Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1925.

Shannon News, 19 June 1925, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1925.

The Shannon Football Club will hold a social and dance in the Druids Hall on Thursday evening next, the music for which will be supplied by the Maoriland Orchestra.

A large number of local residents visited the Winter Show at Palmerston North on Wednesday x and Thursday, and this no. doubt was responsible 'for the town wearing such a deserted appearance on those two days.

At the Council meeting on Tuesday night a ladies’ rest room was recommended by the Roads Committee. It was decided that the matter be referred to the Housing Committee to bring down a report.

Housewives are reminded that there will be no necessity to do the usual week-end baking on Saturday, as they will be able to procure their, cakes so much easier at the street sale, and thereby at the same time help towards getting a piano for the senior school.

With a piano “on the spot” practising for future school concerts will be very much easier and even better entertainments than the much enjoyed one of last year, should result. Buy a pumpkin or some jam at the stall on Saturday and help the fund.

Mr E. Exton, of Vance Street, received word last evening of the death of his father who resided at Gollingwood in the Nelson district. Mr Exton, who will have the deepest sympathy of a large circle of friends in Shannon, in his bereavement, left for Gollingwood by this morning’s train.

A reply has been received from the Premier (Mr Coates) to the Mayor’s telegram asking that any concession on the railways to neighbouring towns be also granted to Shannon, stating that the representations Will have consideratiion. It is announced to-day that the up Napier is to stop at Levin as promised by the Minister for Railways.

At the last meeting df the Wellingion Education Board a letter was received from the Shannon School Committee asking for assistance in the purchase of an incinerator and also an. electric water-heater. In the first instance the Board made a grant of £B-10s towards the cost, while in the second case it was agreed to contribute one-third if the Department and the local committee would each find one-third of the purchase price.

Cr. Richardson at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Council drew attention to the water supply at the cemetery, pointing out that in the summer time the tank was only about one-third full which was not sufficient. He recommended, if the Council could see its wav, to run a pipe commencing from 'the pipe on his property, to the cemetery, a. distance of about 200 vards. The Council decided to deal with the matter at its next meeting.

At the Court at Palmerston North Joseph l.owden, Inspector of Factories, took action against Ching Lee and Chong Pok, of Shannon, on the information that they kept their shop open until p.m. on the Wednesday preceding Good Friday, When the shop was required to be closed at 1 p.m. Mr l.owden explained that the .shopkeepers of Shannon agreed to close on Good Friday and the following Saturday so that they might remain open on the Wednesday. Defendants remained open until 3 p.m. on the Wednesday, and also on, the Saturday. In answer to the Bench, Mr Lowden said it. was quite possible that there had been a, misunderstanding. A fine of £2 and costs 9s was imposed.

We wish to draw the public attention to a printer’s error in Martin’s special showroom sale advertisement-, which reads ladies' ready to wear hats, usual price 12/6 to 19/6. Sale Price 7/11. This should have been Sale Price 2/11.

Some people who recently left Timaru to live in Dunedin took their cat with them to the Southern city. But puss did not like her new home, and she started back to Timaru, taking four days to do the journey.

“If you appointed a Government from the inmates of Seaview, they would not be guilty of such insanity as that!’’—Mr H. E. Holland, M.iP., at Gobden. He was referring to the fact that he had watched coal trains from Blackball mine coming into Greymouth, drawn by engines consuming Newcastle coal.

The estimated loss to the New Zealand Postal Department through the reversion to penny postage was £250,000, but the actual amount will probably be between £IOO,OOO and £200,000.

Friday’s gale in Wanganui was responsible for wrecking the grandstand on the recreation ground. The roof of the building was lifted bodily and deposited on the top of a residence in Hatrick Street.

The Auckland Electric Power Board has bought for £50,650 a Queen Street property, including the British Hotel and two adjoining shops. The total irontage is 61 feet. 'Hie block was sold by auction in August, 1924, for £48,000..

As showing the damage done in counties by foreign traffic, Mr G. L. Marshall states that the main road between Wanganui and Palmerston North, in the Marton County, cost £152 per mile to maintain, while the road off to Marton (used by the local ratepayers) cost only £26 per mile',.

A Dannevirke telegram says the Mangahao power failed at Darmevirke yesterday at 4.20 p.m., but was restored again about 10 p.m. The Power Board's staff had a strenuous time on a bitterly cold night attempting to locate the fault, which was eventually discovered, at the sin>station at Ruaroa.

Gratien Moreau, ol San Francisco, aged 62, patented many time-savers for housewives, but has himself been killed by his latest invention. ‘He had perfected a device consisting of a brass cylinder and a plunger, which fitted in the coat sleeve m such a manner that when a citizen raised his arms in response to a burglar’s demand “Hands Up” the weapon would be discharged,, and kill or disable the bandit standing in front of his intended victim. Moreau died as the result of an accident, which occurred while testing the device.

People round the ticket-box; at His Majesty’s Theatre were convulsed by an incident in which a well-known Maori took the leading part (states the Marlborough Express.) He was informed that a seat in the dress circle Would cost him 8s 9d. ‘‘By korrv!” he said, “do you think Lauder is worth that.” He was informed that it was worth 8s 9d to hear such a well-known comedian. “1 suppose lie is a loud singer?” enquired the Maori, and, on being answered m the affirmative, concluded, “Well, B he is a loud singer I can hear him from outside!."

Carrying out the promise given by the. Railway Department business agents, who recently conferred with the County and business representatives on the question of district support of railway freight services, Mr A W Wellsted, one of the Agents who took part in that conference, on Friday visited Levin, when he quoted to the County Engineer a reduction in the freight on bitumen of lroiu 27s 6d to 21s 3d per ton. As the County Council expects to use some 4500 tons in the course of. their roadinaking work under the Main Highways scheme, the question of freight Was naturally an important one.

The Greymouth Star severely criticises the failure of Mr Meldrum, S.M., to inflict a penalty on a father convicted in the Grey mouth Court of ill-treating his children. The Star describes his leniency as extraordinary. New Zealanders, it says, are not vindictive, and do not desire justice to be unduly, stern, but there -should be limits to -magisterial forbearance. In the case under review, the Senior-Sergeant of Police, who was prosecuting, declared that the accused father “had committed a most outrageous act, and there were no extenuating circumstances. He could find no words to describe suen a man who had burned three children, aged from nine to twelve years, on the legs with a red-hot poker.” evidence was given that apart from the burns inflicted by the hot poker, the home conditions were very objectionable, and the father had been drinking freely. Yet the Magistrate on the ground that there had been no "consistent” cruelty, merely recorded a conviction. At the same sitting of the Court, a man who set fire to some straw (also as a “joke”; was fined £l, and another who slim some ducks was fined h 4. ‘‘Revelations such as were made in tin Greymouth Magistrate's Court,” says the Star, “must have shocked ali those who are solicitous about a taildeal being given to every child in our midst, and it is to be Imped that such a charge and such a sequel wiil never again occur.”