Shannon News FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1924.

Shannon News, 4 July 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1924.

Tile vital statistics lor Sliamion for the xnontii ending June 30th, were: Births and deaths nil, marriages 3. Miss V. Sinclair,- late ol Paniatua, inis comnuyieed 'duty as infant mistress at tiie Shannon School. Hie "H'oirowtienuu, EJiectrDe . Power Board have authorised the Town -Clerk (Mr J. 1\ Bovis) to collect, accounts on their behalf, which should he a convenience- to consumers.

The Purples are holding a stall on Saturday and as this will be the last stall in connection with the campaign any contributions from 1 the supporters will be thankfully received. ‘‘Line Umpire” writes in regard ,to the Shannon-Tokqmaru match on JUiie 28. 11 he forwards his name, not for publication, but in evidence’ of good faith, the letter will bo published. 1 Public attention is drawn to the Cabaret to be held in the Druids’ Hali to-night. A’ very large attendance is anticipated and the committee responsible have made arrangements which will ensure an -enjoyable time to all who attend.

A big tug of war is being arranged to ( take place, at the carnival next Tuesday evening., The list ol other attractions includes refreshment and sweet stalls, jumble .stalls, surprise Parcel stalls, hoop-la, nail-driving, hat-trimming and a good concert programme.

The euchre and dance at the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening was well attended and an enjoyable time was spent by those present. The winners -of the cards tournament were: Ladtos, Mrs Churcher first, and Mrs Bowler second; Men: Mr J. Crowther first and Mr Penticost second. ’

Mr and Mrs G-. Murphy left .'Shannon yesterday on a holiday visit io Auckland. Mr Murphy expects to return, in about three weeks’ time awill then arrange to leave for Te Puke early in August. Mr Poiline is relieving Mr Murphy. N Mr W. Baxter, who has been in charge of the Shannon Post Office for the Past six years, has received notice oi his transfer to the ,post-mastership of the Ormondviile office. Mr Baxter has always been a most courteous and obliging official and although he lias not taken a prominent part in public matters he has always been ready to assist where help was required. During his residence, in Shannon he ha> made many friends who will regret his and Mrs Baxter’s departure.

At the Shannon Chamber of Commerce meeting last evening Mr Gunning pointed out that, it would be- a great convenience if by any means Tokoinaru/ could get telephone communication with the doctor on Sundays. He said at present in the case of illness on Sundays residents of Tokornaru were put to a lot of inconvenience and delap in getting in touch with Hie doctor in Shannon owing to no telephone connection being available.. He contended every facility should be given to assist them. Mr Thwaites said he, would interview Dr. Macdonald and tihe postmaster and see if some arrangement could he arrived at.

As will be seen by large advertisements T-loward Andrew, .Ltd., begin their gigantic clearance sale to-mor-roAV (Saturday). This is a. unique opportunity for Shannon Shoppers to secure bargains. Every article has been marked down. A Christchurch telegram, says that E. R. Curtis, a well-known Lyttelton resident is missing. He went on board the Maori on Thursday for a trip to Wellington, and,has not been heard of since. It is feared! he fell overboard, ,

“As time goes on men may have to. be conscripted even lor service- on borough councils,” remarked Mr W. Candy at Mas ter ton. •*Tar is like Whisky—the elder it is tiie better ft is.” This opinion was expressed by a councillor at tiie Port Chalmers Council meeting, during me course oi a debate, on the suitability oi; various tars for footpaths. The banks are withdrawing ah Worn and mutilated silver at Due ieuuest ol the Royal Mint. Coin must be dated prior to 11)20 and weight oi it must nave become less by at least eigbt- per cent. Sixteen Lineoin rains from Die iiocK of Messrs. J. W. Hughes, Maxwelitowu (Wanganui), and ten rams from the estate of the late R. R. Hamilton, Manutahi (Wanganui), are being ex- ' ported to the Argentine early this month, it is understood that further consignments are to be exported from 1 the flocks of the Bland Rayner Estate and Messrs. W. Perry and Sons, of Masterton.

Messrs Abraham and Williams report one of the. most successiui dealing sales of the 1 season when 52 ouw» .were sold on behalf of Mr W. Manning, oi Shannon, at an average price of Til 5s per head. The eutue 'were yarded in excellent condition , and were early culvers, 15 being already in milk. Competition was very keen from an average attendance -of buyers, cows in profit being particularly sought alter and making from LI 2 15s to £l6. If the newest generation ol . Greymouth'natives is destined to remain on tiie West Coast, the:province will share with many other districts in file'-world the experience, oi a surplus population -of women (remarks the Greymouth Star). There have been 19 births hii the Grey district in three weeks. The first 18 were-girls, most of them being" born at Rewa Hospital. Man, has saved ids lace, however—the 19tih was a hoy who made ihis appearance- at a private house.

The world is a very small place alter all. -On Saturday evening the J. C. Williamson. “Sally” Company vvas appearing in Sydney. The performance was being broadcasted, and Wanganui people wlio were fortunate 'enough to be in touch with Mr C. Cooper’s wireless at Rapanui had tiie pleasure of hearing quite a lot of the dialogue and several of the tuneful musical numbers with which “Sally” is dotted. The words add music were very distinct. And the treat was a V’iolin concerto played by a wellknown . artist.—Wanganuf Cl/ronicie.

"This is to stop ‘pimping.’ We might as well be -candid anout it,” remarked-, Mr Connelly, of the A.S.R.S., when addressing the Railway inquiry'Board, referring to a demand that when complaints were made by one member ol the service the name of the man making it should, be supplied to the man complained about. Mr H. H. Sterling, lor. the Department said that' he considered all that- was necessary was that, the man should be advised exactly what the complaint was. The Department did not encourage “pimping” or animosity. •Lady Cynthia Mosley, wife of Mr Oswald- Mosley, Socialist M.-P. ior Harrow, and second daughter 'of the Marquis Gurzo-n, has joined the Harrow Socialist Party. She approved of her husband’s action when he joined the Socialists some weeks -ago. She is one qf the loveliest woineh in England—tall and elegant, with chestnut hair. Her wedding was one of the social events of the 1920 season. It was attended by .King George, Queen Mary, and the King and Queen of the Belgians. For ways that are dark and tricks that are .vain Bret Harte’s heathen Chinee could not give many points to a local Maori. He went to a tailor’s shop in -tiie -Avenue ordered a£l4 suit, and paid £1 deposit. -That, was merely a preliminary. Thence the Maori kept his eye on the shop and his patience was at length rewarded when the suit appeared in the window, marked and ticked up at £7. - Then the Maori again bestowed his patronage on the establishment, paid £7, and secured the bargain.—Wanganui Chronicle.

It is not often that a wedding ceremony is held up on account ,of - the noil appearance of file officiating minister, such a ‘thing, however, happened at a down river town near Dar. gaville last week. One -of file town ministers who is always busy, had a funeral and a wedding on the same afternoon. He had finished, his duties at the former and was on his way home when he was informed to his dismay that, he had overlooked the wedding ceremony and the! bridal party had been waiting at the church. To wind up old "Lizzie” was the work of a moment, the minister put up a new record between the cemetery and the appointed place lor the wedding, which, although it was delayed almost two hours, was put through without further hitch.—North Auckland Times.

Palmerston is still sorely exercised over its railway deviation. Mr Nash, M.P., recently stated he had certain information on the subject which he could not make public. Cr. J. Hodgens, who was Labour candidate at last election in Palmerston, now states that he “is in the position now to inform the people of Palmerston N. that the proposed deviation i s abandoned absolutely.” His. informant is one whose word cannot be questioned ami :he says the present station is to be completely reorganised, with n traffic sub-wav under it. Mr Hodgens continues: “When yon think of all the wire-pulling, commissions of inquiry, and banquet-ting of Cabinet Ministers: that this proposal brought, about- you, are naturally a little upset, «.t the result.. . . . And the pity of it, is that some of our fellow citizens burnt their Angers in property, deals up Rangitikei Street; men who should have know better, too! It. was like unto Qabriel’s Gully those few days before the information was made public by the Mayor and Councillors.”

The opinion as to exactly what a fawner's services are worth was greatly divided during the hearing of a fencing dispute at the Morrinsviile Magistrate’s Court. A witness was asked* if he thought a farmer’s time worth 2s 6d ah hour or even Is an hour, on the farm, -and he answered empnaticaily, “1 do not”: in each case. Another witness considered 2s 6d an how an excessive amount ior a farmer to charge—ls ttd an hour would he. ample. A thii'd witness, however,' considered that he woulil pay 2s <kl an hour to a good man.

It was on a train journey in another part of the Dominion. The weather was very cold, and the passengers in the carriage were snuggled among their wraps to keep as wm as possible. At a side station a lady passenger boarded the tram, and it was not long before, as has often occurred, she moved over to an adjacent window, with a view to letting in some of the outside “fresh” air. The window was jambed, and much. to the amusement, and relief of the rest of the passengers refused to open. The lady passenger looked with surprise -towards a Maori passenger who was a fellow traveller, and said it was strange that the windows would not open. The Maori, with a wink towards the other passengers, rejoined “By korry, 1 tink the window lie know the,weather outside too cold for the man inside.” The fresh-air fanatic returned to. her\seat without another word.

The commonly-accepted belief that tiie first house erected in Levin was that built by the late Mr Petersen is disputed by • a correspondent “Old Resident,” who writes as.follows: “In your- interesting articles on the early settlement, etc., of Levin 1 noticed one or two mistakes (which, will not count. I daresay, in the long run), but the following I feel I must correct. You sav the first ‘house’ in Levin was built by the late Mr Petersen. If a tent with a wooden chimney built in the end can be called a “house” it was one of the first in Levin, a s there were one or two of this description clotted about in the bush, but the first ‘house’ (properly constructed) was a 10-roomed two-storey dwelling built by the late Mr F. J. Stuckey, in almost the exact spot (I think I am right) where Mr W. Wilson’s residence now stands in Bath Street West, the builder being Mr Tring, of Wellington.” ' /‘Postcard Week,’’ instituted by the •Chambers of Commerce in New Zealand, has attracted very promiaent notice in some of the daily newspapers in Great Britain, and as a result the Wellington Chamber of Commerce lias received several interesting epistles from residents .in the Old Country asking for postcards of New Zealand view*. A school teacher, writing from Devon, states that the children of her class are “very Interested in all that they have been told about the Dominions and tlieir won-

derful part of the Exhibition , at Wembley.” It was agreed by the Wellington Chamber to send the writers books of New Zealand views. Several members spoke appreciatively of the. articles written in the London Press by Mr F. -MacPherson, and it was decided that a letter expressing the chamber’s appreciation of his services to the Dominion be sent to Mr MacPherson.