Shannon News FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1924.

Shannon News, 19 December 1924, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1924.

A People's Picnic, will be held on the uecreation. Ground on New Year’s Day.- Particulars will he given in qur next issue. For the convenience of Moutoa residents in e Jo usine.ss. men of Shannon nave arranged for a char-a-banc to leave the bridge, for 'Shannon as. under:—Saturday, December 20th, .10 u.in., 2.30 pan. and 0 pan.; Christinas live, .10 aan.; Saturday, December 27, 110 a-m. and 2.30 p.m.; New Yeafs Eve, 10 a-m. and 2.30 p.m. The following are. the. results of the guessing competitions in connection with the recent. Anglican Churph bazaar, which were held, over and made known at the garden fete at the Parish s Hall last week:—Crepe de chine set, No. 74, Mrs Hosking; lady’s 2piece fugi set, No. 37, Miss Malcolm; infant’s complete, set,: weight 31bs 3|ozs., Mrs G. Frank, 3|lbs; infant’s crochet set, . No. 24, Mrs Sell. A social and dance will he held in the Druids’ Hall this, evening by the ladies who are endeavouring to raise funds towards erecting a dlressing shed at .Spencer’s Creek. Good music will be provided while the floor has received a special preparation and the object, of the dance, being p. worthy one the promoters should be well rewarded by their efforts.

Where are. the girls of. to-day heading? Are we enjoying a healthier freedom thdn that, of grandma's days? Are Qur girls, existing only, for jazz and abbreviated dresses? Is the world all wrong?. Fathers, mind your daughters! Mothers, are you living; for yourselves or for your daughters? “Let’s go out to-night* and Tet mother do the washing up!” Short skirts will be shorter in the coming season! The burning question: “Got a cigarette, Vi?” W'atch your daughter’s friends—for her sake! Is modern independence fatal. tq the flapper? Is the. word “flapper” unfair to the modem girl, or is she, after all, more of a woman than ever? Sleep with one eye open—for your daughter’s sake! and see. the gripping picture of this title at the Maoriland Theatre on Saturday. A pleasant little function took place at the focal post office on Tuesday qvenmg when the stall me.t together tq. bid an feyoir to Miss. Olive. Davis, who is .under transfer to Wellington. The postmaster (Mi* H. C. Jones), in a happy speech, wished- her all good fortune in her new home and trusted, that her career in the. future would be as happy as. in the past. He then handed her a marble portable alarm clock, with thq hope that “when, the alarm went off it would remind her of old associations and absent comrades.” Miss Shanley, who had arrived from Greytown to take Miss Davis’s duties, was. then welcomed. Miss Davis, who has been on the local telephone , exchange staff far some years, lias always proved a most courteous and obliging official and we are 'only'endorsing the remarks of. the business people and subscribers, when we egress, qur regret at her departure from Shannon and join with them in wishing her every happiness and prosperity in her new position. Messrs Howard Andrew, ltd., L. Martin and J. N. Rider announce in our advertising columns, that they will observe the following hours under the Retailers’ award during the Christmas and New. Year holidays: Christmas Eve, open fill 10 p.m.; Saturday, December 27th, Open till 5.30 p.m.; New Year’s Eve, late night; Saturday, January 3rd, open till 5.30 p.m.

The Governor-General and Lady Fergusson pay their first; official visit to Auckland on December 29. An outbreak of infantile paralysis lias occurred at Petone ami stringent precautions are being observed to prevent its developing. The Auckland University; College Council has agreed to contribute £SO, the same as Otago, Canterbury and Victoria Colleges, towards the tour of Sir Ernest Rutherford in Australia being extended to New Zealand. Special prizes, received by the. Horowlienua A. and P. Show Committee for competition at the. forthcoming show include one. of five guineas presented by Mr F. Davis as additional to the prize money in class. 113, for 3 ewes any age, Romney or Romney oross. A donation of a further five guineas has been made by Mr E. T. Wynne Bond who suggests that the sum be devoted to a class that will be suitable for the encouragement ol fat sheep breeding in this district.

Francis Henry Steel, a prominent Christchurch butcher, was fined £SO ■and costs on each of two charges of negligently making false income tax returns.—Press Association. luiC iiJiai Oi me Triangular Sluelu iViaion, wiiion vvas lu. have neen played bn me shannon green 'yesteruuy ny representatives of me nevin, rux.iu.li anU anannon duns, had to oe , postponed on. account of the. wet weatmer. , , , . Mr rigott informs thq Herald that a meeting q 1 ail interested in me construe non of the bridge across the iviaiutwaiu at iVioutoa will be held m the Moutoa nail next Tliursuay. -we vvatit to come to some finality' in tins matter,” said Mr Pigott, “and tlie use of a punt for transport wifi not meet the case.”

“Toomuch dancing and the wrong class of moving pictures are having an andesiruble effect on tne scholars,” said Mr A. K. Andersun; Principal ot St. Andrew’s College, at me break-up last night. He advocated dancing for young people only two or three’ times a year, as they used to! Another necessity was tlie limitation of pocket money.—Christchurch rress message.

A skeleton 'was found on the. sandmils, near tire Waitonu river, Glam, ny Mr if. penman, and tne find reported to Constable Satnerley, who collected the bones and brougrrt them to tne police station. They appear to be those of a small-sized Maori, anu no doubt have been buried fo.r years past. No inquest is considered necessary and a certificate to that effect has been given by tlie District Coroner, Mr T. Brown. 1 in 1922-23, wool'per bale, was costing £l6 10s, in 1923-24. £23 per bale, to-day £35 per bale, is a fair average. The financial .question on a* sale cl 35,400 bales, as was. offered to-day, must be a considerable liurdle. and too much praise cannot be given to the Bradford buyers who operated to-day with the stamina 01, the “All Blacks” and bought ught through up to the last bale, in tiio final catalogue. Generally the December sale, considering till dilticui- ■ ties, was wonderfully su ecessf ul, much more so than we thought n would be after the fall recorded in Napier Where only 28,000 bales were offered.— Dalgety’s report.

Two yqy.ths from the Boys’ Training FariiC Weraroa,: Fuiby and Maxfield, both about fifteen years, of age, Who escaped from the Farm last Saturday evening, celebrated regaining their liberty by breaking into Mr J. McGregor’s store at the Hokio 'Beach and stealing some. £5 worth of goods, mostly food and tobacco, Turiby was arrested in Wellington on Monday afternoon when he admitted having been concerned, hi the theft of the goods, and also ’of two bicycles, one from Bruce Hoad and tlie other from Boulton Road. These, together with a proportion of the goods taken lroni the store, have been recovered and restored to their owners. Fui’by was returned to the Farm and will probably appear before the Court at its next sitting. Maxfield is still at large. At Tuesday’s meeting of. The Horuwihenua' Power Beard, the Mayor oi Foxton (Mr J. Chrystaii) and the. Town Clerk waited on the Board with a suggestion that the manager of me Foxtail gas Works shphil.d read meters and otherwise act as the Board’s _rer prqsentative in that Borough. Tne deputation pointed out 'that since the installation Qf electricity the gasnuinager was only employed about half-time, and that, as it was in the interests of the people of Foxton who were' also members of tlie power Board’s district, that administrative cost should -be kept as. low as. possible, such a man might well be einployed to do tlie Board’s work in his spare time, Tiie suggestion was favourably Considered, the Engineer and local members being deputed to make further enquiries and report at next meeting of the Board. It has been said that when the All Black footballers met • .Wales in tie great test match in 1905 the. immense crowds of spectators rose to their feet 'as one man before play began, anu sang ' “fiic Land of My .Fathers. Home critics assert'that tnis had die. effect of shaking the nerves of the New Zealanders and brought about their defeat.. Again in 1924, the cables stated that 5.0,000 people, rose again before the test match and sang men loved national song,. hoping it would -have the same effect on the 1921 team. Unfortunately for Wale.s the charm had lost its power. 'To-morrow evening those attending the anniversary concert in the. Century Hall will have an opportunity of hearing the great Welsh song sung by a Welshman,. Mr Rees Watkin, in true Welsh spirit. A treat is in store for those who attend.