Shannon News TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 1925.

Shannon News, 27 October 1925, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27 1925.

„vii- vnerry, of the Public Wurks f=uxii, at Aianyawo, mis received notice ui iiis transieii to larunaia. A meeting qf returned soldiers will be held on Friday evening next at 8 .pan. at Mr J. T. Bovis’ residence. The town wore a very deserted appearance yesterday. A," large contingent :oi residents made the trip to roxion to witness the motor sports, 'while others went pienieing. The local howling green was also well patronised. Those members qt the Shannon Building Society who did not join up with the Manawatu Building Society are now advised that a refund of their subscriptions may how be ootained from Mr E. T. Moody, solicitor. .

Tile Choral Society 'are .giving a. concert at Mo uto a. on Wednesday next in aid of Hall fund, and a very good programme has been prepared and an enjoyable evening is neuig looked forward to. Members are reminded that the bus leaves P.O. at 8 o'clock. ft ' The junior members of Yen. Bede's are holding a dance to-night in the Parish Hail commencing at 8 p.m. The music Will lie supplied' by Mrs Butler. The hall has been prettily decorated and will be illuminated. There will be novelty and spotlight dances. Supper is. being arranged by an energetic committee. As a sequel to the recent strike among the flaxcutters at the Mirunui Mill, the Inspector ot Awards (Mr Lowden) lias laid informations against 66 flaxcutters, who went out on strike in. sympathy with the gang who refused to start cutting oil .. a new block of flax ai the price which was offered. The claim in each case is for'£lo for breach of the award. The case will be beard on November 17. • “1 have seen dozen of opossums on the road at night,'’ remarked a Shannon motorist who drives regularly over the road to Mangahao, “but last night was the first night I have arrived home with a live one on the car.” Upon pulling in at the garage a scraping noise, was heard, which appeared ta be in the .back of.the car. On an examination being made a fair sized black opossum, was discovered safely hidden between the benzine tank and spare wheel rims. The driver was asked if he caught hold of it, and. lie replied, “Yes, with ,a big stick.” He stated he had tried one with his hands before, and though thgy may not be able to see in the light, they have a wonderful touch.

Howard Andrew, Ltd., have a replace advertisement in their special large advertisement and remind their numerous customers it is a splendid opportunity' to< secure-smart attire for Show Week. Mode] angj ready-to-wear hats and smart frocks will he the attraction for the week.

It may not be generally known that absent voters no>w do not have to obtain a permit from their own electorate to vote. All that r is necessary ig to All in a declaration of whatever absent voters’ booth they desire to vote at.

Quite a noticeable feature in the mail train passing through Hastings isays an Exchange) at present is contained in the two empty carriages next the engine,. which seem to be avoided by the travelling public, who have severely boycotted them since the recent smash.

Finger-posts have been put up on different roads in the Horowhenua County. In remarking on this, the County Chairman (Mr Monk), at its last meeting, said they did not know who erected the signs—some good .Samaritan, no doubt, possibly the Automobile Association.

if and when the full story of the Opapa railway disaster is told, the public of tlie Dominion will be provided with a first class sensation. Members of ther railway service in both Islands are apparently in possession of alleged facts that are, to say the least, startling.—Palmerston Times-.

As yet it is early - to be very definite, but present indications in the orchard show every possibility of a prolific supply; of fruit- for die coming season. More especially ,'s this true of the pip fruits, among which there is a plenitude -of fruit, buds, but stone fruits are showing a rcruparatively light hearing, and it is anticipated the siupply of p.ums, en., will not he very large.

The danger of wandering stock was further exemplified ion Wednesday between Waikanae and Te Horo. A local motorist found aibout 20 cows feeding alongside the road, and while passing the herd one of the cows detached itself from the others, strayed across the road directly in front of the approaching car, with which it came into violent, contact. The owner of the car is now faced with a hill for £2s—representing the cost of a new radiator—which he wall endeavour to collect from the owner of the cow.

A correspondent of the Otago Daily Times suggests a simple plan by which a pest of slugs in gardens such as is reported at Ravensbourne mav be overcome. Slugs are’ it is said, unable to resist the temptation of the smell of mills, and if tins containing milk are sunk in gardens at night it will be found that they will be filled in the morning with the pest.

Although, entries for the Wairarapa Show were due to close on the 14th nisi., it has been decided that the nme will oe extended for a lew days owing io the lateness of the season. The Government has taken- under the Public Works Act an area of i>< acres at Palmerston, near the site ot me deviation railway station for use tor railway workers’ dwellings. Regarding the claims for the sec„oiutaiy schools long jump record,, the Southland Buys High school record is 2;s feet, estaulisued by J. N. Millard m iDt)B. In hi to it. C. Morgan covered 21 feet. fi The warmer weather has had a stimulating effect, on the pastures arm the grass is com mg away very fast. As a result the milk yield is increasing steadily and the set-back caused 'by the recent cold snap is being retrieved. How serious that was. however, can he gauged by Its eil'ects on the butter made at the Levin factory. In 19A the output from June Ist to Sepiember 30th was 172 ions, but this year’s figures sli-ow a decrease of 15 tons, the total make for file four months being 157 tons. At the present rate of recovery, however, it is expected that the loss will be picked up, and a balance on the higher side be recorded.