Shannon News FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1925.

Shannon News, 22 May 1925, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1925.

A petition in bankruptcy hjas been filed by Jas. Crowther, cycle agent, Shannon. The total debts are given at £244, and the assets at £122. The first meeting of creditors will toe held at Palmerston on Tuesday, May 26.

At a meeting of ladies interested in the welfare of the pupils of the Shannon School held in the Library on Wednesday afternoon it was decided to hold a street stall on Saturday, June 20th, for the purpose of raising funds towards the purchase of a new piano for the school.

Cr. Butt was appointed, deputy Mayor at Tuesday’s Council meeting. The Mayor, in moving that he be appointed, said that Cr. Biutt was the oldest councillor and on two occasions he had topped the poll and therefore was entitled to the position. Cr. Butt, returning thanks, said be hoped the 'Mayor would never be missing from the chair.

The fortnightly euchre and dance held in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening was well attended and those present spent a pleasant evening. Mrs Mcl.aggan won the ladies’ points prize in the euchre competition, and Mrs Cairns the consolation prize. The gents’ prize went to Mr J. Duschenski, and the consolation prize to Mr L. Richardson.

Or Richardson drew the Council’s attention to the small notice boards regulating the speed of (motorists when approaching the town. He said a motorist was practically past before he noticed it. He also recommended that a finger post indicating the road to south and north should toe erected at the corner of the Main North Road.

During the discussion, on the Manavnfcu bridge at the Council meeting on Tuesday evening Cr. Downes stated ibe punt was absolutely useless when fiere was a fresh in the river. The (I resent method of crossing the river vms driving the day labourers out of s hannon and whereas there were 20 i::on going to the mills daily from shannon, there were now only six. There were about forty men coming from Foxton as against three or four previously.

Cr. Curran, at the Council meeting, said all provisions for getting a good supply of water in the Borough had been made, but none to get rid of the surplus. The drains on the Foxton road had not yet been cleaned out and as a result the water was not getting away. The Mayor said he would find'Out who was liable now for the drain as the Main 'Highway Board had taken over the road. Cr. Downes was of opinion that the drain was not big enough to take file water. {

The returned soldiers of Shannon and surrounding districts have decided to form a returned soldiers club with the intention of keeping in touch with one another and for the purpose of promoting good fellowship amongst its members. It is proposed to hold monthly meetings at .Shannon and on occasions to journey further afield to try conclusions with file branches at Mangaore and Moutoa at various indoor games. The first test will toe a game of ping pong at Mangaore. If sufficient support is forthcom.ng it is the intention of the commttee to keep the meetings going through the winter months at least.

A meeting of the Domain Executive was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening, the Mayor (Mr W. Murdoch) presiding. The finances of the Domain Carnival were discussed, the amount in hand being £345, out of which the sum of £lls is already due for work being carried out. On the motion of Mr H. Hook, seconded by Mr W. Quarrie, the Executive resolved to make the following donations to the Borough Council to carry out improvements on the Doina,in:—Fence £4O, pulling down old fence £5, lighting the Domain £25, turnstile corner of Whittaker and Stout Streets £5, painting and repairing pavilion £ls. All this work is to be gone on with immediately.

As will be seen by inset to-day, Howard Andrew, Ltd., have started a gigantic .clearance Bale of ladies’ boots and shoes. These prices are astounding, shoes being sold from 6s -11 <i. The object of the sale is to make room for new stocks now arriving and it will only last a short time. Bargain hlunters should be early on the scene. The windows show the bargains.*

Bishop Sprott, of Wellington, will conduct the confirmation service at (the iAnglican Cihurch on Monday evening.

Tenders are invited for the delivery of mails from Shannon to Moutoa, Axarotere and Pox ton. The tenders are for a daily service or as an alternative thrice weekly. Tenders close on Thursday, June 4th.

Shooting at Portland, Victoria, Private Swatson - registered a world’s record by scoring thirty consecutive bullseyes over 300, 500 and 600 yards.

At the animal meeting o>f the Horowhenua Power Board held on Tuesday, Mr G. A- MonK was unanimously re-elected chairman.

Another patient was admitted to the leper station at Quad Island on Friday morning. He ia a young European from the Auckland district.

The HiOirowhenua Power Board at its (meeting on Tuesday adopted a resolution that salaries of the office stall should be reviewed annually. For the present year salaries. were fixed as follows:—Secretary £475, aceuuntant £4lO, assistant £250.

At the University Senate, Professoi; nunter moved ihat the age lor entrance scholarships be reduced to 18 years. The motion Was lost by fifteen to four, the objectors saying they opposed speeding up in the secondary schools.

“Shingle headache” is the latest complaint in England. Many women who had their hair shingled are suffering from neuralgia as the result of the sudden removal of the warm, protective covering of hair above the nape of the neck, which has exposed the skin to the winter winds.

A Rangataua telegram says that a benchman at Punch and Bennett’s mill, named J. Rose, was struck by a board which jammed in a deal bench, receiving a heavy blow across the nose and eyes, being rendered unconscious. After some time he was able to proceed home and obtain assistance.

Benzine tins left on the roads by motorists, have become not only a nuisance but a danger to traffic in many parts of the country. There have been accidents reported from this cause, motorists leaving snares for their brother motorists. In the Manukau County official notice is being given to the nuisance, the council offering a reward of £5 for information leading to the conviction of persons leaving benzine tins or other obstructions on the roads.

“1 would sooner catch two trout than half a dozen sword fish,” said Mr A. P. Buchanan, of California, who has just completed an extensive tour of the North Island. “Trout have a reasonable chance of getting away, and, my word, they are game fish. I think at is far better sport to catch trout with a hunch of feathers than hook a swordfish.” Mr Buchanan said he had done some swordfishing at Catalina, the famous Ameiican fishing resort.

Mrs Moyes, wife of a metallurgist of Airdrie, Scotland, when she became a grandmother at the age of 33, became also the youngest grandmother in the world. She was married on March 2, 1905, at the age of 16 and two month old. An American woman who was only 34 when her grandson was born, was the youngest grandmother until Mrs Moves took the honour, hut French newspapers suggest that somewhere in France there is a grandmother •only 3a years of age.

A further illustration of the reduced service given by the amended tram services, was given at Tuesday’s meeting of the Horowhenua Power Board, when Mr A. A. Brown, of Waikaiiae, asked that the Engineer s report and other - notifications for memoers of the Board be sent out earlier, as there was no train service in the afternoon Which would deliver the matter on the same day as it was posted. It was decided to send out the reports a day earlier.

In congratulating the Borough representatives on the Horowhenua Electric Power Board (Messrs Gunning, Ross, Matheson,' and Kilsby) on their re-election, the chairman (Mr G. A. Monk) stated that their return wias very gratifying from the tact that it indicated that the services ot the Board were generally satisfactory to the people of the Horowhenua. He thought he could say confidently that the work was proceeding satisfactorily, and tire people of the district were getting as good service as any in New Zealand.

For twenty years Palmerston public men have been agitating to have ttie Palmerston Post Office raised to ttie dignity of a Chief Post Office, and though most of the advantages have been from time to time conceded, the title has been repeatedly refused. Yesterday, however, the secretary ot the Postal Department announced that it had been decided to create Palmerston the Chief Post Office of a new district extending from Manakau to Bulls, Pahiatua and Dannerirke, and thus including Levin. Mr A. Dawson, C.P.M. at Blenheim, will take charge at Palmerston.

When addressing the jury at Wanganui on behalf of G. W. McCaul, an ex-solicitor, who is charged with misappropriating client’s money, Mr W. J. Treadwell deplored tile removal of the old-time requirement that solicitors, before being allowed to practise, must put in three years in a legal office to gain experience in conveyancing and book-keeping. He also regretted that it was no longer necessary for a solicitor to pass an examination before being admitted as a barrister. Nowadays, anybody. by reading through law books and cramming for an examination, could begin practice even though he had had no experience in a legal office. This, said Mr Treadwell, was most undesirable in the interests, and the profession and the public.

The annual report of the Canterbury Jockey Club says the prolt and loss account shows a prolit of £3t#7.

The Power Board Engineer stated at Tuesday’s meeting that pcies ami material already custributeu amount to over 5000 tons nett. At the commencement tins caused the county Engineer some concern, but he hes since expressed the opinion that n»e iony and trailer have done practically no harm to the roads.