Shannon News MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1924.

Shannon News, 21 January 1924, Page 2

Shannon News MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1924.

A meeting of the Tennis Club was held on Friday evening to confirm the rules, when it was decided to become incorporated.

Mr and Mrs J. T. Bovis and their little daughter are spending a fortnight’s holiday at Plimmerton. The Shannon Borough Council wrote to the Horowhenua County Council on Saturday stating ihat it had not yet received a reply to its* application to lay pipes although promised by the engineer, chairman and Cr. Barber. It would like ,io have the mattter on a business footing and the plans signed and returned.—lt was decided to reply that the Council would give its consent, but required a further set of plans to keep for record purposes. A subscription list in aid of the Radium Appeal Fund is now open ax the Borough Council office. As the object is a most worthy one and been largely contributed to in other centres it behoves all to contribute who are able, and show that Shannon has done its share in helping the cause.

Constable McGregor is now in receipt of the books for the agricultural and pastoral statistics for this district and will be calling on farmers after January 31st. They are requested to have all particulars ready when he calls, so us to avoid delay. It will be necessary for sheep owners to state the weight of wool clip, number of .lambs at tailing time and number of sheep shorn. Also the breed of cattle, horses and pigs to be described.;

On Friday afternoon . the small bridge on the main road near the Kara road, Shannon, became unsafe for'vehicular traffic, owing to a couple of stringers and some of the planking giving way. This bridge lias been shaky for some time and evidently during the day a heavy load must have passed over it, causing] it to collapse. The Horowhenua County Council’s engineer, Mr Anderson, was a.t once informed and he closed the' bridge pending repairs. Light traffic can pass on the side of the road.

At the Council meeting on Thursday night Cr. Carter reierred to the water that is deposited on the Foxton. road alter heavy rain. He pointed out that the water comes from the stream which flows through Mr Bryant’s property, and that it the road was to be kept clear ot water, some adequate provision would have to< be made to take it away. It was* pointed out that the nuisance is caused by the flood gates being closed when the stream is in flood thereby diverting the water on to thp' road. On the motion' of the Mayor, seconded by Cr. Hyde, it was decided that the Horowhenua County Council be written to asking for full particulars and if permission has been given to close the flood 'gates. Mr Hofmann, undertaker, has recently lhad constructed to his order, by Messrs Burges, of Palmerston North, an up-to date motor hearse, which will enable him to carry out in a most satisfactory manner undertaking work in any part of the district. The new vehicle, is very up-to-date in appearance, being designed on the most approved lines,, and smartly finished inblack and gold. The addition of this vehicle to Mr Hofmann’s plant wilL put him in the forefront in this particular class qf business. Mr L. H. Martin has been appointed his local representative. Mr,William Hanson, a resident of Auckland* celebrated his 99tli birthday on Saturday.

R. Walked an employee of the Public Works Department on the East Coast railway was ruij. ovier by a truck this morning, and had one leg badly fractured. The accident occurred near the scene of the tunnel, disaster.

At the Auckland Police Court Thomas Savage was sentenced by Mr Poynton, S.M., to one month’s imprisonment for false pretences. Defendant who was drawing an economic war pension had declared he was earning one pound weekly whereas his earnings were £4 4s per week.

At Blenheim Frederick H. Flower was fined £2O on each. of two counts tor failing to furnish returns of income for the years 1922 and 1923 plus ten guineas costs.

In the gazetted bankruptcy notices of January 10 one very unusual, but to creditors Very welcome, intimation is given in the estate of an electrician, at Hamilton. It is a “first and. final dividend of 20s in the £, plus interest. 1 ’ There is surely a quaintness in the addition of the word “final.” The phenomenal growth of Hamilton is shown by the fact that the first telephone exchange was opened in Hamilton on May 24th, 1906, with 39 subscribers. In less than twenty years the number of subscribers had increased from 39 to well over two thousand. The population of the borough in 1906 was only 2138—approximately Levin’s present, population,.

Mr B. .H. Goldsmith, of Devonport, Auckland, who has been appointed manager of the Taranaki Power Board with headquarters at Eltham, ha,s left to take up his position. There were 108 applicants. Mr Goldsmith was the first electrician in charge cf the electric light station at Devonport, and was largely responsible for the installation hf electricity in that borough., He was at one time in the Na - pier powler house. The conservator of fish and game, Mr T. Moorhouse, arrived at Taupo last weed-end t‘o supervise petting operations for the purpose of securing trout for the Empire Exhibition. A haul niade at Waihora resulted in a catch' of 76 fish many of which were 15 to 16 pounders arid six over 17. The party left for Rotorua at 3 a.m. next day, in order to get the fish frozen for despatch to England. The conservator states that the fish taken comprise tile finest speciiuens of rainbow trout ho has ever seen. Some residents .of a certain street in Mount Eden, Auckland, recently received a severe shock in their faith in human nature. A young woman, apparently in a state of distress, knocked at the doors of three houses at two o’clock one morning and asked for the loan of a small quantity of brandy or whisky,, as her mother was seriously ill. In two instances a full flask of the required liquor was given, with the assurance that it would be returned next day. It is perhaps, unnecessary to add that neither the young woman nor tile whisky have been seen since. Lost articles are sometimes unexpectedly recovered. Councillor W. II Bennett, who is staying at Pliminerton with his family, had this pleasant experience on Sunday, says the Post. Twelve months ago, when at Plirnmerton, he lost his tramway pass, and he advertised for it on 26th December, 1922, without success. On Sunday Last, the missing pass was picked up on tire beach by a hoy and handed to Councillor Bennett, much to his astonishment. The pass had evidently lain buried in the sand for over twelve months, and had been a,t last revealed by the action of the waves. Being of gold, it was none the worse

Tire other morning a resident of Tima.ru had an experience which doubtless made a big and bad imp Session on his'nerves, (writes the Christchurch Press correspondent). He was fond of amateur plumbing work, and took it upon himself to mend a. water cistern on the roof of his two-storeyed house. He placed a ladder in position, and gathered his tools, started to climb. Just as he reached the top the ladder slipped, and, dropping his tools, tire amateur plumber grabbed, wildly at' the spoutjngi and held on. To hi s horror the spouting began to sag, and while he dangled in the nor'wester the ladder fell to the ground,. The spouting held long enough for the gentleman’s wife to replace the ladder. He reached the ground gasping a fervent “Thank God,’’ then staggeredaway for a whisky to steady his nerves. He thcin telephoned for a plumber!