Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1925.

Shannon News, 7 August 1925, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1925.

The fortnightly euchre and dance will' be held in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening next.

Tenders will close on Wednesday, August 12tli, for cutting macrocarpa firewood at the Shannon school.

A vote of sympathy \vas passed last night by the Shannon Chamber of Commerce to the family of His Worship the Mayor in the latter’s illness and wishing him a speedy recovery.

The condition of H,is Worship the Mayor (Mr Murdoch) was. not too favourable 011 Wednesday, but' his many friends will be pleased to learn there was a slight improvement yesterday.

While playing at school a few days ago a small boy, son of Mr and Mrs V. Pope, was Licked on the groin by another boy, and he has since had to receive medical attention, owing to a lump forming which had to” be lanced.

, • During the past* few days the boys-' of the' sth arid 6ih Standards at the Shannon School, under the supervision of the teachers, have erected trellis work inside the main entrance to tiie school, also around the triangular flower -beds. When completed it .s'intended to plant climbing roses, and when they are in bloom, the whole should greatly .assist .in giving the grounds a picturesque appear- 1 ance.

At the Chamber of Commerce meeting last night Mr Murray complained ol the. small attendance stating that the Chamber appeared to he drifting into'a'hopeless state and he expressed the opinion that a special effort should be made to put it on a more sound footing owing to the number of outstanding subs. He contended that sufficient notices were not given members of the meetings. The President said the meetings were held on the first Thursday in each month but notices had not been sent out regularly. Mr Thwaites suggested that all meetings should be thrown open to members as there were many subjects that, could he discussed by all.' : On the motion of Mr. Murray, seconded by Mr Curran, it was resolved, “That, an account be posted to members asking to oblige with payment of subscriptions, and also notices be posted to each member for date of each - meeting.’ 5

A lucrative occupation in the Wanganui district is opossum trapping. Yesterday three trappers alone received cheques amounting to £SO each for three weeks’ trapping.

“Two things should be made compulsory whether farmers like it or not—herd-testing and top-dressing,” said the chairman of the Moa Dairy Company to shareholders at the animal meeting.

A three-seater motor car, owned by Mr Hector Gray, was destroyed at Omata, near New Plymouth, by fire. The mishap was the result of a backfire, which ignited the petrol. Mr Gray and two companions bad to make a hurried escape. The car was insured for £SOO.

Something unusual—a foal, born in July—is to be seen gambolling about at Clare ville,. Wairarapa. The official birthday of every thoroughbred horse is on August 1, and any foals born before that, date rank as yearlings immediately that, date is reached.

The destruction caused by the native white ant was shown in some ratters in a house in New Plymouth which has been erected for about 2a years. The timber was riniu, and when taken out of the 'building and split open it was found to be almost hollow through the ravages of these little creatures.

The total quantity of rabbit skins sold in Duneum at auction last month was 296,4181 b, at an estimated value of nearly £IOO,OOO.

When a steer was being unloaded from the s.s. John, at Lyttelton last week, it ran amok and eliased a drover over the end of tiie breakwater into the mud of the reclamation area. The steer followed him and eventually became so firmly embedded in the mud that it had to he towed to firm ground by means of a rope. By then the animal was unable to stand, and it had to be destrpyed.

Auckland city, by vote of its conn- 1 oil provided £I9OO towards the cost ‘j of entertaining the American Fleet ( and is now hurt because most of the adjoining boroughs and districts have failed to subscribe their quota of an assessment 'made on a valuation basis. It is said that they like to share in the fun, if the city pays for it.

While an Auckland lady was being taught, to drive a motor car by a licensed driver on a recent afternoon, she turned the corner of' College Road and St. Mary’s Road, Ponsonby, at 15 miles an hour. Three young ladies who were standing on the road were nearly run over. 111 their rush for safety one ‘ fell down and . another bumped into a train, receiving slight injuries. The novipc driver was fined £2, with £2 5s costs and witnesses’ expenses, when the matter readied :1m Police Court.

It is a common saying that “the law is an ass,” but very often the term is more applicable to the litigants. At the last sitting of the S.M. Court at Ngaruawahia, a case was heard in which two neighbours Were at law over the cutting of a clothes line valued at one shilling. After a lengthy hearing the Stipendiary Magistrate dismissed the case, the complainant being mulcted in costs totalling £7 2s, and in addition to this had to pay his own solicitor 1

Mr J. Middlemiss, president of the Matangi branch of the N.Z. Farmers’ Union, on Saturday despatched the following telegram to the Prime Minister, lion. J. G. Coates:—“Matangi branch of the Fanners.’ Union supports the Waikato sub-Provincial Executive’s proposal to hold a mass meeting regarding' Mr Green’s trails ier front Ruakura to Dunedin Exhibition as a window-dressing job, which will be a distinct loss to Waikato farmers, and fears that Ruakura will thereby go the way of Moumaiiaki, Arataki, Te Kauwhata and Moa seed farms, which have been closed.”

The arrival of Mr B. Thomasen's yellow Hupmobiie car, which, was towed into Woodville at, midday on Saturday, created a great deal of interest. The car looked a sorry sight. It was minus its hood, its wind screen and lamps were smashed, anu it was covered in mud. The car had been commissioned to take passengers to the dance ai Maharaliara, and it had been parked outside the Mil. Some bright'youth .borrowed it without having obtained the owner’s permission and went for a joy ride. The trip came to a sudden finish when the car left the road and came to rest, upside down, in a, swampy piece ol ground. We understand the police have the matter in hand, and that more w,il be heard of the esc'apade at a later date.—Examiner.

Tiie man had just informed the Pullman agent that he wanted a Pullman berth. “Upper or lower?” Asked the agent, “What’s'the difference?” asked the man. ‘‘A difference of fifty cents, in, this case,” replied the agent. “The lower is. higher than the'upper. The higher price is for the lower. If you want it lower you’ll have to go higher. We sell the upper lower than the lower. In other words, the higher the lower. Most people don’t like 1 the upper, although it is lower on account of it being higher. When you occupy an upper you have to get down when you get up. You can have the lower if you pay higher. The upper is lower than the lower because it is. higher. If yon are willing to go higher,' it will be lower. ’ But the poor man had fainted!

Mr Arthur Morton, president of the National Dairy Association, and his colleague, Mr Charles Dahl, have been in England for the last three months looking alter the interests of the association. Soon alter their arrival they spent a week in Scotland and their went over to Denmark. Mr Morton spent three weeks there and then returned to London, Mr Dull! remaining. Business in Denmark involved the purchase of dairy machinery for the Dominion, but since March there lias been a strike involving some 125,990 transport workers, which has thrown other industries into chaos. Mr Morton received a telegram from Mr Dahl that the strike was about over, and so the former will be crossing again to Denmark. Afterwards they will both visit Sweden to arinnge for a supply of timber for buttiY boxes.

A bricklayer was charged at tlic Wanganui Magistrate’s Court with working at his trade on Sunday, June 6, in view of a public place (reports the Herald). The senior-sergeant stated that when spoken to by a constable defendant ceased operations. The work was in front of his own house. The defendant said that as it was his own place he thought he could do as he liked. S.M.: “Were you improving your own home?”—Yes.” S.M.. “It is an offence, and probably the object is to prevent annoyance and {.'reserve the sentiment of others, and no doubt urges the best thing for all is to preserve a day of rest.” He remarked to defendant that it was perfectly permissible for him to work in his garden on Sunday providing that he was nat a professional gardener. “It is permissible for me to lay bricks on Sunday, but not so for you,” added the Magistrate. The S.M. said that the case would be a warning so he then convicted defendant and ordered him to pay costs, 7s Id.

A Wanganui surveyor has been engaged by Ratal ia to lay out an ex tensive sciieme ol town planning at Hatana tb make provision for a town ol 6000 population.

Fox ton fishermen took advantage uf the recent calm weather to do a little sea lishing during the week end. Two. or three noats were to he seen over the bar on Sunday and one party succeeded in catching a large number of sclinapper.

The Woodville Examiner has been informed by Mr hale, chairman ot Hop elands Dairy Company, that they have disposed of their output for the coming season at a price that will enable them to pay out monthly progress payments tor the whole season of Is 8d per lb butter fat.

.The Taranaki oilfields, Ltd.', reports that the Tarata Well has been drilled to 2740 feet in shale, making an open hole for the Si-inch casing. The Moturoa Well is drilled to 1585 feet in shale.. The boring is for a 10-inbh casing. Everything is going smooth/V.

Six canaries, valued at £IOBO, the gift of Mr Eliot D'avis to- the Auckland Canary and Cage Bird Club, arrived this week; by-the Arawa. The birds have been imported in an eflnr; to improve the breed of canaries in the Auckland Canary Club. The birds consist of a pair each of the Crested; Norwich and Yorkshire varieties. -

The Kuku Dairy Company have had a most successful season. 'The average pay-out for the season for butter was Is 6.833 per lb., and for cheese Is Bd. Total output for season was 428 tons of cheese. The factory was very successful in cheese entries at shows scoring several of the most important prizes offering.

The first Auckland prosecution ol a motor salesman for working at his calling on a Sunday by using a car for demonstration purposes was brought in the Police Court against John Ashcroft Edwards. Constable Taylor said the defendant, who did not appear, had admitted he was demonstrating a motor car in Wellesley Street for his employers. A fine of £l and 11s costs was imposed.

. “The luxuriousness of railway travelling in America is greatly exagge, uted,” said Mr H E. Valle in lie' course of a lecture pit the United States at Auckland. ’“Pullman cars are the most uncomfortable , things unit Have ever been invented. They maim one. think the Main Trunk express is not the worst- train in the world. In my opinion, Eiiglund easily comes first from the point of comfortable railway travelling.”' ■

In the course' ol a sermon at Cambridge on Sunday evening the Rev. W. J. Elliott stressed the importance m young peopie paying more attention to strict truthfulness, saying that there were hundreds of ways, ol telling lies without doing so in so many direct words. “1 venture to say,” declared the minister, “that there are more lies in the phrase, ‘l’m glad to see you,’ than in any other six words m tne language. ”

A chubby smiling infant which was found by a motorist in his car in George Street, Sydney, the other niglu and taken home, has won the hearts of the man and his wife, says the Sydney Telegraph. They have decided to adopt the baby. “Give baby a chance,” was. the mother’s appeal in a message found pinned on to the baby’s clothing. The appeal has been answered. The baby is in good hands. The Good Samaritans shun publicity for a most -unselfish reason, and'have decided to adopt the baby, but asked that their names be not mentioned.

The big scenic, film which has been prepared by the Government Public ity Office under the heading “Glorious New Zealand,” will be sent on tour shortly.' The film which embraces llie finest scenic gems to be found in the Dominion together with such interesting subjects as swordfishing, native bird life and other native studies, is to have a film prologue in which some of New Zealand’s early history and other features of unusual interest will be recorded. The picture which will be accompanied by a lecturer represents the cream of two years’ cinematographic effort. •

The scantiness of women’s costumes n.i Ascot was widely commented on (says a London correspondent). The dresses just co'vered. They led one smartly dressed woman into an admission that the hat which she wore at Ascot as a debutante 15 years ago weighed only an ounce less than the entire outfit she wore to-day. The woman, whose name was withheld by an evening- newspaper, said she recalled weighing the hat at the time because it gave her 'a headache. This morning she put her chiffon gown, silk undergarments, hat, shoes, stockings and handbag on the scales and found they weighed only an ounce more than the hat.

Miss Dorothy Annabell, of the Upper Waitotara, is now out of hospital after the painful accident which she recently suffered. The girl, who is aged 13, was sitting in front of the stove preparing a school lesson, and her mother was away milking. The latter heard a heavy explosion and screams, and on running to the house found the girl writhing in agony with three fingers blown off her righi hand. It was fortunate that at the time of the accident she was sitting side on to the stove, and thus escaped the full force of the explosion. The pencil she was using was shattered in fragments. The explosion, which is supposed to have been caused by a detonator in the coal, was heard at the Ngamatapouri store, half a mile away, also by others in the district. First aid was rendered, and as no medical service is available in the dis j trict. it was decided to bring the girl to Wanganui, a fifty miles’ trip, which occupied about eight hours. She bore the journey with wonderful fortitude.

As showing the'advance of elec ' iricity there is now only one borough i between Napier and Wellington without the benefit of electricity for street lighting and other purposes.

A great misfortune which a farmer experienced by sending his bull to the butcher instead of retaining the annual lor breeding purposes was mentioned at the . Stratford Jersey c.lub’s annual dinner by Mr M. J. Dawson, of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture. The mistake oeeuned through the value of testing being overlooked. Tire bull in question had been considered as of little use as a sire, but just recently lour daughters completed a test with an average production of 6201 b per cow. The incident went to show that in all cases a bull’s worth should be proved before condemning it to the slaughterhouse.

It was resolved at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Herd Testing Association to mark by way of tattoo in the ear all heifer calves from heifers giving 2501 b butter-fat and over, second calvers giving 2751 b and over, and third calvers or old animals giving 300 lb and over, all in 305 days, provided they were by registered pedigree sires,land the entries were certified to in i statutory declaration. In order that the scheme might pay i;s own wav it had been decided to charge 2s 6d for each calf marked.' The “marking” would be done by the testing officers and a register would be kept which would prove an invaluable record.

This happened at Ashburton ac lUtl.hu to the Guardian: Probably obtaining their inspiration from the heroic strife of 30 hefty footballers whose Homeric struggle had just concluded, two-of those who would at one time have been termed the gentler. sex .brought a 1 heated argument to finality by coining to grips. Their struggles attracted quite a crowd, who amid a shower of hurtling hair pins and language of a variety distinctly unpopular in the drawing rooms of polite society, spent an interesting few minutes speculating at to the possible result. Tiring of the conventional scratching and kicking, however, one of the fair combatants drew back and witli an uppercut that would have drawn yells of applause from a boxing gathering, and not- a few words of praise from Dempsey, grassed her opponent, who took the count quietly and ceased to display interest in proceedings. The victor followed by awed glances from the bystanders, .adjusted her ruffled feathers, so to speak, and withdrew from the scene.of battle, remarking, “That’ll teach ’er to insult a lady.!’