Shannon News TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1923.
The fortnigihjtly imeieting oil' the Borough Council will be held this evening^
Mr! Elsmjone, who has just completed putting down of the new courts lor the Tennis.' Club, has ttqen engaged to top-dress the courts for Maug&ore Tennis Club. ' '
Mr Baxter, the local . postmaster, who has been enjoying his annual leavfe, has resumed duty. .Mr'Ahern, who has been relieving, has returned to Palraerston North.
On enquiry yesterday w,e are pleased to stale that Mr J. Turoa, who was seriously injured last week, and was
•admitted to thei Pahnerston, North hospital, is. in no/immediate danger and is . making satisfactory; progress towards recovery.
The many friends of Mrs Stephens, mother of Mrs G. Quarrie, will be pleased to learn she has returned home lronii the Palmerston North hospital, where she has been an inmate lor some weeks and is now well on the way to.- reco.viery. The annual meeting of the Shannon Tennis Club will be ihekl in the Councir Ghamhers on Wednesday evening when matters connected with the new courts will be dealt'with. * All membeirs and intending ( members ar© asked to" attend. ' ■
' Mr< Robertson, late of the local post office staff, who was granted I'eiaye to join the 11..M.5. Chatham as wireless operator on. her cruise to the Pacific Islands, has returned and was a, visitor to Shannon for the weekend. Hfel left yesterday for Dannevirko where he will take up duty again with the Post and Telegraph Department. He was looking well after his trip which he stated was most enjoyable, practically- every island of importance in the- Eastern Pacific being visited. Mrs Porter, representing the British ond Foreign Bible Society, visited Shannon last wleek to organise the annual effort in connection with this Society. Although most people may be aware) of the objects of the Society, a word added here may help all to undlelrstand what a great work is heing carried on. This is to sell to all nationalities of the world the New Testament, printed in their native tongues, as cheaply as possible, in fact below cost. A missionary recently said it was very touching to sec an old native almost in tears at seeing the Gospel in his native tongue for the first time, and it would give those at ihomjel unbounded pleasure to know that their offerings were to.help a cause that was so great, and so much appreciated. The people of Shannon are, confidently askiekl to be sympathetic towards the collectors who will shortly be visiting each ihouse and to remember that, no matter- how small, the offering is, it will help. On pagei 2 Howard Andrew, Ltd., have an interesting advertisement re their gigantic boot sale>. As the sale is only for ia. lfekv days longer the public are advised to take advantage of ,same. A peep at the windows will convince anyone that the reductions are yery sultetantial.
Artaisjtic)ef Day wia's celebrated in the local anurches on " Sunday, wo minutes' silence being observed at n a m., after which appropriate referi ence was made by thiei clergy of tne I different denominations. ' \' It is hoped to make a, start-next week Iwilth the construction of the Soldiers' Memorial. The contractors have nearly completed the names on the tablet, and: when this is done they will He! ready to make a start with the erection of the monument. A ceremony will take place: ion the laying of the foundation stone by the Mayor, due noticfe 1 of which will be given.
Sonne few weeks ago thei Chamber of Commerce decided to advertise for a solicitor tb take up his permanent residence in Shannon and as a result several enquiries were 'received by the Chamber, the outcome of which is that on|e of the enquirers has defin- ■ itely dfecided to commence practice in Shannon; at an .early date. ' Th'e - Auckland Herald states that Taumarunui has grown to the position of the largest live stock centre between Hamilton and Feilding.
Very welcome rain fell in .the Oamaru district this week, and it will have a splendid effect upon the cereal and root crops.
A property having a frontage of 44 feet 8 inches to'Lambton Quay, Wellington, and containing thrpo brickv shops, was sold last week, realising between £14 ? 000 and, £15,000.,
A well known Taumarunui dealer states that he knows, of a farina of 1000 acres in the Matiere district carrying 2300 breeding ewes, arid the owJner has just docked 2400 lambs, Besides sheep, the property is carrying 300 bullocks. ' The statement ' was made by'several •farmer witnesses at the, ■ Masterton Magistrate's Court that lanibing has been very backward in that district this season, and percentages,, on the average, were not high.
The wool traffic on the Wanganui river has already commenced, the, river steamers bringing down consignments for the first wool sale of f the season, in large quantities.
It is estimated that the dairy farmers situated on th'e Wanganui river arc sending double the quantity, of cream to the factories compared wn last year. Supplies came from above Pipiriki.
Recently the price of fowl wheat as between merchUnts went up as high as 5s 5d a bushel in jthe south. Apparently this price was too high, for values have again eased back to about 5s 3id/- ' , "' Eleven butter factories 'operating in the Manawatu during last "season, and up to April 30th of this year forwarded for export. 4542 -tons of butter, and 22 cheese factories during tlre v same period forwarded 2765 tons of \cheese, a gross combined, total of 7307 tons,of dairy produce.
Shearing has been delayed throughout, the district by- the boisterous weather of late, but should b'c in fun, swing in the ncxff'few weeks. Some of |the sheds in the Manawatu district are busy at the present time.' The population of New Plymouth miay now be safely put at 14,000; The estimated figure on April 1, 1923, was 13,930. \
Food prices as at September 15 showed a rise of 19 points ias compared with the previous month. Therei was a fall in groceries and eggs, but the price of. meat, especially of beef, showed a rise. The new geyser at the head ', of the Taurangia stream, near the model pah, Whakiarewareka, Rotorua, broke out last week, throwing water to a height of 30ft. every hall-hour. The sight; attracted a number of visitors. Contrary to the usual rule of being busy with Christmas orders, the Auckland boot and shoe manufacturers are having so dull a time that several of the factories are working short tiniie. The same condition is s.aid to apply, throughout New Zealand as a result of cheap footwear 1 , mostly for women and children, being imported.
According to the Opotiki paper, a farmer of that locality has been visiting the South Island, and this is what he says of one of the stock sales he attended: —"The surroundings gave .nre.thc creeps. I really believe the yards were the same ones they had fifty years ago, and the cattle looked as if they had come out of the ark, and had been depasturing on sandhills ■ever since."
The progress being made by Mr R. T. Rieid, .schoolmaster, Constable 01sen .and the boy, Alexander Bustard', three of the more seriously wounded of the victims of the Waikina school tragedy, is most satisfactory (says the N.Z: Herald). Mr Reid has so far recovered fiat he is now able to take short walks. Constable Olsen is still confined to. his bed, but is steadily regaining) ,Ins strength, The boy Bustard is able to. sit on a lounge and it is expected that in a day or two he will be on his feet <again.
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