Shannon News FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1924.

Shannon News, 23 May 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1924.

Uu Tuesday evening next at jllu Council Chambers Mr Griiusdale Anderson, of the "Dominion -Baby' parly pi the New Zealand Fanners' Union, will address a meeting ui farmers.

Our well-known fruiterer, Mr Chung Pok, leaves to-day on a visit " to China. Ho will ne accompanied 'by ins little nephew Willie Wong, \yho is so! popularly iknown, among the small boys of Shannon. Un Tuesday evening next at the Ven. Bede's. Cliurch the Kev. A. J. l-'arnell will be inducted Vicar of ."Shannon by the ■ Ven. Archdeacon Johnson, assisted by the Hev.. F. S. Hansom, Vicar of 'Petone.

A great Highland gathering, widen is being organised by the Mayor and x'.'Wii Clerk, is to he held in Stiuiiuoii about tlie end of July for the purpose of raising funds for beautiiymg tlie plots in Plimmer Terrace and asphalting the Soldiers' moinoriai.'Arrangements are being made fur the leading pipers and dancers in the Wellington Province to attend. The Shannon Dairy Co., report that they have bad another successful soa-son as far as output- is concerned. •At tlie end of April 38 tons of butter was required to equal last season's record Qf 700 odd tons, and as they aie at present manufacturing oyer one ton a day, there-is every likelihood of last season's record being eclipsed as their season does not end until June '3oth. The installation of Bro. Geo. E. Murphy as W.M. of Lodge Maugahao, No. 231, and the investiture of .Jus officers took place •on -Monday evening, 19th inst, The ceremony" was conducted by Ht. Wqr. Bro. Geo. Busseh, Prov. G.M., and was assisted by Grand Lodge Officers. A large number of visitors were present from Wellington and from all parts of thx> district. A banquet was*subsequently held at which the usual Loyal and Masonic toasts were honoured.

This .evening at the Maoriland Theatre, Mr Skipper Francis, J ate of Fuller's, will give a fifteen minute vaudeville turn. He is an artist of ability and this together with a. full orchestra ajnd t|<e splendid picture "Common Law" should make a really enjoyable programme. Mr Francis is the author and composer of the popular sohg "Afusitrailia will be There." 1 -Ho is also the hero of the famous feat of swimming l across Bristol Channel. Mr W. .J. Brown, a. member of the euginecritng staff of The Horahora Power Station, has been appointed to a responsible position at the Maugabao power isita/tion. Mr Brown is most popular at Horahora, and his departure is much regretted, though his many friends will be pleased to know that his new appointment means promotion to a more responsible and lucrative position.—Cambridge Independent.

Attention is drawn, to an advertisement in to-day's issue regarding Hie children's tea and prize giving in connection with the Methodist Church. Sunday School and also to welcome the new minister, Rev. Mr Peryman. A. good programmje has been arranged of musical Items, recitations, etc., toy local friends .and visitors from- Foxton and Levin. Tea will be on the table at 6 o'clock and visitors are assured of a, most enjoyable evening. Admission for adults is Is and children other lhan those attending 1 school will be charged 6d. SVtUbd Parish Hall, Wednesday, May 3-V commencing at 6 p.ro,

Miss V. Sinclair, at present on the staff of the PaJiiatua District, High School, has been appointed infant mistress at the. Shannon School.

Owing to the induction of the Kev. Mr Kirnell as -Vicar of -Shannon -on Tuesday evening, the next and dance to be'field by tne ladies' committee of the Ven. Bede's Church will take place on Tuesday, June 3rd.

Tlic menrbers ol the Wi.rukino itiding of the Horowhenua County t- -day commenced their inspection of the roads of tihe Hiding with a vew to the drawing up of the estimates for the coming year, which are to be considered at next meeting oi the i.uuntv Council.

The Shannon Borough Council wrofie to the Power Board at its ! meeting on Tuesday asking that the lamps m Ballance street should be suspended similar to those in ■ Pliinnier Terrace. Mr Gunning stated ttiat it was found that much better light was got from the lamps suspended in the middle oj: the street. At the same lime he wished to point out that the Lamps swing about to a considerable extent in • the high winds. Whether there was any danger from this source he could not say. The matter was referred to the Engineer and Mr Gunning with power to act,. Milk fever is reported to be causing trouble in cows calving at the present time. One local" farmer, uniortunatelv without any previous experience of the trouble, has lost four cows within the past few days and other cases have occurred where only prompt treatment, has effected a cure. The prevalence of the trouble s to be attributed to the unusual growth of grass in the autumn having put. the cows into too good condition, and farmers having cows coming in within the next few weeks would be well advised to watch carefully, both immediately before .and after calving, for any sign of the fever. The treatment, consisting of the use ol an airpump and drenching, is so well known as not to need description. Those travellers who during the railway strike could not use their return railway tickets «uul « returned home by other means have been granted"a rebate of their fare. Numerous applications have been dealt with at the various railway stations. During the cross-examination of a defendant in a maintenance case at the Magistrate's Court, Christchurch. a solicMo'r asked defendant if be drank. 'The replv avqs that be had two a week. He replied .in. the negative when asked if he smoked. His reply to a queslion as to Avhetiher he attended amusements sent a smile round the court. It avh.s "The only amusement. T get is looking for work."

It was suggested bv Ihe Chairman, Mr G. A Monk, .at this morning's meeting of Me Horowhenua POAver Board "that the Fingioeer make arrangements with the Manawatu wer Board to have a demonstration of electric cooking at the Palmerston Winter Show. Thc'sugffestion met with the genera;! approval o4' the Board, it Npiinc stated tl.at when the pK>wer was available locally demonstrations would also be' given perodically throughout Ihe district.

Preaching on family religion at ihe l.ansdowne Presbyterian Church, .he Rev. G. King stated that its decadence and the lack of parental control, were among the' causes leading to so many voting people coining -before the court 'lie strongly ex'horted church, members- to restore the old-fashioned family, religious life, as it was not only oi importance to the family but also to the nation. In the expansion of the family idea lav the solution of world peace by the- clearing away of enmities in.the formation of one great family, the brotherhood of num. Miss Vera .MacinilJan, the plucky New Zealand horsewoman whose fall at the ,sod wall was the .most serious of the Sydney Hoyal Show, lias every chance of recovery. "The Guardian" is delighted to record that the advice of medical men who have examined her, is Unit shti is extremely fortunate. Usually in the case of a fracture of the spine the spinal cord is crushed,.resulting in paralysis. In the case of Miss Macinillnii, the spinal cord is intact, and the object now will be to give the fracture a chance to knit. She will remain in bed for weeks, and further expert treatment will be necessary before she leaves hospital. But it is certain, with no complications, sihe will recover, though her ehauees of riding horses again are slender. She continues cheerful. More, she is grateful for the kindness Sydney has shown to uer.

A "travelling farm" was mentioned at last meeting of the Oroua County Council, it appeared that tlie people concerned, had been forced off a farm ;iud had tlveroiipon taken with them, in addition to their personal belongings, a herd of cows. Having nowhere to go, lliey pitched their camp on the side of "a highway near th£ Maiiiawatu Gorge, and carried on dairy farming there. The "settlers" did not purpose remaining longer than a couple of days, as they wore making arrangements to go into possession of anotlK'r farm. This is what they told the County clerk and permission was granted for them to remain . for two days. However, they actually reanainpd for over a month" and the law had to be invoked to have them removed. This had the desired effect, and the "travelling farm" moved on to pastures new. Just where they are now is not known. . The,Hon. Edward Newman, M.L.C., a)hd Mrs Newniiaii, wlio arrived in London by the Botorua, have both benefited greatly in health from their sea journey. Mr Newman's chief activities while there will be directed towards obtaining suiitable boys as beneficiaries under the scheme of the New Zealand Sheepowners' Fund. He is looking out for naval trophies to assist in creating a naval atmosphere at Flock House, the home and pro petty taken over by the trustees ol the fund, for the housing of sailors' orphans. From inquiries made in wool circles, Mr Newman is convinced that wool prices are likely to be maintained for a, number of years. lihat prices may even rise is not unexpected,

A farmer at Memerainbi, in the Kingaroy district, Queensland, lias grown 3000 bags of peanuts on 120 acres. At £45 a ton (the crop is worth £6OOO.

At tho annual meeting of the Horowlienua County Patriotic Association, wHiich has had a reserve loud amounting to half its total funds, "it was decided to increase the amount available for loan purposes so as to meet deserving applications which had been received.

•'Last year the Pahherstim North Hospital collected only 22 per cent, of pa,irouts' lees, but country patients paid their 'accounts rather well," said Or. Vincent at the meeting of the oroua .Cowiuty Council recently. He pointed out that stops were now being taken by the Hospital Board to recover a. very much larger proportion of fee's.

■ Tli/' following advances to butterfat suppliers for the month of April have licttn announced iby the various factories in the district: Butter .-Levin Is id, Shannon Is sd, Whakaronga Is id.' Awahuri Is -id, Pahnei-ston North' Dairv Company Is -W, New Zealand Dairy Fanners' Union Is 3d, Kairanga Is Id. Cheese: Tiakatahnna Is 3d, Manawatu-Reliance Is 2d, Whakaronga Is Id, Kairanga Is, Ravenswood Hd.

It is reported that quite a number of the electric power poles erected in tUie "Cambridge district by the 'Public Works Department are rotting nwiiv, and some have already had to be substituted. It is said that some of the poles have rotted from the centre, leaving only shells, which are collapsing. The -Gambridjge ,Po\\ler. Board has evidently been fortunate in this respect, no rotten poles having yet been reported. The fact that the Department is (having to substitute hew poles for those erected only four or five years is a serious -matter for the Public Works Department.—Cambridge Independent. "What are you doing, living in a house at that Vent? Letting rooms?" That was the pertinent query by Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Juvenile Offenders' Court at Auckland, wihen the father of two little boys who had been committed to the Auckland Probation H'ome was being examined as to his ability to pay maintenance for them. The, lather, 'a shabibily-dressed man, said he paid £2 5s per week rent, for a. house in Remuera road, St. Helier's. He did not let rooms, and had to find the rent out of his wages, wihieli amounted to £4 per week. "But. I cannot find a cheaper place, so what can I do?" he asked. The Magistrate-said that much of the trouble which brought people into the Courts was caused bv the high rents which they had to pay (reports the Auckland Star).~ The amount of one day's pay per week should be the standard for rent. ...

An example of the sense of 'humour possessed by Public Works Departmental officials was shown in a letter received from that body by the' Horow/honua Power Board at its meeting this morning, in' answer t< the Hoard's request that the second year's interest on loan might be pai<i out of loan money. The Department pointed -out that it had only been in. tended that loan money should be utilised for payment of'interest during the tin re <of the. erection of lines and suggested 'that before the interest in question fell due, the lines would be earning revenue. The gem ol the epistle was contained -in the words, "We would suggest that your Board inform the Department when you expect to receive revenue from your installations." As the answer depends altogether on when the Public Works Department completes the Mangahao .scheme, the subtlety of the humour will be appreciated.

Although no calamity has ever taken place in Great Britain on a scale comparable with the recent Japanese earthquake disasters, shocks have occurred at various times in Britain. Within a quarter of a century of the Norman Conquest the first British earthquake is recorded to have taken place, while two centuries later, in 1274, Glastonbury was destroyed by another shock. During the days Of Queen Elizabeth an earth tremor occurred in London, as a result of which part of St. Paul's and the Temple Church fell. Two shocks caused considerable alarm amongst the inhabitants of the Metropolis in 1750. Several chimneys were thrown down by the first, while a few weeks later tlie ground shook and heaved like a quagmire, and great stones were seen to fall from the new spire of Westminster Abbey. Other disturbances'occurred in London.iu 175 C and 1701. The Eastern Counties tremor of ISS4 was the worst of recent years. At Colchester, where the disturbance was -centred, a church sreeple and many chimneys fell, and in neighbouring villages many inhabitants wore rendered homeless. The famous scientist, Professor A. K. Wallace, was once asked what was the most dangerous beast lie had encountered in the course of his tropical travels. Though lie had roamed through the haunts of the jaguar, the peccary, and the giant anaconda, ho declared he was most afraid of the wild bee. Kipling has a story about j the terror of the wild bee, when it is numbered by countless millions, which gives a graphic picture of what that danger can mean. There are certain species of ants, both in Africa and South America, before the march of of which nothing can live. The iiercest and strongest and most agile beasts must give way to them. Though many thousands, of deaths arc attributed to snake bites in India every year, this mortality is slight compared with the toll taken of human life by nmlaria! mosquitoes in various parts of the world. Had th e neighbourhood of the Panama Canal been infested with lions or" tigers, the work wowuld have gone on merrily, but the awful mortality caused by those tiny insects defeated its first builders. South Africa has suffered from locusts a thousand times more than it ever suffered by reason of all the wild beasts within its border*.

Beeflioven's viola on which ho played as a boy in -the Bonn orchestra has been added to tdie exhibits in the birthplace at Bonn. The Irish sportsman strolled into the saddler's shop and asked the surprised salesman for a single spur, sir," repeated'the saddler in perplexity "but vou will want a pair?" "Not at*all," "contradicted the Irishman genially. "Shure it's" all nonsense about requiring a pa'ir of spurs. If one side av the horse goes the other is bound to go."

At -Wednesday's meeting of tho Horo when uu County Patriotic Association, it was stated by a member of the Executive that in one soldier settlement in his district, a number of returned soldiers took up land under the Returned Soldier Settlement scheme at a.price Of £l7 per acre. These men had .been forced to leave the farms as they were unable -to make a success of the venture, and the -land is now let by the Government to another man for 5s per acre. He asked pertinency why the soldiers -on the land had not Ibeen given t)he benefit of this reduction in time td save them, instead of allowing them to lose all they had, and then giving the advantage of the reduced price—which was about the Value of the land—to an outsider.

"There is a steady decrease in the 'Commercial Traveller' class amongst the returned men, those who travel round and sponge upon t'he societies here and there,"' says the annual report of the Horowhenua Patriotic Association. "Fortunately as the game is prettv well played out, there are now lew who engage in it. Unfortunately there are many to whom a little assistance would be very helpful, who never give the Association a chance. From modesty and reticence some who have a just claim on the funds will not reveal their neecw. Members -of the committee keep a. look out for this type of individual and in some instances with good results, undoubtedly, however, there are still some avlio should be helped who will hot apply themselves and are not discovered by anyone else."