Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1925.

Shannon News, 12 May 1925, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1925.

The Moutoa Bachelors’ Bafi has been postponed- until Friday, May 15th.

Mr lv. McGlashan, a prominent luriner in Hawkes Bay, stayed for the week end in Shannon, visiting friends.

At the Returned Soldiers’ Re-union on Friday night it was stated that lib men from Shannon went overseas during the Great War, 22 of whom made the supreme sacrifice.

A weekly dance commencing on Friday evening next will he held in the Druids’ Hall, the music for which will be supplied by Mrs Butler. Supper will be provided.

With a view to raising funds for the formation of a Fire Brigade in Shannon, the Mayor is arranging for ■tile holding of a Scotch concert early next month.

From the top of the lliakara Hill cm Sunday a splendid view w« to be obtained of Mt. Ruapehu. The air was SQ' clear that the mountain appeared to be only a few miles away. A good view was also to be seen of Mt. Egmont.

The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of parishioner, of Ven, Bede’s:—Vicar’s warden, Milt W. Taylor; people’s warden, Mr E. Butt; auditor, Mr J. T. Bovis; vestry, Messrs Braun,\Morgan, H. Easton, J. Bowler, Caldwell, E. J. SpencCr, W. 11. Gunning arid T. Drake.

In dismissing the children for tlie day at the Shannon School yesterday morning as a mark of respect to tlie late Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey, the headmaster, Mr T. White, in addressing the children, alluded to the citizenship of Mr Massey, who, he said, had always placed his country first and himself last. He also paid a tribute to him both as a statesman and citizen.

Mr E. Spencer, as a South African war veteran, speaking at the Retuiiied Soldiers’ Re-union on Friday night, said that the South Africans, felt very pleased when asked to assist m the re-union. Previously such functions had been held and the South Airmails and other veterans had been overlooked. However, they were all returned men and he. hoped this would be tlie forerunner of many semilai foregatherings, this being the geneu 1 opinion of those present.

During the last few seasons Cantbridge district farmers have ex iibitod greater activity in tile growing ol subsidiary crops fQt winter toetimg. Among such crops kuun-kunu oi cattle marrows have advanced 111 fuvou and at the present time there are some excellent crops U. H* B. Russo, of Pukekuira and J. I- Kelly. Karapiro, have especially hue crops the respective areas, about 3 acres’ and 2* acres, appear at present, as one yellow sheet, the actual return being hard indeed to estimate m hgmres— Independent.

V shannon resident received aai unplimsant surprise the other mW When turning on the water lap- abu - the sink to procure some waiter to make the morning porridge he .received a severe electric shock. On ex animation it was found the taps above tlie sink and. also those m the bathroom were fully charged with electric, ity. The Power Board’s representative was co-minium ica, ted with, and on inspection discovered that an electric grilier was leaking. I his had been standing on the range, attached hi which was a hot water service, and tlie escaping current from the grilier had travelled 'down the hot water, pipes thus reaching the taps.

One sometimes wonders how inhumation of private dealings filters to the public after telegraphic communications havq been made concerning the matter at issue, and the post office staff bad tlie blame laid at their door (states the Ashburton Guardian). Very often the public are the ones at fault, and an example was shown to a reporter by a local resident who found on one 'of the benches at the Post Office a telegram -blank bearing the impress of a message that had been written on another sheet placed over it. Every word of tlie message, which was from a local business man, could be easily deciphered. The blank had been left for callers to see, and bad it not been “rescued” by another business man the sender’s business might have become public property before the day was out.

It may not he generally known that we have a Crimean war veteran in Shannon in the person of Mr Chandler Logan, who is 9Q years Q{ age. The returned hoys did not overlook him, but nqt being in the best of health no was unable to attend the re-unton on Saturday.

Speaking at file re-union on Friday night, Mr J. T. Bovis stated mat he would like to gee file returned men take a more prominent part in tlie Anzac services, such as marching in tlie procession in full force and placing a special wreath from file returned men both on the Cenotaph and the Soldiers’ War Memorial.

Tlie annual statutory meeting of toe Horowhenua County Council will oe held an May 27th, when tlie estimates lor the coming year will be considered.

Through colliding with a motor car while chasing a boy cyclist who failed to stop when asked for an explanation, Constable Jannet, of Christchurch, received injuries which necessitated his removal to the hospital.

The County Hanger reported at Saturday’s meeting of the Horowhenua County Council, having impounded 57 head of waildering stock. Favourable comment was made by councillors as to the manner in which the report was made, the times and places of seizing stock being set fortu.

“If we took ‘gate’ receipts at tlie Zoo aniQuntin gto £II,OOO during the past year with Its epidemic restrictions, how much will we take tins year, without an epidemic?” asked Sir James Gunson, the retiring Mayor of Auckland, in submitting the estimates for the coming year at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the City Council.