Shannon News FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1925.

Shannon News, 1 May 1925, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1925.

Miss Ridgley has taken up duties.as assistant at the local school..

The Ven. Bede's Sunday School will re-open again on Sunday next .at 2.20 p.m.

In our advertising columns Messrs Murdoch and Hyde return thanks to uU who Supported and assisted them during the Mayoral campaign.

In this issue ifche Makerua Drainage Board invite tenders for widening, deepening and (banking Messrs Ma'bm and Hume's No. 1 and 2 drains near Tfofeomaru,

At the request of a number of members of the Presbyterian Ghurch, after due consideration, the Rev. A. F. Stewart has decided to withdraw his resignation, which he tendered recently.

With a view to- forming a branch of the Plunket Society in Shannon, a meeting will be held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday next ait 2.30 p.m. Ladies, are specially invited to attend.

The Maorilaiid Pictures have secured a whirlwind serial in "The Phantom Fortune," which .begins on Monday, It is a Universal cihapterplay, said vbe the last word in animated action and thrilling climaxes.

One set of tyres axerages 15,000 mUes in America, against 4000 in New Zealand. Tyres have a life of nearly four miles in the States on that basis, to every one in this country. It is a heavy balance against us. BPads are the cause.

At the Anzac service in Shannon, the Mayor made feeling reference to the illness of the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey, and referred to him as a great Imperialist. The hearts of ali persons no matter- to what party they belonged, would. go tout to mm in his sufferings. .

A peculiar incident occurred near Oamaru. A motorist was proceeding along a country road, when he collided with, a oow that was lying on the thoroughfare. One of the horns of the cow penetrated the radiator qf 'the ear and was broken off. The cow got up and shook herself, and appeared to be little the worse for her adventure. The car had to be taken to a garage to have the horn .removed- •

The death occurred at Palmerston North yesterday at .mid-day of Mir R. Andrews, of Shannon. The deceased, who had been in ill-health for some time, was the fattier Of Mrs Pope, of Newtown, and Mrs D. Murray, of East Road. He leaves a widow and grown imp family, to all of Whom the deepest sympathy will be extended in their bereavement.

A quotation was received by the School Committee from the Horowhenua Power Board for the installation of two lights and a water heater which would be controlled toy a time switch, the price being £2O 9s 6d. The letter stated a flat rate' of £6 per year would be charged for the water heater and a rental would be charged for the use of the time switch.—lt was resolved to notify the Board to proceed with the installation ana that a guarantee be obtained that water can be boiled in a certain time. J ■

J »ast week a visit was made to Shannon by 'an inspector of the'Post and Telegraph Department for the purpose of making arrangements for the extension of the telephone 'hours at the local office. As a result, to enable tbe extension to be carried out by the

present staff, it has -been decided to ftxterid the 'hours friOm 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and to open far one, hour in the morning and one hour in the evening on Sundays and holidays. To allow the extension of hours at night, it hay been decided tM do away with sorting the mail at 9 p.m. Which mail will in future toe taken on to Palmerston North, returning (by tlie first train in the morning, when 'it will he dealt with. Before taking this §tep a tally | was taken of the number of persons who regularly cleared" their boxes aiter the nine o'clock tram and it was fojund there were only two. These persons' were interviewed and wore quite agreeable to the sorting of the mail being left till next morning.

The Shannon Meat Co. will open a small goods shop to-morrow in premises recently occupied by the Manga-' ore Butchery, Plimmer Terrace.

Some time during Wednesday nigra an entry was made by some person to the .business premises of Mr E. A. a. George. Entrance was effected through a window in the workship but it is believed the intruder must have been disturbed as so far nothing has been missed. •'■••'■.

The first euchre and dance of the season will be held by the la-dies ol Ven. Bede's Guild in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening next. In the past these dances have been very popular arid, we are assured this, season's dances will be quite up to the*.standard of their predecessors and that record attendances can be anticipated.

A Wanganui farmer has discovered a means of effectively dealing with the giorse on his farm. After cutting- the patches of gome (he theavaly maniuires the ground and sows grass seed. The result is that the grass comes away rapidly and the stock relishing the feed in the spots, gives it constant attention, with 'the result tnat no young •gofse. is allowed to, grow.

On the eve of the election the Maoriland Theatre was filled to its utmost capacity with electors to hear the views of a number of aspirants for seats on the Borough Council. There were ten speakers, viz., Messrs Richards Thwaites, Hook, Watkins, Hens.man'n Dbwnes, McCulloch, Roberts, and Curran, Mr J. T. Bovis occupying the chair. Although at times there was good humored interjections which caused much amusement among the audience, the speakers made a very creditable showing in putting their views before the electors, notwithstanding that several were making their first public appearance. Among the ■mutters chiefly touched upon were "better'roads; sewerage, and greater precautions for bettering the health of the community, while some advocated the erection of a public swimming bath and the need for a Public convenience. f

At the conclusion of the School Committee meeting last evening, Mr S. \nderson moved a hearty vote ol thanks to the chairman, the secretary (Mr ■Carlyle) who is retiring and to the school staff. In doing so he said the chairman and secretary 'iad en a lot of their time to the xvo:k ol the school, while the staff had at all limes worked in with the Commute. He drew attention to. the fact teat tr.c secretary wag retiring after live yuuis in that capacity and he said the good work he had done should be recognised Mr Downes, in seconding the motion, also paid a tribute to the chairman and secretary. The work during the Committee's term, had ijeen carried out in harmony and it spoke well of Mr Tippler as a chairman, as it depends solely on the chairman as to how meetings are conducted. He, trusted the same cordial regions with the teachers, who had given the committee. every assistance would continue with-the new committee Messrb Gustofsen, Brown and Christian also spoke in eulogistic terms to the motion The motion was then earned by acclamation. Mr Carlyle, in returning thanks for their kind remarks • aid in anything he had done he had always had the .co-operation of the memErs (Applause.) The headmaster Mr White) thanked the memoers for then- remarks regarding the and said he would have m.i-;Ji r.'.easj u?e in conveying the P^^*£ m a £ preciation to them. I.he rnv "; also thanked the committee and m eulogising the work o.f the sect-en. y, pointed out that he Had u success Jul year. A vote of thanks to the Pi.ss was also recorded.

At the Magistrate's Court at Eitham t pster Bros, were fined £5 ,ioi aimSgf child of four yfjs to enter a nlace of amusement at the Ngaeic GaSst contravention of the prohibition during the recent epidemic. seluei tq a case heard on , April 1. - •

The chairman of the milk committee reported ara meeting of the Weimgton'City Council that, whilst.the Snmittee'W.to shoulder a deficit of £2919 when it took office two yeais ago the end of the term enabled «t to show a credit of £10,975.

The Health Department prosecuteTl a number of storekeepers for wrapi>hi«» bread for sale in used newspapers. It was stated that the cases were brought as a warning.that tht practice is contrary'to the Pure l<uod regulations. No penalty was asked for on this occasion. The defendants were convicted in each case.

A new concrete school at Eltham was opened yesterday by Sir James Parr who stated that the fouiia*Hß was 'one of the finest in the Dominion for a town the size of Eltham, and the most modern. A grant of £6OOO was made for the scnool. It nas nine and a half acres of ground, which the 'Minister declared was magnificent.—Press Association.

The Henry Lawson Memorial Committee of Sydney is inviting sculptors •in Australia and abroad lor a design of a statue, which it as proposed to erect in the Sydney Domain, near the Burns statue. It is estimated that the total cost of the imemona < will be £2500. Of this £2300 (most of ! it contributed by the public scimo (teachers and pupils of New South I Wales) is in hand.

I I An 18-months-old Edinburgh girl had a remarkable escape when she leii ( from a top flat window to the street, 60 feet below, The little girl, Mu"ei Tongs, was having her face washed near the window. She was left alone for a moment, while her father had Une to get a towel, and on returning fie was horrified to find that the child hnd disappeared. The baby had apnarentlv crawled from a box to the window, and v had fallen into the terrace below. She was taken to tne Roval infirmary. When examined it waf found the bahy was suffering from concussion and bruises, but ap- y peared likely to recover.

THe City qf Sydney Band has decid-, ed to compete at the Dunedin Exhibi- ; Uon band contest. i

"Put and Take Gold Go,, Ltd.," is the name of a company formed in connection with the Kawarau project.

The iNew Zealand Paper MUls directors, recommended a further dividend of 4 per cent, making lh Per cent. ioi ihe year.

Peity thieving is again prevalent in Palmerston North, a number of water tups having been unscrewed from, pipes in one or two localities.

About thirty names have been discussed hi connection with the appointment of a successor to Archbishop Julius as Bishop of Christehuren. The appointment will be made in June.

An anonymous donor iias given a cheque for £230 to the Carterton Borough Council for the purpose of providing swings, shutes, etc, for tne children's playing area at Carrington Park.

The following clause inserted in the Hairdressers' Award is of general interest: "No worker shall be allowed to take a.custwner into his chair alter five minutes before closing time, nor shall he be detained more than live minutes after closing time."

x An informal' poll was taken at Tauraiiga yesterday as to whether the Council should continue running pictures in the Town Hall as a municipal enterprise, or whether the hall should be leased. There were 618 votes f<r leasing and 333 for continuance oi municipal control.

The first meeting Qf the season of the management committee of the Horowhenua Rugby Union was held Tuesday evening, the president, Mr J. Procter, being in the chair. Also present, Messrs Rummer, Robinson, Austin, Robentshaw, Anderson, and the secretary, Mr L. Garmichael. Messrs H. McMillan and Puti, were appointed junior classification officers. Tlie following players were classified as juniors: V. Ryder, W. Phillips and P. Towers.

From Aucklnd to Wellington m ii hours and 10 minutes was -the, per-, formance put up by a motor wagon, laden with 25cwt of bananas, winch reached Wellington at 12.10 o'clock on Thursday. Several times, owing to railway strikes, Island fruit for Wellington has been allowed to rot on tlie Auckland wharves. At six shillings per case the trip proved that the motor lorry was a valuable additional safeguard in commercial (lis tribution of perishable goods.

So impressed was the Minister for Education,' Sir James C. Parr, with the vast amount of voluntary work performed by the Bunnythorpe School Committee in the preparation of the grounds at tlie new school, that, when being entertained at afternoon tea at the conclusion of the opening ceremony he announced he would grant the committee a subsidy of £s° towards the cost of the work. While the committee had performed the work without thought of reward, tbe amount was accepted with pleasure.

The Chinese student, Mr I, now studying in an American University, can probably, boast the shortest name of any person in the United States, beating the New England family of Lk ]w a single letter. Paris a few yeais ao-o however, could have furnished a rival in a popular restaurant keeper, whose name was Madame O. When her son was called up for the army and was asked to put a cross against certain questions on a schedule, he mildly suggested that it would be as easy to sign his name in full.

An unusual case of illiteracy came under notice in the Arbitration Court at Auckland—that of a New Zealandborn man, aged 49, who has never been to school, and who, consequently can neither read nor write. A curious feature in the matter, however is that this illiterate person is able' to sign his name. It was explained that as. he. was required to sign -his employer's pay-sheet eveiy pay-day, and was sensitive on tm question of exposing himself by making merely his mark, he had had himself schooled by a friend tracing his name.

Crifesword puzzles have become such an obsession in Sydney that, not only are they now being used as a means of advertising, but they are being brought into the election campaign (writes our Sydney correspondent). Mr Scot Fell, one of the members for North Sydney, who is again seeking election, is making ingenious use of the craze. In a leaflet distributed by his committee, a big sum is offered in prizes for the solution of a crossword puzzle. Not by any coincidence, the blacked-in portions spell out the words in arresting type, "Vote Scott Fell One." Of the thousands of people with an itch, for pryin°- into these crossword puzzles, only a few will win the prizes in this case; but they will all be reminded of the fact that Mr Scott Fell is m the field. After all, there is something of an affinity between crosswords and politics.

A New Plymouth resident who hud a motor-cycle for sale has been iel't wondering as to the wisdom of givhi"- a prospective purchaser who was a stranger to him, a trial of the machine. While some adjustments we'u being made to the machine a day or two ago a well-dressed man approached the owner and, after some conversation, he gathered that the bicycle was for sale. A trial was suggested, but the inquirer thought it inadvisable to venture out in his best clothes. This difficulty was soon overcome, however, by the offer of some overalls by the owner of the cycle. Thus equipped, the inquirer set out to try the machine after securing further advice as to a suitable route lor the trial run. Since then nothing has been seen of the would-be purchaser or the travelling outfit which was so generously ana innocently placed at his disposal by the owner.