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Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1924.

Mi' Frank Kniglit and his sister, Oi \\ liakatane, have been the guests ,oi Mr and Mrs J. T. Bovis during the, week.

A start has been made toionce the plot opposite the Post Office. When this section has been planted in shrubs it will help considerably to improve the appearance of our main street. Mr and Mrs W. Berquist, of Te Puke, at one time. residents of Shannon, were visiting lriehds here this week. Mr Berquist, wiho has been seriously ill, has been on a, health recuperating visit in the South. On Saturday evening at 7 p.m., Mr R. Seinple, the well-known Labourite, will deliver an address in Shannon. On Sunday morning he will speak at Mwanui, in the afternoon at Mangaore, and in the evening in the hall at iVioutoa.

Mr F. Charles, of Vogel street, who recently underwent a serious operation in the Palmerston North hospital, was again operated upon on Tuesday last.- His many Shannon friends will be pleased to hear that he is now doing as well as can' be expected.

On Tuesday evening the usual fortnightly euchre party j and dance, under the management oi the Veil. Bede's ladies., will be held in the' Parish Hall, but on this occasion a "long night" will be given for the dancers. Euchre will commence at 7.30 and dancing will be from 10 ip.m. till 2 a.m. The charges for admission will be the same m formerly. A good time may be expected-

In an endeavour to raise funds for beautifying the town the Mayor has organised a Scotch concert to be held in the Maoriland Theatre on Tuesday evening next, when the best Scotch talent has been arranged for. Among those who will provide iten is, are Miss Flora MacKenzie, the New Zealand star of Scottish song, .the noted McLeod Highland dancers, Miss Evans, of Palmerston North, and Mr Houston, the Harry. Lauder of New Zealand.

To add to the pleasure of patrons who. attend the Wednesday picture programme-, the well-known series, •'The Leather Pushers," has been secured by the local theatre. The first incident will be screened fan' Wednesday next, the proceeds going to the xVioutoa Hall iund. Those who love boxing and action will be delighted with these well-known pictures and one ,ig being screened every Wednesday. The star picture will be "The VuJley of Silent Men."

We regret to have to announce the death 01 Mrs Gagiiardi, wile 01 Mr j. Gagiiardi, of Mangaore; wmioh occurred at tne Paliuarston North Hospital yesterday. The deceaseu lady w.ho had been in tailing health ior some time, was veryjhigniy respected by a large circle of iriends. The sorrowing husband and laniiiy will have the deepest sympathy ol' the community in their bereavement. The funeral takes places sxX Palmerston rtorth to-day, , The meeting of ladies held : on Thursday afternoon lor the purpose 01 forming a. Croquet Club, was attended by between 3Q and 40 ladies. Mr Beard, the -official organiser ol ine club, presided and ( outlnied the general ol farming the Club alter which the meeting unanimously decided to form a croquet club to be kuown as the Shannon Croquet Club. The election of officers was as iollows:—President, Mr J. Beard ; vicepresidents, ivlesdames Aini Carter and Brown (Mangaore); secretary, Mrs B. Spencer; treasurer, Mi's Brannj committee, Mesdames Beard, Freeman, McGregor, Capes, Clayton and Watterston; club captain, Mrs Brown, it was decided the annual subscription be 255. Thirty-two members were elected in the room.

At the meeting of the Horowhenua Power Board on Tuiesday the Engineer [Mr T. Overton) reported (that the whole ol the dairy factories within the Board's area, with the exception of that betoiiging to .the Wellington Milk Supply at Otaki, had been "signed up as consumers.

In three years a total of 6062 cups j have gone astray from the Kaitoue j 'railway refreshment rooms. ! Mr P. A. D. Miokie, headmaster of the Porirua School, and formerly of Manakau, who was recently selected by the Auckland Education Board as headmaster of the Coromandel Dis-. •trict High School, has declined the appointment. •'I,-smoke something like ten cigarettes a day, and eacn time 1 take a match from this holder I will be rei minded of the returned soldiers oi Cnrisicnurch," said Lord Jellicoe, in ajCKnowledging a. jpiresentatibn oi u greenstone match-holder, made to him at the ex-service uteri's fareweif iast nignt. ; ' " ' An'Eltham soft-goods firm has been troubled by visitations from rats. .Tne diet they principally laVoured was uouser buttons, i'liey did no injury to the cloth, but had a great appetite lor buttons, which, being made of casein., wore digestiwe. Traps set with buttons Jor bait'"proved deadly. —Argus.

At a meeting oj. delegates from Fu-e at Fetiumg, Palnierstou iNorui, roxton and Levin, wlucn \.n.s'neid iast uveiung, it was decided to inaugurate a senes oi district competitions, '.bevm lias undertaken to provide a challenge shield valued at about £lO 10s anu it is probable tne public will be given an opportunity to sunscribe to this and ower trophies that will be-required.

The output Of gas .i'or July at the Levin wonts-was the largest quantity ever; munufajctured mere m one month. The total wus ' 1.126,701>. feet, over a million leet ox winch went through, the consumers' ' meters, the remainder going to street lamps and the works lighting. The make of gas reached as high Us 45,000 leet hi one period -of 24 .hours. in reporting these facts to the Borough Council, the manager, Mr C E. Shaw, stated the furnaces and machinery were all working well.

At one time the BrHisih Imperial Oil Company used to tin practically ail their benzine at Sumatra, but some little .time back they established a petroleum base at Melbourne, where,, a large quantity- is tinned, principally lor local consumption. During the past few months, however, a considerable quantity oi Australian-packed benzine has reached the Dominion market. It is understood that the company intend in,the near future to establish a similar base at Miramar, where benzine for New Zealand will be tinned.

The people oi Waipawa are in trouble over the inscriptions on their war memorial, inere are odjections to the woraing on sectarian grounds, and several ot the; churches are protesting thrown their senthtives. Others are rightly objecting- that the memorial is being used to glorily those who took par* in tine [unveiling and dedicatory ceremonies to the disparagement oi the soldiers who gave their lives, and for whom alone the memorial was erected. The Borough Council has been asked to deal with the objections. . . -

Says the Auckland Star: A good deal has been heard during tlu course of the tour oi the English league footballers of the partiaiiiy oi the New Zealand crowds who nave been criticised by the English team's manager's as unfair and one-eyed in demonstration lor their own wain and against the visitor's. Having this in mind, one could, not miss tho attitude of the crowds towards the Chinese Soccer team at the Domain on Saturday during the playing of the first test match, when every success by the Chinese was cheered with double the volume of sound by which the New Zealand scares were applauded. One of Uie many dogs that roam the Timaru streets barking at and chasing moving objects, had the tables turned on him the other day. He rushed out at a cyclist, whose coat he grasped firmly in his teeth.. As he backed down to pull at the rider the point of his tail became tangled up witih the small cog on the back wheel. He forthwith let go the coat and the cyclist having dismounted by this time, the dog set up a loud yelping in his endeavour to release his tail from the cog. As the cycle was fitted with a back peddling brake the chain ; could not be turned back, so the toil (had to go right round before its owner could leave the scene in haste.

Reference was made at the meeting of the Hordwhenua Kower Board on Tuesday, by the chairman (i\la - G. A. Monk) to the death of Mr L. Birks, Chief Electrical Engineer to'the Pub-, lie Works Department. Mr Birks had been, .he stated, a man who gave his whole interest and attention to the development of hydro-electricity in New Zealand, and 'the various works in the country would stand as a monument to his activity" and abiiity in this direction. On the chairman's motion the fallowing resolution was placed on record: "That this Board place on record its sincere regret at the untinwily death of Mr L. Birks, an able and sell-sacrificing servant oi the people, who has been lost to the community, and that the sincere sympathy of its members be tendered to his children and nelatives.

Country iCouncils have ■experienced great difficulty in collecting the dog tax from Maoris. The canines appear to be the common property of the tribe when it comes k> fixing individual ownership. However, the 'MaAiawiajtu, vCounty Council appears to have solved the problem ol successfully .collecting, the dog 'tax.from the iMfaoris and thereby adding to its revenue. Acting upon legal advice, the collector accompanied by a ''(gun man" vis'Hted the settlement. Three dogs were spotted but ownership was denied. One dog was captured, tied to a fence and shot. When it became apparent that' the death of the dog was the penalty for non-registration, the owners came to light with the fees. We are informed that, all the dog fees from M'nori. fieiUemonts have' been collected at the sacrifice - '6'f their

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Shannon News, 22 August 1924, Page 2

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Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1924. Shannon News, 22 August 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1924. Shannon News, 22 August 1924, Page 2

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