Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1924.

Shannon News, 15 August 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1924.

lii this issue tenders are invited for ploughing, double discing, rolling, narrowing and sowing me Shannon Domain, The 'work to be commenced on September Ist. Tenners for which .will close o.n August 26th. :

The grand Scotch concert, which is heing organised by the Mayor (Mr Murdoch) to raise ludds in aid of me beautifying of the town, wifi be held in (Jhe' Maoriland Theatre oh Tuesday? August 26th. The programme will be published in the “News.”

Tenders are invited lor the purchase erf a nurnber of huts at Arapeti for removal. These would be vary 'suitable for seaside cribs or any similar purpose. Full particulars can be obtained from the Public Works Department at Mangaore. Tenders are now being invited for ;mail service contracts in the Welling- , ton - postal district, which ..expire at the end oi this year. Tenders;, which are for a period of three years, close with the Chief Postmaster at Wellington, on Thursday, 4th September. Mr W. Baxter, postmaster, at Shannon, who has been transferred to Qrmondville, leaves for that to„wnship on Tuesday next. Mr; Baxter will he succeeded at Shannon by Mr H. C. Jones, at present teller-in-charge at Hastings, who will take up his new duties at Shannon during the week. There was a good attendance on Wednesday evening at the meeting called to' re-organise the Shannon Orchestral Society, Mr J. T. Boyis presiding. It was resolved to .reorganise the Society, the first practice to be held next Wednesday evening. The credit balance stands at £7 4s 7d. Mr, H, E. Hook was reappointed secretary The Ven. Bede’s fortnightly, euchre and dance, held on Tuesday evenings in the Parish Hall, still grows in popularity. Another big attendance indulged in .cards and dancing on Tuesday last, all haying an enjoyable time. The euchre resulted in a close- finish —three ladies tieing for first place and four gentlemen doing likewise. in the cut Mrs Hosking wion the ladies’ prize Mrs Butler being second; and Mr W. Feetham the men’s 4 prize, Mr Harding second. ' . !

In aii endeavour to raise funds towards wiping off the debt-of the Moutoa Hall, the settlers of Moutoa have made arrangements With Messrs Wilkinson and Hyde, picture proprietors, to give an exhibition of pictures -in the Maoriland Theatre on Wednesday, August 27th, the proceeds from which will be devoted for this purpose. The pictures to be screened are “The Valley of Silent Men,” and a first class comedy, “Dog Gone Torchy,” bo till oi which have been highly recommended.

During the lasjj year of the Wairarapa Egg Circle, the organisation’s agents disposed of 63,575 dozen eggs, wnich realised £5613 17s 9d, agamst 60,7361 dozen £5002 4s 7d in the previous year. The 63,575 dozen were despatciied from the following bi'anches: Masterton 39,744 dozen, Carterton 19,833 dozen, GreytQwn .1400 dozen, Fed’ therston 3Q98. »

A Nelson resident received. the following from a friend who. w.as in Essen, Germany : "For lunch to-day I ate an apple" (with, of course, other things), which I bought' from a man, in the market from a box with a nice colQured label ‘Nelson, N.Z./ and the apples, 1 believe, commenced with, the letter P, which I have forgotten.”

An Qainaru resident tells a good stoiy in connection with lambing in this distiict in the early days. The owner -of a well-known sheep station was living in England. His manager cabled home that there had been heavy losses in the lambing, a reply was received a few: days later: “Stop lambing at once.”

Although boots, shoes, and slippers are made in New Zealand factories, the Dominion imported 76,553 dozen pairs during the six 'months ended June of this year, their value being £426,127. The value for the same period last year was £488,339. In addition materials for boots, shoes «.Tid slippers were imported to’tide value of £4l, m T

( Mr P. A. D. Mickle, of the porirua School, hag been selected by the Auckland Education Board as headmaster o| the Coromaiidel District High School.

E'uaif is scarcely so firm as it was m Canterbury, but there is practically no outage m values- From, £6 Ids iu £7 on trucks is the quotation. The line of the past w©ek , ,Js doubtless responsible tor the slacker tone.

-A uuiuiber of live, stock in a oonsiguuiciii using suntiioni jiouo, vveaiiuiiu, receuuy ptu-isheu-oii' uie uv.orland journey on account oi tue very nnense ocha prevailing in the higher altitudes where the fine crosses in© Alps*. ihe Wee tops ; in * ihe Auckland Dornaiu, pyiiicn, adjoins Curruw ware a good." and. free .yaniage poiui ior a nuiiiner or euuiusmsis woo. view, - eu tne ceague leot maiun, between iN;ew Zealand and Engianu, last &aturday. “Gome inside ‘cnoorns’ and pay your two bob.’” f said an English ouppoirier on the lerraoti oi 'the park. "We can't, mate," repned a v,or.ee noni a “You-ye got our jobs,” Says the southland l;imes: —A weilivlaovvii local nusmess man lias juso uroiven a days, during- fne whore oi wfucp time lie attended : business reguiariy, and except ior 'tdking no ioou, uiu not m any way alter his ©ramary dany routine. 'As a, consequence of this rauier remarkable perioriiiance it, is asserted mat he now enjoys absolute ireedoni from rheumatism of a longs landing nature, as well as a great improvement in general health, “Nearly caught up to you, Jack. Wile blessed with boy ana two gms. ■ Aii-wbil.--Gomes oi going into wudie- ■ sale.—Gibson.” This was the wording of a tefegr-am from Weiinigton received in W'auganui by a well-Kiiown focal 1 Krngnt pi--the-hauimer. as the gfaU tidings spread through the town in widen for', many years the nohlyblessed father w.as a. popular resident, congratulatory telegrams began to flow into the telegraph office ior tranndssion to the capital. Soon -a cheese factory will he in ‘operation in the Chatham Islands, the Christchurch ■ Presg correspondent reports.. This is the private venture ol an island dally lariher, Mr Seton ' Henderson. The iChatuaims are ulinost ideal for dairying, ana it seems surprising that, they have not been exploited before. East year the residents applied to the Government for a visit from one erf their dairying experts, who reported favourably about land, water, stock, etc., and who went so. far as to choose a site, pro--1 visionally, for a butter or cheese factory. Government help was applied lor, and promised, and there the matter has ended sq far as any move J>y the islanders is concerned.

In parts icrf Waimarhio County, out near the Wanganui River, there has been a strange visitation during the past week—bag flocks oi pigeons in, search of food .visiting the clearings. The strange thing is that the birds are not the native pigeon, but appear to be of the homing breed, although they certainly arb wild. Pigeon pie lias proved a welcome , addition to. the baokbloeks menu, and settlers irdni the locality state that the birds number thousands. It is believed that the pigeons liave' bred in the bush from homers lost in flying races. , They have evidently multiplied to an extraordinary degree, and promise to 1 provide a new attraction in the-back; country lor sportsmen (states .tithe! Wanganui Chronicle.) While gathering wood on the. south spit at the Foxton beach on x-ueauay morning Messrs J. Joseph, J. Hannan ana Newson noticed something floundering in the surf (says the Manawatu Herald). On investigation they discovered a fairly large turtle wallowing in the shallow water. They immedi-i ately turned the strange visitor on its back" and carried it up the beach, later bringing it to Foxtojn. Tile turtle, however, succumbed a lew hours alter being captured. It is - ,3ft ,9ins. in length and I9ins. across the back and weighs about 551bs. Mr Hannah state® the turtle is an ungual, visitor to these parts,' generally living in,, tropical waters. He considers the visitor must have encountered very heavy weather and strong currents to bring it so far. south. He said it .was a good specimen and about half, grown. . At file recent shows at Palmerston North, New. Plymouth, Haw era, and other centres, the produce of cooper’s seeds were tire principal prizewinners, in roots and vegetables, Uie .1924 displays were• considered by good judges, the best over exhibited, the sLaiiuard qi quality being very nigh, in carrots, mangels, swedes, turnips, and field and vegetable classes generally, the crops from Cooper’s seeds were remarkable successful. Tlie leading exhibitors in these classes were Messrs T. Mitcthell, Passey Bro,, T. Webb, J. McKelvie, and ethers. These crops were produced almost .entirely from Cooper’s seeds. As usual at this tune oi the year, the firm is receiving numerous favourable reports from ail parts of New Zealand. These are naturally very gratifying tq our local New Zealand firm. >

A strong effort is being made to encourage the cultivation of tobacco in New Zealand for local manufacture,. There are now about 40 growers in Nelson as well as an increasing number in Auckland and Wellington, and a few in Hawke® Bay. It has been found that the best blends arc obtained by, utilising leaf froin different districts," and the manufacturers are holding out every inducement to growers by suplying them with the necessary seed and taking their output at varying prices up to 2s per lb. Just at present the factory is working at full capacity, but additional machinery is being installed to deal with the increased business offering, and during this month an effort is being made to increase the cultivation. The seed is now being planted, for planting out in September, and the crop yields about 8001 b Qf leaf to the acre.

A gramophone in every school in the province is one of the aims of the Christchurch Music in Schools Association,. “it was stiJU <4s • dangerous to,-.uc u . baby‘an wow. Zealand uurxug i||d mot iiiu.au.i ul file as it was to be a soiuiur ui the New Zealand. Gxpeuiuuiuu j Ho ice.” —Dr. C. L. tier cue at me ani ituai meeting-Qi tUe Piunket society ynr jLjun.oclinr’''"-“ *“*■"•• • J Aii eei was caugut in, a j aitei; a ngiit, vtmuui wo* viu.iu ie«gwi. »m.a J hear lir- girin. * ‘ line jaws wnem iun-j i ujjeneu. gapea bin., ana a iiieee oi Ivveou placed in toe monster's mourn was crusiieu to pulp. xne nteinnecs."dN tuai liop (UOinpauy siiowea tneu' jjmotieai 5 syinpauiy to tne vvne and oujuaren u. me late Mr *>y b x >m o uieia; services i areeaa* dhenporiui at Xainape ori xuesday. xne result was tne sum ol ijte x, whicu/goes to .viis LfUotL ■ speaking at -the Glasgow Xineiai Ciuu, Sir uieoigo -xaieui saia we woo WiUUU Signt bi Uie greatest eji^aiisiei. of traue tile wontl ants ever seen, tie auvisea smpowners .wan snips lying

unq, "Don- 1 tseii your &uipa; amy new •ones.” When we ibooui Caino, ne auued, the nations wouiu realise dial tney must act together arid take down me tariff barriers. “if 1 co.Ufd use. public money ior

Keeping tne lion, gentleman qurei i yvouid giauiy uo so, but l nave ..very Strong principies.’i, 1 etui assure uie liuuse tnat tne matter lias -become a nuisance so lar as tne non. member is concerneu.'’ /This is tlie text oi a snub received, by lyx V. H. potter ittosKiiij from tne' Ppstmaster-Generai, non. i. g. coates. Mr Potter untd again requested a reply to a question concerning tlie necessity oi a new post office m ms electorate. 1 Tne Greymnuitn Star ,is indignant over a cable beading which appoareu in tile Labour paper, tne Grey River Argus, over tne report ol a .mishap to me British Air- Force in India. "Our morning contemporary,” says tiie “makes little attempt to disguise ife anti-British, proclivities, anything- opposing the Empire being, ,iair!ly sure of its blessing. The limit’of such unpatriotic attitude was surely reached when it hailed the news of a mishap to> a British aerial force with “Good Enough for Them.’ The crews of two machines were killed.” < ' Tlie short winter holiday for- all

sections of the farming community is slowly but surely drawing to a close • (says the Pahiatua Herald). Lambs are Already making their appearance, I sheep are becoming heavily fleeced, while tlie coming into profit qf “her majesty the cow” calls the dairy fari mer back to toil. As far as the Pahiaj tua district is concerned all classes of stock are, geperally speaking, in tlie pink of condition, and if prices remain good there is every reason to believe that a very successful season will do enjoyed. Captain John .Ernest Harper, who .has just been promoted to be RearAdmiral in the British Navy, was born in New Zealand and educated at Christ’s College. He is the son of the lute Mr Leonard Harper, of Christchurch. Captain Harper entered the Navy in 1888, served in 'the South African War, Somali Expedition, a nd was commander of H.M. Yacht Victoria and Albert., 1911-14. He was the author of the official report on the Battle of Jutland, which the Admiralty authorities suppressed in 1921, and which Viscount Jellicoe desires to be published. - It is interesting to find that Lord Bryce in the course of an address at the Victoria College capping, ceremony in 1912 mentioned how. strongly it had been forced upon him In New Zealand how iniportant it was to have an agricultural college of the highest possible excellence. “You have in New Zealand agricultural resources hardly equalled and certainly not surpassed in any part of the Empire,” he said. “It is for youi to use these resources to the utmost. There is no truth greater than the supreme importance of cultivating science for the purposes of agriculture. If there were a member' of your Legislature present I would telUhim there was no greater service that thelLegisilatuire could render'New, Zealand than to make the most liberal grants for an agricultural college ori wise lines'qf, the highest efficiency.” Twelve years have passed and at last Vlie’re are “ signs of steps being taken in the direction recommended by our famous British visitor.