Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1924.

Shannon News, 8 April 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1924.

Mr Symes, senr., who underwent a serious operation at the Palmerston North Hospital, some weeks ago, lias returned to Shannon, much improved in health. A rink of local bowlers consisting of Messrs T. Gardner, A. H. Morgan, B. Spencer and E. Spencer" (skip), journeyed to WoodvilJe on Saturday for the purpose of playing for the Dixon Cup, which is held by a Wooiivillo rink. They were unsuccessful being! defeated 'by 28 to 7. Tlie Maori concert given at the Maoriland Theatre on Friday evening) Was well attended and was cjuite up to the standard of its predecessors, being much appreciated by those present. As a result, the funds of the Maoriland String ' Blind will benefit considerably. Mr C. R. Taylor, youngest son of the late Rev. N. E. Taylor, vicar of St. Augustine’s, Napier, and brother of Mr F. H. Taylor, headmaster of the Makeroa School, has been appointed to the charge of the Brooklyn Methdist Church, Wellington, and will take up his duties in the course of a few days. In the dispute between Borough Council and Mr Svvindlehurst regarding a drain cleaning contract, the arbitrators gave their decision lor 10s per chain and* an additional £l2 for work done that might have been considered outside the contract. The claim was for 42 chains at 18s per chain and 14£ chains at 235. A fuller report of the arbitration will appear in next issue. Mir Val Croon, in company with a Palmerston sportsman, while out deer shooting last week on the former’s property at Afapett, secured one thirteen and one ten pointer. They reported that the deer were not plentiful this season. Mr Kilminstar whose property adjoins Mr Croon’s, was fortunate in securing a 21 pointer, this animal having been sought after for some time. An elderly man named Timothy Delaney was arrested in Venn street Q,n Saturday evening for being drunk and using otbscene language. He appeared before Messrs Gunning and

Spencer, J.’sP., on Monday morning. On the charge of drunkenness he AVas fined £1 or 48 houhs impisonment, while on the more serious charge lie was convicted and fined £lO, in default three "months’ imprisonment. are to be cumulative. Constable Shannon informed the Bench ‘that accused was a nuisance to hotelkeepers, having been ejected on more than one occasion and had generally made himself objectionable about the town.

A Shannon sport who attended the Manawatu races on the first day, when First Salute paid over a. quarter of a century, shared in the dividend in a way ihe hud not anticipated. While talking to a friend, after the race a third person oame on the scene who had a half share on the winning ticket with the friend and after congratulating- one another over 'ljheir success it was discovered ‘the ticket had been lost. On the suggestion of the- local sport it Avas decided to kee£> their loss to themselves and the three of thorn searched over the area covered by the purchaser since procuring the ticket. After a long search, the Shannon man, after picking up between 50 and 60 discarded tickets, alighted on the missing one. H>is friend was so jubilant that he insisted on him accepting a £5 note from the dividend.

On page 2 Howard Andrew have a replace advt. relating to the coming Easter.

!Mr A. Biliens, photographer, of Levin, is now taking appointments for Easter Aveddings, which may be photographed at his Levin studio, or by appointment at Shannon.

The. N.S.W. Department of Agrieultre has certified that the Darbulara Estate’s Shorthorn cow, Melton XV., in the past ten months, has produced 28,755 pounds of milk, producing pounds ,of butter—a world record. “Show me ten shops *which advertise regularly/’ says Mr Seymour Eaton in The Printing'Ari (U.6.A.), “and I will show you nine that nre making money. The failure—of the tenth is probably due to bad management' of some sort.”

The Makerewa residents recently reached, the bottom of their water wells, and most pumps are now lilting a considerable amount of mud (says the Southland Times). This is the first time that the wells in this district have failed to produce enough water for the requirements of the residents. Another indication of the length of the dry spell is the state of an oldsawmill dam. This is practically clry at the present time, a condition not previously recollected by any resident.