Shannon News FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1924.

Shannon News, 21 November 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1924.

Misses D. Brewer and E. Hook have returned home, alter spending a pleasant holiday aj, Plimmerton. it is reported that two of our local businesses are tq change, hands at an early date. Arrangements are being made for tne shannon school children, to give a concert in the Mauriiand Theatre aoout the middle of next month. Mrs C. Pedersen, who has heen staying at Hunterville and Plimmerton during the past three inontns, re turned to Shannon on Monday last. Mr E. A. Frost, who conducted a hoot repairing business in Shannon until a few months ago, intends reopening again in Ballance street. lhe ladies of Shannon and district are reminded that Mrs Manning has now opened a dressmaking business in the snop in the. Maqriland Theatre building, where she is no.w taking orders for new season's frocks.

un xuesuay last Mr R. Law, the wen-Known «jQmney breeder, of Ro lueuga, Shannon, forwarded by rail & drait of $> purebred si-tooth RQmney rams to a northern buyer. iviiss M. JNeale has made arrangements for her pupils to give a concert in tne Maoriland Theatre qn December aiii, the proceeds from which, will be uonated to a local family, who. have' recently met with misfortune. j.ne contractors lor the erection of tne paviuon at the courts in Vance oueet for the Tennis Club are well xor ward, with tiieir work and the uuiiding snould be ready for occupa--11 on m the course, of a week or two.

Tuesday afternoon heavy ram fell "In Shannon accompanied by thunder and vivid lightning. Tuts, ram was much needed as quite a number of owners of tanks were experiencing a shortage of water, wthile gardens were suffering there having been practically nq growth for about two weeks.

Circulars have been distributed unoughout the Dominion inviting the Maori people to an important'gather. ing at Parewanui from December 20. ivi-r iiahgi Moffat (Mawhete) is the main convener, and the gathering lias the support of Mere Pikiriki, the enigma"! Mauri faith healer. Mr ft. E. riuiiand has been invited to address the gathering in relation to matters of pontics, and more especially m connection with the grievances in respect tq native lands. A somewnat similar circular has been issued un oehaif of natana for a meeting iu ue neid during the same period for -■.ulnar purpose*.

An island, as yet uncharted, is growing in the Thames in full view of tne House of Commons. It'lias" been forming gradually for years, and' now, within a few yards of St. l nomas' iHospital, is showing verduie of rushes, willow, and grass. A solitary sunliQwer grew there until a man plucked it as m souvenir of London's new-born territory. When the tide is low pigeons, sparrows, gulls, and sometimes a lordly swan laud on.the island to bask in the sun.

j "l saw two wild ducks feeding there i with tiieir brood during the summerj months," said a boatman to. a Daily j Express representative' recently. | in answer to tlie query, Do fowls ; pay/ a Christchurch resident writes: j."'l have kept twenty-five birds, aud | have Kept tally each day of the numj her of eggs laid. From July 1 to Octoj her ai they averaged sixteen eggs per I day, the average price .being Is 2d per day income. , On the other band, one sack of wheat £1 6s and two sacks' of bran (15s), a total of £2 Is was the amount of feed consumed in two and months, or eleven weeks. This works out at 6|d per day. Therefore I have had Is per day clear. The birds are Black Orpingtons, and I make a practice of giving them a free range for. about an hour each evening." "I am delighted with New Zealand newspapers," said Mr H. L. Russell, an American agricultural scientist, in an interview at Auckland on Saturday. "They give one news and reliable information, wjhich is in marked contrast with the great majority of the newspapers of the United States, which live for sensation." Mr Russell's particular quest is for information concerning co-operative dairying methods, and in this connection he remarked that he had already seen more published in Auckland newspapers on agricultural matters than ihe would find in an ordinary American paper in five years. He, had hundreds of clippings of just the kind of information he wanted. The newspapers, by their attention to agriculture, were undoubtedly, performing a great national service.

Although Wtellingtdn College was actually opened in 1867, it has been decided to celebrate the jubilee this year, which brings the fiftieth anniversary of the removal oX the school to its present site.

In the hrst bowling majtoh of the season for the Dixon Cup and Tucker Badges, played at Woqdville, tne home team defeated Eketahuna. by 5 points tq nine. Foxtqn plays Woodville next Saturday. "iNow I am finished." Concluding i a speech with these words at air Oxford meeting, Mr rienry Cowley fell dead. Mr Cowley had been filty-two years secretary to an Oxford lodge of uudieilows, and was addressing the luuge when he died. In tne children's school at the Jubilee institute lor the Blind in Auckland, a remarkable record was established this year (reports an excnange). Every one of seven- children in standard six gained a pi< rtciency certificate with ease, their examination being carried out on the same basis as for sighted children. . In connection with the Order-in-Council recently gazetted giving the New Zealand Dairy Produce control Board limited control of the export of butter and cheese, Mv T. C. Brash, secretary of- the Board, states tnat this limited control applies for marine insurance purposes only.—Press association.

"For the time of the year strawberries are cheaper than 1 have ever known them tq he, said a Christchurcii fruiterer. Strawberries are. coming, to hand in quantity much earlier man usual this year, and hence they are cheap. in tihe shops this morning they were marked at Is ?d, Is 6d anu is yd a box. Last week • strawberries cost 2s 6d and 3s 6d a "box. At this mqrning's. meeting qf the Horowhenua Power Board, the Engineer's recommendation that churches he placed Qn the same footing a» sea-side cottages, in regard to a minimum yearly charge for electricity, was adopted. The concession means that for a consumption of up fcq 40 units/ a, minimum charge of 60s ior annum will be made, after whici. power will be charged for at the rate of 9d per unit. "There was a time when a penny was an adequate sum to give m church, but to-day it is a monstrous outrage," writes the vicar of WHhycomb Raleigh, Devon, the Rev. W. Aitchispn, in his parish magazine. The vicar says "that 180 copper coins at the morning service in the parish church, and* 350 copper coins at the evening service, at All Saints' Churcli, is a scandal. At the Presbyterian General Assembly a strong protest was made against what were, described as absolutely unworthy stipends granted ministers of the Presbyterian Church. A report of the Sustentation Fund Special Committee" was adopted embodying amendments tq raise up to or towards £275, stipends of ministers receiving less from their churches, and further revision is to be made raising all stipends up to £3OO. During the hearing at the Maryietoone Police Court of ejectment proceedings against the tenants of a London house, a staved that one tenant had not paid any tent for twelve months, and did not even have a rent-book, and another owed -£lO 4s. The previous landlord, it was stated, had to go to prison six times for non-payment of rates because lie could not get the rents due from the tenants. In anqther case, in which the landlord was a man of eightythree, it was stated that the lenants had not paid rent for ninety weeks. The Magistrate said tnat no one could expect, even in these days, to. live in a house rent free for all that time. He made an order of ejectment in each case. i

A , Blenheim correspondent says the whole country side round the Wanai paii is ringing with the story of the splendid heroism of two little boys, who on Tuesday afternoon pluckUy atacked a mad bull, which had rushed a mail, and drove it qff with sticKs, undoubtedly saving the. man from a horrible death. A short account was leiegraphed and fuller" particulars add tq the boys' credit. They are named Keith borick and Douglas McDonald. ißoth are thirteen years of age. Mr Jack McDonald, a, native who is known l'rom one end of Marlborough to the other, on Tuesday afternoon was leading a bull down t*ne Pukaka Valley when it broke loose. On the native attempting to again secure it the animal charged so sud-

denly that McDonald had no opportunity tc? save himself, <but. was impaled on the hull's horns and tossed high .in the air, landing in an unconscious condition on me roadside, xhe bull, which was now in an infuriated condition, charged do.wn en the prostrate and helpless 'figure, but a horrible tragedy wa.s averted by the heroic action of the two: boys wnq were accompanying McDonald. Armed only with sticks, they flung them-

selves .between the mad bull and its victim, striking at its head and poking at its eyes witb the sticks until they ultimately diverted its attention from the unconscious man. The bull then charged first one lad and then the other again and again, but, acting in concert, the gallant and agile youngsters kept qut of harm's way and ultimately, though almost exhausted they drove, the bull off. Mnally they actually succeeded in securing it by means of its nose rope to a stout post. Meantime their screams and the noise of the conflict had attracted attention, even though tlie locality is a lonely one, and a party of county workmen rendered first aid to McDonald, who; was later conveyed to the Wairau Hospital. He was suffering from wounds in the chest and / side, caused toy tlhe bull's horns, and from a broken rib and other minor

injuries and abrasions. His condition was at first believed to be serious, but he is now making a splendid recov-1 ery The two la4s are pupils of the |

Wairau School. The news of their j exploit has aroused great attention | and admiration, and inquiries will be . made with the object qf having their heroic conduct suitably recognised, j The bull was sb.pt at the first opportunity.

A Wanganui firm has. decided to erect a block of flats in a central posi- ] tion. It is proposed to nave a building of either lour or five storeys on the most modern lines. The building will be provided with the central hotwater and central steam-heating. It is proposed to I 'start on tlhis enterprise early in the New Year. "Although our Bible Class movement is si years old, and Has uoiie its lull share in producing ministers, it has not, to. my Knowledge, produced one member of Parliament," said Rev. J. *C. Herron at the Presbyterian General Assembly yesterday, when moving a motion in support of young men 01 the cnuren luivaig men .tu. share in civic duties. A-man named Leonard Bud ma u w thumb mown oi'i di iMonuisviUc uy tne discnarge oi a uoume-oaueiieu gun. ne was out shooting WiWi two other*, and was leaning over his gun With his leit thumb over boon narreis., when the weapon went oh. Tn« thu-nu> was blown ■completely on and ihe shot went through the brim 01 uk, hat. line vrcum reeleu oaciv uuu tainted, his companions thinking u« was latally injured, ivone or tne siioi touched Mr bull's nice, which, however, was spattered wtui blood. lit was taken to the Hamilton Hospital, un'ists College, Christenurch, win shortly receive a portrait ot rtisnop Harper, tne work of Mr W. A. Bowring, of Wellington, The artist was commissioned to paint the.picture as a memorial of one who did so much for religion "and education in Canterbury, in particular, and to the benefit of New. Zealand in general. It has been privateiy viewed by .Lord Jeincoe, who is a connection of the Harper family. Messrs,G. Harper, ol utaki.'.and P. H. Harper,., of Levin, are grandsons of Bishop Harper.

An announcement oi interest to dairy farmers is that concerning the raising of the. grade ui i\ew Zealand butter and cheese, whereby the first grade article will on graded at 90 points instead Qf Ss as at present. Tne new regulation is to be brought into force on January X, 1i)25, and some dairy companies are already circularising their suppliers drawing tneir attention to the importance of raising the standard of their milk and cream, stress being laid on. the necessity lor cleanliness in machine-milking and the guarding of supplies from contact with impure air. The Engineer to the Horo.whenua County Council (Mr W. N. Anderson) in company with Messrs Murray (Engineer ifcoi the Main Highways Board) and Hickford (Manawatu County Council Engineer) yesterday inspected the Shannon bridge over the Maaiawatu river with a view to arriving at a» decision regarding rebuilding, or repairs to tihe structure. Mr Murray will consult with Mr F. \V- Furkert, Engineer-in-chief to the Public Works Department, before coming to- a decision as to the attitude ot the Main Highways. Board. In the meantime inquiries are being made in Wellington re obtaining a suitable punt with which to re-e&tablish temporary communication between the MOutoa district and Shannon.

The dairy instructor recently" appointed by the local dairy companies has now taken up his duties.' He is Mr Edwards, who for a number oi years has been instructor in Damn.: virke under a similar scheme, lie is under the control of the Department of (Agriculture and -has statutory powers to deal with cases requiring action. Mr Edwards' primary function, however, is to assist dairy-farm-ers in any way possible. He will give advice and investigate difficulties and generally aim at raising the grade' 01 the butter and cheese produced by the Levin and Kuku lactones insofar as this is possible by ensuring that the milk and cream reaches the factories in the best possible condition. The appointment of an instructor is a progressive step on the part of these two. companies, and it will he welcomed by producers as a move'in the direction of increasing their returns. At the Otaki Police Court yesterday before Messrs J. P. Brandon and Frank Bennett, Justices of the Peace, a young man named Robert Ramsay was charged with being drunk while in charge of a motor-car. He pleaded' guilty, constable Satherley stated that ttamsay came from Shannon, and the driving-of the car caused him to make |un arrest. Ramsay, on being quesI uuned, did not even know now or when he arrived in Otaki, while it was doubtful who. the car belonged to. He had telephoned the 'Shannon police and it was reported .that a car jjeionging to Mr Brown was missmg, and it was plainly evident that Ramsay had iiqi right' to have it. The man had previously been fined £lO at Yvaipukurau for commandeering a car, while there was also a prombiLiou order againt him. It was a wqndarj, ' added the jconstable, that the man did not kill someone. Tbe Bench, without (hesitation, imposed a month's imprisonment in Wellington gaol.