Shannon News FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1924.

Shannon News, 25 July 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1924.

Mi- W. Miller, .who lute .been a poller at tiie local railway' -station, lor the past tour years, has received notice oj uis transier to Petone, lor ' which place he loaves on Saturday. He win ue succeeded by Mr Duncan,. There was a large attendance 01 citizens at the meeting, convened •by the Mayor (Mr Murdoen) to make arrangements to give Mr and Mrs G. Mu.phy a fitting farewell on the occasion' -of their leaving Shannon to take up. tlheir residence at Te Puke. It was decided to hold a social and dance in the Parish Hall, early in August on a date which will be advertised in the Shannon News.

on Tuesday evening next tiie I'ortnignlly isocia.l. consisaing ol euchre and dancing, organised by the Yen. Bcde's -Ladies' Guild, will be held in ihe Parish Mall. There will be V-he usual enjoyable supper, delightluf music, one steps, two steps, fox trots, and sets and altogether, young and old, rich and poor, may alike spend a, very happy evening, all for the jnod est sum "of 1/6 ior ladies and is lor men.

On .Monday evening Constables McGregor and Shannon arrested a man named .William Hubert Sinclair, alias Henry Connolly, on a charge of stealing from Mr Hi. Hook's shop two hair clippers. Accused, who appeared before Messrs Gunning and Spencer, J.'s P., on Tuesday morning, pleaded guilty to. the change and was fined £5 in default one month's imprisonment. The police stated the accused'was ah old -offender some years"* ago, but for the past five years ihe had leading an honest life. lowing io Hie snocking state of the road between Shannon and -Mouiou, uiu wimianui Piaxm tiling Co. iuwe uoc-n compelled io cart tneir lla-x to roxion for smpment by boat to Wellington, it nas been usual to rail it lroin Siiannon and tnis diversion will tnus mean a loss in revenue of approximately £3O pei; week to the ilanway Department. All who use .tiie road severely criticise the Horowhenua County Council lor allowing me road to get in such a bad condition. It has been broug'ht outlier our notion that towns wiiii a smaller number of subscribers to the telephone than Shannon have a service extending from 7 a.m, until, midnight on week days, and open tor two hours on Sundays, a.ud one subscril>er desires to know why Shannon has not go* this extension. On enquiry lrom Mr Baxter, tibe postmaster, be states H is necessary to have over 100 subscribers to get this extension of time, whereas at present the number on the Shannon exchange list is 'JO. la reality fcliere are 108 subscribers, but tinder the Department's regulations each party line counts' a« one subscriber. Mr Baxter states that the extra attendance can be 'had by threefooirtlhs of the subscribers signing a petition requesting same, and agreeing to pay £1 per annum eacJi. This applies where there is not the required nun iiber on the exchange list and hi: points out that this is what <has occurred in those towns who Jiave not had the required number and who. now have the extended time.

The- education of girls in New Zealand was not proceeding on right lines at all, said Canon Percival James, at the annual meeting of the Girl Guide movement in Auckland. It Avas a waste of time to bo teaching algebra, arithmetic, and other abstruse subjects to girls and then s'end them forth unequipped for the great duties of homemaker and motherhood. The whole system needed remodelling on sane lines. Modern lack of parental control was also deplored by the speaker who stated that many boys and girls were morally orphans, as regarded parental care, and the sooner people faced facts the better it would bo. Freedom very offen passed inlo license, and for litis reason (licit' was cause for thank-; fulness llia/t so good an influence as that oMhe Girl Guide movement had at last beej^introduced, -

At the Taumarunud Borough Council by-election on Wednesday, Robert vevuon P;cion defeated Mrs Mary Walker, who was nominated by the local branch of the Labour Party. Mr Pickin polled 370 votes and Mrs Walker U'O.

in re.vonse to a wireless request lrom Mr Little, the All Blacks Australian manager, for reinforcements lor Saturday's match against Horo-wheuua-Manawatu, J. Steel and A. ltobilliai'd '(three-quarters) and QDonald and A.. West (forwards), are neing sent up to 'Paimei'ston North, by the N.Z. Rugby Union. It pays io auvemsel At -Monday nigms meeting ui tne foxiuii uurougih council me Mayor arew auenU uu io me eXceuent manner in which the rates had come in since an advertisement had been inserted in me local paper rtoUiymg me public ol a He said ne bad never seen «uclt fine results lrom the insertion oj a small adviertisemiemt before—tieraid.

la his annual report to the Palmerston, North Hospital Board tne chairman (Sir Jas. Wilson) ' states: "Tde Board has perhaps been lenient in the collection of fees during tne lean years which we liave just passed through, but, are now taking active steps, wherever The, patient's circumstances enable him to meet his account, to ensure collection. Mow ever, those concerned may rest assured that fullest inquiry is made in each case by the Board's officials before any pressure is -brought to bear.''

It is often said that married life is not all 'meer and skittles," but Ihe Aue!.,.iud returns ior last month make it cJi'ar that the desire to remain single is not very strong with some members of'.the fair sex, and the men, too; but the inclination to marry Js not so pronuonoed in the case of men. For instance, 13 divorced women and four divorced men were amongst those to marry again, and in one instance the parties were both divorced. One lady who re-married was divorced in Germany, and there was one instance where a decree having been made absolute, the lady was mann again the next day.

It is understood, states the Wangauui Chronicle, that substantial reductions in land valuations have been made by the Government on returned soldiers' properties in the Westmere district. It is probable that, similar reductions have been made in the Wamgaehu district. The "Chronicle"' inforniiant stated that it. would have been impossible for many of the soldiers to have carried on much lunger under the present valuation. The result of the revaluation would mean that land purchased at £65 per acre would be reduced to £25.

In the House last week Mr Lye (Waikato) asked the Minister of Agriculture, whether he is aware that ihe method of advertising the Dominion dairying industry in the High Commissioner's Office in London is absolutely out of date, inasmuch as oim of .our' leading factory-ma.nagers, while on a recent visit to London, saw in' the window of the Higih. Commissioner's Office a photograph entitled "An up-to-date New ZealauV Dairy Factory," this proving to be a photograph ol the old Cambridge Factory, one of the first built in the Waj. Ram, Kind which was many years ago, and since been replaced by a factory built and equipped at -a, cost of £128,000, and is one of the best, in the world? The Ifo/n. Mr Nosworthy (Minister of Agriculture) replied: The High Commissioner is being coinimunicated with regard to tin's matter of the Cambridge factory photograph. Generally speaking, the displays in tlio. office are well up to date and. suitable for the purpose designed. The chief of the Aupuuri, j\ T gato__ kaliu, 'forarawa, Ngapuhi and Ngatiwhaluna tribes assembled at liokianga recently for the purpose of compiling a complete history of their tribes. Surviving chiefs realise that the time has arrived for the remaining high priests and historians to unbosom sacred genealogies handed to them through the ages of- Maori traditions. About a month ago were circulated by Wiremu Rikihana and the noted Ngapuhi chief, Re Te Tai, throughout the northern districts from Taniaki to Tcreinga AVaiau (Spirit Bay). The old chief, Re To Tai, addressing the people, said: — "Listen, oh, my people. As my steps are now hearing the horizon, I have in-vited-you to assemble here before me to listen to my last wishes. From the days of your ancestors down to the present time the Ngapuhi have never yet divulged the sacred tradition? to be placed on record. But times ha- ' changed, Christianity has been estab lished i.i the land of your forefathers A solemn treaty exists between you: forefathers and the great white Queen Victoria. I have now decided to un bosom to you the sacred genealogies of , your ancestors, commencing from God to the present generation." After the chief's address, eight members of the tribe were elected a recording committee. An executive committee wasalso elected, consisting of 16 members lof the tribes. Hape Wepcha was [ elected chairman. The opening cere inony was conducted by Re To Tai, now 90 years of age. It was the kar;-. kiapiki (sacred dirge) of the Nga puis: tribe. No other tribe in New Zealand has this dirge. The clerks who were recording were unable to take it down in shorthand, and the chief was disgusted with them —all had received college education —and their chairman for insisting on his repeating it and going slow. It took him eight clays to give his records. As the matter is of great importance to all northern Maoris the executive committee has decided to take a further record throughout the district till the history is completed. It was unanimously agreed that when the records were completed a final meeting would be held at Hokianga. when the Minister for Native Affairs to be the Minister for Native Affairs would be invited, to bo present. Re Te Tai will hand over to him the records for safe keeping by the Government for the benefit of the future generations of the Ngapuhi tribe.

"Don't talk so much, and you wilt observe more," was the advice iendered a Councillor by the Mayor of Taihape, Mr A. J. Joblin. Nine plates of porridge, thirteen slices of bread, and then not .satisfied, is the record oi : a meal of a certain annul- boy'in a New Zealand institution, according to a witness who gave evidence before the commission of inquiry regarding mental defectives at tjiHiStchurch.

"This is a grand country for criminals; we treat them so kindly. New Zealand will become a sort of Mecca for, criminals, and they will make a pilgrimage here." This remark was made by Mr J. Poynton, ,S.M., in the Police Court in Auckland, when two deserters from an Overseas vessel were brought before him, charged with having committed theft. The keystone of- the arch of the Bridge of Kememberance over the river Avon, Christchurch, was slipped into position on Wednesday, and structurally the arch is now complete (says a Christchurch paper); There is much work, however, still to be done on the bridge before the full decoratve scheme is completed, but it is hoped that everything will be. finished by November, for the formal opening of the memorail on the 11th of that month, Armistice Day.

Comment upon the hardship inilicted by the exorbitant rents which many poor people had to,pay was made by the president of the Auckland Ladies' .Benevolent Society, Mr. J. F. Ewen. During the year a number of cases had come before the society in .heavy rents were making conditions" very hard 'among the poor, said Mr. Ewen, and there was need for the substitution of some form of legislation for the Kent Restriction Bill, whicii would encourage the building of more houses and prevent exploitation by landlords

Eacih bathing season at Trfnaru brings at its end a quota ol enthusiasts who take all manner of vows lhat they will .bathe right through t be wiuter. This. aiuitunin found a group ol about 20 who daily, took a dip, but when the frosts began to appear the ranks of the bathers were raked fore and aft, and all ways, many finding their enthusiasm leave them under the influence of a nine degree frost, says' the Timaru Post. So the number of bathers dropped till at present there are only two—one lady and one man. These two. never fail to put in an appearance, though their dip does not last above three or four minutes. ■ *» •

There is a proposal afoot, emanating, it is said, from General Melvill, to revive and enlarge upon the military displays that were given by the Territorials of New Zealand some years ago, states the "Dunedin Star."

but was discontinued during the war. The idea so far as it is understood in Dunedin, is that the Territorials shall every year have tournament in each of the four centres, the programme being made up of bricigebuilding, iield exercises, bayonet fighting, tent pitching and so on; and that in order to attract the public a military pageant be also provided on an elaborate scale. The proceeds arete be applied in the general interests of the Territorials and th Cadets, such as the upkeep of bands, the providing a something more than bare rations in camps and so forth. ' At present the matter is "only in tbe inquiry stage, but it is approved of by. men who, if thoy take up the eheure, will sec it through.