Shannon News TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1934.

Shannon News, 17 June 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1934.

Mrs and Miss Wilson, ol' Christchurch, u wiio ' have been staying .with Mrs Hunt, Vance street, have returned home.

We are" pleased to 'report that Mr Steer's little son Ford, who recently broke liis leg while playing at'school, is now progressing layourably. .a A moonlight-dance will he held on tire Shannon Tennis Court on . Wednesday evening next. The music will he supplied by the Maoriland Jazz Orchestra.

‘ On' Friday next the Shannon Borough Council carters will'call on residents for the purpose of collecting rubibsh. All rubbish is to be* placea outside of gates by 8 a.in. Oh Saturday evening at the local theatre the commercial concert in aid of the local tenuis' 1 courts will fill tire bill. Those who are desirous of seeing the picture, a really fine programme,'. “Cupid’s Fireman,” may do, so ’at the matinee at 2.30 p.m.

Shannon Dairy Factory was among the foremost .prizewinners at the Taranaki Winter Show, where- they secured first place in Class 2, taking J. Nathan's 50-guihea gold cup, third in class I and points prize lor these two classes. Mr J. Aim takes the gold' medal. During the progress of the football match on Saturday between. Shannon and Awahou three members iof. the former team received minor injuries, C. Taylor injuring his . collarbone; F. Wilson put his knee'cap ouh -while N. Gill ricked.his back. The. mishaps, were* brought about by the greasy state of, the ground. Mr J. Murray has received word from the secretary of the Commercial Travellers' Concert (Party stating they will be- pleased to give a concert (in Shannon next Saturday. When the Commercial Travellers do a thing they do. it well, so Shannon residents are in for a real treat and no doubt a bumper house will greet the travellers.

On Friday evening next something novel in the way of a boxing tournament will be held for school boys between the t ages 'Of five and fifteen. Besides plain boxing, there will be blindfold .and novelty. boxing, the tournament being followed by a dance, v.Lovers,.ol; good, clean, lively sport should .not miss this big double event. 11 ' Good floor and better music.

In this issue' the Shannon School Goirfmiittee invite tenders for lopping and trimming the hedge around the schoolmaster’s residence.

An advertisement, appears on page 1 intimating that several of the'shopkeepers of. Shannon will close on Friday next, June 20, Palmerston Show Day. This is a compulsory holiday for drapers, boiimakers, and fancy goods shops, these businesses having kept open on Easter Saturday. The Act states that another holiday must be given in lieu; of Easter Saturday.

A dozen mere men learned cfuite a lot about pastry at the Arbitration Court at Christchurch on Monday (remarks the “Sun”). The dispute under discussion concerned '•‘female pastrycooks and the conversation •turned on such 'bags of mystery as marzipans, oswego sponges, and other delicacies from the afternoon tea table. “What is an eclair?” asked an 'ignorant, male person of a female witness.«, “Do you know what a cream puff is?” asked the witness. Chorus of assent (from the court. “Well,” replied the unfolder of mysteries, “that’s an eclair with a different name”—and the court passed on to less weighty matters.

The filth annual reunion ol the Wellington Mounted Rifles was held in Palmerston North last night, when the Thin red line” demonstrated its abiiitv to straighten .itself out again when'' required. A splendid crop ol t> tons ol pumpkins and marrows has been grown at tire Boys’ Training Farm this year, amongst which are many specimens of exceptional size. Two giaht ironbark pumpkins turn the scale.at 82 and 84 lbs respectively, whilst many of the marrows are in the vicinity of 30 lbs. '

The reported inclusion of an alleged military defaulter in the AIJ Black team was discussed by tlm New Zealand Returned Soldiers* Association’s annual conference. A sub-committee was appointed to make inquiries, and it reported that there was not sufficient evidence to enable the Returned Soldiers’ Association to take any action in the matter.

Fallowing ifor spring .wheat lias now been completed at the Boys’ Training Farm, ’ Weraroa. The land ploughed was a stiff clay soil and was turned up to a depth of ten inches, a swamp plough and team of lour horses 'being used for the purpose. Tlie hind which was inclined to he sour should 'benefit considerably by the deep ploughing. The principal industry at the Boys’ Training Farm, Werai'oa, which is a seJU-supportinlg institution, is dairying, and every endeavour is being made by the Department of Education, by winch body the Farm is controlled. to bring tlhe .herd to its greatest productivity. Air J. Finlayson, a practical fawner, has been engaged as dairy muni, ./with full 'charge of the herd of fifty cows, and has set out alter big results in the coming season.

By an order in Council the following roads within the boundaries of the I-lorowhemuja County have been gazetted main highways, within the meaning of the Main Highways Act: From Waikanae via FoXton, and Covin through Shannon to the northern boundary. These roads will now.become available for ,a Government, subsidy. of one-third oi the total cost under this head as from April 1, 1924, and will be the subject oi special loan proposals for sealing at an early date.

A unique lind was made on tile Te Aiuroa beach [by Dr. Wi Repa. On going along the hnacili, he policed, the ,nody ol a shark, and on going up to he lound that it had been choked by a lrostfish. The shark, which was six. ieet in length, and had been •freshly washed up, had,-over-estimat-ed his capacity, and had attempted to swallow a irbsuiish measuring four ieet- six inches with the result that he had been choked, after getting about IS incites of (the l'rostfish into his mouth.

China-men buy up all the old horsekhoes in Christchurch. . That may, or may not, account for their celebrated luck, hut in buying up this particular lorm of old iron they have a keen eye to business. A witness in the ..Supreme Court toid why they do it. In answer to a'question ironi Mr M. J. Gresson as to whether vibration caused the crystallisation of iron, an expert witness replied in the, negative. “All our old horseshoes are bought up by Chinamen and go to China to make the finest iron it is possible to get,” he explained in support of his'answer. "

Mr ~ Wyn Irwin, M.A., master in charge of the secondary department ol the Christchurch Normal School, lias received word ol his appointment as inspector of schools, at headquarters, Wellington. He is a Fellow oi the Royal Economic Society. ’ For several years he was chief honorasy instructor. of the. Christchurch branch of the Royal,, Life Saving Society, and his pupils for eight years in succession Avon, the Sir John Hall Shield life-saving competition for secodnary schools. Mr Irwin -was a successful exhibitor lor many years of the Canterbury Horticultural Society’s shows, and later acted as one of the judges. He is a member of the executive of the Christchurch Beautifying Association, and, honorary secretary-treas-urer, of the Hagley Golf, Club.

It. Avas ’ afinouncea thiF 'week' " flmt, the Wellington Racing Club was holding back the issue of its programme in the hope of annexing the permit fur ail extra race day which was going begging in this district. The dev in question originally belonged to tlie Da.nnevirke Hunt Club, which some time ago intimated its intention of abandoning the meeting. A 'Suggestion (has‘now been made to a Palmerston., Times representative that as the spare permit really beongs to this part of the country an' endeavour should be blade to get it for Palmerston North.... It might, then be possible to run a two day meeting by combining Avifih- the , Man await u Hunt Club. As one permit belongs to this/racing year and the-'-other- ter--next -year ; it is. suggested that the dates should bo July.' 31 (itim. dast daycof the .current racing year) .and Augu|iSt c .lsF ,or. 2nd.