Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1925.

Shannon News, 1 September 1925, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1925.

A visitor to Shannon over the week end was Miss Eason, late infant mistress at the local school. She was th« guest of Mr and Mrs W. Brown.

The Palmerston North Salvation Army Band on their way to Levin on Saturday afternoon, rendered several selections in the Main Street, their playing being much appreciated by the public.

On Saturday evening as two Salvationists wiere proceeding by car from Palmerston to Levin, one of the rear wheels of the car came off when going around Martin's corner. On\ex r animation it was found the pin had been shaken out. Had this (occurred on the hills they might have fared badly.

Messrs Wilkinson and ; Hyde have installed a new operating machine, of the latest design, in the picture hall at Tokomaru. It was run on Saturday night and proved quite up to expectations. They have received many compliments from patrons on the improvements they have made in screening pictures at Tokomaru.

.During the progress of the football match on Saturday afternoon two of the. players cannoned into a spectator—an'elderly man—who was standing near the line,.with the result that he was knocked out and it was some minutes before he recovered. Fortunately he was not seriotuisly hurt, although he. was badly shaken.

The (Opportunity afforded residents to get rid of their rubbish yesterday was largely availed of, and everywhere there were to be seen collections of rubbish ranging from a tank to a fish tin dotted along the roadside, waiting to be removed by the Borough drays. Judging by the number of heaps, the Borough roadmen will be engaged all the week removing them.

The manv friends of His Worship *he Mayor" (Mr Murdoch) will be pleased 'to learn that he has recovered sufficiently from his recent illness to allow Mm to leave the hospital. He returned to Shannon on Friday, but will leave to-day for New Plymouth, where he will stay with his daughter until his health is quite restored. Mr Murdoch states he much appreciates the attention and kindness lie received from Dr. Durward and the nurses of the Paliuierston North Hospital.

At a special meeting of the Borough Council held on Friday evening Cr. Dowries and Mr J. T. Bovis (Town Clerk) were appointed to give evidence at Wellington on behalf of the Goiuneil in reference to the petition presented by residents of Shannon and Moutoa to Parliament in reference to the Shannon-'Foxton bridge, which will'be considered by the Parliamentary Petitions Committee tomorrow. Representatives from the Chamber of Qommerce, Dairy Co., and Moutoa district will also give evidence.

The newly formed bruinch in Shannon of the Plunket Society intend holding a street stall on Saturday next with a view to raising fonds to enable them to carry-on the good work that the Plunket Nurse has already commenced in Shannon. As the "aim of the Society is. a worthy one it is hoped that the public of Shannon and district will respond with their usual generosity. Donations of produce, fruit, poultry, cooking and uesful articles of any description will be gratefully received, and these can be left at the Council Chambers.

After quoting some of the appreciative remarks made by the departing American admirals the Auckland Star remarks; "Our American guests are not the only visitors who have been filling the air with our praises. Members of the press delegation also seem to have found the English language inadequate. There is a peril in all this. "We may become unduly conceited. However, we have had our fun, and are now going back to work. In the humdrum routine of life it may be difficult to live up to the reputation that we have won in the last fortnight. And any tendency to self-inflation can be corrected by talking to a Scottish pessimist or an Australian."

It was 64 years on Monday since the first party of pioneer settlers land- ! ed on the banks of the Waikato Hiver at Hamilton. I

A campaign in favour of the removal as an eyesore of the old windmill which is so prominent a landmark in Auckland is being conducted by newspaper correspondents.

Mr D. Kelly, of Konini (Pahiatua), has established a great record. For the past 31 years he has been manager of the local butter factory, and there are not many managers in New Zealand who have stuck to the one company for such a lengthy term.

At the annual meeting of the Featherston Herd Testing Association one daily farmer present said that he had got 60001 b. extra butter-fat this season, despite the fact that the herds had been reduced by 40 cows.

A coal mine, situated at Point Eliz abeth (about four miles from Greymoufch) caught fire atoout 40 years ago and was extinguished only in the past few years, when the Government commenced their operations round about Runanga.

A Christchurch resident wlio was in close touch with Admiral Scholefleld during the visit of the American Fleet to Lyttelton states that on account of the clashes between the hoodlums and the sailors the Admiral in the first few days seriously considered withdrawing the squadron from Lyttelton.

Following the exceptionally mild winter, the prospects for the dairying season in the Te Kuiti district are said to be particularly ibright. As d result of the abnormal flush of grass last autumn, a large proportion of the season's hay, turnips, and other sec oridary feed was held over, and in consequence of this liberal food supply being available later the herds wintered exceedingly well.

A Whangarei business man the other day received a demand from his bankers to pay the sum of £Bl7 9s 4d, being an amount guaranteed by him and fifteen others on account of the Otamatea District 'Settlers' Association, established for the purpose of retaining the services of a doctor in part of the Otamatea County. The scheme was not successful, partly on account of the loss of the doctor's residence by fire and partly through too small a membership.

An unusual case was heard before Mr C. R. Orr-Walker, S.M., recently, in which R. O. Sutton was charged with having obtain an order for possession of his house in Wellington, on the ground that he required it for his own use, and then, within six months, having allowed persons other than members of his own household to dwell there; without first having obtained an authorising ordef from a magistrate. A fine of £5, with £1 lis costs, was inflicted.

The Tarainaki Sdhool Committee* Association has formulated a scheme for the production of uniform school reading books in arithmetic, geography, English composition and history, and lias circularised.the different educational bodies in the Dominion on the matter. The idea is that a com-

mittee should everv five years beap- ! pointed by the Education Department, I comprising the Director of Education, { and one or two teachers or inspecti ore from each education district noiai inated by the Educational Institute to decide which books can be used in I the primary schools for five years.

A statement, originating in Auckland, is still going round the newspapers to the effect that Rangiwahia, whose butter factory won the world's championship at the Auckland Winter Show, is little known except for the defeat inflicted on the Maoris there in February, 1864. Auckland, of all places, ought to be better informed since the scene of .the battle in question- was in the Auckland district, now known as the Waikato district. The name of the place is Rang'riohia, not Rangiwahia. Everyone with only a superficial knowledge of the Listo.-y of those times knows that there was no fighting at that time near Rangiwahia, which is near Mangawcka.

Lambing is now in full swing on farms and runs throughout Hawke's Ba;v, and on most of the East Coast station is rather more than half over. Indications up to the present are, Sir George Hunter told a reporter, that the lambing percentages this year will be above normal. There had been, he added, a very slight mortality amongst the ewes, no heavy losses of young lambs being reported. In some places there had been considerable losses of hoggets, these having been affected detrimentally by the long spell of wet weather. There were continued indications of an : early spring, however, and that being so the condition of the young sheep should soon show material improvement. There was a good demand for fat and forward cattle, and forward steers were toeing inquired for at very good prices.

Thousands Qf sovereigns were left behind by the American Fleet and the bulk of them have already found their way into the banks of Auckland (says a local paper). It was reported I from Christehurch that only a few of \ the golden coins had reached the banks there and that tradespeople were showing reluctance to pass on I the coins of which they were making i nn acquaintance after such a long I period. Aucklanders too are inclined to cherish the coin, whether it be as ( a pure souvenir or whether they an- ( ticipate that at a later period it will I have the enhanced value that it did some months ago. However, the fact remains that most of the big business houses which did business with our late visitors have passed the coins into the bank in the course of their ordinary banking. No doubt there are thousands of sovereigns still in circulation or in the possession of tradespeople, but inquiries made to»day show that abopt 15,000 have been paid into tlie Auckland bank.

Mr Goodfellow, at the annual meeting ui uie iNe\y Zealand Go-oj). Dairy Co., aiuitd that no leas ihan 300 applications had been received lor the position of .manager of the company, and the directors hoped to be able 10 make an appointment next week.

A total oi twenty men weie left* behind in Auckland .'when the ueet sauea on lucsday. inose ot this number who have deserted will be left to tueir own devices' as the American authorities do not consider deserters worth the trouble oi extradition proceedings.

In order to test the market for March sown potaioes, a consignment of early white new potatoes was sent Irom iSew Plymouth to Christchurcn last week ana sold at the rate ot £22-4 iper ton. The price works out at 2» per lb.

" Suggesting the establishment of a "half-crown tote" a correspondent oi ah Auckland paper says it would do much to counteract the silver bookmaker and serve to keep small investors within their means. At the Q.T.C. headquarters at Ascot, Brisbane, for many years a five-shilling tote has been run "separately" on the flat (or inner course), where admittance is only one shilling. Further, a third dividend is paid when the starters exceed nine, 60 per cent, going to the first and 20 per cent, eacb to the second and third horses.

A quarter of an hour was devoted at a meeting of the general committee of the Christchurcn St. John Ambulance Association to the rather serious matter of the purchase of a new skeleton. The subject was opened by a letter from the London headquarters Which stated that the quotation was £l2 126 lor a first class skeleton and £lO 10s for a second class. The members then inspected a skeleton in the room and it was decided to order one of first quality and to. have it packed in as small a space as possible.

The Southland team .on tour is find • ing a certain amount of melancholy amusement in a little story that i-j going the rounds apropos of their match with Hawkes Bay. When Ma/.lett was cautioned in the second spell, the referee pulled, up the game m melodramatic fashion, and fixing a steely eye on Hazlett, enquired bis name. On receiving the desired information, he administered a caution in monumental terms:—"Here you; leave Mr Brownlie alone." A iew minutes 1 later the following observation by the game-controller is stated to have been made to C. Brownlie in connection with a free kick to Southland: "Oh I By the way Cyril old man, ycu're just a yard or two uftside."

An old West Coaster recently in Levin, mentioned a -rather' extraordinary spectacle, which happened very many years ago, as the result of the Buller river breaking its banks at Grevmouth, when he saw a house being washed out to sea at night with all lights burning. Prior to the flood a bouse occupied by Mr Jules Simon (whose daughters, Mrs Cassio and Miss Simon, were connected at one time with the Levin Picture Theatre) was the most distant dwelling from die sea, but after the river had cut through the town, joining with the sea at the northern end, this house became perched almost on the water's edge. Many were ruined by the flooding which negatived the labours of many years.

The importance to. users of scales for commercial purposes of having them reverified each year was stressed in the Christchurcn Magistrate's Court, when W. H. Travers, proprietor of a tannery was proceeded against under the Weights and Measures Act on a charge of failing to have his scales re-verified within 12 months. Mr G. McKessar, who prosecuted, said that defendant had a 600 lb scale, which was used for weighing leather. The defendant had been warned but had not had the scale reverified.. The defendant said that he was seldom at the works, and had not been in touch with affairs regarding the scale. The Magistrate (Mr Wyvern Wilson) said that the scale must be re-verified annually, and inflicted a penalty of 40s and costs.

A Wanganui lady has received from her sister, who is a missionary in Korea, the following transcription o! instruction given to motor drivers m Chosen: At the rise of the hand o' the policeman stop rapidly; do not pass him or otherwise disrespect him. When a passenger of the foot hove in sight, tootle the horn; trumpet to him melodiously at first. If he still obstacles your passage, tootle with vigor and express by word of mouth the warning, Hi! Hi! Beware oi uie wandering horse that he shall not take fright as you pass him. De not explosion the exhaust pipe on him. Go smoothly by or stop by the road till he pass"away. Give .big space to festive dog that sport in the roadside. Avoid entanglement of dog with your wheel spoke. Go smoothingly by grease mud as there lark the skid demon. Press brake of foot as you go around the corners to save collapse of the tie-up!

[ Large new supplies of Edison Diamond Disc phonographs and records and Brunswick machines and records have just arrived at Kingsbeer's Gramo Depot. Mr Kingsbeer informs us that these have again been improved and now represent perfection in fidelity of reproduction, the chief points being natural tone, freedom from extraneous vibration (so able a feature on ordinary machines) and great durability. Prices of these Edisons and * Brunswicks have been adjusted on the basis of their real worth. Those interested are cordially invited to hear these, the most woaiderful of gramophones, without being pressed to buy. Three hundred and flftv new records are available for selection, comprising all the latest, and best of all makes, at prices ranging from 3/6 each (double sided). Machines are quoted from £3 15s. Terms to suit the purchaser will be arranged if desired.