths of Tokomaru have been procuring liquor in the township, and certain happenings apparently caused Constable McGregor to .inquire into the matter. On Sunday evening, accompanied by Constable Shannon, he paid a- visit to T'okomaru and raided certain premises, seizing a quantity of liquor. It is quite " probable further developments will transpire as a result..

Mr and Mrs Currie, of Wanganui, are visiting Mrs Currie’s parents, Mr and Mrs Gunning, sen—

A young returned soldier, crossing in the Devorrport ferry boat, Auckland, on Saturday, when he saw the big liner Suffolk tied up at the Queen’s wharf, confided in a few of his fellow-passengers the fact that a photograph of the big ship which 'hung in his father’s outback kitchen, in which was depicted New Zealand troops leaving for South Africa, had so fired his imagination all his boyhood years that when the call of the -Great War came, although hardly of age, he at once enlisted, and in turn he Avas carried to the war across the sea by the liner, whose outlines he was perfectly familiar with. “She was a lucky boat, and escaped all the hidden dangers of the seas, and I think she is one of the finest old ships that was ever built,” was what he said, as he. stood at attention and saluted the old transport.