Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1924.

Shannon News, 25 March 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1924.

The committee will meet at the Council .Chambers tins evening to make final .arrangements for tiio unveiling of the Soldiers’ Memorial, which is to take place on Anzac Day, April 25tli. The annual meeting of the Shannon GoJf Club will be held on Thursday evening next in tlie Boron,gli Council office. As the indications point to another very enjoyable season a lull attendance of members and others interested is requested. On Saturday tile officers and members of Empire Masonic Lodge, Wellington, paid a fraternal visit to the local lodge. The party consisted of over 30 and yesteruay a number took the opportunity to visit the Mangaliao Hydro Electric Works. A most 'successful! shop day was held ill Shannon on Saturday by the Moutoa Hail committee, the proceeds from, which will increase the hall fund to the extent of £ls. The ladies in charge of the stall were Mesdames Spring, W. Smith, Alexander and Miss Piggoit, who were kept busy ail day in their efforts to make the shop a success! During the day the following guessing competitions were carried out, the winners being:—Sack of potatoes, Mr Alex' McKenzie; pig, Mrs Sothern; silver biscuit dish, Mr S. Barber. On Friday evening? next a dance will be held in the Moutoa Hall in aid of the fund.

An, unarrauged tui'n provided quite a lot of amusement to spectators at the Stratford A. and P. Carnival on Saturday. Tim star performer was a young hare, barely a few months old, which darted into the arena from nowhere- in particular. A pack of men and hoys was soon in full cry and tile odds were 100 to one against the youthful rodent. Leaping, dodging, and doubling as only hares know how, threading his way through the legs of hundreds, he safely negotiated the full width of the oval, only to fall a victim 'to female charm. With his long ears flat on his hack, the elusive little animal was making a clean getaway under the rails when he practically dived into the lap of one of several ladies w{io were seated, on the ground outside. The last seen-of masher, bunny, was a wide-eyed little creature reposing timidly in the arms of a boy scout who, at the time, was the hero of a hundred other lads. Two small hoys and an unerected electric wire pole caused a mild sensation in Short street, Ashburton, on Thursday afternoon. A cyclist riding in the locality had his attention attracted by distressing cries of two boys. Due only could be seen, and lie made a pitiable appeal lor help. His mate, lie explained, was pinned down to the street gutter by a heavy pole. Several women had also* heard the cries, and with their assistance, the man succeeded in releasing the hoy from his curious position, little the worse for his experience. Explanations followed. It appears that the boys released a stay which was holding the pole in position,on the side, of the road. The- pole immediately commenced to roll towards the gutter, and caught one of the boys before he had a chance to get clear. His head and arms were held very firmly against the ke thing, and the wonder is that the little chap was not seriously injured.

A new sight in the Thnaru railway station yard is seen almost- daily now (says the-Thnaru “HferaJd”), when loaded trucks marked “Reef ton’’ are being shunted, This is the result oi the opening of, the Otira tunnel, and the trucks in question axe goaded with Hour which now goes to the west Coast hy rail instead of by sea.

"1 have seen a number of farms Sold by order of mortgagees during the past two years, and I do not know of any instance in a forced sale where the property has realised more tlian the mortgage upon it,’’ sald . Harold Smith, of .Pa'hiatua, while giving evidence in the Supreme Court at Masterton.

“A farmer said to to me that- lime was noi good, and showed me a Paddock where he had limed a patch, said Mr W. J. McCullough, Government Agricultural instructor, at Masterton (reports the Age). “The patch was bare, while there was a fair growth on the rest of the paddock. The reason was that he had put stock on the pasture and The sheep had made immediately for the sweet grass on the limied patch, eating it bare. But the farmer did not realise this.’

A very interesting controvgry was settled at the Wairoa racecourse as to the relative speeds of a racing mo-tor-cycle- and aji aeroplane (states an exchange). Captain Fowler piloted the aeroplane, while Coleman rode the motor cycle. The aeroplane was able to keep ahead ol the cycle when flying with tlifci wind, but against it Coleman easily led—to such an extent, that, after a few laps the aeroplane gave up the attempt. “Unco again the dairy farmers of New Zealand have had to pay the penalty of irregular shipments ol their produce to the London market,” said an expert to the Taranaki Daily Nows when, pointing out that the rapid decline in quotations for butter and cheese was largely due to the lack that' in a little oyer three weeks Tooley street was compelled to deal with a fraction oyer a sixth of the Dominion’s annual output of butter and slightly more than a third of the output of cheese. New Zealand’s .annual production of butter and cheese is about 60,000 tons of each commodity. In this period' between February 8 and March 8 the arrivals in London amounted to 9714 tons of butter and 18,913 tons of cheese. It is said that habits take root and grow upon one without the slightest warning, and so it seems. A trio of lowing herd came winding o’er the main street of Waitara a lew days ago, and halted with one accord outside one of Bacchus’ fountains. Each cow gave its nose a long lingering lick and inhaled the delicate aroma ol' musty malt Why did they hesitate : Many would say to wait-- lor ■ their master, some would say to rest, but "few would think it possible that these animals could picture enticing troughs of bubbling beer; yet why not? Man’s brain is capable of extraordinary flights of imagination, therefore why should not a cow, a Jersey cow, be capable of entertaining such tempting thoughts ?—Exchange. There are about 40 big firms making motor car bodies in New Zealand. k Mr. W. J. Poison’s 16-roomed residence at Fordell was destroyed by , fire on Wednesday morning. ? The New Zealand Rugby '< Union is lending the Poverty Bay Union £BOO to enable it to build a grandstand. There are about 1500 brcachps of the Motor Regulations Act in New Zealand every year, with a marked tendency toward a substantial* increase.

Arrangements will probably be made for the school children of this district to visit H.M.S. Hood and H.M.S. Repulse ivhpn in Wellington. The lonic, which arrived at Auckland from London on Tuesday, brought 346 assisted immigrants—-107 men and 108 women, including 43 domestics and children.

Several residences in Otaki kave been wired ready for the electric light. The work has been done by Messrs Turnbull and Jones, the wejl-known (electricians of Wellington. Messrs Jarmey and Bcvan are local agents. Maeroearpa posts are being sold in. Manawatu for 2s each. It is stated their lasting qualities are excellent. The Manawatu-Oroua Power Board is also allowing farmers to use macrocarpa poles for consumers' lines.

Mr. J. W. Butler, of the Boys’ Institute, who was seriously injured in the motor accident at Waikanae, still continues in a critical condition in thp Otaki hospital. Ho, however, had a better night, and may possibly be removed to Wellington on Monday.

Lather a surprise was created in the New Zealand Motor Cup contest held on Muriwai Beach on Saturday when a Ford car driven by Andrews, of Auckland, ran into second place. Wizard Smith was third in his Essex.

At Mangahao on Friday last the local police apprehended two men named Alex. Petherick and Robert ivony, who are wanted for ship desertion at Wellington. The men were escorted tq Wellington on Saturday morning/,

An Invercargill message announces the death o iWilliam Saunders, son of Allred Saunders, a member of the first New Zealand Parliament. He was bom at Nelson in 1848, and was formerly farming in Ashburton and flourmilling in Southland. In the presence of a very large assembly of mourners. Miss Lilian May Whittle, queen-elect' of the Pulcekura Park queen carnival, was buried at Te Henui Cemetery, says a New Plymouth paper. The funeral cortege contained representatives of all the sporting and other bodies with which Mr E. Whittle the young queen’s father, is associated, and also. a full attendance of thosie who had been working with Miss Whittle and the other queen candidates in the carnival. Out of respect for Miss Writtle, practically all the sports functions arranged for Saturday were cancelled. The hotels of Nlew • Plymouth also closed their doors during the funeral ceremony. j