Shannon News TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1924.

Shannon News, 10 June 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1924.

Tne fortnightly meeting of the Borougiu council will be iieid in tlio Council Chainbers this evening. The first. Royal Ami Chapter meeting ol the Druids to he held in Shannon since beiore the war will be lieJd on Wednesday next in the Parian Hah, The R.A.D., Bro. K.- L. Tippler, will be ipieased to see all past officers of the Druids' Lodge attend. Two accidents happened at the local school on Friday, last. Willie a boy named Phillips, son ol Ma - Phillips, late schoolmaster at Tokoanaii'u, was playing football lie 'fell, putting his 'elbow out. Later in the day a small boy named Ford Steer, son ol Mr s. Steer, of Miranui, fell from the horizontal -bar on* to the asphalt breaking his tyg just above the foot. He was attended toy Dr. fMacdonald and on Saturday was removed to the Puliuerston North Hospital. A third boy was. reported to have had one. ol Ins Angers put out on the same day. AitQgother Friday wras an unlucky day at Dhe school. The meeting convened by the Mayor lor Friday evening for tlie purpose of considering the formation of a band in Shannon was only attended by- about half-a-dozen 'persona. 'lt appears the Mayor bad"" been asked to convene ia, meeting but tiiere was some misunderstanding as to, the purpose, the meeting really being to form a coinmittee to run a Queen in Shannon to assist tlhe Foxton Band in their carnival to raise funds to enable thorn to form a district band which is to -embrace Shannon.. Mi* Golder, conductor of the .Foxton Band, was present and after echeme they wished to place before" the citizens of Shannon, it was decided to call another meeting of citizens to discuss the setting up of a committee in Shannon to assist Foxton in running a Quean for their j cajrnivad.

The hall' yearly installation ol the U.A.Q.D. Lodge or Shannon took .place at the Parish Hull on Thursday "evening last when there wWii large attendance of members, which points to the fact that the local ? Druids Lodge which was so strong in membership 'before the war is last coining hack to its pre-war membership. Tlie' installation ceremony was ably : lierl'drnid" by'District President, Bio. J. Crowiher/" Alter Uhe installation and ■closing or'th? Lodge supper was provided it/ is (proposed 'tso hold a euchre party "-and dance at a. very -early date.'"'The foiilowing officers were elected lor the ensuing term: A.D., Bro. Mason; V.A.D., Bro. McLean; J.P.A., Bro. W. G. Quarrie; secretary, Bro. i. V. Burns; treasurer, Bro. J. Crowther; 1.G,,8r0. Lee; U.G., Bro. Brassington; A.D.8., Bros. C. Hook and" S. Millar; V.A.8., Bros. G. Quarrie and G. Hook. At.the Police Court on Friday morning ■before Messrs Spencer and Taylor, J.'sJ.,' two men named Daniel Clarke and John'Atkinson, who hud been arrested the previous day on a charge of alleged theft of a rug valued at £3 16s from the front of -Mr \V. 11. Gunning's shop, appeared to answer the charge. Clarke pleaded guilty, stating 'he had stolen the rug because he was hard up and wanted to raise some money. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. The accused Atkinson pleaded not guilty ibut evidence was given that he had kept Watch while the other man committed the theft. He was convicted and sentenced to two monUhs' imprisonment. He was also charged with toeing'an idle and disorderly person, evidence being given that he had been cadging about the town during the day. On this charge lie was 'also convicted and sentenced to one month's imprisonment. The police slalted cadging is.beenming far too ■■prevalent about the town and that, they were 'determined to put a sjop to it. •

y At the Chamber of Commerce meeting on Thursday night a member aflvocated a "community kitchen" ioi Shannon. ■ .•■ . J -A letter of appreciation is. to be | foiWded to .Mr J. H. Fargher by the Shannon Chamber of Commerce o Si© services rendered by him while a member, of ;the Executive. A "Cheerio" social Avill .be held m the Parish Hall to-morrow afternoon when there will be music, competitions' etc., a nd a delightful aiternoon tea provided. For keeping a, common gaming house, Arthur Yeo was fined LIM »» the Magistrate's Court at Napier tol day. He pleaded guilty.—Press Association.

A well-known Auckland commercial firm lias decided to open brunches at Elthum -and Kaponga. It is also stated that the company is negotiating for suitable premises in New iijmouth, Hawera and Stratford. The'wanganui branch ol Uie A.S. K.S, after Hearing an address by Mi Mack expressing confluence m .mm us the'Society's chief executive officer but that a special conference was absolutely necessary to inquire into an the circumstances connected with the strike arid define the Society's future policy.

"Those in favour of smoking at the Council table say aye," said N the ciiairman (Mr Campbell Johnstone) at ilio annual meeting of the Raglan County Council, it being an annual custom of this local body to put this point to the vote. Everyone stud ••aye" with much alacrity, and the motion was carried Unanimously.

The widow of Mr Bennett Buneigh, a well-known British war correspondent has been reduced to selling dowers in. the streets of London. She tsays that her husband died poor, and 1 that 'her son was killed in the war. Mrs Burleigh receives only a small pension, the J|at|est 'instalment ol which was stolen immediately on receipt. A very line crop of four acres oi White Belgian carrots is to tie seen at the Boys' Training Farm this winter. This is a "crop which is attracting considerable attention from dairymen 1 who. have to milk during the winter moiulis, as no objectionable flavour is imparled to the milk as is the case with turnips. .In Tarauaki and the the crop has attained wide popularity for tins reason and also because, of its heavy bearing properties, but lias not yet received the attention in this district which is warranted by its qualities.

Two of the best known men in the Taupo district died last week, botti hoteikepers, Mr Sam Crowther was proprietor of the Taupo Hotel and bad been ill for many months. The other was Mr Robert Jones, for 20 years proprietor of the Tokaaim Hold which manv fishermen made their headquarters. Mr Crowther was lor many years one of the best known coach drivers on the Njapier-Taupo Road, while Mr Jones, as a young man,'was known as one of the best horsemen in New Zealand. White pine has so long been associated with the dairy industry,' as .the one and only suitable material for butter boxesr-niainly because it does not impart any odour to anything packed in it—that it. comes as a .surprise to- know, that btitter boxes are to be imported from Sweden. A shipment of 100 tons, by measurement, of Swedish butter boxes is to arrive in Auckland next August, and at this week's Harbour Board mealing the importers asked if special arrangements could be made as to storage. The traffic manager recommended the charge be fixed.at €d a ton per week on a'weight basis. A good example of answering a question conclusively by asking another was given at a conference of collie dog chubs' delegates in Christchurch. "Who is the competitor, the man who owns the dog or the man who works it in the ring?" asked a

delegate. "Or put it another Way: ~1-i ; -~vQU own a racehorse and send n to u"iffeetfifir-with a J° cku y» > v ' llo 4s the competitor, or the jockey? Sir ThomasLi]3ton-4s a vacln owner, but is he or the charge the competitor in a yacht race?" The ciiairman (Mr Hi-.T. Little): ; 'TII answer, that, in this way. if Town two/oiogs arid allow another man to work them du the ring, wl'jto pays the damages if those dogs later worry sheep?" (Laughter.) "You've answered/it," replied the first questioner.

A notable incident in connection wnn the visit oi the Vice-Admiral Sir

Frederick Field in H.M.S. Hood to Auckland is related by an Auckland clergy man. in 188 bhe was. travelling to England hy the Valeta. The vessel called at 'Gibraltar, and when there several midshipmen came on board and returned with her to England. The Auckland resident became very friendly with one of the naval boys and asked him. to put his name in his

autograph book. 'lhe young midshipman was Frederick Field. When ihe imperial Service,Squadron visited Auckland the clergyman and admiral

renewed their, friendship of 37 year*

ago. Thy admiral was delighted to see his old friend and gladly complied with iiis request to sign his iiuine on' Ihe same page of the book on which he had placed his autograph when a boy.

"An Englishwoman of peculiar

sensitiveness has lor many years past been able to report almost every earthquake in all part of the world beiore any news comes in" writes 'Professor H. 11. Turner in the Quarterly Review. "She suffers from a curious nervous tension as though under (the influence of electricity

which almost incapacitates her "while it lasts, but goes off suddenly. She juts consulted several doctors, but none of them has been able to relieve ■her." The woman (had a "bad attack" on .September 9 last year. On September 11 came news of a considerable shock in India two days previously. "The testimony is unimwiichuble and indicates a line of innnirv which has hitherto not been explored. It mriy supply unsuspected informal ion both to' seismology and to physiology."