Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1925.

Shannon News, 12 June 1925, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1925.

It was quite evident that Mr Coates, the Minister of Railways, was in the district last night. The first train north was .before its time yesterday morning and had to wait to start on time table.”

At a well-attended meeting of the Shannon Co-op. Building Society, held last evening, it was decided that, the requisite number of shares having not been taken up, to join up with the Palmerston North Society.

, The annual football match between Plimmer Terrace and Ballance St. business men will take place at the Domain on Wednesday next. Members of both teams are training hard and a keen contest is anticipated. The teams will be published in Tuesday’s issue of the News.

The Methodist Sunday School anniversary and prize-giving will take place in the Parish Hall on Wednesday evening next, when the opportunity will be taken to farewell Mesdames Carter and Aldersey, who have been prominent workers in connection with the church and Sunday School, and who. are about to take up their residence elsewhere. The annual tea will take place at 6 o’clock and a. concert will follow at 7.20 p.m. to which all are cordially invited.

As a protest, against the statement which appeared in yesterday’s papers that there was a likelihood of Levin’s request-' to have the Napier express stop there, being acceded to, the President of the Shannon Chamber of Commerce has sent- the following telegram 1o the Minister for Railways and to 'Mr J. Linklater, M.P.: “Re proposed stopping of express at Levin as reported in to-day’s Dominion, Shannon will strongly protest, preference to Levin or any other centre and insist on equal privileges.”

A very large number of friends gathered" at the residence of Mr T. Dalzell, Makerua, to celebrate the 21st birthday of Mr Leslie Dalzell. Several speeches were made during the (‘veiling, the speakers congratulating the guest of the evening on readhing his majority. Music, singing and dancing all helped to make the evening a success, and the catering let! nothing to be desired. A visitor from Shannon thanked Mr and Mrs Dazell for their hospitality. “Auld Lang Syne” brought a very pleasant evening to a close.

Indications lor the opposum trapping season, which opens on July Ist are reported to be very satisfactory. In the Akatarawa, Paraparaumu, and Waikanae districts, opposums are said to be well up to usual numbers, and prospective trappers are already making arrangements for locations for the approaching season.

A Wanganui draper was credited with saying that nowadays a woman wears only three garments and two of these are stockings. This may be ideal for tile summer, but the bargains offered in underwear .by the C. M. Ross Go. are likely to have a stronger appeal to women in the present weather. This kale can only lust for a very short period so early buying will prove to be good buying.*

With the recent growth of grass consequent on the heavy warm rains , experienced during 'the past month, hoggets, which in the early part of the 'season did not appear to be thriving as well as usual, have come away nicely, and where they receive reasonable treatment should now come through the winter without a heavy proportion of losses. In the higher country the wet weather has made lung-w;6rrn more noticeable than in drier seasons, but with the improved feed, this should be shaken off shortly. At the same time, now that hoggets are beginning to find their feet a spell of hard weather would be an advantage. The igniting of a spool oi film during a matinee at tire lloyai Theatre at Foxton on .Saturday afternoon was the cause of an alarm of fire being sounded. Fatuous at the entertainment which consisted for the most part of children, were quickly marshalled out of the hail, which in a short time was filled with the dense black smoke of the burning film. Quick work on the part oi Messrs Hamer and Son prevented a serious outbreak and the flames were confined to the operating box and quickly extinguished. The services of the j fire brigade which arrived at the hall shortly after the sounding of 1 the alarm, were not required.—Her- ( aid. '

After having failed by an application to the Courts to secure the right to keep their shops open on Saturday afternoons, the tradespeople of New Brighton have decided to appeal by deputation to the Minister of Labour.

Between 9. p.m. on Tuesday evening and 8 p.m. on the following morning Mr Hi. J. H. Parsonson’s store at Ohau was entered by burglars and over £4O worth of goods stolen. These included blankets, rugs, ladies’ wear, men’s underclothing, and tobacco. An attempt, was apparently made in the first instance to bore round the Yale lock with a brace unu bit, but this was given up and tne door burst inwards. The police have the matter in hand.

A disquieting report was received by the Board of Managers of the Feilding High School in regard to the health of pupil teachers and probationers in secondary schools. The medical officer (Dr. Elizabeth Gunn) stated that she had never examined a poorer lot of candidates. On the other hand, the senior inspector reported that academically, the candidates were probably the best he had seen. Of the candidates in the Taranaki and Wanganui districts, sixteen had defective vision. The records, showed that most of these had left the primary schools with no eye defect. Although all candidates were warned that they -must have .'heir teeth attended to before presenting themselves for medical examination, it was found that twenty-three had decayed teeth. A total of sixteen were suffering from nose and throat trouble. It would be seen from the above that the health of secondary school pupils was not all that it should be. Following a brief dis : cussion in committee, the Board resolved, that in view of the alarming nature' of the report, the Board be written to, recommending the introduction of a similar system of. medical examination in secondary schools as that in use in primary schools.