Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1925.

Shannon News, 18 September 1925, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1925.

Mr W. S.. Carter, who has visiting Sydney, returned to Shannon on (Monday last*

Mr and Mrs Gedye, of Auckland, are visiting Shannon and are the guests of Mr and Mrs G. Wilkinson.

The us.ual fortnightly euchre and dance held by the Ladies' Guild of Ven. Bede's will take (place in the Parish Hall next Tuesday evening, when a cohipetition will" be arranged for non-card players...

A few days ago Mr J. Wil&on met with rather a painful accident while working oh a rock face at Mangahao. A piece of rook fell from above, striking him severely on the head and inflicting, a cut wJ.iich necessitated several stitches. '''.'•

The arrival: "off Perry 'Bros.' cu-cus in .Shannon 'on Tuesday afternoon proved a great event so far c.s tj:e children of the town were concerned. In the evening the circus dnw a.large crowd, every seat being occupied. "

"The road tojMangahap is undoubtedly a very twisty road." remarked a Taranaki_motorist, "but its surface is equal to; -our tar-sealed roads." Commenting on the rail girders recently erected on the corners known as the "Hairpins," he said they were the first of their kind he had seen and he considered they were the best safety -stops available and that such stops would be much ibetter than the ordinary wooden rails as used on dangerous corners elsewhere.

The public can look forward to a rich treat at the forthcoming concert, to be given by the local Choral Society on Thursday week, September 24, in the Picture Theatre, at 8 p.m. The Society hat* been hard at work since their last concert and are rendering six items, including "The Soldiers' Chorus," from "Faust," and two humorous items including "Old Mother Hubbard," so the programme will be a varied one. The society is being augmented by Miss Thelma Shaw and Mr Mottershead, of 'Levin, 'Mrs S. Barber, of Moutoa, well-known in. musical circles, Mr Amos McKegg, of Palmerston, and Miss Jean Retter, who will supply the elocutionary items. Mrs McDonald will also contribute two songs. The (prices, are popular, being 2s and Is, and tickets are selling freely. Ticket holders will have the preference iof seats. Tickets may be obtained from Mr Moody or any of the members. [The Society has grown to a large one now numbering 50 active mooobersi:

Over 3000 cows have been inoculated against mamanitis in the Wairarapa this season.

The County (Ranger reported to the Council on Saturday that he had impounded 42 head of stock during the month and that 14 informations against owners would come before the Court.

'•n a supplier continues to supply dirty cream, after the inspector has repeatedly warned him, what should we do?" was a, question asked of Mr G. V. Were, of the Dairy Division, at the Masterton Dairy Go.'s meeting. /'Close his shed," was the reply.

The question of breaks hi Mangahao current was before the Tararua Power Board, when it was stated that one break was occasioned by a settler felling a tree over a line at Mangatainoka. A member stated that breaks were bound to occur when silly people did this sort of thing, but as these people died out there would be fewer interruptions. "Is there no way of hurrying them up?" queried another member.. "Well a line drops occasionally and there may Ibe a few electrocutions," was the reply.

Speaking at the opening of the new post office tit Eastbourne, Sir James Parr, Postmaster-General, announced that a system of credit notes would be introduced at an early date to meet the convenience oi' people travelling, especially holiday-makers. Depositors win thus be able before starting on a journey to provide themselves at any branch'of the (Post Office Savings Bank iu the Dominion with these credit notes.. The system would, he hoped, he operating before next Christmas holidays.

.The roading grants for the Horowhenua County appearing on the Estimates are as follows:—<Kawiu-Foxton road, £300; Ohau West road extension, £250 (increased from £l5O voted last year); Waikawa Beach road, £200; Waitarere road £5.00*

One Palmerston North firm, at least, has reason to rais,e strong objections to the present position in the shipping trade for it has 10 tons of seed on board the. Arawa which has been held up at Wellington. The shipment is consigned to a customer in England and the delay, it is feared, will result in the cancellation of the order, for unless the seed arrives at its destination soon it will miss the English planting season.

"Do whiskers mean brains?" asked Mr H. H.. Parnell at the annual reunion of the Post and Telegraph Officers' Association at Auckland. Sir James Parr, said Mr Parnell, had remarked at a conference some time ago that there were few grey-haired men on the executive of the association. But this was hot necessarily a disadvantage, and energetic young men were sometimes better than older men.'

A report presented to the Horowhenua Power Board„,qn Tuesday showed that the increases in all branches of power consumption were maintained during the month.' Following were the totals given, with last month's figures in brackets: Lighting consumption 64-1 kilowatts (623); industrial motors, number 119 (103), horse power 1486 (1290); milking motors, number 164 f 144), heating and ironing pts„ number 1668 (1512), kilowatts 1066 (1024); ranges in use, number 95 (89); water heaters 187 (164); consumers connected 1903 (1844), total applications 1998 (1965); total connected kilowatts 3706 f 3400).

A lady resident of the South Wairarapa, noted as an amateur driver of merit, is having constructed a caravan body on a light motor lorry chassis with which she intends tot tour various parts of the Dominion. The "house" is a. compact two roomed structure, fitted with three bunks under one of Which is concealed a bath. A wardrobe with a full panel mirror is built into this room. The rear room is used as a kitchen and living quarters, containing a kerosene stove, table, stools and. cupboardls. The structure is amply- ventilated with windows, and is equipped with electric light.

An indication that superstition in these modern times has an effect even upon business transactions was given at a meeting of the. Mount Albert (Auckland) Borough Council, when a resident's distrust of -the number 13 prompted him |o write tq the Council through his solicitors. "On behalf of the property, we wish to make an application for the alteration to the number of his house," read the letter. "Our client has very good grounds for believing the number 13 being attached to his property is detrimental to its value and is interfering with its sale." The Council, after members had expressed their opinion that they would leave themselves open to ridicule if the request were granted, decided to take no action.

Mr Field (Otaki) is to ask the Min-

J ister of Agriculture, whether his ati tention has been drawn to the statement of Cr. Graham made ail the last j meeting of the Palmerston North Bor- ! ough Council, and published broad- { cast throughout the Dominion, as to \ the alleged serious' 1 prevalence of tuberculosis among the cattle of New Zealand, including dairy cows producing milk for domestic use; and whether he- will malice a full statement to the House, particularly as to the precautions being taken by the Agriculture and Health Departments to deal with this disease, with the obI ject of allaying alarm which may be { caused by the statement of Cr. Graham, who is a chemist by occupation ,and also with the object of preventing possible injury to our dairying industry?.

The question of the boundaries of the district Rugby Unions of Mana watu and Horowhenua, since the amalgamation of the two 'bodies, has been the cause of some discussion, it having been mentioned that,there was a probability of Tokomaru, Miranui and Linton joining forces and thus placing in the field a strong senior team. At the present time, the first two named are within the boundaries of the Horowhenua Union and the last named under Manawatui ; control, but both bodies are prepared to give way to the desires of the clubs as to which district union they would prefer to play under. The subject was under review at a meeting of the Combined Union at the week-end when it was decided to shelve the matter until the annual meeting next year, when the clubs, in all probability, will have to come to some decision.

The lot of the calf is a hard one (says the Haw era Star). Especially is this the case in South Taranaki, where the manufacture of milk into cheese means a shortage of food for the young animals and the resultant use of the knife. However, the destruction of the iaifspring of the dairy cow brings into being a small army of buyers, who traverse the country, ( and at this time of the year enter I whole-heartedly into what is known }as "the calfskin war." Competition J is exceptionally keen, and these representatives of agents, most of whom buy on a commission basis, become .exceedingly active. One farmer stated that since the Ist of July he has bad no fewer man twenty buyers on his farm—a state- of affairs which seems to indicate that the farmers need not fear a slump in the calfskin market. This year prices are slightly in advance of those offered last season, good skins at present bringing an average of 5s as compared with 4/6 last August, another couple of months the "war" will con- | tinue, and by the time the dairy season is in fuil swing skins representing a considerable sum of money will have been bought -and sold.