Shannon News Tuesday, July 22, 1924.

Shannon News, 22 July 1924, Page 2

Shannon News Tuesday, July 22, 1924.

The usual iorunightly meeting ol the Borougn Council will be held in the Council Chambers this evening. Mr Brunn, 01 Fongaraa, has been appointed, to succeed Mr C. Murpny as manager of the Shannon ibrancn of tiliei Bank of New Zealand.

There is every, appearance oi"u mild building boom in sh a hnoq,, shortly as several local residents intend buildiing a number of houses each.

.During the past lew (Jays we understand three cases of burglary in Shannon have been reported to the local police, who are now busy making investigations.

/ T|he road between Shannon Bor-, ough and the Manawatui bridge is in an awl'ul condition, and travellers are not exactly praising the County Council.

A meeting of ciiizens will he held in the CounoiJ Chambers oh, Wednesday evening at. 7.30 p.m. to arrange a suitable farewell to Mr and Mrs GMurphy.

A new cookhouse and hut accommodation has now been provided in the Makerua .Swamp large enough for 1 00 cutters. TT)c flax is doing S o well under the new methods of 'treatment that it JviJl lie necessary to run two shifts at file Miraiiui Mill with all the strippers going.

Shannon is usually a quiet and peaceful little town, but the even tenor of its way wins rudely disturbed on .Saturday by a number of street fights. Tiie results ate not yet made public, but the competitors are already convinced that “wiue is a mocker.”

A sketching competition was held recently on tiie Waikato river when there were over a hundred competitors present from different parts of the Dominion, the winner being Mrs 11. Spencer, oi .Shannon; Mr G. Fasten., of Napier, was second, and Master E. Pat man, of Christchurch, third. Mrs Spencer’s win was well received and site is to .be complimented on her achievement. The judges were Mr Farrell (Napier) and Mr Winstone Auckland), assisted by Mrs Quayle.

The Cabaret recently hejd in the Druids’ Hall proving such a success, that the public of Shannon and district will be pleased to hear that, the promoters have decided to .hold another Cabaret- on Friday evening next, in the Druids Hall when several new dances will !bte introduced, besides other new attractions. The music will be supplied by a-, full Jazz orchestra. As this form of entertainment was such a success last, time it. was bold in Shannon, it is anticipated the promoters will be rewarded with a bumper bouse on this occasion.. Tiie profit ou the recent Winter Show at P.almerston North was £324, a falling-off of £5Ol us compared with tiie 1923 fixture.

The pay-out for butteri'af at the Levin Co-op. Dairy Company for the •June—July period just completed was Is 6d per lb. Besides this there was paid out. a bonus of lid per lb on the whole of the butterfat received durim the season, this amounting in the case of many suppliers, to. a considerable sum.

There, is more than one way of saying that a' statement has been made contrary to fact. Colonel Bell, Independent member for Bay of Islands, ha s discovered one suich method. In the House of Representatives last week he stated that Mr Forbes had said that the Government was being kept in power by the votes of three liberals. “That,'sir,” he said, “was the statement of a pseudologist.” A Voice: What is that? Colonel Bell: It is a. descendant of a gentleman whose name has been handed down to. os in Biblical history right, throughout the centuries. Tf you want further information yon had better go to the Parliamentary Librarian to, morrow and look up the dictionary. (Laughter),

The Fqxton-Himitangi road is badly corrugated and effectively prevents motor speeding. Opunake shopkeepers are petitioning me Native Trustee to pay the Maotis their rents on some other day than Wednesday: that being the day for the statutory half-holiday, it is i eared that a certain amount of trade is being lost to the town. It is an offence under the Hamilton by-laws to pedal without having at least one hand'hrmly grasping tne handle-bars and publicity was given the matter at the Court there this week when a youth appeared to show reason why he did not have lull control over his machine. As the charge was the first of its kind heard, defendant >vas merely convicted and discharged. n was stated in the Court of Appeal ai Wellington oy Air C. P. Bkuirett tnat there was now no way m Wu.uoil tiie runiway Depur Ununi couiu be sued by a consignor of goods except by uic elaborate process oi a petition’- or right. Origmaliy there I was a provision under which the uepartment could be sued by the ordinary legal processes, but this was nowrepealed. me benefits of good feeding were wuii illustrated ni a rut caugm iasi jught in tne Le.vin imuhO-iYoencia .■Yasociauon's depoi. me ruuein, wnich nad no.-uoubt taKen good ton ui tne grain in the depot for a long period prior to his untimely decease, measured .17 'inches irom ins nose t'u ihb tip of his tail, and, to paraphrase a term freely 'used by .his bile hosts, •was ni excellent leather.”

ini story is lord ui a well-known ivaxai ,miea resiuent, over m years u. uge, \»uo frequently’ walks-uno Patea. nasi »eex a inend expressed asionislunent at his walking such a distance at his age;, and asked if lie walked all the way. ‘‘l did,” replied the old mail. “However did you get along?” “Oh, first rate,” replied the pedestrian j “that is, I did until l came to the sign at the boundary borough, ‘Slow down to 15 miles an hqur.’ That kept me back a bit.” A visit to the Dunedin store wherein rabbit-skins are laid out for fortnightly sales gives a vivid impression as to the importance of this trade.. In Brydone Hail, for instance, about 35 tons of skins are lying in graded heaps, the total value being estimated as the best part of £20,000 and this only a fortnight’s accumulation, skins come to Dunedin from, all parts of New Zealand. Every skin has to he separately handled for grading and there may be 40 grades in one bag* The indications for the present season in the poultry-farming industry appear to be fairly satisfactory. The price of eggs has been well maintained during the winter months, enabling poultrymen t.Q. pick up somewhat from the many lean months oi last year. The decision of the various associations and merchants to vigorously prosecute the export of eggs must have a stimulating effect on the industry, as relieving the congestion of the summer months.

The extent of the poultry industry in New. Zealand may be gatnered Hum the tact that one poultry-farmer alou<j in'this district, Mr W. G. Salomon,'intends to breed 14,000 chickens this year to supply the demand for day-old chicks. The season for incubation is now beginning and Mr SJoman’s firsbatch ol 400 will be out tilts week. From that time on 000 per week will b(5 the average. The season is said to be a good (one. for incubation, the fertility of the eggs being exceptionally high. ' • The following paragraph from the Matamata Record, speaks eloquently of the state oi the track over the KuimaiCovered in mud, stripped of mudguards and with a considerable “list to starboard” suggestive of broken springs, a Tauranga service car “limped” into Matamata on Thursday evening just, in time to put its passengers, on| the .night .train for Auckland. It left Tauranga on Wednesday and the intervening space of time was put in unpleasantly fixing up a broken pinion in the “deferential” and effecting other repairs. Pluck won in the long run. however, and the ca,r eventually got across the range and completed its journey. “There is no such thing as overlapping in advertising,” declared Gr. .1. Stanworth of Blackburn, .vice-presi-dent of the National Chamber of Trade, and bead of Messrs 3. Stpnworth and Co., umbrella manufacturers, addressing the Lancashire and Cheshire Federation of ironmongers at. Blackburn. “The secret of success lies in reiteration, persistency is the great essential.” When he started to advertise in the newspapers, he said, he received orders valued at £l3 and £ls for £IBO expended. He persisted and to-day his total customers exceeded 25,000. The success and expansion'was due to persistency in newspaper advertising. Nick-named “Lofty,” Jan van Albert arrived in London a lew weeks ago from Holland. He claims to he the tallest man in the,, world, llis measurements are;—Height, Oil 3.\in ; size 14 glove; 13 boot, and 111 nut. “Lofty’s*” ' normal breakfast is N two so.up platefuls of porridge, ten solt boiled -eggs, five 'mutton chops, eight cups of coffee, and twelve bread roils. It is asserted that, cigarette smoking stunts the growth, /but “Lofty,” who is now twenty-three, has smoked since he was a hoy, and consumes, about' forty cigarettes a day. He lias six brothers .and sisters, but they are I of normal stature. . ’ !

A statement worthy of consideration by fanners, was made to a “Chronicle” representative recently by Mr A. Horn, who manages for his lather, the well-known Jersey breeder (Mr R, L. Horn), of Knku. Speaking of lucerne- of Which he had a one-year-old acre patch, Mr Horn stated that he considered it a very much over-rated crop, and that whilst not denying the fact that considerable quantities of fodder could be cut from it, lie was of the opinion that cowgfass was an even better crop. “If,” he stated, “cowgrass received the same thorough -cultivation, liming, and mainuytng and attention as does lucerne, •it is my opinion that on the average land, it would beat lucerne put of sight." »

S4a A fc! poll of ratepayers was taken at Invercargill on Wednesday on proposals to borrow £74,000 for road improvement purposes and resulted in the scheme being adopted by 1606 votes to 251'. About half of those entitled to vote exercised their privilege. “New Zealand is a wonderful little show," says, an English resident in a letter received in Napier, “the moat and butter being superb. We all sat down and had, a Hawkers Bay apple each. The different woods make a brave show, and, of course, the wool also." This seems to be the strain of all letters on the subject received from the Homeland.

It is evident that the house shortage is stui very acute in Dunedin, In the Star the following advertisement appeared: “To let, 4-rooxned cottage) conveniences, central, cheap rent. ” Replies were received almost immediately after the paper had gone to press, and replies continued to stream in, mo fewer than 65 being received within 24 hours.

A farmer in the Wnimate district who had 70 acres in wheat -and oats last year found himself £3O out of pocket when all expenses of production, threshing charges, etc., had been paid. This is one of the reasons why the dairying and sheepfarming industries are making such a forward move at the present tim’e.

“One of the most surprising things to travellers on the Continent is the number of German tourists who are seen everywhere, ’' says a tourist who has’ just returned to' New Zealand from aborad. Ho stated that in Venice and on the Riviera, in particular, they were continually meeting Germans, who spend money freely and seemed to have no cares in the world.

‘ ‘ There will be many people taking up potato-growing in this district next year,” stated Mr C. Morgan Williams, of Olioka, at a sitting of the Waimakariri Harbour Commission. “How do you account for that? Is it because of the high price given for potatoes last year?” Mr E. D. R. Smith asked Mr Williams. “Partly, and also because dairying is unprofitable, ’ ’ was the reply. “Many dairy farmers are changing over. ’’

The Wangaiiui Education-Board lias dismissed two lady teachers in the King Country who when the chairman of the Board refused them permission to go to Auckland to play in a hockey tourney, absented themselves from their schools and attended the tournament. In one case the School Committee had given one of the teachers leave of absence, which at-had no power to. do. One of the headmasters concerned had also written two witters, after permission had been relused, urging that the teacher's request be granted. The Board decided to ask both teacher and committee for an explanation.

“Born in a railway carriage of parents who were themselves actors, Duse came to the stage as a child. She first became famous in Italy -for the passion and fire of her acting. Later when she learnt to subdue ' both fire and passion, so that they became a continuously evident reseryo of genius, her fame spread throughout the rvorld. To the end sire failed —if it is to be accounted.a failure —to wiu the fullest appreciation of the masses. s The, method, the manner, tb,e whole spirit of her mature art was too rare for that. But she refused steadfastly to compromise her genius. Her light was her own; she would neither cloud nor divert it; and the memory of it, now that she is dead, is the finest memory of the stage of our time." —The London Times.

At a mooting of the. Tixuli branch of tlio' N.Z. Farmers' Union, Mr T. A. .Blake, Government veterinary surgeon, gave a short address on the care of sheep and horses. He stated in' the course of his remarks that he had recently been called upon to investigate the death of a number of ram hoggets, and discovered that death was caused by the sheep being kept on turnips alone, Avhicli was not a balanced ration and had the eifeet of setting up acute disease of the kidneys. In answer to a question he stated that the loss of ewes at lambing time could be reduced very considerably by frequent shifting to fresh paddocks. He also gave some useful information on trenching and the general care of horses, and was accorded a hearty vote of thanks.

The problem of what happens to the superannuated cows which every sale day appear in the yards appears to be solved. Speaking to a “Chronicle” representative recently, Mr W. U. Slomau explained that his 2700 head of poultry necessitated such large quantities of meat foods that he had installed a special boiling plant in which every week during the laying season, lie boiled live to six cows lor iliis purpose. Ah eight horse power boiler provides Hie power lor the plant and from this steam-pipes lead into iron vats in which the,meat is placed, about eight hours being required for the cooking. The bones after being stripped of the meat are used for fuel, the residue, which -is practically pure phosphate of lime, being then crushed for grit for the fowls. * ’

The supply of milk received at the Levin Co-operative Dairy Company’s factory has already begun to show a slight increase from the lowest figures reached in July. A rrumber of the early cows have cal vied and although there will not be any great increase for another few weeks, the improvement will be steady from this date.' Despite the mildness of the season, paddocks a,re unusually bare this winter, dairymen being compelled to rely almost entirely on supplementary feeds, and although cows in calf will keep their condition fairly well, a shortage of feed at this time always in a rapid breaking down of condition imnnediately after calving. Fortunately the average local farmer; profiting by last year’s experience, has made fairly adequate provision for the spring months, but some few will inevitably suffer and in consequence lose, while the cows are getting into condition, the benefit of the first few months fiusfi.