Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1924.

Shannon News, 18 March 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1924.

On Friday evening next the Moutoa Football Club will hold a dance in aid of their funds in the iMoutoa Hall.

A new bungalow is being erected ut Newtown, by Mr E: Spencer to the order of Mr Cottle. A rumour was current in Shannon, .on Saturday to the effect that an.'arrest had been , made in Wellington in respect to. the missing mail bag from Maingaore. On enquiry the local police informed ns jtfiere was no foundation'foir the rumour. . At a meeting of the Shannon Athletic Club on Friday evening Messrs Watkins and Sinclair were appointed to wait on the Executive of the Carnival Fund after the latter have met the deputation from the Football Club, to ascertain definitely what improvements are going to be carried out at the Domain.

Messrs •J. W. Swaney and J. Burgess, the newly appointed first and second operators at the power house’ at Mangaore, have taken up their duties. Previous to coming to Shannon, Mr Swaney was first operator at Lake Coleridge, while Mr Burgess occupied the position of second operator at Horahora. The Tokomaru Amateur Athletic Club hold their annual meeting tomorrow and no effort has been spared either "in the preparation of the ground or from the point of comfort lor the spectators. The entries in the various events are good and some very keenly contested races should result. It only requires the weather god to smile with favour upon Tokomaru to-morrow to ensure the club, of a record attendance.

. On Saturday evening the local police made three . arrests, two for drunkenness arid one for using obscene language. The accused appeared before Messrs" Spencer and Taylor, J.’sP., yesterday morning, when the two first offenders (for drunkenness were fined 10s each, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment, while the other, Arthur Symons, who was charged w.ith using obscene language in Primmer Terrace was fined £3 in default one month’s imprisonment.

A meeting, of the Shannon School : Committee was held in the. schoolroom on Friday evening. Present: Mr J. Murray (chairman) and Messrs Carlyle, Watiterston, Warrington, S. Anderson and B. Tippler. A letter was received from the Railway Department claiming 12s 6d for damage done to a carriage window on the excursion train —A letter to be sent through the member for the district to the Department protesting against the claim. Miss Mona. Neale wrote stating- she Intended giving a concert about the end of April in. aid of .funds for- school improvements.—A vote of thanks was passed to Miss Neale. Arrangements . for carrying out tlio draining of • the school grounds was left In the hands of Mr Tippler with pQHtoE ter .act*

The Shannon- Athletic Club’s balance sheet shows the Club to have £3O m hand, after all accounts have - been paid.

On Saturday next the Moutoa Hall Committee will hold a shop day in Shannon, in, aid of the hall luncl, when the public will have the opportunity *of purchasing fruit, vegetables, produce and goods of all descriptions at the stall opposite the Council Chamber. Contributions for the shop day will be received by the committee at the. stall. Whitebait has been noticed in the Oroua River at several points along the stream. In some casps the shoals have been fairly large. Hemlock, is rapidly increasing in this district, is proving a source of annoyance to farmers, and in some places, particularly at Waikanae, stock have died through eating it. Some person is at present carrying on a callous work at Paekakariki, where poisoned meat is being dropped about the roadways. Several valuable pet dogs and drovers' dogs have already been destroyed.

Owing to an irregularity in the serving of notice of the imposition of 10 ppr cent, penalty on rates in the Pohangina County, the Council has decided to extend the date of the payment from February 1 to March 15. 'About £4 which has been collected in /penalties will be returned. Epls are now migrating overland at Castlecliff from lagoons, etc., to the sea. One.evening last week a resident speared two travelling along the sand and they were making good headway at thje time they were interrupted and transferred to a sugar bag and removed another stage towards the frying pan. I J UijSitffliU

Mr Wrigley, probably the biggest manufacturer of chewing gum in the world, says “l believe in newspaper advertising. I spend about a million dollars a year for newspaper space to tell the world about the goods. I have to sell. Nearly .everybody reads the papers and they are the most effective medium to reach the buying public quickly and often.” There is a baby at Point Chevalier, Auckland, with idling ancestors which just about reach the possible. This fortunate heir to long life is now four months old and can lodge a claim that not only are its four grandparents all alive and well, but that the whole eight of its great-grandparents are also alive. AH its great-uncles and grat ?,unts are flourishing in health, and it is only two years ago that its great-great-grandmother died at the ag’je of 97 years. The Waimate Witness publishes a column setting out the attractions of the district in which the following appears:—Railway line and station yards formed, and railway between Manaia and Te Roti junction expected to be opened for traffic in 1923. Some day Manaia will wake up to the fact (that lanofther era, has -dawned ’'and that there is a possibility of their railway line and yards being used at some still future date.

“There is .very little poverty in New Zealand; but that is not surprising,” said Dr. John T. Miller, an American visitor, to a Christchurch audience. “Your country had the z' reputation abroad last year of being in a better condition than any other country. That is probably due to the spirit of advancement and; enterprise which is manifested right throughot. the Dominion.”

“There is one thing about education from the farmer’s pointoof view and it is this : The farming community of this Dominion contributes the great bulk of the wealth of this country, and I think that the question of agricultural instruction in schools should be taken up morn than it is at the present time. It is a most important aspect of education from the farmer’s point of view.” —Mr J. Linklater, M.P., when speaking at Rongotea on the occasion of the visit of the Minister for Education (Hon. C. J. Parr). A special marriage, which followed swiftly upon the granting of a decree absolute took place yesterday, states the Auckland correspondent of the Lyttelton Times. The lady concerned was granted a decree nisi three months ago. The solicitor who had conducted her case was in the Police Court yesterday when he was called out to see her. “Have you got the decree absolute P” she asked breathlessly. The matter had not quite reached that stage as the statutory period had only just expired. “But I’m getting married again to-mor-row,” explained the l'ady. At once the solicitor put all other business ‘aside and motored to the Supreme Court to apply to Mr Justice Herdman for the necessary decree. This was grafted and the solicitor returned to the office where the expectant bride was waiting. The business was completed in good time and with a smile the lady hurried away, once more to embark upon the great adventure.