Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1924.

Shannon News, 16 September 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1924.

Ihe pay-out tor butterlut supplied to the snannqn co-op. Dairy Co. xor me uiontii ol August will oe Is ud per m.

In future it is tlie intention ol me Halfway Department u> prosecum persons found cycling on the railway station plationn and across the runway yards to the Foxton road. Speaking at tlie Mii'anui I ootb-.ih Club dinner oh Saturday, Mr A. Seifert stated that the Miranui Maximning Co. hail contributed one-eightm o. the Dominion output ol iiax uiiring tue past sixteen years.

Mr L. Trueman, who has been hi poor health for some time was removed to the Palmerston North Hospital on Saturday ior treatment. His many iriends will wish him a speedy recovery. The Moutoa Football Club will hold their filial dance of the season in uw Moutoa Hall on Friday evening. n< Club’s dances have 'been popular dining the season and it is anticipated that the final dance will prove equal to the others. An advertisement elsewhere in our columns draws attention to the euchre and dance to he held in the 1 ansh ltali this evening. The usual high order, of things is guaranteed and lovers of euchret and dancing are assured an enjoyable time.

Holders of bowling and tennis club art union books are requested to make a special effort to dispose of their tickets on or 'before October Ist.., as butts are to be returned to the secretary, Mr 3. V. Burns, on that dnts to ensure all tickets being in the ballot. When opening the Bazaar on Friday afternoon the Bev. Mr Fancourt stated in at his first association with Shannon dated back to when he was rune years of age when his father as a birthday consideration, allowed him to come to Shannon with him on the occasion, of the driving of the first pile lor the erection of the present church. On Saturday afternoon twelve gentlemen players from the local Cqii Club visited Otaki,where a match was played against a team from, that town, i he result was disastrous to the shannon players as they lost eleven games out of twelve. Nevertheless the games were most enjoyable and it was a

great change to visitors .to play over the sandhill country. Refreshments were provided during the afternoon and although badly beaten the team returned, to Shannon satisfied they had had a good day’s sport. A meeting is to be held in the Maoriiand 'Theatre on Thursday next with the object of forming a Building Society in Shannon. Mr Harrington, of Palmerston North, has kindly consented to address the meeting and explain the objects arid aims of the Society. Mr Harrington has a wide knowledge of the subject and is an excellent speaker and no doubt will be very interesting. The object is one that will help Shannon and its people. All those who desire to borrow money free of interest should be present. (The meeting will start at 8 p.m. sharp. The Levin Racing Club’s meeting has been definitely fixed for Saturday, November 22nd, having been altered from the sth owing to that date clashing with the Royal Show in Palmerston North.

Surprise was expressed at a meeting of the Waitptara County Council, when a letter was received from Mr J. R. Corrigan, M.P., stating that in addition to all the amounts applied for being placed upon the Public Works Estimates, The amount for the Watershed Road had been increased from £250 to £2OOO. It was decided to send a letter of thanks to Mr Corrigan,

. A magistrate wilm happened to he in a hurry went to examine a woman oeiore she was'committed to a mental hospital the other morning, reports the Dunedin Star. “What are these tricks you have been up to? W.hsit is your reason for acting so ioolishly?” etc., he asked, and was doubtless quite satisfied’ from the confused and speechless attitude of the woman, that she was a fit and proper case for treatment. However, the police matron arrived arid introduced the “patient’’ as the assistant matron, at which announcement, it is rumoliiired, there Wats a. tense moment, happily relieved by some laughter and explanations.

Readers of this issue are directed to the special advertisement inserted by Messrs Howard Andrew, .Ltd. This progressive firm offer the ■ long-sought-for proposition—a “made to measure suit” at a low price. Readers contemplating. purchasing a. suit for the new season, are advised to' inspect the range offered at the Men’s Store.

13v moans oi air-routes, recently staged, it is n«w possible to leave London at eight o’clock one morning and he in Moscow, ISbO miles aw y, j>y a o’clock the lb Bowing aitemoon. iseai'ly ,aUO children in flue baCK- ’ blocks me now being educated by post by tne departmental correspondence school stall in Wellington Altec two years me system is shovvi 0 such • excellent results that it is expected the scheme will shortly he considerably extended. A Bradiorct textile firm displays m its works the figure 01 a large olack cat witli the inscrip tiom “This cat has nine lives. You nave only one, so take care oi it.” Beneath appears a warning about the danger oi wearing loose overalls, oiling machinery in motion leaving tools on the ground, arid urging workers to keep clear ol overhead loads

“There is a lot of talk about gastric influenza,” remarked an Auckland medical man to. a representative ol the Auckland Star. He added: “As a matter of fact there is very little of that illness about, but anyone with a pain in the abdomen seems to jump to the conclusion that gastric mfluenza has got him, whereas it is m most cases simply the result of enois in diet.” . . According to the Rotorua Chronicle the coming season will see more than 111 teen hundred acres oi new land m the neighbourhood of Ngongutaha alone coming into production. ine needs , 0 f the dairy farmer are catered lor by an up-to-date butter factory, and the' only outstanding difficulty is the necessity tor improved roadmg conditions (which may confidently be expected) and cheaper fertilizers; tnis too seems not unreasonable to expect in the near future.

Tlie Shannon Borough Council has lorwaided to various focal bodies, on behalf oi the recent meeting at Shannon ' an .estimate of the levy needed to finance the celebration oi the turnin "-on oi the Mangahao power. The Foxton Borough Council has declined i to contribute. The Kairanga County Council and Manawatu Oroua Powei Board have authorised their respective chairmen to co-operate in die celebrations with power to assist financially. A well-known Wanganui Rugby football representative who attended the'races had the proverbial “fuck ol a Chinaman,” says the Chronicle, Being out of employment., lie stepped somewhat diffidently on to the course but gained confidence • after he had “backed on the blind” the winner of the opening .event. He missed tlie second race, but punted again on the third. Tlie horse he had placed his money on romped home, and paid a handsome price. Alter collecting the dividend,, the young man, fearing that liis luck would tarn, discreetly “set sail” for town, and there purchased a new suit and a Stetson hat on the strength Of his win. At a metropolitan, public hospital recently a discharged fireman oti one oi t ri e Home boats expressed bis gratitude to the nurses and said lie would not forget them. In next morning's paper they read he had kicked oft with 34 hours’ for drunkenness. At 10.30 a.in. on the succeeding day a gorgeous bunch oi aruin lilies was p usbed through the ward window „an on inquiry from the patients, the nurses were informed that the fireman had been as good as his word. Hal*.-an-hour later’ the infuriated headgardener of the hospital was searching high and low for file .miscreant who had devastated the arum lilies bed!

A good story was going the rounds in Wanganui" aneut a flag-flying incident at one of the local soft-goods warehouses. The hunting was flying freely in the breeze in honour ot the Governor-General’s • visit, when a member of the staff, arriving somewhat later than the others, entered the establishment with his face suffused with blushes. With unaccustomed nervousness he accosted . a lellow-employee with the query, “How, how did you fellow's get to know“ Get to know what?” was the mystified 'rejoiner. “Why—or—what you-ve put the flags up for. It beats me how you got to know about it.” Subsequent explanations revealed that the blushing employee was under the impression that flhe flag had been flown in honour of the fact that his wife had just blessed him with twins! In the circumstances one of the opportune arrivals should certainly be endowed with the name of Jellicoe.— Chronicle.

At a meeting of .the Rangiora Borough Gouncil, some of the councillors expressed strong dissatisfaction with the decision of Mr 'Wyver.n Wilson, S.M., that the by-law, making it an offence to allow a_car to stand unattended in a street tor longer than half an hour, was unreasonable and also his action in dismissing the information on that ruling. The Town Manager, having taken the number of the Magistrate’s car witK That of others left standing opposite the Coiuirt House for some hours during the hearing of the alleged. attempted murder, with a vi.ew to prosecution of the oar owner’s, it was urged by councillors that a test case, should be hrought with the Magistrate, as an alleged offender against the by-law, as the defendant. A motion was moved that effect, but. after considerable discussion, it was negatived by five votes to four.

Why do all ancient Maori carvings show 'but three fingers hi either hand? The answer written upon a post card by Elsdon Best thi's—and it conveys in so brief a space a volume of information in the true poetic style of the Maori, whilst it connects him unmistakably with the most ancient civilisatons of the world: “As old afe the grey hills. Bight across the wide world the three-fingered hand appears in ancient, works. On Etruscan tombs, .Japanese sculptures, in. Peru, etc. It is a Chinese ideograph for ‘Man,’ on ancient carvings of Greece and India. Fatima’s hand placed over Mohammedan doors to ward , off evil has three fin ears. On ancient scriptures of Nineveh are the three haohno seen on Maori grotesque figures—Too old. Origin lost. No man knoweth it, for who shall get behind Nineveh?’’

Dr F. T Bowerbank has resigned liis pu'.jiti‘Oii us returned Soldiers’ ,\ssocnu ion ( Oil the War Peusions Appeal Board. Dr. W. E. Herbert. 01 Wellington, lias been nominated as his successoi.

" ■ I'iie sadden death took place on Satu.uay morning of a popular a»d 'vmiknown young man. in tho person oi Mr Jack Monatt, third son of Mr anu Mrs VV. Moffatt, well-known settlers, of (jroua Downs, aged 23 years. Deceased was aparently in the best Oi 1 health on the previous day and made ino complaint o.t -feeling unwell. Just ! prior to retiring for t,he night he made i arrangements to visit Fox ion on the morrow to witness a football match. 'He apparently passed away in lus 1 sleep irom (heart failure. Very genera.l dissatisfaction lias been expressed in commercial circles in Wellington over tne reception accorded the deputation from the enambers of commerce by the Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce on Thursday. It has beep pointed out ! that the deputation was arranged for a week in advance, and chambers ol commerce in various parts of the country were represented personally or had forwarded their views by letter or telegram. Yet it .was made clear that Mr Mas'sey was anxious to end the interview, and get axvayr to I other business, the result being that ■’ the opportunity to state the case m i support of increased publicity tor Mew i Zealand overseas was unduly curtau- ! ed. Complaint is also made that tne attitude of the Minister of Commerce indicated a failure to appreciate the fact that t.lie object of the deputation , was to cooperate with and assist the ; work of tlie Government Publicity De- [ partment.

Tue proper speed of motor cars m city sueets provided a text upon which a- veteran laxidnver oi Aucktana ireeiy enlarged, “There is only one rule wiiicii works wet or fine, xugnt or uay, summer or winter,” he sageiy ouserit’u, “and that is ‘saiefj tiisi. ’ 1 tus can be practically guaranteed u you uo not exceed a speed oi xi( mi fifteen to twenty miles an iiUUi.'. OUlilj-J lciijt'Ci tillUix Ijlittt, driver’s menial processes must be of line hair-trigger variety, to be able io co-oruiiiale the necessary action to tire evier-ifliaiigiiig circunts/luiices ot tne road. 1 have no patience with speed maniacs who cut corners on two wheels, and boast ot having escaped a smash by the thickness.oi a Coal o; .paint. Cmjdrcn crossing line road, dogs dasning out liom nownere, people suddenly appearing lrom bemud other .vehicles should always be the special care of the driver, and at twenty-five mites an hour you are running a risk 01 trouble, ive been urivmg for tilteen years now;, and so uir have avoided accident. Speed intoxication is as bad as any other kind of excess, and 1 aim to be a “moderate,’ and step on the ‘gas’ accordingly.” —Star.