Shannon News FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1925.

Shannon News, 17 April 1925, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1925.

Miss E. L. Seer has .been appointeu temporarily to. succeed Mr Tnwaites as q,n assistant teacher at the local school.

A donation of £2 2s lias been received by the Mayor from Mr Kwong Lee, market gardener, of Shannon, to be forwarded to the Palmerston North Hospital.

The School Committee last evening resolved that a recommendation be sent to the Department to have the time extended for re-examination of sixth standard pupils owing to the epidemic.

A special meeting of the Borough Council was held on Tuesday evening Avhen the by-laws in connection with the water scheme w.ere read and discussed and the Town Clerk was instructed to proceed with the formalities necessary to having them put into force.

Golfers are reminded that the shannon Club's season will open on the Club's links on Saturday afternoon at 1.45 p.m. with an approach and putting competition. Given fine weather a good afternoon's sport should eventuate. During the afternoon the ladies will provide refreshments.

The annual meeting of householders for the election of a school committee for Shannon will be 'held in the School on Monday, 4th May, at 7.30 p.m. Nominations of candidates close with the School committee chairman at 8 p.m. on Monday, 2,7 th April. Nominations will not be received at the meeting.

On Tuesday evening next the liorowhenua Electric Power Board will hold their ball in the Cosmos Theatre. The hall will be specially decorated lor the occasion and. the Jazzmaman Orchestra will supply the music. The smallest detail in the arrangements will n-eceive attention and ■everything points to the function being one of the most successful yet held .in Levin.

The supplementary roll of electors for the Borough closed'ton Wednesday afternoon, 45 names being added. These with the 645 names Qn the main roll make a total of 690 persons eligible to vote for the election of Mayor and councillors at the forth coming municipal election to be held on, Wednesday, April 29th. Last election there were 655 names on the roll.

A plan was received from the Wellington 'Education Board at the School Committee, meeting last evening concerning alterations to the school master's residence. The committee were firm in their condemnation oi the house and it was resolved to write to the Board setting out the committee's disapproval 'unless they can be assured all the affected timber will be removed.

The first dance of the season will be held in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening next by the Anglican Garden Pete Committee, the proceeds from which are to augment the fund for installing a'hot Avater service at the Vicarage. An excellent supper will b e provided' by the Ven. Bede's ladies' committee, while Mrs Butler will suppi v the music for the dancing, which will be from 8 p.m. till 2 a.m.

Mr 11. Lngel, who has delighted Levin audiences with his violin, visited Shannon last night and entertained the members of the Choral Society iuid friends at the conclusion Mf their practice. The audience were delighted ut the masterful way he handled the "liddie" and demanded encore after encore. Miss Thefma Shaw played several pianoforte selections in lief brilliant way, and had to respond several times. Mr Engel leaves for Auckland to-night per -the "Limited," to resume his duties at His studio. Music lovers hope when he comes down next time he will be able to give a recital.

On tfie evening Qf Wednesday, the Bth inst., a pleasant little function was held in Makorua School, when the residents of the district and Mends from outside -entertained Miss Soiia Brown, daughter of. Mr an<x Mrs Harry Brown, at a kitchen tea and dance on the occasion of. her approaching marriage to Mr Jodui Bruce Gordon. The Re\\ A. F. Stewart, on behalf of the residents, asked Miss Brown's ac- i ceptance of the many articles of culinary ware which loaded the table, and wished the young couple all joy and happiness in .their venture. The bridegroom to be replied in a choice little speech, and the company joined in singing "They are Jolly Good Fellows." Mr and'Mis Judd provided the accompaniment to the dancing in their usual accomplished manner.

The headmaster, Mr White, informed the School CMnuuittee last evening that he had drawn up a list of books lor the school Horary costing £3B, which includes the subsidy, hall of which amount the Committee will raise by a concert, dance', etc.

A meeting of citizens, presided over by the Mayor, was held on Wednesday for the purpose of making arrangements for holding a memorial service in Shannon on Anzac Day. It was decided to draw up a suitable programme, this matter being leit to Air' Howard Andrew;. The latter stated the Choral society icsf aibout 40 voices would assist and render two .anthems. An offer to. help was also "received from the members of the Levin Band which was accepted. The service is to take place at 11 a.m.

Up to the present little interest appears t to be taken in the forthcoming .election of members to the Borougn Council. - It is understood several members, of the present Council do not intend to seek re-election. A number of names have been mentioned of likely candidates, and the following nominations have already been handed in;—Messrs W. Christian, R. E. Downeg and D, McLaggan. The closing date fox the nomination of candidates for a seat on the Council and fQr the. Mayoralty is on Wednesday next at noon.

A London ca'ble says tliat Sir Thomas and Lady Mackenzie sail for the Dominion by the Rotorua on April 23.

In consequence of the continuance of the restrictions in connection with the infantile paralysis epidemic and the financial considerations involved, it has been decided to abandon the Invercargill Winter Show.

The final of the Cricket Championship of the Horowhenua Association will 'be played on the Levin Park Domain on Saturday next at 1.30 p.m., when Weraroa meets Otaki, the winners of the championship of the southern end of the district. The winners of this match will also hold the Hugh Hall Shield.

Mr W. G. Clark, of Levin, who has been taking part in the Nelson Provincial Golf Championship tournament, achieved considerable success in the various matches played. In the championship, he succeeded in reaching the semi-finals, when he was beaten by Rout, % uip. Partnered by Sted--man he won the four-ball bogey 5 up.

The Wyndhain Fanner states that a trio of. local gun-and-dog sportsmen captured three wild pigs in the bush recentlv. One of the kill was a .big boar of about 2J« height, 7ft length and weight approximately 3001bs. On setting out to skin the brute, its hide was found to be two. inches thick over vulnerable parts of the body—sufficient moreover, to retard the progress of a fairly powerful bullet.

\ bankrupt at Blenheim who iiU'd with a £7OO deficiency after u ten ■months' adventure as a grocer, suited that he had started with no experience no capital and had kept no books. The Marlborough Express remarks that the fact that he was able to obtain apparently unlimited credit from wholesale houses goes far to explain the steadily increasing number of bankruptcies with which New Zealand is faced year after year.

At the Raetihi Court the Rev. Moses Ayrtosn was fined £5 and costs for illtreating a horse by not providing it with sufficient food and water. Ihe eviidence (states the Auckland Star) went to show that the animal had been confined since last November m a paddock of about half an acre, during which time it had had very litt e water or food. When the constable was taking it to the .police station tne animal collapsed.

"Personally I dp not think that nfie shooting will revive to any great extent," said Captain F. Haitneil, president of the Taranaki Rifle Association, at the annual meeting on Saturday night. When the old hands died he did not know who would cany on. Other members of the association were also of the opinion that shooting was gofoig back. The young shots were not supporting rifle shooting, one of the drawbacks at the present time being the expense.

A certain amount of ability in the use of calcium carbide in bottles has led a Palmerston North lad of fourteen years into trouble. One of tne Wellington Acclimatisation Society rangers came across him when he was securing a fish from the waters. The ranger was somewhat impressed witn the ability displayed, and inquired the manner in which the lad learnt the trick, as a result o/l this the man who taught him is now under suspicion. '

Tile members of the local homing pigeon club are gradually training their birds to cover longer distances. A race was recently held irom Ohakune to Levin, 100 miles, tnirteen birds competing, and all homing in 2 hours 10 minutes, the difference in time being practically onl.y that takon m trapping at the various lpfts. Mr A. W. Allen's entry was first, half a minute before a bird owned by Mr H. Harvey. The same result was recorded in the next race from Tuumaranui, 150 miMes, the longer distance taking 2 hours 10 minutes.

I Some months ago about two-thirds ; of an ake ake hedge at the i'oxiun ; 'post office seemed t° die. The cause I of its extinction was a mystery until the borough gas foreman one day had ! occasion to open up the asphalt in the roadway opposite the post office to tap a gas mam. It was then discovered that the main was leaking rather badly and the suggestion was put forward that the leaking gas was finding an outlet through the soil in the post office garden adjacent, and so poisoning the ground and killing the hedge. Investigation proved the surmise correct and the leak was forthwith mended with -the result, that -the hedge is now beginning to throw out new leaves.