Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1924.

Shannon News, 2 September 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1924.

Mr Horne, Mayor of Woodville, was a visitor vtO 1 Shannon on Friday last. The vital statistics for Shannon lor the mantli ending August 31st are:— Births 6, deaths and marriages nil. The Shannon Bowling and Tennis Clubs’ art union, vvhicn was to be drawn tins month has been postponed until October 7th. Mi: Brown, Inspector of Public Works, and Mr McCrea, chief postmaster, were visitors to Shannon last week end. The Druids of Shannon will hold a euchre and dance in the Parish Hall on Friday evening to which everybody is.invited. All those interested in the picnic to Mangahao next Sunday are requested to leave their names at Mr Beard’s shop not later than Thursday.

The quarterly meeting of members of the Shannon Chamber of Commerce wilf be held in the Council Chambers on Thursday evening at 7.30 p.in. A large attendance is requested. The Mayor informs us that he has been requested to repeat the Scotch Concert which proved so enjoyable last Tuesday evening; and is therefore arranging for the concert to be put on again at an early date. For the purpose of raising funds to beautify the 'town, tlio Mayor is ■arranging • lor a children’s plain and fancy dress ball, for winch prizes wi.U be awarded for the best dressed. The ball will be followed by a dance for adults. It wa§ announced at last Tuesday's social that, there would be no more dances in connection with Veil. Bede’s ladies’ committee until alter the bazaar, buit the young folks have decided to run a dance this evening. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns,. A monster orchestral and voca.l concert and dance will, be field at Foxton on Thursday evening in aid ol die Band carnival fund, at which Miss Mona Neale and her pupils will assist. A feature -of the concert will bo the orchestra of over 50 players under tiie conductorship of •Miss M. Healey. Char-a-bancs will leave Mr Franks’ garage between 6 and 7 p.in. Tickets can be obtained at Mr H. Hook’s. A flue specimen of quinnot salmon found a few, days ago in the Mauguore stream, near Mr Jos. Curran's property by Mr iSyine, sen. The fish which was nearly three feet in length and weighed 81hs, was found in the stream stranded and exhausted, dying inunediately on being removed, li had evidently been working its way up the stream and reaching shallow water, became stranded in endeavouring to negotiate file ripples. On examination it was found to be full of spawn. This is the first time the quinnat salmon have been noticed in these parts. In a case at Christchurch a woman who had only been married eighteen months sought a sepahiiion from her husband on account of his alleged cruelty. Complainant admitted mat when she went to. visit some friends the baby had been given beer to drink. The order was refused.

“I think that the slogan, ‘See your own ountry first,.’ is a very good one,” said Mr C. E. Danieil at the meeting of the Masterton Chamber oi Coinmerce. “I have been to Italy, Switzerland and America, and have been very proud of New. Zealand every time 1 came back.” Provided no unforeseen circumstances arise, the new telephone cable across Cook Strait should be laid early next year. The installation oi this cable and the extended use of repeaters will make it practicable for telephonic communication to be provided between any two parts oi the Dominion.

Down Wyndham way a man sold a horse to a friend for £6. Tiie friend lopped this (the, horse’s) mane and docked his tail,, making quite a goodlooking cob of him. After keeping the renovated horse for a week he put him in the sale at Wyndham, and the original owner, by spirited bidding secured hint at £l4 10s.

Mr E. Griffiths, of Fencouirt and New. Plymouth, the well-known Jersey breeder, has decided to import each year a number pf pedigree Jerseys, from i)hp .very best strains in Jerseys in America. The first importation batch of animals is expected to arrive in New Zealand about New Year, and will be sold at Cambridge,

Mr John Christie, in criticising the Southland Power Board and its opeiutions at a. meeting of the K. micro’ Union, stated that that body hah oeen known to send its transmission nncs to “places where there was only a seagull and a shepherd, aim some o; the poles were falling down befoie tliey rere well up.” luo tabled performance of.the old woman of tne nursery my me who “swept"’ the “cobwebs out or me say has something approacuing a scientific parallel. Aviators under some conditions are able to brusn small clouds out of tne sky by Hying tnrougn them rapidly. A fair-sized summer cumulus of fair weather cloud may sometimes be dispersed .by about 20 flights through it. a member of the Bath Education Committee criticised a teaoner who had instructed gni s now to Keep house on £5 a week. He suggested that 3as would have been nearer the mark. The speaker added that the teaoner would be better employed snowing girls how to camouflage a muaier and make it like a chicken. A woman member of the committee asked him for the recipe. He promised to give it her.

Despite the fact that a number u* early lambs succumbed to tne rigors oi tne winter months, the uunoing percentages have worked out very satisfactorily. A Wanganui gentleman who recently visited a number oi farms in tne surrounding hisuici ut vvanganui, reports ' that the peicentages are exceedingly good, ana better titan anticipated, and in many cases' are as high as 2QO per cent.

Wathf boasts of a resident, a youtu of eighteen, whose height is no' less titan tilt lUtn, stiff growing. He is generally believed to be tne tunes i man in the Dominion. Possibly tne genial clinutte and the liberal ram.’fall of Waihi —they have had about six feet Of rain during the eight .months of the present year— are responsible for tills fine, stalwart young man’s abnormal growth. A second stock exchange has now been established in Christchurch, registration having been effected oi me Can ter bury Stock Exchange. Mr J. S. Day, chairman, pro tern, qi the new body, stated to a reporter that the main reason for the formation of the new exchange was that up to the time' it was decided to. proceed with it§ formation, the Christchurch Stock Exchange refused to admit any additional members.

“A striking example Ql the motor bus as a serious competitor to the railways is seen at Raetihi,” writes a correspondent. “Previous to the establishing of a good,motor service between Raetihi and Ohakune Junction, the train consisted of at least two large passenger carriages. Today only one small Qld-type nonsmoking carriage is being used, the others having been discontinued Jor some time owing to lack of passengers. The motor busees are running at more suitable times to the convenience of the travelling public.” An illustration of the savings effected ’in freight by using motor-lorries hi (preference to the railways was given by the chairman of tile Maketawa (Tarunaki). Daily Company, Mr J. Brown, at tiie annual meeting oi the company a few days ago. It seemed peculiar, he said, that alj|bofUigh the factory had a railway riglif at its doors,, motor-lorries could cart their produce direct to New Plymouth and effect a saving oi 5s a ton on the railage rate. The company had, lie said let a contract tor the next 12 months that would effect a saving of 4s or 4s 6d a ton.

While a mob of sheep were being driven to sale at Frunktou on ’iuesday one of pie aminafs gui 100 uusc to the window of the Bank of New South Wales in Frear’s Building, and went right through, .making a Imre about 1211 in length aTId doing dum,age to the extent of £25 or £3O as tiie result of pie break. The manager of the bank (Mr Ross) was standing at the potiit of contact. Naturally he got a sudden start, while his uand Was cut by the splintering glass.

One man wno has cause to consul or himseii fortunate is Mr C. Ecu ladder, teamster, of Akitio (says the Pa.uiatu,a Herald). He is reported to have placed his luggage; aboard the ill-luted Ripple at Wellington and travelled bv train. His intentions were to have travelled by the steamer,, but be considered the sea too rough. Mr Svhneider attends to. the transport oi wool and merchandise at Akitiq by hullocki waggon to the surf boat, which conveys it to the steamer ‘.invariably the Ripple), and he has frequently travelled by this steam-r previously. .

One of the best tilings about the Ofciiu tunnel ig the lact mat it is electrified. Were tlhe smoke nuisance present to such an extent as in other tunnels on the Midland line (says a Greymouth paper) most passengers would he suffocated. There are over a dozen tunnels between christehuren and Arthur’s Pass, and when title last of them was passed one day lasi week the passengers in at least one first-class carriage on the west-bound express were dirty and uisguo.ed, being nearly choked by the thick smoke which' poured into the carriage, despite the fact that the doors and windows were closed.

Despite the wideness of Palmerston North’s streets (says the Times), there are yet many road hogs who are not satisfied. A five-seater car, driven, by one of those queer and detestable specimens of humanity who malic a practice of seeing ihow closely they can pass other vehicles on the road, was tearing along College street yesterday afternoon, when a two-seater Ford loomed in sight. The driver of the larger car made no attempt to pass at a safe distance, butt drew hi so close that as he passed, the two cars’ mudguards scraped. ‘‘Garni’’ howled a boy in the rear of the Ford, as he took aim with a luscious orange he was masticating. The fruit, which was exceptionally ripe, caught the road hog on tibie ear, and the car, swerving, came io rest in the gutter, though m t&xhagQ was done.

At the golden wedding reception hold by a, Cherry Willingham (Lincoln) , couple tlhe happy husband wore the suit in.jyhich he was .married 50 years ago;.

The property o.f Mr H. GuthtieSnnth, at Tutira, in Hawke s Bay, with the lakes and waters lying thereon, have been declared a sanctuary tor the purpose of game ana annual pi otection*.

The Wanganui Education Board lias appointed Mr Robert S. Warwick as first assistant at the Foxton State School, to fill tire vacancy caused, by the retirement "of Mr. Davidson. Mr Warwick is at present, head teacher oi tlhe Scarborough School (Pahlatua). Major J. L. U Merton, M.C., nas been awarded, the Colonial Auxiliary Forces bong Ser.vce Medal, having served' 20 years unbroken service in the volunteers and territorial lorcos, Including lour years active service overseas in tire Expeditionary Totces. Talking of records, tire Invercargill ■ Fire Brigade had been boasting recently Ql its'prompt arrival at fir es after the .ringing of the ftrebeli. it was getting away with' honours, too, until the discovery was made Ural tire ringing of the bell was being delayed until tbe engine was well on the way! There has been, a very fair indication that the exportation of pigs to the Home Country will become a fairly extensive trade in the near luture. Quite recently an Auckland firm had an enquiry for 500 hams to be sent to China. That would mean the slaughtering of 250 pigs, and the order had to be turned down.

The Prime Minister stated at the week-end that he contemplates accept ing the repeated invitations he* has received to vis.it Australia. For the past twq years there have been frequent Invitations to. Mr Massey to visit Australia. Mr Massey has met the Commonwealth Prime Ministers many times at the Imperial Conferences in London during his 12 years' service as head of the New Zealand Government, hut he has never visited Australia,

Not too qld at 80. tQ ride a bicycle, he was indiscreet enough, however, to ride on the lqotpath in River Road, Chris ichurch, and the result was an information laid by Constable llisiop. When lire case was called a. son appeared on behalf of his aged father. “He. has never been convicted Qf riding qn the footpath before,” said the sen. “1 hope he doesn’t make a habit of it/’ s aid Mr Wyvern Wilson, S.M. “On account of age I inflict nq penalty.” On the New Plym uur tracks on Thursday morning, a most uiiiorluiiate accident occurred in which Heron, who was owned by Mr Newton King, was killed. Hipo and Heron jumpeu off at the seven furlong post on the outside of the course proper, ana galloped three furlongs. While pulling up, Heron ran into one of the stakes erected as a boundary on that track, with (he result that the stick penetrated the mare’s heart and sire died 'almost immediately. The boy riding her escaped unhurt. Speaking regarding the dried milk and dairying industry at Matamata, Mir F. J. Nathan said that in tire East, Japan in particular, title authorities had come to the conclusion that to compete with the Western world they would have to raise the average stature of their people. They had an edict that every child at school must receive one cup of milk per day, and the only way they could provide this was by using the dried milk product. He advocated a delegation to the East to further the interests of New Zealand.

“it is becoming more obvious eucn year that dairy fanners must not expect the .high level of prices for their products pf the past, and any farmer who is carrying on in a slip-shod manner., trusting to (high prices to see him through, is facing an impossible task,” said Mr W. Goodfellow at the annual meeting at Hamilton of tiie New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co. “The remedy is easily in our own hands.” he continued. “The cost ot butterfat production must be brought down. This can be done, firstly, by increasing the butterfat production per pound and secondly by more intensive cultivation of the farm.” The happiness of all at tne firemen’s bail at Christchurch on Thursday night was jarred when the lire bell clanged. Many of the guests were fitting down to supper when tne alarm was given, and in a matter oi seconds everything was commotion. All' the dancers rushed down into the engine-room, and the excitement was great when the fire engine started. However, the engines never left the station, and the' guests went quietly back to the ballroom. But there were many at the ball who would have been happy to liave caught the giver of the malicious false alarm from Milton Street, Sydenham. The Sydenham Brigade were out looking for the fire, and word that it was a false alarm Wets sent to the City Brigade.—Star. Much has been said amongst poultrymen as tp the necessity of obtaining a larger egg, if the full benefit of the scheme of export to .Great Britain which ha.s lately been inaugurated, is to be reaped by the producer. The ideal egg for export is one of and from that up to lfozs, and practical confirmation of the opinion expressed comes from the fact that of the eggs graded at the Levin Poultrykeepers’ depot this week, only 40 per cent, came up to the required standard. Strangely enough one small poultryman has had his eggs rejected ag being over the required size, many being of 2ozs aind over. It is a demonstrable fact that by breeding hens from’ large eggs, a hen can be produced which in. turn will lay a large egg. This being so a ready basis for improvement presents itself, and should the export of eggs assume the proportions which is confidently expected, a marked improvement in the standard of egg produced will speedily follow.

Misplaced' ingenuity on the part- ot four small boys led tQ their ance in. the Cambridge labile court. Boys will be boys, and tne offence was one of obtaining some chocolate sticks from a slot madhine in Victoria street by the aid of several small discs ot tin made to serve the purpose of the customary copper., Mr Eundon, on behalf of the parents, stated that the boys had already received castigation tor their, ohence from their parents. The Magistrate, after admonishing, discharged four very penitent lads. • An educational prodigy is reported from. Te Araroa (Waikato). -Two oi tiie pupils untamed their proficiency. One of them is only eight years of age. The girl has made wonderful progress. In 1.922 sue was in the Mangapapa School, when she was at the top of Standard I. Last year, on the removal of her parents to Te \Araroac, she entered Standard H- Bjefore a year had passed she was in Standard IH. and during the following 12 months she passed Standards IV., V., and VI. She is remaining until the end of tli© year, when it is hoped to send uer on to the High, School. The lambing season,, especially in tiie Taranaki uisirict, is fraught warn uie menace of me damage dene eacn year amongst nocks by wild pigs. Latterly the Government, through the ottue Forest Department, has been paying a reward of Is per head, for wild. pigs killed in the areas most seriously affected. The Taranaki region in. this connection, is governed from’ the Palmerston .North office of wie department, and a local official gave a Standard reporter spine details oi the measures taken to combat the pest. "Last year over 5900 wild pigs were killed —chiefly in Taranaki’ ’—he stated, “but they seem to be about as numerous ns ever this year, though one -would think that She number killed would have made a substantial- difference.” This year, lie stated., /the department ;are extending the region oyer which the reward would be payable. The system adopted wag to appoint certain residents as rangers to collect snouts, the department’s inspectors visiting the rangers at intervals. The collection of snouts, he explained, was adhered to, because if (aits were allowed las proof of “kills,” they could be faked by a certain method of cutting a strip of hide.