Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1924.

Shannon News, 6 May 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1924.

This evening y, special meeting of t-Jie Shannon Doling Association's members and intending members will be held in the Council Chambers a.t 7 p.in., to discuss matters of importance to the- Association.

Tiie following is the meteorological report for Shannon lor tiie ,monlh eudiug- April 30th, as supplied per favour ol Mr .'Sinclair, of A'aiice street:— Rain fell on 10 days for a total of 4.17 inches, the heaviest tail being on the 28tli, wdien .78 inches fell. On the 2nd, 3rd and 4th 1.01 inches Jell. There was light rain on the 23rd and from the 25th to ,30th it mined every day. The. spell of fine weather from the Ith to 23rd was the longest period recorded l'or two years.

We have received many inquiries as to when the electric light is to be turned on in Shannon, but the only information on the matter we have been able to obtain is that, owing to tiie. recent strike and the possibility of a shortage of coal at the Power House a,t Manga-ore, the turning on of the lights in Shannon have been somewhat delayed. Even after the Public Works ha.vie turned' on the “juice” it will take the Powder Board ait feast three or four days to test out the circuit and it is estimated that this will be accomplished within the next week.

About 100 scholars from the local school accompanied by their teachers journeyed to Wellington on Friday, where they were taken over the visiting battle' cruisers. The-special train left Shannon at .6.50 a .mi., reaching Wellington at 10.20 a.m. On arrival the children were marched to Shed 39 on tiie wharf and after a rest, a most, interesting and instructive visit was made to the W.M.S. Hood, where the children were permitted to make a. t hoi to ugh inspection of the huge vessel. Afterwards a light Juneheon, consisting of sandwiches, cake, fruit., sweets and soft drink was provided for each child in the big shod by the committee of the ,N«vy League, who were suibsulsied by the Government. The return' trip was commenced at 3 p.m., the excursionists reaching Slinnnfon at. .6.45 p.m., after Waving a, most enjoyable and instructive trip.

In respect, of a High School tor Shamiion, Messrs Gitiinnin.g and Thwaites reported at 18ie Chamber of Commerce meeting on Thursday evening that they had waited on the .School Committee and had placed the matter before them and urged the Committeo to assist, thorn in the. movement. Tile committee, after discussing the question among themseilvest wiere satisfied the school was necessary and that a move should have hicen made in that direction before, and unanimously decided to go on with the matter. They had pointed out tlrait accommodation aft the school would have t;o be arranged, and if that was not possible, a hall could he secured. The matter was left to Uhe ch(aii.rmlaii ('Mr M/u.rra.y) (jo cooperate with, the Chamber. The president (Mr Gunning) pointed out that nothing could hie done with the Department until the guaranteed number of scholars had been received. It. Sves decided to get in touch with Tokomaru, Makenm and Koputaroa. as to the number of pupils .who would attend from these .districts. The opinion had been expressed by the members of the School Committee that the number of pupils rojpiirofl would he considerably exceeded

Boisterous weather prey ailed over the week-end in Shannon, wintry condition® preMaHing, sqow falling on the Tarafua ranges.

•Mr W. Carter had the misfortune to cut his arm badly a. few days ago and as a result it has become poisoned.

A farewell social is to be tendered to Rev. and Mrs Abbott at the Parish Hull on Wednesday evening by their friends and parishioners. Ladies are requested tic? supply a- basket. The engagement is announced of Frederick Churchill Peach, late of Walsall, England, to Miss Gwladys Bland ford, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Blandford, of Ballancc street, Shannon.

It was decided at the Chamber «i Commerce meeting to again write to tiie Borough Council re the erection ol « . “silent policeman” at the cornel' uf Pliimiier Terrace and Balhuice Street, asking them to give the suggestion further consideration as the Chamber was of opinion the corner is a dangerous one. Tlie Jewish Synagogue at Timuru has alter 49 years, been converted into a blacksmith's shop. A clerical friend who was persuaded to examine a class iir Scripture the other day greatly enjoyed the following howler: “Wily was Joseph let out ol prison?” lie asked. “Because he had done his time,’’ was the answer.

The Wairarapa Racing Club paid £2750 away in stakes in connection with its Easter meeting, but the Government received more than horseowners, the amount paid in taxes- totalling £3039 19s Id. According to an Auckland paper which published a. football championship table, teams get two “pints” for a win. It is reported that there is a rush by players to get into the teams competing in that championship. A speaker at the Farmers’ Union in M/asterton, discussing the railway strike, remarked: “While I was coining through the Mana.watu Gorge the other night, I was nearly pushed into the river by a huge double-decker lorry laden with pigs.” “Road-hogs'!” was' the interjection from another member, which, raised a laugh. “Station street, Napier, - New Zealand, America,” was the address on a letter received by a ,Napier business mam last week. It had come from some correspondent in Central Europe y.nd how. it found its way to its correct destination remains a mystery to-all but the postal officials who handled it (says the Telegraph). During the hearing ol' a case at Mosgiel, a farmer, with '2O years’ experience of'the Taieri Plains, made a statement to the effect that the land being under water for six months of Hie year not only would not- injure it, hut would improve it, and a better crop \voiuild result. He said that his own laud hod been under waiter for four months, and this year he obtained an 84-bushel crop. “We will absolve the grocers from any idea of .profiteering,” remarked Mr Justice Frazer in the Arbitration Court during the hearing o-f a wages .dispute. There was, his Honour supposed, hardily any tirade in which there existed so much competition on Ihe part of the small shops, as in the grocerv business, and that condition prevailed ail over New Zealand. Tiie proportion of students supporting themselves in the various American colleges is estimated as follows: Yale, one-third; Princeton, one-quar-ter; University of Chicago, one-half; University of California, and the College of the City of New r York, 60 per cent. The self-supporting student is 85 per cent, of Tufts and 68 per cent, of. the University of Washington.

An additional * rdgu.lati<Ju attached to those issued by liie Public Service Department requires Government servants to state, amongst -other particulars, nhi* number and ages of their children, “Fancy having to state the ages of your family,” said a Government. .official. “Tiie returns have- 1o 1)0 ill by April I, -and they’re trying In make April fools of us all right. It’s getting more like a dog lux census every vea.r.”

“The pull-back” cow is the factor iu the dairy that kills the net profit. A number of cow's .show a net profit, and a few ol‘ the pull-back kind will just about eat up the net profit the rest, bring forth. There .are very many thousands of these pull-back cows .in our dairy herds. From a business standpoint about- the worst filing the farmer can do is to hang on io his pull-back cows this winter. Not only he loses hut this milk produced at a- loss depresses the milk market and all suffer because eow ,j koepers refuse to be business men.

A parly of sonic six Hamiltonians planned and carried out a trip to the Tongani u .National Park at. Easier, and spent a, most enjoyable time in ''limbing Ihiapelmii and other mountains. Tile Party walked from arid to Waimarino. and on reaching that town on Tuesday last, in order to join the train on route for home, discovered that flic railwaymen had struck, aid no trains were miming. Alter unsuccessfully exploiting all possible means of transit home, the young fellows commenced to walk. They had heavy swags with them, and met with maiiy trying experiences, having to make a long detour to clear the spiral. At one stage of their journey they met a matt with a motorear. The owner said 'he would take them to Tc lvuiiti, but the springs af the car were broken. One of the walking party having a knowledge of cars, thereupon sot to work, fixed up the springs, and got the car in working order, whereupon the owner changed his mind, and made the bad roads an excuse for not fulfilling his promise. Thus the tired trampers were enforced to continue tlieir walk. They ramped each night in some friendly shelter, and at last reached Te Kuiti, where they sent, a message to Hamilton for a‘car, which duly arrived and brought them to their destimation.• Ailt/ogethor the party •Walked over 100 miles. Although tired willi .their long inarch and heavy load over rough country,, they enjoyed ihe experience, 1

Hamilton borough is again able to boast ot a record in building. During the 12 months ended March 31 434 permits were issued for buildings, oi a total value of £'319,235. “The one fact which always strikes those who have an intimate knowledge of church finance is that the same people give, and give again, all the time.’’—Extract from the church-war-dens’ report presented to the annual meeting of the parishioners ol All Saints’ Church, Palmerston North. At a meeting of members oi the Reform Party in Feilding last night, Mr Gordon Elliott was selected as the Reform candidate lor Oroua in succession to the Hon. D. H. Guthrie. The four Candidates were Messrs 11. J. Perrett, of Saiidon, B. N. San dilands, of Feilding, Hugh Mclntyre, of Feilding, and Gordon Elliott, ol Feilding. Tlie Mayor of a town not one hundred miles front Feilding was expecting an urgent telegram from an important personage. Tlie wire not. having arrived, His Worship called personally at the telegraph delivery office, and made inquiry if a telegram was there for him, and was promptly advised no. The next question put was: “Oh, yes, we had a telegram addressed to Mr Mayor, and we have boen looking for him!”

“Every project of reform lias to pass through lour stages. Tin*, first stage is that of ‘Pooh, pooh!’ The second—when vested interests begin to be attacked—is ‘No, nor The third, as tlie corporate ideal begins to gleam before the common eye, is ‘Well, well!’ And the fourth and final stage is that of Wes, yes!’—to which 'most people add that, they thought so all tihe time.” —A Scottish paper.

Mijis Margaret Roindflekl, M.P., farewelling, at London, a party of domestics bound for New Zealand, urged them to remember that if they settled down at the end of their engagement they had in their custody the good name and reputation of the women of Britain. Miss Bondilold praised tlie condition of the contract preventing marriage within twelve months, adding amidst laughter, that domestics in Britain were lucky if they married within twelve years.

At the monthly meeting of the Pinko County council .reference! was made' to the likelihood of the introduction of foot and mouth disease. “It’s time we put our foot down,” said Cr. Walters, “before it is too late. In England it has cost a ni.il' lion sterling to stamp if out. The disease is now in Australia, and may he introduced to New Zealand at any moment.” The .Council decided to circularise other councils on this matter.

Over 500 people arrived at Ohakune on Tuesday afternoon by the Express from Wellington. They all had to stop the night here, as the Express did moit leave until 7 a.m. next morning. All accommodation at the . Junction was taxed to its utmost and several people had to sit up all night .by big fires in the drawing rooms, etc., while a great number slept in the railway carriages. The engine was left coupled on to the train and the heaters wore going in every carriage, thus giving the passengers some comfort from the - very cold, wet miserable night.. During the week Danish butter rose to 2045, and New Zealand to 172 s on the London market, and the explanation of this-upward movement is that the Germans operated heavily on Danish butter, taking fully one-third of the available supplies. There is a section of consumers in Britain who will have Danish butter whatever the price, and the competition 'between Britain and Germany forced up the price; tlie Germans were then compelled to buv on the London market, and thev have been purchasing New Zealand* butter. This increased competition raised the price of New Zealand butter to Tb2s.

A jovful lather who had given ids daughter away at her wedding, celebrated the event to such an extent that he was found late on Wednesday night with his arms round am electric light; pole on Durie Hill, • evidently waiting for his own house to come past. Its delayed arrival appeared to move him to wrath, but a policeman arrived in due course and gathered him in. His next recollection was waking up at the Police Station. He did not appear when ins name was called at, the Magistrate’s Court the next morning, preferring to forfeit 10s which he had deposited as bail .—Wanganui “ Chr oni cl e. ” • The death of Marie Corelli recalls to a Palmerston North resident an incident of the early days of Novelist’s fame. In the Empire HotelTWellinglon, a bet of ten pounds was made between a Hansard reporter and a newspaper proprietor. The former undertook to write a paragraph which was ‘'quite untrue a.nd which hall the papers in New Zealand would copy without, questioning its authenticity. The Palmerston man held the stakes and agreed that the news item complied with the conditions. It- was actually found in seventy per cent, of our papers, and * road thus: “Marie Corelli, the'-fabliaus young novelist, is now on route to New Zealand to marry a. well-known Canterbury squatter.” The Post and Telegraph authorities have a funny way of charging for the number of Words in a telpgi’am (says tile Gisborne Times). “Cannot” is one word, “can’t,” cliiuh is a corruption of cannot, is one word, hut “don’t,” “won’t,” or any other shortening of a verb and negative arc charged as two words. A man ran send a code word that means fifty sentences, vet. that is not charged extra. Another may send a telegram in Jtaiiian, Greek, or even Chinese, and •each word counts as one. Yet the Chinese telegram might he a code telegram! The telegraph Counter clerk and tire postmaster will go to a lot of trouble explaining to a customer 'tihalt “Won’t” is a. corrupted wow that means “will not,” and the same with other words; hut the word “Zehnge richten bund” counts as one. He will not, waste mulch time telling a client why that word cost only a penny. A new boiok of rules should be issued shortly, and, an irate correspondent. writes, ought to he worm Is,

Discussing the motor aeoulgnt which befell Mr 11. E. Holland, M.P-. and party on Saturday night, a low utiles south of Ashburton, Mr Holland said: “Tlie only tiling that saved our lives was tlie fact that the sedan type ol body prevented tlie cal' overturning. in an open car we would have Jj-vni buried underneath." Mr Holland received the following telegram irom the Hon. W. Noswmthy, Minister for Agriculture: “Regret, very much to learn of your accident m Ashburton. Trust that your injuries are not serious, and Unit you 'will make a speedy recovery.” From Ist May a system uf night letter telegrams is being introuucvd between tlie Dominion and Commonwealth ot Australia, larili; Minimum of three shillings for 20 words and 2d each succeeding word. Messages may be forwarded by either Pacific or Eastern route. Text of message mu,si be in plain English or Trench, but code figures, commercial marks and expressions allowed. .'special services uno to he confined to reply paid messages. Delivery will be Affected by post on morning following duv of lodging.

Tlie railway strike has been responsible for the sale of at least one motor ear that, otherwise would probably still be in the sales garage. A young honeymoon couple Irom tlie country arrived in lfawcra to find ifail tlie strike w-as on and (heir plans lor a. wedding tour consequently disorganised. The bridegroom hied himself to the local Ford dealer, purchased a touring ear, took a couple of lessons in driving, stowed the luggage in the rear compartment, a.nd with'his bride beside hmi drove triumphantly off to complete the interrupted tour.

Tlie wasteM propens titles of the New Zealand children were referred to by the. headmaster of the FairiMd .School, Hamilton, at tlie householders meeting. In regard to food, he said the caretaker’s fowls benefited to the extent, of tons annually. Strong complaint existed in connection with writing pads and lie believed that in ' some cases hinepenee worth in the shilling was lost. Teachers endeavoured to prevent this, but they could not keep a, stfriat supervision over each child. He urged parents, in tlie interests of their own ■ pockets and for the welfare of the children, to endeavoured to prevent wash Some sporting enthusiasts went up the Wanganui River at Easter in a launch, Which was well provisioned tor the holidays, and there Avas also a supply of bottled ale on board, says the Wanganui “Herald.” in the evening one of tile settlers joined the launch party and enjoyed their hospitality. The next morning, a ease containing beer bottles filled with water was allowed to slip ewer lire side of the launch into the river, in the pre-

sence of tlie settler and it. sank out of sight immediately. Tlie party appeared to be very concerned at the sudden loss, but the settler undertook to recover the Case wilh a grapple. After working strenuously for some time he remarked : “No, lads, .1 caiii't find any trace of it.” At this disappointing news the party kept up the joke-, and later left on the return trip liouie. .As soon as they were out of sight the setter renewed*lds efforts with the grapple and'. recovered the box and its contents in remarkably ipdck time. This he carried up the bank in great glee, but what lie said oh opening the bottles Avouid need a. great deal of modification before being fit for publication. Before leaving the scaffold platform on which Robert Scott evas hanged at Auckland, tlie Rev. F. R. .Jeffreys said: “T have a message from Scott that lie asked me specially to give to you before leaving this place. The message is how he appreciated the great kindness that he had received from the superintendent and other authorities and tlie warders, especially his attendant warders during the weeks he had been in this prison. If ever a man was truly penitent. Scott was that. man. If ever a man recognised the justness, not. only of the law of the country but of God, this poor sinner recognised it, and if ever a man made atonement and expressed his penitence this poor soul made and expressed them.-- I would like to sav that tills poor fellow throughout had lived the victim of sad circumstances, sad impulses and sad controlling passions, hut l do feel this today, that we avlio do tin's Avork of die eo-opc.ra.te body of society, and do it in the interests of society and. as a duty to society, and our God, feel tilt at it is a comfort and it is helpful to know that ihe poor sinner, Scott, made such a full confession, and l like to remember his gratitude to his attendants.”