Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1924.

Shannon News, 29 August 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1924.

The public- are reminded that tlie Moutoa Ball will be held in the Moutoa Hall to-night. Grand March •at 8.15 p.m. Mr Baird's cliar-a-banc will leave Shannon at 7;co.p.m. lor Moutoa. Mr James, of. YVainganui. Pipe Co., made a start on Wednesday with the' work of jointing up the pipes in connection with the town, water supply. • '

A party of .are due at Shannon on Saturday morning by the New Plymouth express to attend the meeting to make arrange- , ments for celebrating tlie turning on of the power from. Mangahap.

A young man named BirchaU employed at Da&ell's mill,, while engaged in cutting flax, received a severe cut on the hand, almost of his fingers. ' \ A very attractive concert programme has' been arranged for Wednesday evening," September 10, in the Parish Hall in aid of funds for the Methodist Church. The items include dialogues, glees, recitations and vocal and instrumental solos:.and duets: Visitors from Foxton. and Levin will assist local, talent and'a good evening's entertainment will be available. Admission -adults 1/6, children half price. The usual fortnightly euchre party and dance held on Tuesday night under the management of. the Ven. Bede's ladles, was on this occasion a ."long night," dancing being kept up until 2 a.m., and proved a, - great success both socially and financially. In the absence of Mr Morgan, the duties of M.C. were carried out ; by Mr Pat. Cole most efficiently. In .the enchre the points prize for the ladies was won by Miss E. Satherley, Mrs Elwood being second. The gent's prize was won by Mr A! Robinson, the second prize being wan by Mr J* L'. Richards.

Chief Inspector Bird, who has succeeded Mr F. H. Bakewell in the Wellington Education District, will meet the teachers of the Horowhenuia district at Levin ion September 20 for the purpose :of putting his views before .them.

The influence <of a Magistrate is not confined; to his Court aecisiohs. The otner morning three motor-cars driven by well-known Whangarei residents were enjoying a, friendly contest for leadership down Kamo road. Two were abreast and the third close up, when the local .stipendiary Magistrate w.as seen to turn the corner into the road'ahead, -The way in which the . drivers subdued their pace and continued as .an innocent procession in modest subordination to each other was perfectly delightful, , Last week Pohutu Geyser has shown rem&rkable activity (says an exand some exceedingly line shots took place. Independent witnesses Ql some of these displays state that the best shots were over-60i't. high. This is hot an ■exaggerated estimate. The cold wind, following upon extreme humidity, made the visibility of steam remarkable and Wthakaiewarewa was a. splendid thermal attraction, huge plumes of steam rising high against the wooded background. . Some years ago, , wheal . Messrs Kleinscihmidt iand Lane headed an expedition to Wrangel Island for the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburg, they made a call at King's Island where they came in contract with the Eskimo. They described him on this occasion as the most expert boatsman and most fearless hunter in the wjorid. He will, tackle a walrus siinglehanded f with nothing more formidable 'than) a harpoon. Some idea of the size of these mammals may be gained' from a skin now in the-museum, which after being stripped of its entrails and losing over one-third of its wteight in curing, turned the scale at 11001 b, The Eskimo uses the whole of the,Walrus. The meat provides his,,food, the skin his igloo* ; or" hut, the oil provides his. light, and his clothing and. canoe covering' comes from the v entrails and his knife and spear are shaped from the tusks. ' A walrus .hunt is one of the chief features depicted in the great film of "Eskimo life/ "Nanook of the North," which is to be shown at the People's Theatre tompK'ow evening, j

The date-of the Horowhenua A. and p" Association's, Show has been for the 27th and 28th January. jy&>.

speaKiny 'On uie sunjeci, 01 m 0 a'i meeting ih the n./—.•■.*• uracil on luesday ev*au.id -~>s -" .. who is manage ox 'uie largedt Dusme&o in. Auutt--ILllla, leiuaiKca: "Money jUUicnmsiy e± .uui on advertising u> noi vvusieu. xxi Auckland people spenu tfiuuo<mus U i auverusing. 'JJuey ha.ve to ao « to get tne business, iuid uiey get it. no went on to rei<er to me <uiuount bpent weekly by the Auckland *ootucui association 1 in advertising me niuicii.es, and the excellent re&uiu, winch had been achieved by doing &o, and it was tne pumicny uiey bad crained by advertising tnat mad placed fiieni wliere they weie to-day. Can a man be held last m water b., an ordinary trout iodY me expeumoiit was tried at Miduiesboruugu Corporation Baths, recently, when mi Douglas Cooper tried to *,wnn tlie length ol the bath and laeaK away , aoin the line ol a trout rod, Held i)j a mend, which was attached to hi*, 1 oody He-broke the line twice, but . me third time he was .held by his -mend. This incident recalls anolhei, wnen Judge Greenhow, in'his days as a junior on the Northern Cncuit, bet that he would break salmon tackle while he was swimming in the Oust? at York. The salmon tackle was attached to a band round Gr-eenhow's lorehead, and five anglers played him in ,tu*ri. But he proved too much lor ail five", and won his bet. "Twelve pounds for two bob; and they are : delicious.- You're on a bargain!" 'called a knight of the hammer' encouragingly at a .recent Tftihape sale. An enterprising housewife joined the crowd that an auctioneer never fails to attract, and, being under the impression thf»-t sweets were being disposed of, did not hesitate to raise the bid to three shillings. The opposition dropped out of the running -and the "sweets" were promptly knocked down, to her. She graciously declined .the offer to have them delivered to her.fcome.ibut when she went to collect her bargain she was startled to discover that she was tlie possessor of twelve pounds, of the finest swedes in country. "Tne drinks we drink," formed the subject of an interesting and educative lecture by Professor F. P. Worley, a,t Auckland. Professor Wofley said water was the basis, the great essential of all drinks, each being a

solution in water. New Zealand- was probably better blessed than any other country in regard to its water supply but the latter was not thought about except perhaps when water was drawn from and then we sometimes had reason to think. Only the man on the desert or shipwrecked realised the true value of water. Dealing with milk, the speakpr said it was remarkable how the Maoris built up such a fine race without the aid of milk, considering the fact that the Americans estimate that a pint of milk a day is essential for a child's welfare. Alcoholic drinks had been known- since earliest times, even uncivilised races haying forms of fermented liquor. . -

A few (jays ag<V a. representative Oi tiie Patea Press was shown a patch of blackberry that had been sprayeu with patent weed-kUler. While being satisfied that the tops of the plain were, .quite dead, he:, expressed some curiosity as tQ.whetn.er the roues could'be dealt with as satisfactorily. Last week the answer tq the question was fuxnised in the most complete and satisfactory manner. The representative visited the patch ■> of blackberry, and found,that the roots,' as well as the tops, were quite dead. ihe patch, which covered; an area oi ' approximately .12 ; square feet, badbeen treated to two sprayings only or a pint and a-(hall' of weed-killer; diluted* With water. There was not the slightest trace of any young shoots.' The roots, in, fact; furnished ample evidence of the value of the weedkiller. • . ' - '

The sale for £SO (.not per acre, but for the lot) of an unencumbered'.property- Qf 5324 acres, sounds like a fairy tale iQi: a, dream, but it really happened in New; 'PlyiHoutn on Friday aiternoon. 'Messrs Newton King, Ltd., offered without reserve, to close a deceased .partnership estate, a. property of tjhis ; area at Awakino, witn access from the: Mangonui Road. The land wa s described as freehold, on a metalled 1 road, well-watered, partly fenced, and with 900 acres felled, of which the fiats in -their present state would carry 60 milking cows—and a dairy factory as within easy distance (about seven o.r< No one seemed to. want the property, and it was knocked down at £SO, or at about 2|d per acre. This becomes all the more amazing when it is realised that the Government valuation is £7867, ofnearly £l. 10s per acre. Now that wool, is again worth something and it seems likely that that position will be maintained, it is excusable to be surprised at even the roughest sheep country fetching s o low .a price as 2£d per acre. There ought to be a catch somewhere, but the auctioneers say there is not—not even a mohgage to be taken over.—Taranaki Herald.

The main street of San Francisco presents a remarkable traffic scene, Mr D. Morrison, who has been visiting the city, told a Taranaki Herald representative.. In the middle are four lines of tramways, at either side of these-,are roadways on each of which vehicles may proceed in, only one direction. If one wishes to turn back it has to proceed to an intersection, and there cross to the other side. Along each footpath motor cars may be parked, so that the whole street is divided into strips of footpath, standing motor-cars, one way traffic, tramlines, more 6ne-wa ; y traffic (goinjr j n llio opposite direction to the other), more parked cars,-'ana 'again the footpath. The two inside tram lines- are used by cars proceeding the full length of the street, while the two outer ones give communication with the side streets. Thq. buildfrigs of fhp city and the beautiful, suburbs are particularly impressive when it 1s remembered that no more than twenty years have" elapsed since the great earthquake and flreL

The Rev. Samuel Connex.lonal 'Secretary of the Metpodist Church, celebrated the ?oth anniversary oi his birthday the other day in Ciinstcluirch. Mr 1-a.wry come s of a long-lived family. His father reached the age oi 88 and one 01, ftus uncles i cached uie age ol y 4. 01 hisJO year*, Mr Lawry has spent 6i in the Dominion.

I wmist he. was, sleeping in u limura j fcotel on Jriiuay nignl, a. { ooiiunerciai traveller a, large sum I 01 money stolen irom ins i I pucivets. iilii> ciutiieis weie naiigiiii, i on lae loot ol ins ned and tne unci I euieied tne room ana stole die money ! witnout disturbing him. Luuaiy, inc I man t wno nad *JUUU in cueque* *ii \ nib possession $,% the time, iiciu piaceu . Uieni- in nig pyjamas co-ax poc&et De-xui-o retirmg.

Hie amount ol the Public Deoc oi iNew Zealand, iu> ai i'l&t Muiui, isto, is estimated by me oiler aim Audiior-ueaieru-l (Colonel G. K c ooi.ipjjiriiij at £121,ay5,10b. The net rate oi interest eameu dining trie past three yeai-s nas ueun ascertained to r>e 4.44£yt>y pw pw annum. The sum requued to uc invented each year at compound miues>t at 4.42969 per ctiiH. p«r annum, wlncn would wipe oil the debt m 7o years, the Auditor-General points oui, is £216,315.

The introduction oi the steel-grev ladybird to comtoat the spread oi vie oiuegum Might in tne nangiukei ui&inct is reported to have been a marked success. It is stated that a magical cnange lias neen wrougnt in those parts oi tins district where tiie iad\uiid has been liberated. Whole plantations 'Ol trees, once blackened and withered, are sending out new shook and re-ciothmg themselves with green uom top to bottom. In all instances tnese have been situated in places wluue the ladybird has been introduced. Tlie qualifications oi a young man as a painter oi houses were in question during Uie hearing of a compensation claiin toy the Arbitration Court at New Plymouth. The painter admitted that most oi his knowledge had been gained from books. ".What i books? Did you study Ruskin's critI icisms in painting?'• brightly querj ied the cross-examining counsel. "No ( I read the real dinkum stuff," the young man replied. Probably he (had I no intention of being withering, but the point was not pursued much fur-ther.—-Herald. An (extraordina/ry coincidence occurred in Invercargill. when a. local resident listening-in on a receiving set at a friend's house which he was i visiting, was astonished to hear it I announced that his sister, - Miss V. ! Brook, of Dunedin, would sing, "Ever jof Theei'l am Fondly Dreaming." He also heard her sing her remaining • programme numibers, "The Land of the Sky Blue Water," "The Bird and the Babe," and "I "Wonder If Ever a Rose." Miss Brook has been in Sydney for the past few w-eeks, but her brother had no - idea she wa s ; to sing at a concert' oh : that particular evening. The concert was heard through 28. L., Sydney.'

An East Coasj, native OJ4 age pensioner, being unable, through illness, to get her pension, sent her daughter to the Wairoa post office to draw it. The clerk in charge informed her that she would have tot. get somebody to identify her. Constable Torr did soi but the clerk said, "We can't pay out like that; rthat woman might be dead for instance, and then,, where would I he?'* A form, it "was stated, would have tq be obtained from the pensions office and signed by the registrar. Constable Torr then went to the Maori > kianga with the application form, for the old age pensioner to sign, but when the attendant went to wake up the woman, she discovered that her spirit, had fled to a land where there are no pensions.

A disturbing remark concerning New Zealand and ite rate of fire outbreaks is ma.de by the general manager of the State Fire Office in his annual report presented to Parliament. ' He says: "New Zealand has an. exceptionally high fire loss ratio among civilised countries. If any reduction in fire waste could be brought about;, the saving would be of national economic importance A large number of fires arise from causes which it should be possible to (eliminate by education, and there is a wide field in the Dominion for work along the lines successfully adopted by Are prevention societies in Great Britain and America." -

During the week-end the death occurred of Mrs H, E. Cooke, of Kingsland, who is the mother of Mr A. E. Cooke who is now on board the fciemuera Qn the Atlantic with the All Blacks football team. Mr s Cooke was in ordinarily good health when her son sailed for England, but shortjy afterwards she took a, turn for the worse and died after a short illness. Arrangements have been, made with the Rugby Union to cable to England 10 have the news made known by wireless to the manager of the All Blacks in order 'that it may be broken to the young footballer. Mrs' Cooke's ifuneral was attended by representatives of the Rugby Union, including Mr- H. Frost, president of the New Zealand Union.

There is a stream near the Mariawaimi Heads which empties into the river, says the Herald, from which persons are prohibited from netting whitebait. It is considered a good possie and tempts persons to indulge in illicit netting. Constables Owen and Hyan paid ■ a surprise visit to the sanctuary on Friday, but the scouts from the sand dunes, observed them and gave warning to those on the bank of the stream, who- hur-rio-dlv scuttled out of sight befoio the officers, leaving their nets tine I carrying of which would have hamIpered their departure and P™ DaW ,y [led t 0 court proceedings. The nets were confiscated. on e being of very 'fine workmanship. The raad was carried out by motor car but tne scouit got a view of the car from his elevated position in time to maKe certain. the escape of tfae Paw,

Some surprise that Rarotonga, only five WJW« *»* i-.nH hv mail ooat, is not visitea «y a man New Zealand, was exp essed.by iir D Worisou in conversation witn Morrison spent brief f periods^R|r£ tonga on the way to and from ban Francisco, Horn which,, trip has just returned, and Piously had auquired an intimate knowledge oi toe maceV a residence of twelve years Se He considers it the most atSi've of the inlands of the South Si an ideal resort loi• a person who desires a quiet holiday. Comparatively of small area, B«««Bga fa picturesquely clotned with vegetation Ld * this time of *e a glorious display of How* B» town'Has not been developedown-a tourist point of view the only accommodation being at an_ac commodation house provided by Gov. ernment enterprise. aa unexpected ynlil ,was given <n one stage 01 Uie • lavage Uiu> Koreio ui Gisboiiie $u Saturday night. ine oovtii-nor-oeiwi-ui, Lord Jeiueoe, Had Weh installed and nailed with gi eat eliuiusiasm as wie Head ttangatira 01 the area w.heieon Captain Cook bad , inst set loot in New. Zealand. A uashlignt photograph ot"Uie historic scene hud just been taken and the lifting material used caused one 01 two 01 the rinoon. streamers to igmiie This seemed quite % trifling matter at first, "but the flame soon to spread fanwise. Busy hands «rot to wont and pulled down the decorations affected. Matters seemed quite normal again, but in a lew moments it was seen that tne work oi suppression had not ibeen completed and volunteers became active once more and made everything safe, rnere was a very large attendance at the korero, but the Savages took Wings coolly,, the chief excitement being in the way of applauding those who acted as the fire-lighters. ui exploration of some oi t-ne many limestone caves wiiicli are known iu e\ist m Che uisirict, but nave not neen investigated, is sliortiy to. 'be eoiiduoir ed by members oi the Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce. Ihe decision was readied at the last meeting, of «he Uaamoer, when the chairman, Mr W. Bioadioot, said that it was well known Uiait tnere vvere nianjr caves in tne district but very little was known about them. Hie Waitonio caves were only discovered by. accident and ii a tew enthusiasts would take the matter up and indulge In a little exploration they might "discover something out of the ordinary. A"-number oi members forthwith volunteered to lorm an expedition of exploration, iliere are caves in the U&ngitoto, Uparure and Piopio districts, but no known attempt has been made to investigate their possibilities. It is known that there is a waterfall in one at Oparure and that certain of tjhe caverns .are on a large scale. The investigators have some experience of the work.- It is a somewhat hazardous undertaking, as there are many holes of unknown depth in the caves. Ropes, lanterns and ladders will lorm part of the equipment necessary.

The' Cheltenham, Co-operative Dairy Company, one of the largest concerns ,oi the kind in New Zealand, which .collects- -iWfc-. per cent, of the cream, in. and around its district, has issued its annual >, balance sheet. The amount of cxeaih (Collected during the season was 8,585,423 lbs., which is 513,179 ibs. less than last year. The butter made was 1856 tons being 153 tons behind last year's-to*tal. The cost per lb. of butter manufactured was 2-058 d against 2.199 d last season. Total receipts, for. the year were £382, 270 5s lid, against £372,900, ,13s 8d for 1923. The total payment for ( the season's butterfat averages te: 7Jd. In addition. 5 per cent, dividend is being (paid on paid-up capital. Starting on September 1 the intention of the Company is to deduct one half-, penny per lb. of butterfat made from cream testing'less than 35.