Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1924.

Shannon News, 19 September 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1924.

No appointment o.f headmaster to the Shannon School will be made until the end o£ December.

A,t the School Committee meeting lust night a. vote of condolence to the relatives of the late Mr Voysey was carried in silence.

At the concert on Tuesday evening -the Mayor (Mr Murdoch) predicted that the time was not far distant wnen Shannon and Foxtpn would be linked up by an electrical railway. Yesterday an inscribed tablet was placed on .the Cheat War Memorial, bearing the following wards:—“Unveiled on April 25th, ’ 1924, by W. Murdoch, Esq., Mayor of Shannon. The Shannon Bowling Club will open their season on Wednesday, October Ist. In the meantime working bees on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon will meet and prepare die green. As an indication of the mild weather experienced in Shannon during the last few weeks, Mr J. Piravano, of Stout Street, who goes in extensively for strawberry growing, picked his first ripe berries, which were grown in the open, on Tuesday last. The euchre and dance held by the Ladies’ Guild of Ven. Bede’s in the Parish Hah on Tuesday evening, was well attended considering, the counter attractions and the wet night and those present spent a pleasant time playing euchre and dancing. The winners of the euichre were:—Ladies: Miss E. Davis 1, Mrs Feethami 2. Men: Mr Harding 1, iMr W. Satherley 2.

The death occurred on Saturday, 6th September, at Eltham,, of Mr Charles Leonard Brown, third son of Mrs La wry, of Darmievirke, and half brother of Mrs H. Spencer, of Nathan Terrace, Shannon, after' a long and painful illness. Ho saw service in France with the 12th Reinforcements and was subsequently drafted to South Africa. Hie came back a cot case and never completely recovered. During the-past few days workmen have been engaged in removing the South African war memorial in Piimmer Terrace to a more prominent position. The monument has been brought about 15 feet nearer the road and in a line with the Great War -monument, and has been (faised a couple of tiers higher. The Change of position is a decided improvement, as where situated before it was so hidden that many visitors to the. town were not aware of its existence. In connection with a telegram irom Dunedin stating that Miss - Thurston Matron Ql the Pukeora Sanatorium, Waipukuirau, has been appointed matron of the Dunedin hospital, it is now announced that Miss Thurston has tie-, dined the position.—Press Association. At yesterday’s meeting ot the Horowhenua Power Boaru, the treasurer (Mr' P. W. Goldsmith) reported that tne value .of Group contracts let by the Board to date, was ±114,700. In recent groups made up, more use was being mode of the financial assistance given by the Board, 160 applications having been received recently, mostly from farmers.

Asked at the Jersey Demonstration yesterday, whether it was desirable to underfeed tile Jersey cow during no rtuny ale, the demonstrator (Mr H. E. B. vvatson) stated that in ins opinion any beast that was worth keeping wu, worth leeding and feeding well. TJie opinion had been held by some peopu that the cati should be under-led so as to get the fineness of bone and oilier qualities Which -were considered show points. His opinion was that the better young cattle were fed the more profit the breeder was going to reap, it was when title animal was young that the body and the constitution which would have to stand to h through its period of production, were built up. It was almost impossible, to overdo a young heifer. Any fat which she put on would go through into the bucket when she started milking, and the big point was that a strong and healthy animal would have been bred. Breeders were crying out for more body and greater food capacity and if they were t<o starve their cows in their youth they would find it impossible to get these. With a young bull, however, some care must be exercised or he would get too fat.

“1 went to. prison for the rates, so it proves 1 have no money,” said a debtor in • the Shoreditcii County CoUri. The plaintiff: “R proves noting'. He told me.it was Ws only holiday from his wile, so he always took it.” An impecunious, tenant liad not the rent oi ms room for seyerai mqntns. ‘moon neie," said the landlord “Pll meet you nail way, 1 am ready to forget half ol wfiat you ower’ “Right, I’ll meet you. ill forget the other half I” >■

in answer io a ,juesuoii ifcginudifc tlie divergent standards o.f judging m \,>mi in uinereni p«ns or wie Dominion Mr H. E. B. Waison, oniciai ue inonstrator to the N.Z. Jersey Bleeders' Association, in the course of his demonstration yesterday, said tnut. ne iiad advocated the holding of a conierepce of judges with a view to oomniing uniformity oi judgment, "ou trouble is,” Mr Watson satd amid W Dinter, “that every judge -knows more than the other, and so there is no need for them to meet.’’

The death has occurred at Humihon of the Mr SainueL Howan, .for many years resident in the Foxion Uio.net. ad me age of 81. ine late Mr Howan was born. in London, England, ana came to New Zealand smy-two yearn ago, settling in Foxton, Where he subsequently lived lor forty years. Deceased could recall many interesting events in which he assisted during me troublous times with the Natives in those eariy days when every man took up arms if necessary to protect his houfe and family. 'Deceased married in 1864 and reared a family of thirteen children, ot whom three sons and four daughters are now living. One ,o.f the daugters is Mrs Peter Arcus, of’ Levin The late Mr Howan was a man of sterling character and high integrity and his gen erous nature endeared hint to a large circle of friends and relatives. •That even the .youth of the Orient have 'fallen for the topical craze o. ••nsieiimg in” was evidenced at the i-faliiierston iiVi(aJgts irate’s Court tins week, when Jack Lewis, a youiiiu.j Chinese fruiterer, proceeded against a Radio Company, ■ claiming- to recover the sum qf £22 as damages lor alleged breach of contract, to install a wireless set. Plaintiff cqui'piained that When the set was put in ha could hear nothing. ,He expeoted to hear the other Chinese Hthe street talking to him and to receive music. Defendant deposed tlut. the installation was working well for a one-valve set. After plaintiff had listened for a lew minutes he exciaimeda in a dissatisfied tone ‘Not velly loud.” Plaintiff expected to hear the business conversation of other Chinese along the street and was disappointed when he could not do so. After another wireless had disposed to hearing Sydney, on one occasion oyer the set, the Magistrate gave, judgment for defendant.