Shannon News FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1923.

Shannon News, 11 May 1923, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1923.

Nur»e Fox, oi the Wellington Hospital stall is visiting her relatives, Mr and Mi’s G. Quarrie, of Shannon. Wo are informed that it is in the air that one of the early morning trains to Wellington will he taken off shortly, also one of the evening trains from Wellington. As a result of the heavy rain a lot of water is again on the road to Moutoa. On Tuesday morning there was over two feet of water, all motor traffic being blocked. At yesterday’s meeting of the Palmerston North Hospital Board an application was received from the then employed at Mangaliao for 'the services of a district nurse. The application was favourably considered by the Board and Sir Ja's. Wilson, Messrs J. A. Nash. Monk and Murdoch were app'oin'tbd 'to> meet the secretary of the Medical Association and Mr Dinnie at an early date to arrange preliminaries.

On Tpesday evening the popular social evenings in connection with, the Anglican Church were again resumed at. the Parish. Hall, there being- a full house. A most enjoyable time was spent by those present in progressive euchre 'and dancing. Euchre was played until 10 p.m., the winners being': Ladies. Miss V. J. Goodwin, consolation prize. Miss Bonfleld ; men, Mr Satberlev; consolation prize Mr Hallam. After the euchre the floor was cleared for dancing which was kept tip until midnight, everyone being unanimous that these evenings are the most, popular of their kind in Shannon. During the evening refreshments were provided and much appreciated. In sentencing Poto Harawira. alias .Toe Bonner, and Bako Wilson, two

Maoris, who had nJcaderLguilty at Levin to a charge of sheep stealing, Sir John Salmond. at Palmerston yesterday, said that the former was the chief offender and it. was not the first occasion upon which he had. been in trouble. The second accused had been perhaps led into the theft, but he also had a previous offence against him—ihat of an assault on a, Chinaman.

Both accused must be punished' and made to realise in some manner the nrincinles of justice. Poto- TTairawira would be sentenced to three months’ Imprisonment, and Bako Wilson to one month.

Speaking on the subject of sending the Electric Power Board’s engineer to Australia, to inspect poles,' Mr P. Prouse, at the ratepayers meeting in Levin on Tuesday, said that, as perhaps Ihe only man in the room who had supplied poles to the Government for telegraph lines and such purposes, he could heartily endorse the Board’s ■'rinn in this matter. There were poles and. poles, he said, and only an inspection could reveal which was which. Mr Monk said it was very satisfactory to hear Mr Prouse speak in this wav. The word of one practical man, on this matter was of infinitely more value than all the unconudered condemnation the Board had had levelled at ft. tn reference to the cost, of electricity \fr Monk emphasised that there would he a flat, rate over the whole districi. “The man a.t Paekaknriki,” he said, “will pay not an iota more than the man at Shannon. Men dealing with a scheme such as this cannot think parochially. Tt has been said t.hnl there is no direct representation for T.evin, hut we on the Board, gentlemen. think of the district as a whole and i epresent Levin just as well a.s any other part of the district.

Speaking at hi,s installation, the Mayor of Woodville said the slow progress of the town was due to the pessimistic attitude of some of tlhe residents. ,• A point mentioned by Mr J. L. Bruce in his lecture at the Farm School last week, whilst not new is worth repetition. Lateral drains, he said, should never he joined to main at right angles, as if this is done there will almost certainly be a deposit of sediment formed at the mouth. Give the subsidiary dram a slope towards the fall of the water and the trouble will be obviated. “In laying off a scheme of drainage for land lying at the foot of a slope,’ said Mr J. L. Bruce at the Central Development Farm last week, “first discover what your subsoil is. 11 you find that it is clay, it is probable that the whole trouble is the result of seepage from the hill which follows down along the clay subsoil and water-logs the flat. In such cases a deep drain along the foot of

the hill will often do away with the necessity for further drainage.” Fourteen minutes between Levin and Otaki might, seem more like an aeroplane record than a motor car achievement, bv road. Cr. Parker informed the Levin Borough Council last night. Unit, it was the time occupied by a car during a recent speed test between Wellington and Auckland. The remark was made apropos of a letter from the Stratford Borough Council asking the Levin Council to co-operate in endeavouring to put a stop to speed lost* on Ihe public highways. The Council accorded the proposed action its full support. | In connection witli the spearing at the month of the Hokio stream on Sunday last of an eel of the Puhi variety, weighing 23-Mbs, a local resident points out some interesting facts regarding the annual migration to the sea oi this species. It appears that the migrating eels, which average, perhaps, two pounds in weight, are always headed by a couple of exceptionally large eels of the same variety. This fact is so well-known that special names have been given to these leaders. For instance amongst the local Ngati-Muaopoko tribe they are known as “ruahine,” which mean an ‘old woman.” Amongst the NgatiBnakawa and other local tribes they are called Tahi-maro. A number of such eels always bring up the tail of these migrations and it was one of these which was caught, the migration finishing usually at the end of litis month. During the week two ■ others of 181bs and one of 201 Its have been caught.

Forty-five copies of “Sale Marriage,’’ Miss Ettie Bout’s book, were held up by the Comptroller ol Customs, la> February They were imported by Mr E. J. Burt, and the Comptroller informed die author that they would be held until she stated th'e address to which they are to be posted. Miss Rout, in reply says: “I have received letters from different members of the New Zealand Parliament, saying they are raising the matter in the House, but they wish to see the hook itself before they can: decide wisely nr equitably what course to take. I am sure von will admit, the reasonableness of Ibis. Will you kindly, therefore, send the parcel of 45 copies <r ‘Safe Marriage’ in the Speaker, for presentation fo Parliament, for tflie use of the members of the Opposition (Labour and liberal) first, and afterwards for the use. of the members <*r Ihe Government and their supporters. ’’ An “after-six” display is so unique that Collinsnn and Cuiminghaine confidently ex peel that great interest will he aroused. Ten windows and interior displays are featuring goods for ('veiling wear from sth 1o 15th May', inclusive.

A “Chronicle” reader forwards the following clipping for publication A Dunedin lady’s story of how she cured her son of infantile paralysis when he was about two or three years old is related in the “Star.” “It came to him in cutting his teeth. He was affected from the hip down. On© leg shrank badly. I rubbed him well with turpentine and oil, and bathed the lower parts three or four times a day in clean ocean water that w© carried in from the beach and heated. I stood his feet in the hot water and rubbed it in. After a while I called in Dr. Conghtrey, and lie said I cotib not do anything better, so I persevered with the treatment, and in from six to twelve months the child was j able to get about. He grew up all ' right, one leg a bit shrunken, but he j was able for his work, and is now j

over 35 years of age.” Having heard this narration we saw the man himself. He drew up his trousers and showed one leg well developed, the other five inches less girth. “That,” he said, “is my billy reminder of the trouble that mother has told you about. I have no pain in the thin leg unless I have a bit of hard walking or work, when it aches a little after an hour’s stress, but nothing to worry about. I reckon it’s a good cure. I told a friend about a couple of years ago, and he tried it. on his child. He used to dig up a bit of wet sand from below the tide mark and carry It home in a tin, and he rubbed the youngster with the hot. water and then put on the sand, warm, in a pillowcase, and in three weeks the child was able to walk about, though it had been ill for four months. I think it a lair living to let the public know these, things, and if anyone asks who 1 am you may give lliem privately my name and address.”

At tbe meeting of Power Board rate- / pavers at Levin this week. Mr Monk ! expressed himself as pleased that there ( was an election approaching. The | lime was not distant when the Board I would be approaching those present in connection with electricity and reticulation. and the election gave .an opportunity of explaining the working of the scheme and the position ol the farmer in regard to it, which otherwise would not have obtained.