Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1925.

Shannon News, 22 September 1925, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1925.

The usual fort-niglitly meeting of the Borough Council will he held in the Council Chambers this evening.

A visitor to Mangaiiao last week was Mr J. Andrews, the Liberal-Lab-our candidate for the Masterton electorate. Mangahao being in his electorate, Mr Andrew addressed the men, receiving a splendid hearing.

Mr Ted Harnett, who is well-known in Shannon, is now mine host of the Masonic Hotel, Wellington, and in this issue he announces that -patrons from Shannon will receive every attention and a hearty welcoaiie.

While hurrying across Ballanee Street on Thursday afternoon to avoid a heavy downpour of rain, Miss Dorothy Capes, who is employed at the County Store, had the misfortune to fall, receiving an injury to her shoulder, requiring medical attention. Her many friends will be pleased to learn she is progressing satisfactorily. ■

Mr and Mrs S. W. Carter, wlio have been residents of Shannon for many years, and whoi some two months ago visited Sydney for health reasons have decided to take up their residence for a time in New South Wales. Mr -Garter, who returned last week, says that Mrs Carter has found the climate there suits her and she is much improved in health and they have therefore decided to sell their home in Ballanee Street. As soon as arrangements can he made a clearing sale, of the furniture will be held. Mr Carter will be returning to Sydney towards the end -of the year, in Ilie meantime Mrs Carter, accompanied bv her daughters, Mrs Freeman and Miss Doris Carter, have taken a residence at Neufral Bay, Sydney.

‘ Howard Andrew, Ltd., call attention to a new shipment of dress mate vial they have just opened up, including that very pretty material —hroclie silk. This progressive firm always has something new to offer the public.*

In nine contests this season the Hawkes Bay representative Rugbj. team has not suffered a delcat. I key liave scored 261 points against 78.

It is reported that one or two growers of early potatoes in tlie Pukekolie district have commenced digging and marketing their crops, but most of the growers do not expect to start digging operations for another ten to fourteen days.

Mark Time, one of the best known racehorses* In New Zealand, broke down after racing in the Flying Handicap at Wanganui on Thursday, and had to be destroyed the following day. Mark Time was owned by Mr .1. B. Gaisford.

The dance going public are reminded that the Excelsior Ladies Hockey Club ball takes place on Thursday next in St. Mary’s Hall. Tlie Jazzmanian Orchestra will supply the music aud a large crowd is anticipated.

The British Forestry Commission lias organised a scheme for planting millions of trees throughout Britain. During tiie past five years 181,000,000 trees were planted, and it is expected that within 20 years Britain will he able to reduce ‘ her timber imports, which now are worth £50,000,000 a year.

Sir Harry Brittain, who is visiting Australia with the Empire Press Delegation, has delighted New South Welshmen with bis impressions of Miss Sydney. “The Sydney girl,"’ says the tactful visitor, “is charming, the best-looking girl in llie world, a clinking dancer, and a delightful dresser. She is wonderful!’’ Meanwhile Melbourne thirsts l'or the arrival of Sir Harry.

Replying to the Hon. Hanan, in the House of Representatives, the Hon. Nosworthy, Minister for Finance, said he had not the actual statement in his possession, hut as the result of inquiries made from the banks he was in a position to say that the gold supply of the Dominion at the end of August, following on the visit of tli p American Fleet, had increased by £48,000,

Tlie Government spent £370 last year on improvements,to the Greytown-Otaki (Mt. Hector) track.

Tire Masterton Borough Council has so far spent £llOO in assisting residents to instal drainage to their homes.

The subscriptions in connection with the Masterton Lawn Tennis Club for Ike past year amounted to £405 10s.

Since 1921 the number of miles of electrical energy transmission lines in the Dominion has increased from 1909 to 6011.

Tor the year ended on March 31st last the sum spent in extending the telephone and telegraph systems of the Domiuion amounted to £957,294.

The condition of Edith Gavell’s grave at Norwich.- has aroused much indignant criticism among thousands of visitors on pilgrimage there (says a cable). It bears a neglected appearance. It has been suggested 'that someone should be appointed permanently to supervise it.

"It is interesting to note," said the Prime Minister, in delivering the Public Works Statement, "that of the 56,(180 odd miles of legalised roads and tracks in the Dominion, 23,097 miles have been fully metalled to dray-road width, and an additional 16,114 miles formed to dray-road width. It is estimated that an expenditure approximating £50,000,000 will yet be required to fully complete all roads as metalled dray roads."

One of the clauses in a will which his Honour Mr Justice MacGregor was asked to interpret at the Supreme Court at Gisborne was that which bequeathed a piano to the best player in a family of ten children. In declining to. decide the question at that particular time, his Honour said it was impossible for him to say which of the children was the best musician.

It is 'not generally known that the Rangitikei district is the largest wheat-growing centre in the North Island. Figures supplied to a Wanganui Chronicle reporter go to show that during the season 1923-24 there was a total of 9800 acres of grain and pulse crops in the Rangitikei County as compared with 5000 acres in the Hawkes Bay County. The Rangitikei county also had the biggest area of oats under cultivation.

Colonel J. K. Duigan and Lieutenant W. G. Gentry have arrived ill Wanganui for the purpose of .taking charge of the demolition of the Gyrena. Some idea of the cost and work involved in this undertaking can be gathered from the estimates of time and material necessary. It is expected that it will take ten days to do the work, and from two to three tons of guncotton and 600 detonators will' be required.

The Masterton Daily Times, a Government supporter, feels bitter editorially: “That the Reform Government like its predecessors, is not sin cere in its desire to remove that monstrosity known as the Rimutaka Incline, is shown by the fact that nothing is provided in the Public Works Estimates this year for the proposed deviation. Of course, again most of the railway loaves and fishes are going Aucklandwards, as the result of the Cabinet being dominated by members from the North, who are afraid to give the rest of the Dominion—and particularly the Wairarapa—a fair deal.”

“That confidence in the value of Taranaki dairying land is now returning, and that sucli confidence is justified by the prices which obtained last year for dairy produce,” was the opinion expressed by a leading Stratford solicitor to a reporter. He went on to say that a fair number of sales of farm property have taken place at prices satisfactory to vendor and purchaser. There were, however, not a great number of sucli properties on the market just now, and a good many farmers looking for places preferred to lease farms instead of purchasing, but there was difficulty in obtaining leases of wellmanaged farms.

A Spanish coin which may. have been brought to Samoa by the La Perouse Expedition over 130 years ago was discovered at Tiavea, near Aleipata, says the “Samoa Times.” It was received in the ordinary course of business by a trader in the village. It is a coin of the reign of Charles HI. of Spain, and is dated 1776. It is but little worn, and the lettering is distinct. Around the profile of the monarch runs the Latin inscription, “Carolus 111, Dei Gratia”; and on the obverse are the words, “Hispan, et Ind. Rex me, Irmi.” The young- man who received the coin was under the impression that he had been victimised, and lie gladly parted with it on receipt of the value of the tin of “bullamako” which he had vended to the native who tendered the rare money.

A stipulation ill insurance policies that has apparently escaped the notice of a good number of citizens was mentioned by Mr C. H. Burnett at a meeting of the Wanganui-Itangiti-kei Electric Power Board. He pointed out that the onus was on policyholders to notify companies when they were having electrical installations in their houses. This, he considered, was unnecessary, and was in the nature of “pin-pricking,” as electricity actually reduced, rather than increased, the possibility of risk. Neglect in compliance with the clause mentioned was liable to produce complications for policy-holders. Mr A. H. Rogers said there were hundreds of people who knew nothing about the regulation. Another member quoted a case in point, where a policy-holder had actually been penalised, The consulting-engineer (Mr J. R. Templin) thought the point raised was a very good one, and he agreed to take the matter up with the engineers’ committee with a view to having some remedy effected.

There were 650 motor cars parked in the streets adjacent to the football ground in Napier on tire occasion of the Taranaki-Hawke’s Bay football match.

On Sunday week the Now South Wales footballers visited the Mountain House at Mount Egmont. Some of the men had snowballing for the first time in their lives.

The Public Works Statement mentions that plans arc in course of preparation for a building in connection with the chief post office at Palmerston North.

One lorry driver in the backblocks made a good attempt to solve the problem of the bad road difficulty, and if it did result in his being penalised to the extent of £1 and costs, he can at least lay claim to originality. At the Stratford Police Court a man named Dromgol was charged with trespassing on the railway line between Kohuratahu Tahora on Sunday, July 19fli. Defend ant was employed by a travelling pis ture showman to transport material by motor lorry between the places in ques tion. The road over the Tahora saddle was impossible, and horses to tow the lorry over were unprocurabl. Defend ant"had been induced to go through a convenient gate on to the railway line along which lie drove the lorry. Counsel for the defendant urged in extenuation that the act was not premediated. The roads were bad and the piece of line in question was at the extreme end of the Stratford-Tahora section. Settlers looked upon the trespassing there in a lighter manner than trespassing on the main line. The presiding justices said they quite realised the position, but could not overlook the fact that trains might have boon running, and imposed the above penalty.