Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1923.

Shannon News, 29 May 1923, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1923.

The super-feature. “Love is an Awful Tiling"’ .win be screened at Shannon on Friday night next and Toko mar u on 'Saturday.

The demand I'm ihe "Shannon News" has increased considerably of late with alie result that the local agfnt.s have been sold out on day of publication. Tlieir orders have been iinToasi'd and casual readers should be able to yet copies a- required, 'the most economical way to get the “News,’* however, is to become n regular subscriber with. the local newsagents and so be sure of a copy of each issue. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council will he held this evening. Owing 10 the rough weather in die Straits it was doubtful if “Dr. Thinem" would reach Shannon in time to appear at the-grant entertainment tonight. However, word has been received that he has arrived in Ihe ci'y and will reach Shannon Ibis inclining. A new shop is 'being 'erected in BaJlance street between the Maoriland Theatre and 'Mr Col, krone's buildings to the order oi Mr L. A. Frost, bootmaker.

Mr W. Cochrane, taxi propii.djr, suffered a loss on Friday night by ik.. destruction by fire of his OvnvuJ (•a -. The car was returning from Makerua when it back fired and hurst into flames, being totally deM'oyeJ. We understand it was covered by insurance.

A meeting of shareholders of the Co-operative Cash Trading . v o. is to It held on Thursday evening.

<>n Saturday niglH Mr ■[as. 'lliorti delivered an open air address t j a large assemblage on matters of national and international interest ;e they affect, the workers. Mr Thorn who is one of the best open air speakers in the Dominion, received a mien did bearing.

At >u meeting of the Library C.> nmiltee it wig decided to purchase more hooks fur the library, also to hove .additional shelves erected in accommodate them. The library' hsi now totals IGOO hooks, and it is lined (hat residents will avail. thence tv os ni this fine selection. The subs are as follows: Yearly IL-, half-yearly !)-, quarterly 5/-. What might have been a serious accident occurred on Friday afternoon. As one of the Public Works' motor jorries was returning from Arapeti. it suddenly left the road end turned inlo the bank. On examination it was found the pin in i,he .duo axle which holds the front; wheels on hat) come out about 7 or 8 chains along the road, thereby causing the driver to have no steering control. It, must have been Providence that the car turned into the bank, as load it taken the other direction there was a drop of fully 100 ft at this particular spot, and as there were four adults and two or three children on the lorry a fatality would certainly have taken place.