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Shannon News, 16 March 1923, Page 2

The Punjab Indians on the Hauraki Plains are good friends to the farm- , ei s says the Gazette, for mey eat on an’ average lib of - butter a day. A I mill-owner had occasion- recently to visit one of their camps, and saw the making of -a curry for the meal oi five men. Three pounds.- of butter - were used. The mill-owner has_to nay- the store, accounts for the different gangs in his'emp'iby, and whereas an Iverage month’s bill for seven white men is £lB, that of the India s usually comes to £3O. , An attempt to fell a large pine -tree on a vacant section at the top oi- CoL irnm Hill, Auckland, on Saturday, aiiernoon, was attended wit h unfortunate results. The tree, instead of falling in the- desired direction was carried across the ’section hy the heavy westerly wind which was blo^ n f the time, and crashed on to the roof of a residence dn an adjoining Uon The tree had been properly scarfed to make the bole fall inwards on to the section, while a guy, with tackle-, had been placed in position to control the fall*, but, as the tree commenced to fall, the wind took charge. A number of rafters in the d ouse were broken, and weather-boarding, spouting, and roofing-iron’were fractured The plaster ceilings in two of me rooms were also damaged. There were no personal injuries. It is some years since so much activiliv was seen in Masterton m the cutting up of land for Building sites isays| the Age). One estate in the south-east portion of- the town has ieen sold, another is-now in the market, and a third, just, over the borough boundary, is to be offered. Members if the Wanganui-Rangiti-uei Power Board have received notification that they must refund the amount which the board recently spent on a trip to the Waikato for the purpose of acquiring knowledge about hydro-electricity. The amount involved is £5 a member.A fortnight has been given, in which to pay. The little four-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Mclndoe, Qf. Raetihi, was caught in the reaper and binder on her father’s farm on Friday. It' appears that the. child ran through the* long -oats to where the machine was at work. It was a miracle,, she was not killed. When picked up the left leg was almost completely severed below the knee. The little sufferer was taken to the Waimarino Hospital, Where immediate amputation was found necessary.

In the/ newer suburbs of Christchurch great attention is being paid to the beautification of the street frontages. Only half of the footpath is laid down in asphalt, The. {remainder being sown with lawn grass, .while the fence line is planted with- bright flower borders, the favourite plants being blue or golden violas or lobelias.

Sheepowners who are disposing of their surplus at this time of the year should take; care that no undipped sheep leave their place. Dipping may. cost Id to ljd a head, but it is a dangerous practice to chance sending them away for the new owner to bear the expense.. The stock inspectors are keeping a careful lookout just now, when so inaiiy sheep are moving;

Hamilton should present a very animated aspect'during'the Easter holidays, as there will be three denominational Bible .Class , camps in and around the town. The Baptists contemplate holding their Dominion Conference camp on the Claudelands showgrounds. Arrangements have also been made for the Auckland Provincial camp for the Methodist classes, to be held in' the town, various buildings having been secured as camping grounds, whilst the Presbyterian Young Women’s Classes will also concentrate in Hamilton.. It is contemplated that fully 1000 young people will he in attendance at the three camps. , • i ,

It is estiniated that about 200 householders in the district of Russell and Edinburgh Terraces (Wellington city) spend at least 3/ per week in fly papers in their endeavours to combat the fly nuisance. This means an expenditure of £7BO for only six months of the year. They want to know how to avoid it. The plague of flies followed upon the use of stable manure by the adjacent Chinese gardeners, and the .City Council has now prohibited its use within the city boundary.

Mr Deem, when addressing the Stratford farmers last week, explained, the value of artichokes as food for pigs. He said the pigs should be turned in on the crop to "dig the tubers for themselves, but should be taken off soon enough to allow sufficient seed to remain for the following year. A.good crop of artichokes should yield about 20 tons to the acre. The tops were sometimes cut off and fed green to the cattle, or made into ensilage, but this, of course, affected the tuber crop. The fattening value of artichokes for pigs was very high.

Under the will of the late Robert Muir, tailor, of Nelson, the Public Trustee is appointed sole executor and trustee. The, will provides that after payment of certain legacies to friends of the deceased, £3OO to Barnardo’s Home, London, £SO .to the Charing Cross Hospital, London, and £SO to the Salvation Army, the residue to the estate to be held upon trust Tor such charitable purposes as-shall be. determined by the Mayor for time being of the city of Nelson. '