Shannon News FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1924.

Shannon News, 14 November 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14, 1924.

At tile Parish Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr J. W. Gibson, ol Levin, gave a lantern, lector© to the oinldren oi the Anglican, Methodist arid Presbyterian buna ay Schools ,ojn the “Land Q| the Cherry Blossom/’ japan. An interesting and,-enjoyable evening was spent by the children. Arrangements have been made by the bhaniion branch oi; the New Zealand Farmers’ Union tor members to visit the Government Experimental Farm at Werarqa, on Wednesday, Nov, 26th, Ail tliqse farmers who intend making the trip are' requested to notify the chairman (Mr Tippler) or the secretary (Mr Reid) as early as possible.

■ Cr. Beard stated at the Council meeting on Tuesday evening that it had been mentioned to him; “that married men were being putt off the waterworks job and replaced by single men,” The Engineer said, as tar as he knew, that was not so. The men on at present were the pick and he believed 'they were all married men, with the exception of one, who had been right through with the job. The staff had been reduced and no new men had been taken oil lately. The matter of placing and removI ing the “Silent Policeman’’ at the Club Hotel corner was brought forward by Cr, Gunning at Tuesday’s Council meeting. He wanted to know why the roadmen who passed the spot every morning and evening could not carry out the work without being paid extra. Cr. Butt said the men. were agreeable to attend to ft, but if they had got to place it out in the early morning ,and take it in at dusk they wanted extra pay. It was decided that the roadmen be instructed to attend to it when passing to and from their work. The Engineer is to mark a spot where it is to. be placed. fur it, Edwards, the engineer, asked uie Council on luesuay night if imey nad decided where they were going to erect public baths. ‘ The may ur said he had thought of securing a strip of land at the school lor uie purpose. Cr, Beard said he was not aware the Council had, decided to erect baths, it was then pointed out by the Mayor that the Council had not, but tile public would want them, and that was the site he had in mind. The Engineer suggested, if it was decided to erect them, mat they be in the centre of the town ana then they, would get public support. A number of sites were suggested by councillors and finally the matter was allowed to drop. ; juLuhig ms lecture at .the Partners' Union meeting on Wednesday iiignc, Mr ivrouLUiQuga, Government Agricultural Instructor, gave an instance ox a tanner near Eimtanuna who iiau uutuinea splendid results, irom to,puressmg \v.ith superphosphate.. une

uinner in question owned l(ju acres second-class land on winch he was uairying ltd cqws, Each year he topdressed 35- acres with 3' cwt Ql super to Uie acre, .inis was done i.or live years. His butierfat the hrsi; year was 4500ihs, second year 4800103, tim'd year 55Q0105, 4th year VOOOios, and filth year 8-dOOibs. He had, proved the figures were correct by tile factory returns.. Questioned, if he hud cuned to get these returns, the lurmer stated lie ha.d pub in neiiers he had bred, hut owing to not having been able to do them well at the start he doubted if some of them were us good as the cows he had put out. The installation of the Prime Minister as Grand Master of the New Zealand. Grand Lodge v oi Freemasons is to take place in. Auckland on November 26th. . The office was held by the Governor-General, Viscount Jellicoe, who is vacating it now that he is leaving lor England.

There is a strong probability that Paritutu, the prominent landmark at Moturo>a, New Plymouth, known as one of, the Sugar Loaves, will ibe saved irom further destruction. The search there tor suitable stone lor the ■breakwater extension has proved unavailing, and the New Plymouth Harbour Board is now turning its attention to other possible sources of supply.

When addressing the Flock House hoys o.n ithe Showgrounds at Palmerston His Excellency Lord Jellicoe re- . marked that he had been invited to join the London Advisory Committee of the New Zealand Sheepowners’ Acklowledgment of _Deht to British Seamen Fund, and it' had given him much pleasure to accede to the request, and he hoped when ’he got Home he would be able to assist in giving effect to the objects of the j scheme, of which he strongly ap- 1 proved.— Standard.

Tlie wholesale price o.f all grades I of raw and refined sugar has been reduced £1 a ton by the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. The decision is attributed to large world’s supply and is tihe fourth made in recent months, the aggregate reduction since last May being £6 10s per ton.

Palmerston is suriermg a recovery jjrom its recent orgy of" municipal borrowing, Yesterday the ratepayers rejected, my tw.o ana tnree to one proposals tQ raise £<£3,oui! lor water* works extension, £i?,OUU lor sewerage, £IS,QUO. lor a library, £14,000 for stormwater drainage, £7500 for tepid baths,' and £5150 iqr reserves. A wgq area of novv unproductive land, suetemng irom the Wanganui nver to ivawma, is to. be the suoject Oi a coinpr.eneusive investigation ny a committee set up by tne iviinisbdr oi. Lands. Tbe committee has « Wide oruei; of .reference, which. emniaces the cause of deterioration, sizes Qf means of restoring productivity, ana the measure of iieip needed by the State to. the settlers.*

A big double Christmas issue oi “Aussie” gives a foretaste of uiq giaa hoiiuay tune that will be here in a lew weeks. Tile issue is. one oi tne best that. “Aussie” has put but ill ns lour years fit cheenuiness. Every local writer and artist of note is represented in the glad rio.t Qf mirth that runs through its 84 pages, un every page whether in picture, story or .verse, art is blended, with cheerfulness with the happiest ,results. The numerous drawing are irresistible in their humour. The. New Zealand section is larger and. better than ever and shows up well in a noteworthy issue-

“With wool at from is 6d to 2s per lb, fat lambs at lid per lb and 60Jb shorn wethers at 36s 6d each, it is hard to understand why good two sheep tQ the acre country should stm be 'Offering for sale at, and even under, £lO- per acre,” said' an old farmer at the Marton sale, .“I have never seen sheep country selling so cheap in proportion to the price of wool, sheep and lamibs as it is now; but I do not suppose it will last long if these prices continue,”- he added. Many country settlers and others think he is about right, and look lor a sharp rise in the. value of sheep country in the near future. It was stated that England was capable of growing 500,000. acres of sugar; this might he questioned, but progress has been made, although slow. In Norfolk beets were grown that had 19 per cent sugar content. 'The Cautfteiy factory, worked up in 1921 19,000 tons of beets, in 1922 41,000 tons, and in 1923 50,000 tons, with a white sugar output for the three seasons of 1900, 4.300 and 7000 lons respectively. The Kelham factory was opened in 1921-22, and worked, up 25,000 tons of beets, with an output of 2000 tons of sugar. Each of these factories has this year an area of 15,000 acres under beets, and expects toi produce 15,000 tons of sugar. On July -20, 1922, (home-grown sugar was freed from the import duty of 25s Bd, and also from the rate of 21s 4d on sugar from British colonies.

A narrow escape from drowning took place at Hukareke (reports the, neciton correspondent of the Greymouth Star). Two children, returning from school, had. to cross a stream which a cloud-hurst on the hills had converted into a raging torrent. -The elder Qf the two. attempt-' ed to cross the plank which serves as a bridge, but midway across she became giddy and fell into the stream, and was at once swept away oefore the eyes Of her companion, aged six years. The latter, however, at once ran screaming for assistance, and after searching for a time found the. little girl in a clump of blackerries, fortunately with her head above water, but unconscious. She was at once brought to' land and first aid rendered, and the child brought to. During her perilous sweep down the river the child had been torn under three fences and sustained severe bruises.

. /io mis time of me year, when examinations ure m auit swing, tue Oj, tlie dully uppiioatuin to inig question* mid tne wining oi essays on ail manners qi suojeccs i!s occasionally nroken ny wie unconscious “howlers” commuted ny young aspirants for school Honours, n. good one came' to. light too omer day (says tile ”P6st’'j, Among ouiqr questions on civics, tne pupns wore asked 'to describe iiqvv the laws qi me land' were made, and one youngster, •wiioSQ sense of nearing ..was evidently much keener tnan ins sense 01 vision, and wfio knew something qi tne procedure Qi Parliament, made tine loiiowing reply: “Wiien a law is made, tne, Speaker stands up ana culls out ‘Lock tile doors!’ He then icahti out ‘Divide!’ ' and those who want to get it go out Oi a door with ‘eyes’ written anovc, and those wno don’t want 'it gq out of' a dqor with ‘nose’ written above it/’

Wool soiling; in the Dominion markets begins on November .17, when tile inaugural sale oi' the season will he held at Wellington, to ho ’I olio weti by a sale at Wanganui on Noveinifier iia. The sales that have been held in Australia have demonstrated the existence of a strong demand lor wool and the soundness of the statistical position. iMerinois. are at a high price, and co.uld find a heavy fall if aonfidjence should become impaired by any unforeseen political or financial disturbance. The' position oi cross-bred wool is much more secure than merinos by reasoh of their relative' cheapness and Isolid intrinsic value. This, says one authority, is especially the . vase with the grades, ranging from 48’s and below, for with merino 64’s tops at 6s 6d some oi these crossbreds are now beginning to create tiheir own demand. The economic conditions of the world’s markets will pall for the best value, whether it be found in worsteds, tweeds or serges, all of which can be attractively produced from some of the • cheaper medium sorts, although the Continental and Japanese demand still favours the finest wools. The outlook for cross-bred wool is far • brighter .than that for merino sorts. —■Wanganui Chronicle.

it was stated on Friday by a ratepayer under the iManawatu-Oro ua River Board that as a result of the erosion Qf his block in the Tiakitahuna district, he had 26 acres lelt out of the original area of 106 acres.

xiie liiUiCaijbCUis lor tile coining wool season may ne gauged lrum u., lact tnat one local xamxei; has neen oneiea, ana teiused, &JU ux tue wieu lor jhe whole of his cup 01 medium' crqss-pred wool, Tne wool ig a goou clean saihpie off open country, iree lroni seed, etc., but is. o.uier wise nothing out pi the ordinary. A matter which sometimes occasions concern to local dairymen m tins time Ql the year is. eye-irouijic in their cows, trie eye becoming slightly inflamed and discnargmg water*.’ The trouble is caused by die pollen from me coiminon outterouijj winch will be found ih all low-lying country, and disappears w.iuh tne lad.mg o.r the flowers* The General Manager of the New Zealand Railways, Mr jtt. Vv. lvipvmy, will retire wiuiin the next tew months—some time between tne pie-, ent and the end Qf the. nnanciai year, March 3lst. Mr McViily was corn m Otago. He joined the ‘.Railway Department in 1680, and during Mr E. H. Hiiey’s term in New Zealand ne was assistant-general manager. When Mr Hiley returned to. England in 1917 Mr McViily assumed control. Concern was caused among local gardeners' last' week when they observed their potatoes showing the characteristic blackened appearance induced by blight, and the unusually early appearance cu the pest was commented on. It transpires, however, that it wag a touch of frost which was responsible for the trouble, which has. now practically disappeared in most instances. Pumpkins were also affected—which would go tp prove that it was a case of frost and not a passing touch Qf blight. The idea of 'establishing camps idr motorists at provincial centres of scenic resorts was enthusiastically received by delegates at a meeting of the Auckland Tourist League. It was mentioned that such camping sites were provided at Waitomo Caves and Te Ruiti, and several delegates promised to move for similar provision in their centres. Mr W. J. Broadfoot (Te Kuiti) said a very beautiful camp site had been selected at Waitomo Caves. ,

' Soft turnips for supplementary Autumn deeding for cows are gaining popularity in this district. At the Central Development Farm at the present time an area of several acres is being sowed for this 'purpose, the varieties sown being Imperial Green Globe, Red Paragon and Pomeranian White, which out of a number of varieties tried at the Farm last year, were found to be most suitable to local conditions. The turnips are fed out in the paddock, and carted out after milking and, led in this Way, have no injurious effect on the milk. The .upper part Of the head of a bull with two. 1 links of an iron chain protruding from, behind the horns, where the flesh was diseased and decomposed,. was an exhibit in a cruelty to animals case heard in the Waitara Court tile other day. “After viewing that head. 1 must confess that this is the most revolting case of cruelty that has ever come under my observation,” said .Mr A. M. Mowlem, S.M. For permitting the- chain to grow in the skull and thereby causing the bull unnecessary suffer■ing he sentenced a ...young Maori named Turu, who pleaded guilty, to 14 days’ imprisonment. 'me i£funmg (season has .opened tragically in Palmerston. A yo.uui named Allan Drummond, aged is, employed ny the G. M. t-ioss do., jjLu., cycied to tne river near the Esplanade after work yesterday, and en-1 tered tiie water wCb several friends. No indication qf ihis being in difficulties was given to his iriends, who state that upon hearing a peculiar gurgling sound, they looked around and failed to find their comrade. The water was chilly and it is surmised that. Drummond contracted cramp. Gallant efforts at rescue were made by those qn the hank, one man returning to the wiater after having been pulled out with an attack of cramp. All efforts, to find the body failed, and up to a late -hour last evening the police had found no trace.

All experiment of more than ordinary interest to local farmers is to he carried out at the Central Development Farm this year, when '56 different .varieties of swede turnips will he grown from seeds supplied by various firms of seed merchants, ’ tfie object of the experiment being to determine the variety least subject to the brown rot disease. Practically the whole of the seeds, sqwn will be' standard varieties,' an exception being one which ihas been secured direct from Hjofiand, a large yellow purple-top variety named “Zwaas.” Experiments carried out last year', on a smaller scale, however, demonstrated that there was as much as 20 per cent of rot in some standard varieties, whilst others, were as low - as 8 per cent. The experiment will be 'under the direction' of the Government Laboratory Department.