Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1924.

Shannon News, 27 June 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1924.

A "cabaret," to be run on the latest una. most modem'lines, will be held in'the Druids' Hall on Friday, July 4th. intending patrons * are advised to' book then- tables early to avoid disappointment. , The directors oi. the Shannon CoDairy. Company are at present considering "the 'advisability oi having the ! plant hi meir , factory electrically driven. Mr uyerton, the l^wer, Board's engineer, conferred witii the directors on the matter yesterday. * ■ The great Treasure ; Hunt, as advertised in Tuesday's Shannon News, will start to-morrow at i-p.ni.,'.' outside the Recreation Grounds gates, where. keys may be abtained for the small sum ol (id. / First come, first served! The treasure is worth while, and is so hidden that it should be discovered long before 4 p.m. Who will be the lucky one? The euchre and dance held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday evening, by the Druids' Lodge proved a success financially, alUiough the attendance was small. A pleasant time was spent by those present -in cards and dancing, hi tne card ■ to'uruajment Miss E. Davis and Mr A. Mason .were the winners, Miss. Lee and Mr JN. C-Ujnriing winning the consolation prizes.

• At the children's ball to be held in the Druids' Hall on Thursday evening next there will be the new. skipping dance ior should all bring along their skipping ropes. There will also be something novel ior the boys. Boys and girls are requested to roll up to the practice on Monday at the Druids' Hall after school.

Our popular .bank manager, Air G. Murphy, lias received- notice ui" transfer on proinotion to he manager ol ...the- ..bank oi JNow Zealand at Xe l J uke,' Bay pi P-itiji'%. .'During the I lour years Mr Murphy has had charge of the local branch lie lias proved hinise/U a, moat >■■ courteous officer and worthy citizen and wlnle everyone will be pleased to iiear ol his promotion, all-, will regre-t his departure from Shannon.

Owing to tire heavy rain oi tlie past few days 'the khannon4' I qxton« road on the Shannon aide oi the bridge has been covered with water. On i Wednesday it was about three feet deep in places and the Foxioii mail car was unable to get through. The car came as far as the briuge and,the passengers and .mails were then transferred to a dray and brought on to Shannon. Yesterdaythe water had gone down" considerably and cars were able to get 'thro.ugli. Attention is drawn to (lie gigantic drapery sale at Martin's, the progressive drapers. Til sale conmnenced on Saturday next when 'there will be huge reductions in all departments. Watch the space on page 3 lor further .particulars. •

The attention of dairymen is drawn to the unreserved; clearing sale of choice dairy stock to be held -on Monday next at Mr Taylor's homestead, Shannon by Messrs Abraham and Williams, on hehal.f of W. Manning Esq. Tfre herd is mainly comprised of Jersey and Shorthorn cross cows, which are in excellent condition. Special attention is drawn to the unique offer made by Howard Andrew, Ltd., in, connection with their Corset. Department. A special discount of 5s in the £ is being offered on all corsets, 300 pairs of which in different makes, styles and sizes are being offered at this drastic reduction to make room lor new stock. Headers are; invited. to avail themselves of this opportunity.

A few days ago, while MB Swindle toursi,' sen., of Buckley, was. handling a Jersey bull, the animal attacked him, knocking him down. Fortunately assistance was near at hand and the bull was driven off before seriously injuring' Mr Swindiehurst. As *rt was his ribs were bruised and be wag much shaken. •

In connection with the art gallery at the rear of -Mr Beard's store, a competition (first prize, .£!)) will be held. Twenty works of art by local celebrities, besides • tjhose catalogued will be set out and named, but .without tire name oi" the artists. A competitor will write down the number of each work, and opposite, place the name' of the local person he consid-

ers it should represent. Admission 1/-. Children 6d. Don't miss this bit of fun.

Referring to the theft of the two bars of .lead from the water -works flie engineer stated at the Borough Council meeting that there had been a lot of thefts at the works at different times, tboats, tools, iron, etc., haying been removed. The Mayor said it was time something was done to bring the offenders to justice as the stealing of Borough property had been continuous for -the past six years:

X -At the Borough Council meeting the Engineer (Mr Edwards) stated that the. construction, of the reservoir; is practically completed and that the plastering should be finished within a week, also that- the top pipes are within a few chains of being connected up. He said. the stream had been flooded during the last few days and if the valves,, had not been in the water would have got into the reservoir. As it was they were able to divert the water along the by-pass. Cr Butt drew the council's attention'to the fact that many peoplle in the Borough were in the habit ol depositing heaps of rubbish, which could be burnt, on the 'streets. This was not ; only objectionable, but was, \ breach of the Borough by-laws and should not Joe allowed to continue. It was also pointed out by councillors that a number of empty benzine this were being dropped hi Nathan Terrace by drivers of motor lorries. It was decided to enforce the by-law in respect to rubbish being deposited on road side and Unit the owner ol the motor lorries be written to inlormhig hhn that the practice of his drivers throwing this on the road must be'discontinued.

A grower at Richmond, Kelson, is .picking green peaj; and sending them to -the Wiellingtoin market, where they are realising 5s per peck. The return is equivalent tq about... £IOO per acre. "Thirty years ago I was a sturdy customer, and was considered a nasty snag-to meet on the football field," said the Rev. Monsignor Mcfteiuia, amid laughter, at the send off social td the All Blacks at Masterton. •

The theory flliati Masterton .resin dents go to Carterton for one specific purpose has been exploded (says an exchange). "A good number of us come to -Carterton," said one ■man, "to get our hair cut,'' as the operation is 6d cheaper. in Carterton than in Masterton." Carterton is a licensed area and 'Masterton is a no-license one.

A gardener who knows, all about the "art of successful, seed growing, tells of a novel and excellent method of planting sweet pea seed, and to procure the best results when they bloom. It is done by saving up all the-egg-shells from' the kitdhen, and when the suitable time arrives, plant one sed in each shell,, placing : the whole in a spot where it is desired the peas should be trained. In a short time the shell becomes decomposed and provides splfcndiid plant* food for the young seedling. That wood seasoned for 3000 years should retain sufficient vitality to be capable of further shrinkage is very extraordinary, but none the less certain. Mr. rfWard Carter, in his detailed account of the Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen at Luxor, has described several valuable particulars concerning which very few ordinary people possessed any knowledge whatever. His ■experb experience of first-aid methods adopted for the preservation of different classes of objects includes wood work. This material, naturally, presented many problems', and, of course, damp and the Avhite ant furnish the chief enemy. In - unfavourable conditions, as might be expected, nothing remains but black dust of a shell which crumbles at lane touch. Luxor, however, is the most favourable site in Egyp't.and in the present tomb most of the timber work remained solid and good. Unless woodwork is in the. very last stage of decay its preservation is i always possible by th'e application of melted paraffin wax. By itis use even remnants can be made perfectly solid ! and fit to handle. At Tut-Ankh-i Amen's tomb the difficulties arose from the changes which subsequently 1 happened in the condition of this sound stuff, owing to changes of at/mosphere which j caused the shrinlcings. The Egyptians usually applied on wood a thin layer of gesso on which prepared surface they painted figures or applied an overlay of gold foil. When tho ancient wood started to shrink the gesso began to loosen and buckle, becoming very liable to fall off and be lost. The angles chipped away, and to prevent this the surface was sprayed with a solution of celluloid in anylacetatie, to fix it. However, in about a month's time, the fissures expanded owing to change of temperature from the close humid atmosphere of the tomb to the dry airiness of the laboratory. The gesso not being virile was coming off, risking the loss of parts of the painted ornamentation. Drastic measures'' became urgent. Melted paraffin fortunately proved effective and penetrated the materials, holding everything firm, and instead of injuring the colours they became more brilliant than before. The wax had to be brought! as near as possible' to boiling point, otherwise it would chill and refuse to saturate. The wax, in cases of .blister, was applied by a pipette. Whether* the wood will shrink further remains to be seen.

September l is now regarded in official circles as the date by winch toe first instalment of power will be available from Mangahao. "The woman has six children,' said the Hawera Hospital Board, secretary, when at ithe ordinary meeting some outstanding accounts were under consideration. "That's enough," said a member, -'write it off. She's done Sher share." The Address-in-Reply is to be moved hi Parliament on Tuesday -next by Mr J. Bitchener (WaiUiki) and seconded by the member lor Manawatu (Mr J. Linklater). U is anticipated that the debate on the address will consume many days oi PajUiamentary time and that, in accordance with the precedent set last session, there .will be a plethora of no-confidence amendments.

A Woodville motor cyclist had a i rattier', annoying experience one morning in a log. He was on his way to Ku-meroa,- but. had noi gonifar when the machine stopped, lucre was no apparent, reason lor the halt until it was observed that a layer oi ice had formed on the gauze oi the carburettor. The ice was scraped off, and away went the .machine, only to stop again, before a mile had been covered. The same thing happened seven times before the cyclist had got .out of the fog at Kumcroa. A movement is on foot in Christchurch to establish a second stock exchange in competition with, the existing Christchurch Stock Exhange. Action has been taken with this object in view by a numiber of sharebrokers because the Cliristeihuroh .Stock. Exchange has been a close corporation for the past four years. The membership of the exchange has been closed with 30 and it is at present impossible to obtain extra seats. The difficulty of the position is emphasised bv the fact that quite recently a vacant scat was sold for £250. A by-law of the Hutt County Council provides for a fine of £5 for every breach of the heavy traffic .by-laws which states that no load exceeding IS tons to • each pair of wheels shall "be carried over Paekakariki Hill during the months of May to September. 'ln the Magistrate's Court :at Wellington yesterday five carriers were mulcted in 'this ■ ©irnouiat and costs. Several of the offenders had more than one charge against them and the Magistrate (Mr C. Orr Walker) reserved decision as to whether the 'fine' could be imposed in connection with each count.

v lhe Pullman -Company (America) has posted the; following bulletin in certain,'of its sleeping cars: "Strangers who invite you to play cards generally are too lucky for the average mortal." ' This warning is emphasised by a picture showing the corner of the ace of clubs sticking out of a player's pocket. Officials report the Florida runs have had more robberies by card sharpers tins year than at any time during the last 25 years.

An interesting commentary upon the subject of land values has been made by a Hauraki Plains farmer, the bulk of whose land ■ has been flooded. "When, it was submerged £BS an acre would not have 'bought it," 'he said. "The quality of land on the plain* varies but 1 have proved that I can make my farm pay on the basis of £BS an acre with butterlat at IBda pound. The capacity of the land is amazing. Last year a considerable portion or my farm was under water for three months,, yet surface sown grass provided a summer pasture that returned me 30s an acre per month and the cows were not exceptional;" Just as there is no sentiment in business, so ,(in some residential quarters) is tliere no reciprocity oi philanthropy in regard to neighbours' effects. A Palmerston North resident lent* his neighbour a lawn mower—a good machine—some t«ne ago, and after a period of months, called at the house, deciding it was time he had a turn at the .instrument. "When he asked for Mr So-and-So and declared his errand, he was met with the reply: "Oti, he left here some time ago. He sold us the mower when we took over the house!" v . Exactness of expression generally is in Some measuro encouraged by wireless broadcasting, writes the London correspondent of the Melbourne Age. In the old days tie discriminating reporter polislied up, the orations of our after-dinner speakers, but nowadays the public Ilea* them at first hand, and the results, are not always impressive. At a recent dinner at which the Prime Minister was a guest, listeners-in heard much mor e than was intended for tliem and tfce rather guttural efforts of/ the chairman to quell the enthuias'm of the audience were highly amusing. The opening ceremony of tli e British Empire Exhibition was broadcast on a grand scale. Hitherto the great mass, Of the public have had- to accept the word of their newspapers when ' they declared as they invariably do, for instance, when the King opens Parliament—that "the King spoke in a clear voice, which could be heard distinctly in all parts of the House." A cheap crystal wireless set has now brought; His Majesty's voice into the humblest homes, and its quality can be tested by all and sundry. The wireless, indeed, adds a new terror to the lives of many of our public men. The voluble Bishop of London was one of the first divines to broadcast, and he found some difficulty in compressing his remarks into the brief space allotted Co him on his first appearance. On concluding his address he turned anxiously to officials of the Broadcasting Company and remarked: "I don't think that was too long, do you " He had not realised that the microphone Was still recording- what he was saying. A resourceful official darted forward and switched off before the sentence was, completed. But the result was that the Bishop's sermon wound up in, this way: "If my unseen hearers will but ponder over these simple truths, they wrill find therein some comfort and solace for many of the daily trials and temptations of Hf&—l don't think!"