Shannon News TUESDAY DECEMBER 23, 1924.

Shannon News, 23 December 1924, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY DECEMBER 23, 1924.

The ihuunoHj Newy will not be published on Friday next (Boxing Day).

Receipts lor the school concert held last week shotw that over £4O was received.

• The Shannon News wishes its. many readers, dncl aclveiTisers a Merry Christmas and a .prosperous, and Happy. New Year. It was reported at .the prize-giving at the Makerua School on Friday that out of 29 pupils, attending the school who went up for examination, only two failed. Yesterday morning before Messrs W. ~ ; H. Gunning and E. J. Spencer, j.’sP., a man named Frank William Capper appeared to answer the following charges;—(l) Drunkenness, (2) committing a grossly indecent act m a" public place, (3) using obscene language. ..On the first "charge he was convicted and, discharged; ..on. the other two charges he. was convicted, being fined £2 or 1 month’s imprisonment on the second offence and fined £3 or 1 month on the third.: Sentences to. be concurrent.

Owing to the heavy rain on the Woodville side of the Gorge there was a fresh in the. - Manawatu ’ river on Friday morning and as a result' the water came through'the bank on Mr Richardson’S property near Buckley, where a wash-out had occurred during the recent big flood, and all that piece of flat country extending from the Shannon-Fcxton road to Buckley was under water, being over the fence tops in plaices. Fortunately, when word came the river was in flood, the settlers anticipating trouble with the hank, immediately removed their stock. The water is now disappearing fast / A paper, hat dance will be, held m the Parish Ha.U on New Year’s. Eve When young and old are invited to come along and dance, the Old Year out. The paper hats will ibe. handed out gratis at the door.. Provision has been made foil (non-dancers in the way of cards and (Other games. The idea o.f the function is to make it one of jollification “ and a real good night’s fun will he the. lot of those who attend. The dance is. being arranged by the, Ven. Bede's Social Committee for which a small charge will be made fo coyer expenses.

Under the ne.w railway regulations, . alterations, have been made in respect to the period for which return tickets. • are available. Up to 20 miles they are nqw available for two. days aha exceeding 20 miles three calendar months. A return ticket can now be used fur commencing the journey any time prior to the expiry, date., whereas Under t-ljje iold arrangement the. journey had to be commenced -on the day the ticket was. taken out. Seats can now be booked a fortnight ahead. The Railway Department recently made a reduction in excursion rates, and the return fare to Wellington i first class is now 15/6/ second class l.lOs sd, a reduction of 2s, while to Palmerston. North, or Bunnythorpe the fare is now 4s 4d second class return, as against 4s 6d return under the old rate to Palmerston North only. A mishap- that might have had serious consequences, occurred at Makerua early on Saturday evening. A motor car was coming down iPrier’s Hill when the driver observed t w O youth’s double-banked on a motor cycle coming round the bend on then wrong side of the road. To make matters worse, just at the moment they were looking behind to.se.e if their mates were following on another cycle. The driver of the -car kept to his side of the road and although he.'was. only doing about fitteen miles an hour when he saw the cyclists approaching him, he was. unable to pull up. The oar ran into the cyclists-, one of whom was thrown oft and rolled down the bank alongside, while the cycle and other occupant were both under the car when it pulled up. -The youth crawled from underneath unhurt and marvellous to relate, although it took twenty minutes to extricate the. cycle from. beneath the car, the youths were able to continue their journey, only minor damage being done. All. the parties . concerned received a big fright and 'consider themselves lucky to have escaped so lightly. I

Cochrane’s charabanc will leave the iarage at IP a.m. each day for the iManawatu races. Return fare 55.. Trips will also he made to Fo.xtoh heach December 28th, Mangahao Top Camp December 31st, and to the Maiton races, on January Ist and 2nd.

To enable residents of, Moutoa to shop in Shannon qn Christmas Eve arrangements have been made, for a bus to cany passengers free of charge from the bridge to Shannon. Tne bus. will leave the. ibridgb. at about 6 p.m. qr at a 7! time that will suit the residents, returning again after the pictures. ' 1 'An anonymous gift of £IOOO lias been made towards the cost of publishing a new edition Qi toe Maori Bible. At present there is no complete edition. The official announcement of Mr H H. Ostler’s appointment to the Supreme Court Bench was. made on Thursday night. He will assume his new duties on Ist Februaiy next. it is the intention of the post and Telegraph -Department to close toe lhakara Rost omce as from toe end of the month. " ‘i The Nor-to v. South ci'icket match which was to have b|en played on ,Sa>ur(day afternoon, fvas postponed on account of the disorganisation of the train service, no.f permuting players from the South, to attend. A local housewife, thinking it might be o-f value to others, asks. for ■the publication of the following tested recipe for loganberry jam:—Take Hibs fruit, cook till soft with two large cups water; then stir through wire strainer/&o as to take all -toe. pulp without tihe seeds. Put in pan wita cup for cup of sugar and cook till a little jellies. The result well repays for the little extra trouble.

A telegram lias been received by Mr. G. D. Hamilton, President of the Levin branch Ot the R.S.A., from Mr w. IK Field, M.P., to the effect that he was taking up with the -Minister of Lands, the question of a now revaluation. of soldier settlers’ farms, for rating purposes, as suggested by the (Chairman Of ifche llorowheuua Coiinty Council (Mr G. A. Monk) at last meeting of the Council. He stated that he was. strongly urging immediate attention as also, that a capable man should be sent up as soon as possible to investigate the whole position of soldier settlers. A striking instance of -the value of cow testing is recorded by an otorohanga contemporary. A farmer not 20 miles from, Otorohanga recently ■decided to cull out four of his worst oows, but in -any case to get rid of one particular animal. Unfortunately this cow calved, and he was uhabie to move her immediately, and toe testing officer -passing, he was induced to have the cow tested. -She gave 70ib of butter fat in. the, month. That farmer is. now seriously considering Whether appearances are not always deceitful and whether it is -not the better policy to. always make sure by testing. In view of the. general condemnation by the Health authorities., 1 "^ s * qn account of their disease-carrying proclivities, an endeavour might well be made to destroy the rats wnich infest the partially erected Municipal buildings, literally .in hundreds. So numerous and bold are they, that no article of food or clothing is safe f-om them. On numerous occasions, workmen employed on the buildings, oh going to get their luncheons, have found that they have been eaten out of ,the paper, whilst articles of clothing have been ripped, presumably, suggests, a local humorist, to provide material for nests for the rodent population in the cold weatheTl Mr vv. -E; Parry, M.l\, lor Auckland Central,. nasi sent the following telegram to the Minister Qi internal Aft airs regarding the increasing number of accidents on racecourses:— “in view of the increasing number of fatal accidents, on racecourses, respectfully urge setting up a a Parliamentary committee. of investigation lo take evidence as tq -conditions, of racecourses and internal management of races. Distribution of increased permits. to be withheld -pending result of inquiry. Am advised 24 horses were allowed to start at the recen’t Waipa meeting, as against the. safety number of, 17 recommended by stipendiary stewards at Racing Conference. Bee Weekly Press, December 11, page 70.—PARRY.” A medical correspondent, writing to the Christchurch Star, says: Wnen your Children bring hack homework to do in the evening, will you please see that they begin it in good time? If yo.u do not insist on this., you will find that the home-work will be put Off until it is almost bedtime, and an unnecessary strain will he put on eye.s and brain. A child needs more sleep than an adult, and it is the duty o.f parents to. see that he gets it. In the usual slip-shod method of the'day, the parents allow the child to have his own way and sit up far too late; too .often the parents nave not the backbone ■' to- enforce obedience. Believe me, a loss of two hours’ sleep every night will not be compensated for by purchasing a bottle of nerve tonic at the chemist’s.