Shannon News WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1925.

Shannon News, 15 April 1925, Page 2

Shannon News WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1925.

Constable Blaiikie, who is on Ms annual leave, is spending Ms holiday in Auckland.

At, Mr Murdoch's meeting on Thursday evening a vote, of sympathy with Mr Massey in his illness was carried.

The dance, held by the Shannon JLabour Party on Easter Monday was %eH attended and proved a moist enjoyable one.

A meeting of returned soldiers will be hejd in the Council Chambers at 8 o'clock this evening for the purpose of considering holding a re-union.

At the evening service at the Shannon Presbyterian Church on Easter Sunday the Rev. A. F. Stewart intimated that he was terminating his ministry in Shannon.

Goffers are looking forward the opening'day of the Shannon Golf Club, and keen interest is. being centred in the putting and approach competition. •;

Mr A. E. Hyde, who is contesting the forthcoming Mayoral election, will address the electors of Shannon on Municipal affairs at the MaorUand Theatre to-morrow evening at eight o'clock.

As'licenses expired on the 31st day of March for dangerous goods, halls, heavy traffic drivers, carts, secondhand dealers, taxi, billiard rooms and eating houses, applications, for renewals are tq be made to the Town Clerk.

A football match took place in the Shannon Domain on Easter Monday between teams from the shannon, and VVeraroa Clubs and after a keenly contested game Shannon won by 9 points to 8, Mr L, Randall carried the whistle.

At the Shannon Police court yesterday morning, before Mr W. Murdoch, J.P., an old offender named John Kinley was charged with being drunk and disorderly. He was convicted and fined £1 in default fourteen days' imprisonment.

The postmaster (Mr Jones) has been advised that the hours of the Shannon telephone exchange are to be extended from 6 a.m. to (midnight daily, holidays 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m., Sundays 9 to 10 a.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. This has been brought about by the petition asking for same, recently forwarded tq the Department by the Chamber of Commerce.

' On Sunday afternoon several of the visiting fire, brigadesmen to. the conference at Levin accompanied by members of the Levin Band, paid a visit to the power house at Mangaore, where the band played several items. Later in the afternoon the band played in Plimmer Terrace, Shannon, where a large crowd gathered, the band's playing being much appreciated.

A head-on collision occurred on Sunday lust on the' road between Mangaore and Arapefci between two motor cars; a Ford car owned by Mr A. Rennie, of Mangahao, arid a Dodge car, the property of Mr C. C. Franks. The former came off second best, having the chassis twisted, front, axle bent and windscreen broken, while the damage to the other car consisted of a broken windscreen and a bent axle.

I Notice is given by advertisement m I this issue that the biennial election of Mayor and election oi eight councillors, as members of the Shannon Borough Council, will be held on Wednesday, April 29th, at the Borough Council office, and that nominations for candidates for such offices will, close with the Returning Officer (Mr J. T. Bovis) on Wednesday, -22nd day of April, 1925, before noon.'Nominations for the election of one member of the Horowhenua Electric Power I Board wall, also close at the same time, I an election for which will also ho ] held on April 29th.

The Horowhenua, Agricultural and Pastoral Association Has advised the president of the Chamber of Commerce that at a meettag of the general committee the following resolution was carried: "That the Chamber of Commerce has the sympathy of this Association in their protest re express Jrain services, and that this Association is willing to join in any movement to assist."

A Sydney cable this <a(ternoqn says the Marama is still at the wharf. There is little likelihood of her sailing immediately.

Lord Jellicoe, en route to the Isle of Wight to spenQ Easter, visited his aunt at Southampton, who is in her one hundred and fourth year.

A statement to the Dunedin City Council shows that the profits, of Vie Trading Department of the corporation is £51,7.18, an increase Qf £BOOO on last year.

A Danneyirke telegram says a suspected case Oi infantile paralysis, a female, 20 years of age, employed as a domestic servant, was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

As a result o.f police visits to, two Napier bowling greens yesterday a quantity of liquor was seized. Prosecutions, for selling liquor without a license are following under the section of the. Act dealing with unchartered' clubs.

What happens when a, motor car owner loses his number plate or has it destroyed? It appeal's that it is impossible to obtain a duplicate and the Act does not provide for another one being obtained. At the end of the 12 months the original plate is to be returned.

The following message from the King has been received by Sir Charles Fergusson through the Colonial Secretary; "I am much grieved to hear of your serious illness. 1 remember the great services rendered by you to your country and the Empire and 1 earnestly trust that your valuable life may be spared."

Advice has hem received by the managing trustee of the sheepowners' fund for British seamen that thirty trainees have left England by the Corinthic. When they arrive there will be seventy in residence in Flock House. To date forty-tWQ have been trained there and apprenticed to fanners all over the Dominion.

The Horowhenua" representative cricket team play the HiuU District senior cricket team, which is at present on tour, at the Levin Domain oik Easter Monday, the game to commence at 9.30 sharp. The Hutt team is reported to be a very strong combination, and includes several Wellington representatives, so that an interesting game should result. A charge oi Is is being made for admission.

In conversation with a RangUikei farmer' a Chronicle representative learned that owing to the unsatisfactory prices being realised for chaff a much less area will be sown in oats next season. Farmers are finding M much more protable, even on expensive land, to fatten lambs, consequently large areas are being sown down in grass this autumn. Turnips and swedes are reported to be doing fairly well.

There will be an election'.for two members to represent the Manawatu, Oroua and Horowhenua districts on the Wellington Harbour Board. . FOr the two vacancies there are; three nominations. The names that will be submitted to the electors will be those of Messrs M. Cohen (Palmerston North) and J. G. Cobhe (Feilding), the sitting representatives, iand H. Tolley (FeUdhig). Electors in Levin and Shannon will be called upon to vote in this connection.

The Ohau river country promises to become one of the favourite deerstalking localities in New. Zealand. Besides toe sixteen and thirteen-pointer heads secured last week, word bas just been received that Mr Halberg, of Mauriceyille, Wairarapa, yesterday secured a twenty-three pointer on "Tangimoana," which although somewhat deficient in spread lor such a head, was 6t great weight and massiven'ess,. The record head for New Zealand is said to be a 24-pointer shot in the' Rakaia Gorge, South Island, about lour years ago.

The flying Qf kites in the vicinity of electrical transmission lines has been causing considerable trouble and expense to the electrical 'branch of the Public Works Department during the past few weeks. As there is a great deal ol danger to children whose kites become entangled in. live wires, the department found it necessary to issue a warning to parents and guardians with the object of checking the practice. When children get a kite caught in the wires and puil the string attached to ut in the hope of pulling it free, they swing the wires together, with the result that they would instantly fuse and break, the ends falling to the ground, to. .the danger of the children and others. "During wet weather children, tugging at a string attached to a kite caught on. live wires, are liable to get a severe electric shock. Another very dangerous practice is for schoolboys to kick footballs under electric wires. A football may swing the wires together and cause a fuse, thus bringing the wires down.