Shannon News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1924.

Shannon News, 8 February 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1924.

The vital statistics for (Shannon for the month of January were : Births 7, deaths nil, marriages" l. The unveiling of the Soldiers' Memorial which was at first fixed for the 13th of this month, has now been definitely fixed to take place on Anzac Day, April 25, An unfortunate accident occurred to Mr j. Riches on Wednesday. MrRiches, who drives the motor delivery van for the Shannon Meat Co., was cranking the car when ft backfired breaking his right wrist.

.Vfcstorday morning Mr ( and Mrs Hesford left Shannon for Sydney, en route to the Old Country .Mr Hesford who is the Public Works Department chief transport officer at Mangiaore, has been granted leave of absence. A large number of friends gathered at the station to farewell them.

A consignment, of stud sheep arrived in Shannon a few clays ago to the order of Mr R. J. Law, of Te Rohenga. These consisted of two special stud rams from the flock of Messrs Voss Bros., of Longburn, and 40 odd stud ewes selected irom the wellknown flock, of Mr A. R. Fannin, of Taihape. The flocks from which these sheep ha.vo been, drawn are two of the best in the North .Island and they should -prove a valuable acquisition to sheep-raising in this district. At- the Supreme Court at Palmerston, Ellen Dean, of sought a divorce from her husband, Henry A, Dean, whereabouts unknown, on the grounds of three years' separation. Petitioner, for wiiom Mir Atmore appeared, stated in evidence that she was married to respondent in 1917 and there were' two children of the marriage. In I<J2O petitioner obtained a separation and maintenance order and she hud not seen her husband since. A decree nisi, to be made , absolute after three months, was granted by bis Honor.

The Mayor stated on Tuesday night that he had received several complaints regarding- the delay in the electric lighting of Shannon, which had been promised for Christinas and which yet appeared a long way off. •ne asked Cr Gunning, as a member of the Power .Board, il he could throw any light on the matter. Cr Gunning stated that the Board's Engineer ha. stated that the courrent would be available this month. He had (brought the matter up at Che last meeting), of the Board and the Chairman had declined to make any statement. Apparently, however, the Public Works Department had not commenced the service line yet into t'he town. Cr Hyde, said he understood a start had been made this week with the linking up with Mangaore. In our advertising columns, Mrs I. G. Vaughan, bookseller, and stationer, of jßallance Street, announces that she has also opened up a stock of stationery, fancy goods, etc., in Mr Frost's boot repairing shop opposite the Railway Gates, Plimmer Terrace.

At a, meeting of the shareholders of the Shannon Self-help Co-operative on Tuesday evening, it was decided to wind up the business.

Mr and Mrs McKegg and Miss McKegg while in Shannon, are the guests of Mr and Mrs G. Murphy, of Grey Street. At the*Shannon Farmers' Union meeting on Tuesday night Mr. McCulloch, Instructor of Agriculture, was asked his experience of feeding turnips to milking cows. He said he did not think there' was any harmful effect so long as- they were, fed immediately after each milking.

Several very successful campaigns have been conducted during the last few weeks in the New Zealand cities on /behalf of temperance reform, and the residents of Shannon are invited to hear Mr Grinstead, Divisional Secretary of the N.Z. Alliance, at Shannon Methodist Church at 7 o'clock on Sujnday nigjht. Mr Grinstead has, been again set free by his Church for this special work. Mr. McCulloch, Departmental Instructor in Agriculture, at thV3 Farmers ' Union meeting at Shannon on Tuesday night, when dealing with the growing of lucerne, said that if lucerne can be grown economically there was nothing better. It was the one supplementary crop. There were certain times when a fanner had to grow a supplementary crop to kebp a maximum number of stock, and he could not have a

better crop. than, lucerne. At the Parish Half last evening a send-off was accorded to Mr and Mrs W. McKegg and family, who for the past eight years have been residents of the town and who are now residing at Paraparauniu. The gathering was" a most representative one of the whole community, which went to show the high esteem in which the family are held in the district. During the evening Mr .las. Murray, on behalf of their many friends presented Mr and Mrs McKegg with a beautiful silver coffee service while Miss K. McKegg was the recipient of a jewel case. A full report of the function will appear in our next issue.

"The geyser Waikiti, at Whakarewarewa, wftiich played a few weeks ago after being quiescent for a space uJ two years or more 5 , is again showiivv signs of activity. On Tuesday of last week, several visitors were lortunate enough to see several fine shots from

this beautiful geyser. ! A inuoh-needed improvement has been made in the drinking arrange-

! merits on the railway trains. On aIJ trains now there is a neat container 1 holding paper drinking cups which I ane destroyed as soon as This I is a much more sanitary-method than the old. way Of everyone using the same metal oup. " A petrol tax is luiifair and I am strongly opposed to it," said the president (Mr G. W. Leadley) of the Mid Canterbury provincial executive of the UJnioni. "Nio more reliable or fair method than a tyi'.e tax can be found. By tihis method the man who wears out the roads has to pay for them." The Oroua. Power Board has succeeded in cproving that electric light is cheaper than daylight. The cost of the windows at the powerhouse for effective lighting was £IOO, which at 6i per cent interest is £6 10/ >a year, whereas the cost of the necessary electrical lighting equipment at 6J per cent interest, with added cost of the necessary current works out at £5 10/8 per year.

A rather unusual experience bedel a sheep farmer the other day (says the Wairarapa Age). He found it necessary to. chastise Qiilei of his dogs, and while he was administering Jhe 'necessary punishment ainother JQPg, evidently resenting the opers||sh, made a surprise attack from the rear on the. farmer, Biting! his leg and tearing his troupers. It is, we believe,, a yery (rare fining for a dog to defend a fellow dog in this way. It is remarkable, too, how philosophically .and even cheerfully a dog who has committed a fault takes the hiding he sometimes gets for it—jumping quite gaily when the ordeal' is over.

"Melbourne has not yet recovered from the effects of the police strike" said Mr B. Falck, in the course of a cha\t wifh a 'Ghristdhurch Press veu porter upon his return after a two months' visit to Australia. "The authorities cannot get sufficient men, of the right type to replace the strikers, and as a result this city is not adequately policed. Melbourne Us the worst city in Australia for its "pushes," and the ordinary civilian has an uncomfortable feeling that the lawless element, though kiept down, is not far below the surface. I havio seen jostling by rougjhs in Collins street, as early as six o'clock in the evening. The police are still patrolling in pairs, and occasionally the 'scabs,' as they are called, are struck by a missile. Some of thfe policemen who lost theii positions through the strike are working on the trams, and many are unemployed."

Nicotine is very poisonous. Even in small quantities pure nicotine causes vomiting, purging! and collapse, and when you consider float many imported toba'ccos contain from 4 'per cent to 5 per 'Cent of nicotine, it shows how careful you must be in your ch/aFcf?.. Smokers will <bc interested to learn that some of onr New Zea-land-grown types hardly contain so much as 3 per cent of Nicotine, Small wonder that the local article is so much milder and less harmful, but besides, ns a result of the toasting process to which the tobacco is now being subjected, the aroma ha.s been greatly improved. The flavour is brought fully ouit, while, at the same time, any deleterious elements which may' be contained in the leaf are destroyed*. Smokers are unanimously in. favour of the new departure and proclaim toasted (tobacco, superior to any other. Obtainable in three lengths. IttvferHead Gold very mild and aromatic, Toasted Navy Cut i medium, and Cut Plug No. 10, the Bullhead label is recommended to those who prefer a- full body.