Shannon News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1925.

Shannon News, 13 February 1925, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1925.

Mrs Manning, of Clapham street, wno lias not iDe.en well lately, enteieu the Patmerston North Hospital yesterday ior treatment.

Tiie Borough Council have appointed ine Engineer (ivir.it. liuwaruaj examiner on ai'ivers. under the new mu'ior regulations.

Tne punt at the Manawatu river is not yet m working order and a lot oi uissatisi'acuon is being expresseu at the uei.ay >f>y settlors living m the vicinity.

The Town Clerk reported to tlie Borough Council o.n Tuesday nignt tiuu «t> applications lor the water to xm laid on nad been received to date and that i>s7 feet of piping nad heen soia to ratepayers. ■

Advice was received on Wednesday by Mr Tippler, chairman of the Schooi from the secretary of tne Wellington Education board that the Education Department has granted the request for a re-examinaUon of those pupils of the Six til standard who failed at tlie recent examination. The re-examination is to take place at the end, of the first school term.

The De Luxe seats, were greatly appreciated by dress circle patrons at the Maorilarid Theatre on Wednesday night during the performance of the Dixie Jubilee Singers. These seats were supplied through Mr L. H. Martin, who is district agent for the Parsonage Chair and Upholstering Co. Mr Martin states that he is authorised by this, firm to give seven years' guarantee with ail their upholstery work.

A complaint was received at the Council meeting on Tuesday 'night from the nightsoil contractor that a number of residents were making a practice of using the.pans for depositing rubbis/h in, such as. bottles, broken pots, and even dead loivls, ahu he asked, that the Council take steps to prevent this, sort of thing. The contractor was instructed to report tio the Council any such offenders and the Council will take immediate action.

At a meeting of settlers interested m repairing the bank 'On Mr Richardson's, property at Buckley, which was broken during the last big flood, a numlber of those interested agreed to contribute towards the cost of doing the work. About three chains of the bank has been washed, away and it is estimated it will cost £3OO to put it in order again. Mr Bryant lias agreed to contribute £l5O of this amount, the remainder of the money being found by a number of the settlers. The work will be pushed on with immediately and it is. hoped to have it completed by the end of the month.

At the borough Council meeting on Tuesday evening the Mayor stated that Mr Kilinins.ter was willing, for a nominal fee, to see that the stream at Mangaore from which Shannon's water supply is obtained is not allowed to be -polluted and he would also prevent stock from wandering in or near the stream. It was decided thai Mr Kilminster be offered £5 per annum to keep the stream free from pollution on behalf of. the Borough Council ' While dealing with this matter Cr.' Hiydc referred to the patch 6*l splendid native bush and Shrubs at this spot, which he said would make a good reserve, if if was. in the power of the Council to preserve it. In time this scenic spiat would become U n ussQt to the tow"-

A suspected case of tJtie prevailing epidemic, a. little girl, was. removed from Shannon to tine Palmerston Hospital for observation last night. There has only been one previous case, fironi Shannon.

sir Francis Bell and the Hon. G. J. \nderson, Minister tor Justice, and a party of ladies and gentlemen arrived by the New. Plymouth express yesterday morning and journeyed out to Mangahao tQ inspect the hydro-elec-tric works.

There are now no fewer than 53 residences connected with electricity at Paekakariki.

The Prince of Wales, at the Mowbray British Legion ball, in London, ascertaining that there was a blind girl present, danced with her. She is an orphan and lives with her three s.isters, who take in paying guests.

After 29 years'' service as clerk oi the Waipa County, Mr Bowden retires at- the end Qt March. Councillors fehcitated him at yesterday's meeting, saying it was a wonderful record. He never missed a meeting throughout the term—Press telegram.

What is claimed to be a record for the Wairarapa was put up recently by a buyer for a meat export company, when he drafted 5500 fat wethers Irani the property of Mr H. >D. S. Riddijford ajt (MaiUtiiboroujgh. The sheep represented approximately £12,000 in cash.

The Horn. D. H. Guthrie, late Minister of Lands, who' has been suffering from ill-health for. many months, was seized with an internal hemorrhage last week, and had to receive medical,' attention. He is at his home jxi Paekakariki. It was Mr Gutihrie's intention to retire from politics altogether at the end Of the present Parliament tliis year.

On Anzac Day, at Otaki, His Grace Archbishop Redwood will unveil and bless a memorial to the soldiers killed in the Great War wno' received their education at the Otaki convent, School. The memorial will, fake the form of a life-size crucifix erected on the hill near the church. It is believed to bo the first memorial of the kind erected in New Zealand, if. not in Australasia.

When Mr L. H. Hall's car was be ing driven through the Waimana Gorge, near Tauranga, a few days ago a bullock fell from a height oi over 30ft on to the roadway and broke its neck.. It dropped almost in front of the car. There was no warning oi the animal's fall, but fortunately tnere was sufficient room for the car to avoid colliding with the carcase and it got past safely.

It is perhaps just as well that New Zealand honey has already made something of a name for itself, writes an exchange's London eo l respondent,. ior Canada seems to have taken a leai out m New Zealand's book and organised her honey industry, with tlhe result that, whereas she was only able to export 513,03d1bs last year, sne has this year, according to the Dominion Apiarist, 6,000,000ib for export.

Advice has bee,n received in Wanganui to the effect that hour is in shout supply at the present time, and the price of this household necessity will in all probability be .increased in price in tne near future by several pounds per ton. A local merchant in discussing the matter with a reporter yesterday pointed out that the shortage was due to the fact that this, season's grain was not yet available. He predicted that the proposed increase in price would remain operative, for about a month, and if t'hat proved to be the case, it was inevitable that the price of bread would also have to be increased by a half-penny at least.— Chronicle.

Two million copies of a pamphlet of four large pages entitled "A Sequestrated Nation," written by Senor Blasco Ibanez, the Spanish novelist, have been published in Paris in the Spanish, English, French and other languages. The distribution in Spain was efiected by two aeroplanes specially brought" for the purpose and named "Liberty" and "Spanish Republic" Concluding his. introducDOfy article, Senor Ibanez quotes the battle orders of old-time admirals: "Don't fire at the masts; fire at the hull." "Tlie masts in the present case," the author declares, "are the comic-opera generals forming the Directory; flue hull is the King."

A resident oi a North Island township stated that ne had been approached with a view to his being appointed a J.P., but ;ne had reluctantly ueciine'd. It was because some years ago in another part oi the Dominion ne had been prosecuted for having his scales out qf order. The presiding justice fined' him £5 and suhjected lum to a severe lecture regarding his (Obligations to the public, and how. the unfortunate public had to be protected. The gentleman under censure really did not mind the fine. The •irony of it was that the presiding justice had sold him the same scales a few years previously and had used them in his own business.

\n amusing but lucrative (tor the vendor) incident occurred at the stud sheep sales *at Feilding when a ram was being offered by Messrs. Dalgely and Co. Starting at 15 guineas the mice gradually mounted to 3Q guineas and ' tllieAnimal was knocked down to a wouldnbe purchaser. a protest from another buyer on Vhe outskirts of the ring that, it was rus biri lerl to a dispute and a ibid or another two guineas came fi«ntje first named buyer, t Q be P^Pj 1 / caoried by two guineas irom the second All lyes were turned on the two .buyers and it was seen JJat both required some "shaiking of Rirls of two guineas came quickly tiu sßodgidneass ß o d gidneas ifad been readied when the original buyer shook off all opposition by bidding five guineas, and the lot was his at 55 guineas amidst the applause of those ard.

Tiiq value of the rateable property at Dunedin has increased by £71,585 during the year, the total now exceeding the million mark.

' what .becomes of worn-out ana unfashionable motor cars'/ Extermination, not conversion, is the d.oom ot 60.n0. A steamer from the nOrth was unloading scrap iron at a Dunedm wharf tine other day, and in the conglomeration of refuse there could oe seen iO odd chasses.

■Tbe Right Rev.. Alfred Walter Averill Bishop of. Auckland, has by the vote of the Anglican General Synod (sitting in Dunedm), been appointed Archbishop of New Zealand m succession to Archbishop Julius, whose resignation w.ill take effect on April o^.—press Association.

Pukeko, or, as they are more commonly known, swamp hen, are extremely numerous in the swamp lands in and around Koputaroa. The protection given to these beauttiful New Zealand birds is plainly leading to them re-establishing themselves. The pukeko are quite tame and take not the slightest fear on being approached, a trite tribute ttiat their protection is not being abused.

A telegram from TaMiape indicates that the injuries to Miss Casey, who was. thrown from a horse, while competing at the. Feilding Show, are more serious than was at first thought. The message says that an X-ray examination showed that Miss Casey has spinal injuries, split shoulder blades, and a badly bruised arm and leg. It will be.much regretted that this plucky young rider has had such a misfortune.

A characteristic o.f the Prime Minister, the giving of Biblical quotations, is shared to some extent toy the Hon. A. D. McLeo4, Minister of Lands. When hearing complaints from settlers of the Rangitikei Plains, the Minister remarked: "I don't suppose its any good quoting the Biblical injunction, 'Bear ye one another's burdens..' " One of those present replied, "I see Mr Massey's mantle is. already falling on you, Mr McLeod."—Exchange.

A somewhat unusual accident betel m motorist yesterday while driving through from .palmerstcai Narifili to Wellington. When about a mile past the Levin railway station he pulled up on the side of the road to allow a mob of bullocks to pass. Just tnen a train roared by and stampeded tihe cattle, one of. which jumped right on to the bonnet of the car, smashing the lamps, bonnet and wind screen, and effectually putting the car out of action. The car, which was a five-seater Standard, practically new, had to be towed back to Levin for repairs. There were two passengers in toe vehicle besides the driver, but fortunately all escaped injury.

"While a motorist, charged with manslaughter, was waiting in tiie Supreme .Court cells in Auckland loathe verdict of the jury on Saturday afternoon, there happened in Anzac Avenue an incident which went to silxow those watching hojw flagrantly some motorists disregard the warnings, both from, official sources, and Uiuse embodied .in actual tragedies., about speeding. There wag a tremendous roar, and there flashed ihy the Court, at foreakneek speed, a small racing ear in deadly conflict with a big motor in which was the driver and a young woman. The larger vehicle rocked and swayed dangenously, narrowly missing tramway centre-poles. Jus.t how fast tihe cars were travelling can .be judged from the fact that by . the time witnesses had run v from the front of the Court to the Anzac Avenue side, a distance of a few yards, the cars had dis appeared.—i Star.

one of Dunedin's leading citizens was on the point of being arrested on Friday evening on a charge of breaking into his own house. His wiiQ is away for a holiday, and he is "baching." On going out he forgot his. office keys and sent a clerk to the house with instructions, to break a pane in the window of the maid's room, and return with the keys. When the owner of the house, returned late .in, the evening he turned the lights on and off one hy one, as he passed to his room, and had just got into bed when he heard steps approaching, and three constables appeared. They laughed to. scorn that lie was Mr , treated his production of letters as part of the housebreaker's, stock dodge., and were on the point of taking him off when another officer arrived, a constable who knew thini. The explanation does credit to the police, and the owner thanked them. The man on the beat knew* that Mrs was away, and on seeing the flicker of lights he made an examination and found a window broken. He thereupon called up his nearest colleagues.