Shannon News TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1924.

Shannon News, 29 January 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1924.

On Saturday, Mr G. Quarrie, who is employed at Miranui, had an escape from wjhat might- have been a serious accident, when lie was struck on the cheek just below the eye by the point oi' a, slasher wJtiich inflicted a deep cut, necessitating medical attention.

It ia, sormej timie sinoei a stock sale has been held in. Shannon and in, consequence fanners have become very dissatisfied* as they ha,vei had to send their stock to Levin sale yards. We are informed that a movement is on loot to endeavour to get a .new firm to hold a fortnightly sale here. A proof of the accumulation iof stock in Shjtnnon Ayas thiei large entry received at yesterday's sale.

The Borough workmen are at present busy clearing and ploughing that unsightly stretch on 'the left side of Plimmer Terrace from the. station gates to, McKegg's corner. This piece is to b& levelled off: and later on it is tlhe intention of the Borough Council to have shrubs planted and to fence it off. When this work has been carried out it will help to give tliei business portion of the town u much, brighter appearance.

Mr T. Logan, who has been secretary of the. Labour Party in Shannon for some time, left yesterday for H.uuterville, where he intends to reside. Mr Lo£pm, duirhig his .residence in Sbanon, ,has taken an active part in Labour maters and will be missed from Shannon.

As the number of.cars left standing in the main street warrants something being dome to enable visitors to the town to. park their cars, it has been sugg.est.ett- to our representative that a plot near the v Post Office should be asphalted and reserved for that purpose. Another resident suggests that a more suitable place would be the grass patch opposite the Club Hotel, where the cars would be right out ,of the Avay of traffic and yet in a handy position.

.Messrs Fisher and Son, monumental masons, have agreed to remove the Boer war memorial monumient from its present position to a position at the iend of Stout street in a direct line with the newly 'erected memorial, and erect it on a proper .base two tiers higher and repolish and put it in proper order tor the sum of £l4. We, learn the Mayor and Cr. Hyde have decided to raise the money to have the work done.

The proprietors of the Maoriland Theatre have been requested by many mothers in Shahnon to 'hold a mating on Saturday afternoon, and in consequence; next Saturday at 2 p.m<. they will screen the wonder picture ' Notoriety," and at the same timei welcome mothers with children. Special have been made ioi prams and go-carts and a present oi a tin of Glaxo will be given to •ev.ery baby under two years of age. Adults will be admitted to ail parts lor is and children over four and under 1~, sixpence. The management are to .be complimented on their forward move.

A young''man" named Phillip Bright, employed at Spiers' mill, met witai a nasty accident yesterday afternoon, sustaining a compound multiple iracture of the left arm. He was attended by Dr.' Macdonald and removed to the Palmerston North Hospital. On enquiry this morning we- learn that his condition is satisfactory.

"Unemployment in Wanganui is practically nil," stated Mr (Johns, oi the Labour Department this week, says the Herald. "There is a shortage of labour for Mangpßhao, and locally carpenter and bricklayers are very hard to giet—more especially thte latter. There is an erroneous impression abroad that bricklayers are not wanted in Wanganui, but such is not Utie case. There is a. decided shortage here of men in that trade."