Shannon News WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1924.

Shannon News, 29 October 1924, Page 2

Shannon News WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1924.

Tickets tor the Mangahao banquet, JOs (6a can be procured on application tQ Mr h T, Bevis, Town Clerk.

The school' children have been granted a holiday on Monday next tor the Mangahao celebrations.

Applications ajre invited in this issue for tile position, of Borough ranger. Applications close at IQ a.m. on Saturday next. Owing to the reconstruction of the Exchange Auctioneering Go. no mart safe will he held in Shannon on Friday next, but there will be a sale on the Friday following.

Tire Mayor (Mr Murdoch) in this issue invites the citizens of Shannon to observe Monday, 2rd of November, 'as a close holiday from .11 a.pi. on the occasion of the Mangahao celebrations. .

.The many friends of -Mr Thomas, the stationmaster,, will be sorry to hear' that he is indisposed and lias been ordered a month’s rest by his medical adviser. 'Mr ; McKay, the chief clerk, who was away on holiday leave, has been . called back and is now acting stationihaster. Advice has iieen received by the chairman of the Shannon School Committee from the secretary, of the Wellington Education Board, that Mr A. T. White, first assistant at the Terrace School, Wellington, Iras been recommiended by the 'Board to the position Qf headmaster at the Shannon School.

A visit was made to. Shannon Ott Labour.'Day fey the Wanganui Higuland (Bond, who were, engaged m assisting the FOx.ton Band Committee to raise funds; for the Queen, Carniyal now being held in Foxton. During the afternoon tney rendered a number of selections in the main street and created quite a lot. of. interest by theirTsmart appearance and p Laying.

On Saturday. the treasure hunt organised by the Mayor as a means m getting tile plot in front of the Post Office cultivated, was prevented horn being carried through owing to rain coming on, the boys having to be stopped soon ’after making a start. About a dozen boys armed w.i tl i spades and hoes turned up, going about their' work in a most intelligent and business-like manner, ant. there is every indication the Mayorwill get a most satisfactory joib Jrorn the hoys.’ It has been arranged for the boys to work after school in the afternoon.

'-t is with sincere regret w,e have to announce the death of Mrs P. Gill, .winch took place at her residence, Vance Streep m Monday night. The deceased lady, Who had .been in deli;ate health lor some time, compelled to take to her bed on. Friday last, passing away as stated above. She was a daughter of Mr and Mrs t. Woods who were residents ol Shannon ior many years, hut who now reside in Palmerston North. She Was horn at Wahiui-o-mala, .Wellington, Shq was married at Waikahae % years ago„ coining to. Shannon three years later, where she lias lived ever since.. The deceased lady, who was well-known in Shannon for her kindly disposition, was held in very high, esteem hy a large circle ol friends and her demise will cause the deepest regret. She is survived by her'husband and three sons: William (Wellington), Norman mid Tom 'Shannon) and her little daughter Pauieen. Her sisters and brothers are Mrs T. Dalzell (Maker ua), Mrs W' Sherman (Palmierstan North), Mrs A. C. Mason (Feathershm), Mi's W. Berquist and Mrs J. J. McCarthy (Te Puke), and Messrs E. G. Wood 'Shannon), T. Wood (Mnlterua), and d. Wood (Morrinsville). To the lainilv and relatives we extend our deepest sympathy In their hereawment. The funeral takes: place at 2.-.0 pm. this afternoon at the Shannon cemetery.

Yesterday morning an aged cow <, foirnd in the qpen dTain at the 1 i Sler ? Vogel and Balance street, j I having 'fallen in during the night. J When discovered B was dead. ~h o ' nW ner could not he found it l eU ST Jot Ot the feo remove and huiy the anim • On naoour Day a party of ;*unaay Smoot .scholars numbering' , irliarfTe of Mr Kiclies and the lauj teachers tramped nom Mahgaore £ Arapcti and hack. Mr klll J u ; lv conveyed them m his loiry Mango ore and home. On arrival a, -\rapeti lunch was partaken ot h 1 f - *schoolhouse and alter a good lo k round the'return trip was made. Although they returned home vexy Uied, they were delighted with the outing. ' - , .

Final anrangements are Wtjil n m hand' ih cOjUiuecuon witn tire conung children's Pl ain and *a n (lress oaU to be ire id. in the Drama Dali on Friday evening, commencing at 7 o’clock, A strong conunittoc c, ladies has been to supji ivise I'iie-' children will be in the charge oi ilie teacirers. There w.ill r> e a prize to the value pi IQs each tor the nest or most original boys and gn *> dresses The prizes have been dually presented by Messrs f R. Domis j and D GustQlsen . A ballot wdl be taken ■during, 'the course oi the evening, for which tickets inay be ■ obtained on entering • the hallThe last race at Treiitham pn Faturday was won by .Mr-Hi. S. George’s mare Treadwell (trained by Mr L. Yuile) irom a big held. A dividend well over the baii-century was pd Ju . the Levin candidate being an outsider on' the totalisator.

Amongst the votes on the Public Works estimates are tire following ill the Horowiienua couniy:—km a ti'eek Bridge (Main Leyin-P>aimerston Road), (£1 iqr £1); Kawiu-FOxton Road (£1 i'pr £1), £300; Ohau West Road Extension (£1 lor. £1), ±RSU; Otaki Gorge (north bank), £1 iQf £1), £200; I'okoniaru Valley Extension, £100; Waikawa Beach Road (£1 i° r £l, £200; Waitarere Road (£1 lor £1), • £SOO.

Tile \yeUington Education Board lias fixed the school terms', and holidays iqr .1925 -as follow: First term, Monday. February a to- Friday, May 8; vacation, Saturday, May 9 to Sunday, May 34; second term, Monday, May 35 to Friday, August 31; vacation, Saturday, August 22, to. Monday, September 7; third term, 'Tuesday, September 8, to Friday, December 18; vacation, Saturday, December IJ, to Sunday, January 31. When the electric current is ' switched Qh from MahgahaQ a specialty illustrated souvenir wi.il be issued by the “Chronicle” to every householder in the HJorowlhenua 'Electric Power Board's district.' This will g iv, o a complete history of the great work from its inauguration to its completion and will be illustrated with appropriate views, diagrams, and maps. The issue will necessarily be limited and anyone requiring extra copies for posting to friends should : order same immediately. The price oi .extra copies will be 2d. ■ i-lis name was Hope or -Hen-are, ana he .w.a s very curious concerning j*-. Aveight. Amidst, the cliaff of his throe' lady friends—although' ■ the iJiiru tiiought the occasion not worthy pi ' removing her pipe from her mouth—- . the Maori approached a, weighing machine ih the Palmerston Square, yesterday, and fishing in his pockei, inserted a copper in the-slot. • The. hands of toe machine jerked round to 16 stone. Henare—or Hone—was visibly staggered, while one of. 1 , lady’ friends shook visibly as s.m voiced some remonstrance about mutton birds. Suddenly Henare revolved awkwardly in the narrow confines oj the scales, 'and -said: “I pet you i norra &Q much wit’ my coat off,” ami thereupon removed his 'overcoat, itot he placed it over his arm, and again surveyed the -dial of the machine. “T a t’s ferry funny,” he ruminated, “I still weigh te same!” Mr C. M. Duke, oV Wellington, is. one ql that city's prominent and. oe,st inuuii respected' ny an who knew him (says tne Eitliain Argusj. From a recent euition of “Who’s vviu, in New Zealand,” some interesting information may ne gleaned concerning the worthy Vyeljungtoniaii. iux instance it" may be discovered that he was born in Penzance, GQriiwaii, m 1875, and was married m 1889. W-mn a precocious child “Charley,”- as his mends call him, must hiave been. But, nqt satisfied with distinguishing himself in this manner, it is stateu that he arrived in New Zealand m 1874. .What a vyondorlul career; uiarried at five years and arrived in New Zealand a yea.r before he Was born! The general respect m which Mr ■Luke is held will be intensified, by toe publication o.f the above .particulars. From the same publication we learn that Mr A. F. Lowe, G.M.G., Glerk of Parliament, was born in 1816, so 11 e is now 108 years old. His friends me congratulating him upon carrying ids years so well. 1

Where were Me golf balls going to/, asks the Eftham Argus. ElUiam mid New. Plymouth players gcraiuucu their skulls l’or an elucidation of the mystery during tlieir week-end mulch. The teams met at WuiwaKaiho. Between the 11th and 12th holes nearly every player bemoaned the loss of a golf hall. The lupin-cover-ed hill seemed to swallow them up. Several players watched another drive the hail over the hill. . They followed, but the hall was missing. They watched another player drive over ’the hill, and from the lupins two hoys scampered out, picked up the ball and rah for shelter. The golfers made an “arrest.” The boys had a bag of about 40 balls! The mystery had been solved. And the police it is understood, will do the rest. When playing F. Quin, in the final of the championship, A. Smith drove over the hill. He could not find the ball. He lost the stroke, ultimately, Quin beat Smith, 3 up_and 1 And golfers, now say that SnnU lost not only his ball at the lupin-cov-ered hill but also his championship. Smith., they report, holds that view.

On a.vount of the Mangahao. > <--e- i Orations ine Shannon Sale has 'been postponed for one week ifi November j lOtii 1 ' The Commissioner of Taxes draws the attention of taxpayers to the' notification appealing in to-day s issue that the due date of payment of land-tax for the current year is on Friday, the 7th day of November, ; 1924, and that the will. be PQSted on or about the 3lst day ol October. The All Blacks won the thirteenth ■ match of their tour on Saturday,, when they defeated Cumberland (winners of the Counties’ Champion- - ship last year) by 41 to. nil. Hart • scored four tries. The next game ly £ the first test, against Ireland at Dublin on Saturday. L xue ueu.Lii uetuueu at suanuu..

iaa c main Ol mio urn, w>i.e xur .'r. ouu weii-iviio'vx. tum uigmy lcajjeaeU leaiuemiS. ueceuseu iaUy was *<. >^ lis ui aua leaves, a iUwfiy 04 Unee nays, mm uue gut. she Wits , a daugmei oi x.u and Mrs Vv.oOUs, pioneer seuleis m shannon. IJUe i.tnieiai taae* place to-inurrow aiieinoun.