Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1924.

Shannon News, 20 June 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1924.

; Owing, tu the representative footbaJi match between llorowhenua and Mauawatu at Foxtou 10-morrow ! ali other games are postponed. "At the recent Taraiiaki Winter Show the Shannon Dairy Co. were first, in Class II lor Jos. Nathan's 50-guinea Cyp,.and third in Class I. In the points prize. tor Classes I ad 11 Mr JAnn the manager, secured the gold medal.

'The promoters of the moonlight dance on the Tennis Court on Wednesday evening were ujiifortunato in experiencing had weather conditions, the night being very, dull and a heavy downpour oi rain coming shortly after 10 p.m. Nevertheless over £3 was taken at the gate. A theft .was committed at Manga-, ore on Monday afternoon of two bars of Loud each weighing 1 cwt, from too Shannon water supply works. ■ They were placed near the work at 2.30 p.m. and at,4.30 p.m.. thev had disappeared. It is believed a "vehicle was used for conveying them away as wheel marks could be seen near the spot. ' The matter has been reported to the police. .;

It is reported that a young man who lives just out of Shannon, caused quite of lot of excitement uhcon'-' seiousiy the other evening. It ap.puars he went out in ttie paddocks to look for a hrofther who had not come home. In the meantime the brother came home, but as time went on and tlie.searcher did not appear, his family became anxious. A search party consisting of some of tire neighbours started to scour the neighbourhood aud finally the missing man was found at a neighbour's nearbv where he had foeen spending the 'eveningplaying cards! °

. While conveying a load of cement lo Arapeti yesterday morning one of Mr C. C. Franks' motor lorries left the road about half a mile above the power house at Mangaore. it rolled down the bank between 20 and* 30 feet, landing in the creek below, finally, on tlhe four wheels after having deposited the cement on the edge, of the creek. The driver jumped . clear and escaped injury, while the onlv damage to the lorry is a slightlv twisted chassis. Strange to say th'o cab was not smashed when the" lorry turned over. The lorry is now standing in the middle of 'the stream and is in a, difficult position for ihoisting back on to the. road.

At tile Piilnienston North Police | Court on Monday, Leslie Alexander •Tack, a workman.' at, Mangahao, proceeded against Mrs E. Sowerby, married woman, of Mangahao, alleging that the/latter had on June 5, atTVlangahao made rise 0/ indecent language 011 a public road. Mr Ongley appeared for the fonipla.inant and Mr Cooper lor defendant. Evidence for the former alleged that, defendant bad used the language complained of to Mrs Jack in xmssing along the road. Defendant said that, at the lime of Ibe alleged offence, she had had a. glass of gin, but was not in the habit of drinking to excess. She stated that in response to some remarks bv complainant, and his wife she'had said "shut your d— basket," meaning a. command to cease talking. That, she said, was a common expression in that pnrt of England froim which she name. Witness rlid not remember usincr the other language complained of and detailed tlie ill-feeling which 'had existed between the forties. After hearing the. evidence 'lis Worship fined defndant £2 and oidered ber to pay costs.

A novel occupation is being followed/by a girl sixteen years of age, that ol driving a tractor which is engaged in stomping, etc., on the Makerua swamp. We. understand-"the young ' lady puts in full time at the work. A pleasant afternoon tea m aid of the Bed Joy Hay funds was held at IMk W. Clayton's home in (iuy ! street. Mrs McLachHan won the guessing competition and Mrs VlcGvel'or .the flowers competition. Sangs by Miss Malcolm, Miss Aim, Miss Brydon, and/ musical monologues by Mrs Milles was much appreciated. Something novel in the way of a gymnastic. display will be held in the parish Hall this'evening when a laiye number school hoys will endeavour to amuse the audience with iuter.esting, physical.stunts; which will be followed by _a dance and -supper.-, A good time awaits all who ciu-e to attend. Come eai'ly as the Hall will not hold: more than 200 and the si aimg accommodation "is already >vhao>.ed.

At the Domain Committee meeting on Tuesday night Mr Burns asked n the Buruugili Council had placed anything on the estimates this year lor the -Domain, lie .was informed that no sum had been set aside, ;but Mr Beard said the Council had inlurmed him that il money was needed lor actual upkeep they would find thut portion. '■More Kuku land has been let to Chinese marketgardeners, and uegu-' LLa.uo.ns fare /proceeding 'for (further areas.

A Christchurdi telegram says several split bank notes have been circulated there recently., mostly in lire evening when it is diuieuU to detect the Iraud. , At the ilqrowhciiua Power Board's meeting oti Tuesday it was decided to forward the 1 olio wing remit to uu; Electric Power Boards' Conference to be held in Wellington shortly: "That ihis conlereaice views wmi .w-i----appointnient xiie apathy or certain Government Departments in not making use oi the State hydro-eiucineai services. It has been the experience oil some Boards that public buildings such as railway stations, etc., are toe only buildings not connected to the Power Board system. .The .'conference therefore urges the .Government to take a, load in .connecting up all State buildings Avherever iState, power is available."

,At Tuesday's, meeting of the llorowhehuia Power Boairu, the. question" was raised as to wnether consumers'who got wiring and installation done privately, that isTay a firm other than the one doing the work .under the Board's grouping system, would be eligible for' financial assist ance. It- was pointed out that this would not make any difference; tne Board did, not make any profit out of ; group installations which was dbiie "for the benefit of customers only, and as all those who did wiring Jtvere prospective customers, ir- ■ respective of how they got the wiring done, tne question should not affect ! the _ eligibility of such people for financial assistance where necessary.; r In moving" at the last meeting oi the Horowhenua Power Board that the term .of Mi' T. Overton's serviceas Engineer to the Board should be extended for a further 12 months, the chairman pointed out that' although the original contract had been for two years, there still remained a considerable amount of work to be done which would demand the Engineer's services for at least 12 months. The. work already done was very consid-erable—-how \coinsiiderable only one Who, like himself, had beeli' closely connected with ii from its inception, could tell. He'.thought he could sa'v that the work of. the. Engineer had been primarily, one o'f organisation and that in this Mr Overton had been suipreinely successful, the fact Mint the work'had .gone on without a hitch from the start,-each part dove-tailing into, tlie other, boing the big proof. He admitted that in (he early days of the scheme he (the speaker) hart sometimes been at a loss to know Why certain things had been necessary— Ihe. switching station -at'Levin for instance—'but as- the, work progressed, the use of, and need for, everything had become aparent. Although the main part of the- scheme had now been laid off, the work in hand was still very large and expert control Vas necessary in crder to insure its ?tractive completion. Personally he flirl not think that 12 months would sufficient, hut the Engineer himself had' mentioned this time when asked for his opinion. Other members also spoke highly of the work done by Mr Overton and the amount of money saved fro the ratepayers in many ways by his expert knowledge and expedience, Mr Mack ay asking if it. would be possible 1o secure his services ns controlling Engineer after the scheme had begun to. function. recognised, he stated, that Mr Overton was too valuable a man to lake on the work of resident engineer at. the salary which the Ronrd would bo able to pay then. but. he would recommend that the Board consult with him to see if some arrangement could not be entered into.