Shannon News TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1924.

Shannon News, 26 August 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1924.

County Council's vyorJmlien have now metalled me oxton .road, tliis side ol me bridge. ?A team Iroin the Miranui Debuting Society Is to meet a team ■from im Palmerston North Debating society on Wednesday week, '

We understand a library is to be started at the Miranui MUI. Tins snouid prqve most beneficial and instructive to the employees. The Mayor has, forwarded an order lor flowering shrubs lor the plot opposite the Dost Ullice. Already a number of cabbage trees have been planted and the shrubs under order will be planted immediately they- arrive.

The meeting called ior Friday next to make arrangements lor celebrating tne turning-on oi the “juice” uj, Mangaiioo, has been postponed until Saturday at 11.15. a.m., to enable membeis pi Parliament to attend. Already a large number have signified their intention of being present.

Mr 11. Semple, the well-known Labourite, addressed a large gathering in Piimmer Terrace on Saturday evening, when he dealt with matters ol national and international importance, receiving a very attentive nearing. On Sunday morning and evening lie addressed large audiences at Miranui and Wbetunui.

On Wednesday nignt tile proceeds ‘from tile . pictures are in aid ol tide Moutoa Hall iluind, and as Moutoa residents in the past have always been ready to assist Shannon in any effort to raise money tor the benefit oi Shannon, it is hoped the public will respond with a bumper house to assist Moutoa. A really first class programme ihas 'been arranged tor which includes tw.o specials and patrons can be assured of a good show. A number of local Masons visited Rro. Jas. Williams, of Venn street, on Friday evening and wished him many happy returns of the day. Mr Williams has attained his 94th year and is enjoying good health. Mr Williams arrived in New Zealand in 1860 and for 45 years was farming at Geraldine in the .South Island. We take this opportunity of wishing him many more years of good health and v happiness. A recent run on brown bread in Gisborne puzzled trie bakers. 'l'he solution was .supplied by local 'Children, who had been asking .at home lor. sucn bread, which, had been recommended by,the medical officer visiting, the schools. “I have been on the bench for a 'quarter of a century, and no ruling qi mine on the question of evidence lias ever been disturbed,’’ said Sir Robert Stout in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth, when counsel in the case before the Court was endeavouring to show authority lor the admission of .certain evidence which ni s Honour said was inadmissable. It is reported that an East Coast Chinese gardener, who had trie misfortune to lose a leg in a railway accident some years ago, and wUo has since had the missing member replaced with a “peg’’ leg, has round a novel use for his artificial limb. When planting out cabbages, lie just walks along in front, making the hoies and his wile follows with the plants.

An ounce of percliloiide of mercury in 40 gallons of water as a spray for brown rot on fruit is file remedy which Mr F. Newmarch, oi Rotorua, declares has proved effective during several seasons. The solution can be sprayed on tlie fruit at any time and it is claimed that it arrests the brown rot at once. It the spraying is done .carefully a second application is usually unnecessary. Although poisonous there is little danger, as the fruit can be. wiped' with a damp cloth after picking.

“Many people make the mistake of looking upon the Commissioner of Taxes as man’s natural enemy,” remarked Mr H. F, O. Twigden, accountant, in an a'ddress to Auckland j business men this week, upon the matter of the preparation of income-tax 1 returns. “He is not our enemy. He is an entirely reasonable, fair-mind- , ed man, who is always very willing to help taxpayers to the fullest .extent. , when they geek advice or direction.” j

“There was never a man ih this or any other Parliament so grossly wrong in figures or in deductions from figures as the Leader ol tire Opposition,’’ said the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives. The Wellington Rugby League iius decided to “send a team to Foxton to play tiie new Manawatu-Horowhenua Rugby League . representatives this season on a date to be arranged by Foxton Centre.”

“Our WbQl is faulty ; there, is not the slightest doubt,' 1 said 'Mr W. Perry in addressing a meeting of farmers In Mastertbii, “and tne only solution Of the problem, is a definite study of wool fibres and a theory followed out to improve their character.”

A motion for a new Dial has been filed on behalf oi D-r. nenry Dundas MacKenzie in respect to the action in which Mrs Lawrence, of Hamilton, was awarded £2006 damages. Tia: grounds of the motion are that the verdict was against the weight of evidence, the damages were excessive, and misdirection of the judge. “It has been said that running u council is like being a chairman oi directors,” said the Mayor (Mr Hope Gibbons), at a meeting ol the Wanganui City Council. “It is nothing of the sort. Directors are responsible lior their actions, and if they don’t do the right thing they have to pay for it by losing' their dividends. On the other hand councillors can run the Council into thousands, and they don’t lose a bean. As a businessman lam not in love with the job.at all.”

Advice has been received ol the death of the Rev. T. N. Griffin, a his residence at Papanui, Christchurch: The late iMr Griffin received his training for the ministry at Didsbury College England, and came to New Zealand in 1884. From 1886 to 1889 he was in the Sandon and Feilding circuits and concluded his active ministry at, Dannevi-rke, in 1918, since then he 'has resided in Christchurch. His wife predeceased him about a year ago. At the recent shows at Palmerston North, New. Plymouth, Hawera, and other centres, the produce ol Cooper’s seeds were the principal prizewinners. In roots and vegetables, the 1924 displays were considered by good judges, the best ever exhibited, the standard «f quality being sJry high. In carrots, mangels, swedes, turnips, and field and vegetable classes generally, the crops from Cooper’s seeds were remarkable successful.,• The'leading exhibitors in these classes were Messrs T. Mitchell, Passey Bro., T. Webb, J McKelvie, and others. These crops were produced almost entirely from Cooper’s seeds. As usual at this time of the year, the, firm is receiving numerous favourable reports from all parts of New Zealand. These are naturally very gratifying to our local New Zealand firm.

A negro met an acquaintance, also coloured, and was surprised to see that his friend was wearing a new suit, new hat, and new shoes. “Hey, boy,” he said, “liow come you dressed up this way? Is you got a job?” “I’se got somethin’ better’n any job,” replied the other. “I’se got a profession.” “Whalfc is it?” “l’se a. orator.” “What’s a orator?” “Don’t you know?” replied the resplendent one, in surprise. “Well,, I’ll tell you what a orator is. If you was to walk up to an ordinary man and ask him how much was two and two, he’d say ‘four,’ but if you was to ask one of us orators 'how much was two and tAVO he’d say, ‘When in de cou’se of human events it becomes necessa'ry to take de numeral of de second denomination and add it io de figger two, I says unto you, and I says it without fear of successful contradiction, dat de result will invai’bly be four.’ Dai’s a orator.”

Travelling on the train from Wanganui to Palmerston North the other day were " a well dressed ardent couple, and throughput the journey they amused their fellow passengers with their cooing. After a while the fair young thing leaned back in her seat and fell .asleep, while the young man took advantage of the respite to adjourn to the smoker lor a cigar. While he was away, a tall thin;, grizzly man came in .and sat down in the vacant seat beside the sleepingbeauty. Presently she stirred in her dreams, apd laid her head lovingly upon the shoulder of the stranger and placed her* young arm around his neck. The stranger appeared surprised at this unexpected demonstration of affection, but made no desperate effort to escape, merely grinning at the convulsed passengers. The outburst of hilarity awoke the young woman, who, upon opening her big blue eyes, saw her mistake. With flushing cheeks she stammered an apology. “You needn’t apologise to me,” drawled the stranger. “I 4on’t. care.”—Times.

Oine of the problems perplexing the official inind in Melbourne, How long doe# a barmaid live? Several years ago (says the Age) an amending licensing law passed by the State Parliament abolished the barmaid — that is to say, it provided that those i who were already following the vocation of barmaids should be registered, and that no further registrations should be permitted. A good many year's have elapsed since that law was passed, yet, as far as casual observation enables one to judge, there is no. noticeable diminution in the number of barmaids, in Melbourne, at any rate, and, more wonderful still, those at present in the business, notwithstanding the years that have passed since the decree of abolition was issued, appear to be still as fresh as the proverbial daisy. An announcement in the Government Gazette shows that, according to inquiries made into this matter, there are at present 370 Q barmaids working throughout, the State. An interesting feature of the list is that in the last, year there has been only a slight reduction in the number of names of registered barmaids, which points either to the fact that barmaids enjoy a long life or that, unlike their ' sisters in other a.vcatilons, they do not seek marriage.