Shannon News TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1925.

Shannon News, 27 January 1925, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1925.

A special meeting of the Bdroiigh Council will be held this evening to consider the half-holiday question. A .visitor to Shannon yesterday was Mr A. T. White, who has been appointed to the headmastership of. the local school.

At the last meeting of the W, ailington Education Board a grant was passed for the work of re-roofing the cycle shed at the local school.

A start has been made with the prep paration of the electoral roll. The letter carrier is now. leaving at each house a card to 'be filled in by each adult, these being, collected jin the course of a day or two/

Owing to the epidemic of infantile paralysis, causing restrictions being placed on Perry Bros. Circus, they Will, not be showing in Shannon on Saturday evening next; ,but will visit here at a later date in February.

Saturday is the- last day on which Borough rates can be paid without incurring the IQ, per cent, penalty. The Town Clerk states he m being kept busy* this week, owing to the fact that a number of ratepayers have left payment until me last week.

Last week a resident sniited out of a house in the Borough and during the two days, that elapsed before the new occupier arrived someone entered the house, and removed the drawers from a built-in wardrobe. Up to the present they have not been traced. Approaching a school motorists are generally warned by a notice board nearing—“ Motorists! Slow., Down, Schooll” A suburb of Sydney also has a notice board, but reads, a little different: “Motorists! Go Slow and See our School; Go Fast and See our Courthouse.!” .

A sheep .station in the Wairarapa is situated on the boundary of three separate counties, namely Eketahuna, Castlepo.ini and Akitio. The road which passes, the front gate separates two electorates—Soiith Wairarapa and Masterton.

The work qf getting the punt in readiness at the. bridge on tile. Shah-non-Foxton road is progressing steadily. The approach on the Moutoa side is now. completed and a start has. been made sinking tlie piles and erecting the wires l'or working the j?unt.

A great deal ol' inconvenience is oiten cause.d residents, at not toeing able to purchase stamps, in the town alter the post, office closing hours. As there is no licensed stamp vendor in Shannon we suggest that a.move toe made to have a penny-in-the-sljot stamp machine piaced outside the post offi.ce. The funeral mi the late Mr David Griffiths took place at the Shannon cemetery on Friday last, and was attended hy /a representative number of his friends.> The Rev. A. F. Stewart conducted tlie service at the graveside which was. followed by a most impressive Masonic service performed by I.P.M. Bro. Cooper, assisted by (Bros. Spiers and Stewart.

Mr Tom Bowker, who lor many years was farming on the Kingston road, is at present visiting Shannon, having just returned from the Old Country, Ayhere he has .been engaged in farming for the past four years., it is Mr Bowker’s. intention to again take up farming in the Dominion. Mis many friends in Shannon will regret to hear of the death of Mrs Bowker, wiii ch took place on the voyage to New Zealand.

In tiffs issue Miss Agnes Aim, teacher of pianoforte, singing and theory, announces that she will resume teach- ; ing on Wednesday, February 5. I

Mrs Manning, dressmaker, in this issue, announces that she lias removed from, premises in Ballance Street and is now taking dressmaking orders at her residence in Clapham Street.

During shearing operations on Mr Holbrook’s Station, Tiraumea, ,one of ( the shearers, H. McJUanaway, estab- ; iisbed a record for Die district by shearing one sheep in 69 seconds. A phenomenal growth ql Scotch thistles throughout the 'Wairarapa is attracting a good deaf of attention. A Puoiic Vvorks qriicer showed a Wanganui Chronicle representative a sample. of yin lead punctured m various points as the result of attach by a grub. The holes were similar to those of the borer in white pine timber. southland, will yield a bounUfm harvest in oats was year. Aitnougu rue acreage is about tne same as last ytar, it is many seasons since me crops looked so weii. On several fields the growth has been fence-nign with well-filled earn. pile Director of Education (Mr J"-Win Caugmey) waited on tne weniugiou lidueauoii Board at Us last meeting, and notified tha.t tne. congestion at, the 'teachers’ Training College nad been successfully overcome, and that an pupil-teachers who had qualified would now. be eligible tor admittance.. •me system oi print-wrumg is practiced in most scnoofs in JMigianu and Scotland," said Dr. J. nv. iviciiwiaith, inspector of scnoofs, m aduressing members, o.f the Native &cnotoi i earners.’ Association" at Auckianu. •*n nas been found,” be said, "to be 2ii per cent, faster than ordinary long hand, and is, of course, much more legible.” me question of the appointment oi a neau-teacner to the Paraparaumu acnooi, wneie ((lie wnoie school committee recently, resigned as a protest against the appointment oi a woman teacher to the position, was considered at this week’s meeting of the Wellington Education Board, when it was decided to re-advertise. the position, applications, to be confined to male teachers only. There was only a fair attendance of iminers and outers interested at the i.eaunngton Town Hall when a lecture of herd inoculation and tne benefits pf Anti-Mammitis Vaccine, tne lonnula prepared by the bacteriologist of the Waikato Hospital, was delivered by the prompter. Mr E. C. Day. The Waikato Independent’s reporter attended, but in deference to tne wishes f Dr. Reakes, Director of Agriculture, whose department has the vaccine tinder test, a detailed report was not given. Taupo, the largest lake in flew Zealand, has a length, pf 25 miles, a width of 17. miles, and an area of 241 square miles. Its greatest depth is 534 feet. Wakatipu measures 112 square miles, and its greatest depth is 1242 ft; Te Anau has an area of 132 square miles, and its maximum depth is' 906 ft; Manapouri is. the smallest, but the deepest of the three, its. area being 56 square miles and its. depth 1458 ft.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the Wellington Education Board was advised of tne following work in hand at the various schools in this district:—Pae-

kakariki, additions to school; Levin District High School and Makerua, painting throughout; and Levin District High School, improvements to ventilation. Amongst applications received for further work, grants were made' for the fencing of the horsepaddock at Pourotawhao, and for reroiQfing the bicycle, shed at Shannon.

The Standard reports that a narrow escape irom death was expe.rienceu yesterday morning £y Mr iPercy Coleman, the well-known racing motorist and aviator. He was preparing to tty to Ashhurst where he was to compete in the motor races. The aeroplane rose from the ground to about aO feet or so and then crashed through the' telegraph and the electric supply wires. The machine then nose-dived and crashed ih a paddock of maize. Spectators ran to the spot expecting to find the aviator gravely injured. To their relief they saw him crawl out from under the machine, stand up and look it over. Ho was badly cut about the face and mouth, but otherwise was. aJ,I. right. After first aid had been given he was taken to a doctor. The plane was considerably damaged.

.•13 iiiUanaling tlie inteiesi taxon. m J,U '.me leab me uj, id.-eiSluu (Mr r. J. -vauitiuj, Wiio .w;as in AieiouLune uuriug uw second, mai.cn, says ne was m a mg uepaumeniui sioxe m the City at me time several Australian vvicaets vvexe i a mug cneapiy ni me second nmuig&, and wireless messages w.eie ouuuug ni indicating me state or me game at, the tail of each wicket. m oinm stores, loud speakers were mstaneu, ana every bau was described. m another case, the Judge presiding at tne sitting qi the Supreme Court apologised to me barrister addressing me Court lor stopping the proceedings to make the announcement; “1 am sure the gentlemen of the jury and yourself' will toe glad to bear Australia has won the toss.” This Judge was a famous cricketer himself m by-gone days, having played for Victoria against Lillyw.hite’s team in the late seventies.

The treaty, of Waitangi was quoted by Maoris, in support of a plea that tlie Minister of Marine, whom they interviewed at Coromandel QU Monday, should grant them right of access to oyster beds for food- The Minister said there had been no interference with their right under tlie treaty, so far US fishing was concerned. At Whangaroa Harbour the oyster beds had been destroyed, but now were replanted, .and the natives had been offered (reservations, provided they would set up. a committee to look after them and fine any Maori who sold oysters to persons other than tne Government (reports the Auckland Star). If Coromandel natives would give such an undertaking, the Marine Department would be prepared to give them a reservation.

The Shannon Cricket Club have ac- ! signor Marconi says he is confident cepted a challenge from a team from that permanently adjusted wireless the Manawdtu Evening Standard to se ts will eventually be placed in play a match at Shannon at the com- mines, and that by the use of them ing week end. men entombed wifi be able to direct

rescue operations. Something over a million tomato plants are required every season to meet the demand of Auckland gardeners. A suburban grower picked out this season , 183,000 plants and sold over 150.0QQ. . . ! A farmer in the Waverley district claims that top-dressing with basic slag eradicates utiwai (biddy-bid). He states that the increased grqwtli of grass lifts the weed from the ground with the result that stock pull it up by the roots wjhen • feeding. By tins means, he explained, he successfully cleared a ten-acre paddock. The Ail Black lootoauers, returning home from their triumphant tour 01 Britain and France, arrive at St. John’s (New Brunswick), on January 31 and will spend several days m sight-seeing in Eiastern Canada. They are due at Vancouver on February iu, and Will remain there for eleven days, playing three games of ltugby, then will proceed to San Francisco, whence they sail on February. 25. The dry weather which lias lasted in this district since the Christmas week, is thready having an effect, on the tanks, which are emptying at a rate which is causing sdme concern to those who depend on this source for household supplies. Fortunately, feed is not suffering‘tQ any extent, the ground having got such a thorough soaking eariier in the season, as has sufficed to carry it through to date. At a South Condon election meeting u persistent interrupter was effectively silenced. The. speaker at the .moment had scored oh him several times, but in the end the audience got restive and there were shouts Qi “Turn him out.” “Oh no, don’t turn his out,”- said the speaker qn the platform. “That poor fellow daren’t say a word at home.” The audience rocked with merriment at the interrupter’s discomfiture. There was no further trouble.—“ Way of the World” in the Morning Post. An accident occurred on the. Daime-virke-Pongaroa road, near Weber, a few days ago. Mr Tom Hopcrolt, contractor at Pongaroa, was conveying a load of 100. lambs to Dannevirkc by motor lorry, when the steering gear went wrong on a had hill. The lorry swerved out, and just as it was about to go over the bank the driver managed to jump clear on to the road. ’The lorry rolled down the bank a depth of nearly 200 feet. Fortunately only six lambs were killed, but the majority were bruised and injured. The conveyance was a total wreck.

Some children nave an inherent love of school, and others an equally strong dislike, fend, a.s is quite consistent with las attitude towards life’s difficulties, the Maori 'has his own peculiar way of dealing with the latter class of- pupils (says an exchange). In a country town one boy was taken to school running behind a horse ‘at the end of a rope. His uncle, who had recently been elected to a school committee, was riding the horse, and had trailed the unwilling pupil for about, seven miles. That tote odds are not always the true odd® was proved during the course of the trotting meeting at Awa. purii last week. A detect in the main recording machine, the figure “8” it. is said, caused a short-payment ot £IOO on the •winner of the first race and an over payment of £3OO on Waiterere, the Cup winner, whose true price was 22s less than that awarded lucky backers. The club thus had a dead loss of £2OO through this cause. The running of the “tote” machinery is in the hands.Of an electrical company and the club was not responsible for this blunder.—Times.

v/iio Ul v. iiucoocß. ill. Of Uilac a'J" uuvv.n iur nearing M Vue ircumrma uuuii \»aa uie. yu.aiig sun oi ivn- u.l. nuung, wnu, m View m dacuiitetuuw, expiesaeu some iciuciunce tq neai u uie case, me uoiioiuerug mat tne inuliVer snouiU ne ueaiu ny an niuepennem pauy, "ana suggesmu mat J.'sP. snouid ne asnea to tui>e u. xne solicitors representing outm sides assured ms worship of tneir uiniosi, cuiuiueiice m ms impartiality. me Magistrate vjoKiiigiy): But, you see, i mi gut know my hoy’s tidunufiiess too wen, or otherwise, and this would not ne fair tq one side. (Laughter). His Worship agreed, after some persuasion, to hear the case.

\ aiiuujs maticr* „ 4 uu cunSiUcraiJiu iuCtu uro to no u.i».uu&sjoa ui. auo mecung qi Uie w.vui UfiUimer ui ujwineroe th tUhe iJia.cc ui;. lYuunuuy iugui, unu it is expecicu uiui me uiicuuaucc oi memoere wui ue tuj sausw,a<M'y, us usual. me uuuuuqr is catering iqr ah sect.iuus oi me community 111 its activities, jusuiyiiig its claim. to support ru many piiase* o.i cuimiiuiiity progress—llo.l- - promoting secondary eciueutionui auvunceinent; cstaPiisiuiieiit or au agricultural college at Weracoa; oununuatioii oi lire,, farm Softool as an annual fixture; and assisting Uie Le-vin-Foxton-Murton railway objectu e. Tue improvement oi public iaciiities—postal, etc.—is anotfter ftranoti Qi endeavour, while innumerable routine matters oi community significance receive attention.

A returned soldier resluing in South Taranaki received a very acceptable Christmas present last mqntii in the shape oi a iairly substantial sum. oi money which lie did not know he possessed. Before going to the war lie put a sum qn fixed deposit for twelve months with one qi the leading investment societies in Stratford. When the soldier returned on the cessation of hostilities, his memory was somewhat impaired regarding money matters, and the fact of owning this money was entirely forgotten by him. As the years went on and no clahn was made to the society for principal or interest, enquiries were made by the secretary throughout the district as to the rightful owner, and eventually the lucky depositor was found through the aid of relatives, and tne money with interest added was duly paid over to him. —Stratford Post.

HfimnTis'a good demand for twotooth and four-tooth mffie Wanganui district as a result of most of the farmers going m for fattening. a world’s butter championship is being inaugurated at the next Auck. iand S Winter Show.. AH the P l^^ l butter-producing countries are expected to compete. “The country requires a good downpour qf rain,” remarked a farmer on Friday to a Wanganui Chronicle reporter. “If we do not have a fan 01 rain within the next week, farmers will be quitting their store stock m a hurry,” he concluded. Last Tuesday was a red letter day at Waikokopu (Wairoa) the occasion ueiug the loading of the first shipment of frozen meat there, qn to a Home liner. The authorities anticipate that within the next two months 100,000 live sheep will be shipped from the new port. Many public-spirited landowners in Hamilton have given the Borough Council pieces oi land at road junctions for the purpose of easing street corners. This has already had the effect of making a big improvement in the appearance of the town and has considerably minimised the danger to traffic. mere will be two- eclipses visible in New Zealand in 1925—an annular eclipse of the sun on July 21 (centre at 9.27 a.m.), and a partial eclipse, ox die moon on August 4 at H-23 p.m.). An annular eeciipse is one m which a ring of the sun’s surface is visible, outside the shadow of the moon. In this case four-fifths of the face Qf the sun will be obscured. A large charabanc running between Feilding ahd Palmerston Norm, overturned when on the nut near Biuuiythorpe. The accident was caused oy the brakes failing to hold the bus while the driver .was changing gear. No one of the 15. passengers was injured, but Mrs Arnold, a visitor to Palmerston North, suffered from shock, and was -admitted to hospital at Palmerston. When charged at the Christchurch Magistrate's court with going over a crossing when the signals were against him, a man gave, the excuse that he did not know whether the crossing-keeper meant him to stop or continue on. The Magistrate remarked that he had had a similar experience recently. When approaching a crossing he saw the keeper holding out both flags—the red and the green! He (the Magistrate) stopped -and gave the keeper a little lecture pn the proper performance of his duties. The danger of leaving an electric iron standing on a table with the current switcned on was in Palmerston North yesterday. The housewife, went to town leaving one of her daughters ironing. The girl later also left the house and when . her mother returned earlier than anticipated, owing to the heat, she. found that the iron, with the current still switched on, had burned through the table cloth and was in the process of burning through the table, which was badly charred.—'Standardluuuiuienc ior eieciorai purposes is now compulsory, it is being carrieu out bv the post- office iqr me negisirar of Electors, a special foiin is provided for enrolment and tnese win uq sent Qffi to Levm electors .during ( the present week, every eligible man or woman vyiio is not on the new. electoral roll by March 6th next will ne liable to a fine- of five shillings, with the prospect Qf subsequent fines of 2()s if the offence is continued or repeated. . Lvery person Who is 21 years of age ought tQ ascertain whemer he or she is eligible lor enrolment. It has to be. borne m mind that this is a matter of compulsory registration, and it Will be unwise tq f ignore the duty which the State has placed upon electors to enrol, as the delinquent is bound to be caugffi sooner or later, there being several Government Departments so co-related that the omission may quite easily be discoverable in the most unlooked for manner. Those who are 21 must be 12 months in the Dominion, and.must be three months in a particular district before being eligible.