Shannon News FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1924.

Shannon News, 31 October 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRID AY, OCTOBER 31, 1924.

Applications for the position of Ranger for the Borough close wiin the Town Clerk to-morrow at 10 a.m.

The marriage was solemnised recently in St. Mary's Church, Boulcott street, Wellington, of Gwladys, second daughter of Mr and Mrs J-. Blandford, of Shannon, to Frederick Peach, .eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. Peach, of Walsall, England. The Rev. Father Mahoney officiated.

One well-known pig buyer in this district states that the Shannon receiving depot at the railway station is the only one on tSie Manawatu line that any one firm of pig buyers are getting a weekly supply of rigs from. Yesterday one firm alone received a full truck load.

Mr F. H. Taylor, president of the Horowhenua Branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute, has been invited to represent 'the. teachers of ttie district at the 'Mangalhao Celebrations, as the guest of Mr Linklater, M.P. ''

The remains of the late Mrs Patrick Gill'were laid to rest in the local cemetery on Wednesday last in the presence of a large gathering of relations and friends, thus showing the high esteem in which the deceased lady and her family are held in this district. The cortege, which was a lengthy one, left'tine Catholic Church, where an impressive service was conducted by Rev. Father McDermott, who also conducted the. service at the graveside.

.The final of the fortnightly euebro tournaments that have been in progress during the winter months at the Parish Hall under the auspices ol the Ladies' Guild of Veil. Bede's, was held on Tuesday evening. The winners for the. evening were: Ladies, Miss A. Grev 1, Mrs Butler 2. Men: Mr R. Harding 1, Mr G. Caldwell 2The winners of the points poize for the season were: Ladies, Misses M. and A. Grey, first with 70 points each, who Dims secure the ,set of four pyrex dishes. Mr R. Harding won the men's prize, with 91 points, thereby winning the brief bag. After the euchre a dance was 'held and ,a pleasant time was spent by the large number who took part. During the evening a competition was held, a spot waltz, the winners being Miss I. King and Mr Gray.

A local resident had a little uiiloqked for excitement on Wednesday evening.' He left his motor ear outside, a garage in Ballarice street wtiile he attended the pictures. On coming qut lie discovered it was gone. He reported the matter to the police. Later,, along with a friend, he was passing the railway gates \yhen he espied a car of similar make coming from the station and going towards Palmers ton North. He felt sure il was the missing motor. His friend, who lives in town, andQjwns a high powered car, hurried off to get it with a view to overhauling ifye suspecifc. While the latter was away, the wnar of the missing car met one of the employees from the garage ahd at once reported his trour ble. He was invited to the garage to see if the car was there and sure ' enough it vyas. It appeared that an- ! other client had left ihis motor of the same make a,s the missing one, in front of the garage and an employee had put it inside. Then instructions came .by telephone, and were carried out by another of the staff, to put the car inside. He went out and seeing only the Shannon man's motor, ran it in also. All's well that ends well, but the local .resident thopes he wiil not have the same experience ixno, often.

In connection with the celebrations marking the opening of the Mangahao hydro.-elect(ric works at Shannon the Town Clerk, Shannon, announces that a limited number of tickets for the banquet which w.iJl follow the turning on of the power, are available, and may be obtained on application to his office. In order to mark fittingly the first anniversary .of the opening of the Koputaroa Haft, the Committee has decided to hold a ball, which will take place on Friday, October 31st. No trouble is being spared to. make the event a notable one in the history of the hall; the Jazzmanian Orchestra has been secured for the occasion and special attention is beins? devoted to the supper. Lowe's bus will ren free.to the hall, for the convenience of Levin patrons. A cabbage tree considered by some 10 be the largest in Canterbury is that on the property of Mr 1. K. Mawson Idris Road, Christchurch. ' Its girth at about two feet from the "■round is lli't 4in_ and the spread of its branches is also outstanding for this class of tree. This giant is no survival of the old forests, but was planted by Mr Mawson 42 years ago. The only'wav the strong growth can be accounted tor is that it stands on a very deep rich soil. It has been reported to the Masterton beautifying Society, that a clematis with red flowers exists m the upper reaches of the Wamgawa riv-

er The Society is very anxious to secure a plant or plants for the Mastertoii Park. As such a, plant can only be discovered during the flowering stage, a search before next, season would probably prove fruitless. The matter, however, should be kept in mind.- A yellow clematis with large flowers has been seen in this district, but it is very rare.—Wairarapa Times. "There has been a marked increase in sheep farm's recently," said:a wellknowln land agent in /PajLmerston North on Saturday, "and everything

points to a more active demand for this class of country in' the near future. The rise in the value ot all sheep products—wool, fat lambs, and breeding -ewes-, etc.—and the moderate reserves placed on sheep carrying country when compared- with the prices asked for dairy land, and the inclination of' many dairy farmers to seek the easier life, all help the upward movement. After the wool sales, when farmers have had time to look round, we expect a bit c.f a boom in sheep country." Few people are probably ' aware that tobacco *wa«> at one tune extensively cultivated in England. Wuiuncombe, iu Gloucestershire, claims the honour of being the first place in the old country to grow, the wued- The dried and cured leal was comparatively expensive at first, but by the time of .lames 11, the "best Virginia" was sold at 2s per lb., and was m great demand. It would be interesting to compare, if that were possible, the tobacco of that 'day with that oi our own day. Modern methods oi manufacture have of course worked wonders. Some of the purest tobaccos now on the market are grown m New Zealand, and they owe their line flavour largely to the fact that they are all toasted—a new departure. Owing to their containing such a trifling amount of nicotine these brands may be smoked all day without unpleasant or injurious consequences: 'tUv-. erhead Gold" is a fine aromatic to- \ bacco, "Toasted Navy Cut" (Bulldog label) medium, and "Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull's Head) full-flavoured. They are meeting with a big sale.—2s*