Shannon News FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1925.

Shannon News, 27 November 1925, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1925.

Miss R. Roach, in company with the Misses Brown, is on, a holiday to the South Island. They are visiting the Dunedin' Exhibition.

Owing to the wet weather on Wednesday the tootling, competition for the final of tint Triangular Shield which was to have taken place at Levin, \yas postponed xxfxtil next Wednesday.

t Another C.P.R. dance will be held at Tokoanaru on Wednesday, December 2nd, which premises toi eclipse the previous tone. „ Intending patrons would be well ady,ised to reserve their seats early.

Notice is given: that maternity nurses are required to register before Jan-' uary 1, 1927, and to .show that they have been practising for at least a year prior to aJnuary 1, 1926, otherwise they , will be debarred from doing this Work.

--Gonstatble iliapifon, who has been on a visit to Ireland, returned to Wellington by the iMakura this week and is now staying at the Gresham Hotel, Wellington, Constable Shannon does not resume duty until the end of next month.

■Motorists who have journeyed across tlie Manawatu river, speak in high praise of the much Improved approach to the punt: On each flap, extra heavy planks on hinges have been attached, and cars 'are nioiw able to .go on qnd off the punt' without ■steeplechasing.

A correspondent writes as follows to the “News”:—“What has gone wrong with Shannon? I notice file last election figures show a decrease of nearly 100 per cent-, on >1922, and file lowest- figures for 15 year’s. In 1911, there were 418 votes polled here; in 1915, 549; in 1919, 655; in 192.2, 761; in 1925, only 391. All other booths in, the electorate show either an increase or maintenance of population.”

At the recent. music examinations held in Wellington of the Associated Board' of the R.A.M. and R.C.M., London, Miss Mona Neale, A.T.G.L., L.T.C.L., A.L.C.M., L.L.C.M., was successful in gaining her Teachers’ L.A.-B. Diploma of -the R.A.M. and R.C.M.- Miss Neale is a pupil of. Mr Robert Parker, F.R.A.M., iqif .Wellington. She was also a pupil of toe late Herr Max Hirschlberg, and then was several years with the Sisters of the Sacred Heart Girls’ Convent’, Christchurch.

Mr W. Briscoe, of Mangahao, narrowly -escaped a fatal accident on Wednesday afternoon, while engaged in hauling logs. Owing to the log which 'way being hauled striking a standing tree, the top of the latter, which was about eight feet in length and six inches in diameter, fell, striking 'Mr Briscloe in its descent on the back of the head and knocking him unconscious. Ilie was immediately attended' to by Nurse Prain and later Dr. Maekerath arrived and on examination ordered him to he removed to the Palmerston North Hospital, where lie is reported 1o be progressing satisfactorily.

The-Ladies’ Guild of the Yen. Bede’s Church is holding a monster Christmas Fair in the Druids’ Hall, Shannon, on Friday and Saturday, the 4th and sth of December next. The various stalls are well stocked with useful and- attractive articles. The tea. rooms are to be supplied with fruit salad and delicacies. The Christmas. Tree gives promise of being most pleasing and is well .stocked with suitable toys for the children. The Christmas Tree will be illuminated with coloured lights, decorated with silver and frost-. Among numerous competitions is guessing the weight of the fattest, sheep in Shannon—the prize for. the latter to be a bag of sugar. ■ Arrangements are in hand for a shooting gallery and hoopla to he in the Hall.

A tub and flannel .dance in aid oj Ven. Bede's Bazaar Fund will be held in tlie Parish- Hall on Tuesday evening iiext. The hall will be specially iUliuminated by coloured lights fqi tlie occasion and the committee are sparing*" no -effort to make the device one of the most enjoyable oflhe season. A lot of new novelty dances will be introduced which should add to the pleasure of the evening..

The final concert for, the l<j2o season of the Shannon Choral Society was held last evening, in the presence otf a large audience. Every item was well received, the concert being most successful in every way. At the conclusion the members adjourned to the Parish Tllall where supper was partaken of, after which a most enpoyatole dance was held. '' A full report of the concert will appear in our next issue.

Members of the .Tennis Club are holding a shop day on Saturday, December lath: Mesdames Morgan and Bovis will ibe in' charge. All members will be approached to assist-and it is hoped all will respond in some way, especially tie young members, us if will be they who will derive most benefit. The main feature of the stall will be home-made Christinas oakes, with a large and varied number iOif side lines, details of -which will be given later. Afternoon tea on December and will be provided and dispensed by Mrs Cron quest and Miss Sinclair,. ;

What is believed to be a record schnapper: lias been caught 1 by one of the trawlers of Messrs Sanford, Ltd., of Auckland. It i,s almost 3ft in length, and weighs 231 b, IJoz. Although one weighing 221 b. dias been caught in hie Manukau Harbour, the heaviest schnapper caught in the Hauraki Gulf in recent yuars have weighed 181 b. and 161 b.

When two hours out from Liverpool, en route to Auckland, three stowaways were , found "in tlie coal bunkers of the steamer Port Bowen, which arrived last week. Tlie men' were taken before the master, Captain W- Gilling, and offered to work their passages to Mew Zealand*. They said they had (been unable to secure employment in England. Work was found for them on the woyage and on arrival at Auckland they were handed to the police.

As spokesman pf a- deputation regarding railway , iacilities af Mosgiel, the Mayor of Mosgiel (Mr-J. P. Walls) informed the Prime Minister, on belialf of the district generally, that he desired td offer congratulations to Mr Coates on his success at the elections. “We noticed one phrase' in the election addresses and tliu.t was that you were the man AvbiOi got things done and that is why we are here.” “But I didn't, say that,” replied the Prime Minister, amid laughter.

It is reported that the reprehensible practice of dynamiting rivers' for fish ,was resorted to in the Ohau and Wuikawa river's last .week. The act is rendered more selfish by the fact that these rivers have bedn better stocked with fish this season than Tor a good number of years, and fishermen were dismayed- at numbers of dead trout floating down stream. . It is understood that the Acclimatisation Society has information in regard to the culprits, who should be made to pay the •just penalty otf their ruth less ness. ;

Birds find queer places in which to build nests, (but the .audacity of the site chosen by an Oama.ru represent alive of the feathered flock is probably unparalleled (reports the Oainaru Mail.) -An enthusiastic gardener, keenly alive to the depredations of tjfe small bird pest, went to great pains in. rigging up a life-like scarecrow in his plot of vegetables. - Great was his astonishment some weeks later to discover that in the right hand pocket of what was formerly his coat a bird had built itsmest.

The latest Oanruaru fish story has quite a delectable flavour (says the North Otago- Times.) . A good Nationalist angler had been fishing all day in the Waitaki River without success, the fish absolutely refusing to take his bait. At length lie came upon a stranded an.d lifeless trout on the bank of the river. He held bn autopsy, and to his amazement he discovered that a 1 portion of a, local paper -containing an article on land aggregation was firmly embedded in the fish’s gullet. This had proved fatal. It was more than the trout could swallow.

“Rafael’s Prophetic Messenger” contains the following predictions for New Zealand in 1926: “This beautiful country with its 105,090 souls is likely to ho the recipient, of a variety of unpleasant conditions. Tempestuous weather, seismic shocks, tidal waves, storms, also some cal lie epidemic and other untoward occurrences are 'indicated.” If Raphael’s knowledge of the future is no more accurate than his information regarding New Zealand’s present population, he will nutcommand much respect in this country.

“They certainly have very dignified bankruptcies in Ilawkes Bay,” laid His Honour Mr Justice Alpers at the Napier Supreme Court, during the hearing of a civil action in which it was stated that the defendant had filed for £69,000. Later on in the case (says the Napier “Telegraph”), certain evidence was given as to an arrangement that had been made with the defendant’s creditors, at-the time of his bankruptcy. “Hawkes Bay is famous for its climate,” interjected His Honour, '“and- it should also be famous for its reasonable creditors.”

A Featherston correspondent of the Wairarapa Age gives,as one explanation of .the scarcity of wild duck on the Lake the depredations of eels. The stomach of a fairly large eel which was recently killed contained 14 young ducks.

It is not often that a bankrupt is treated by his creditors. At a meeting of creditors in . New Plymouth last week, however, a bankrupt, who had met with real misfortune, was tendered sympathy and afterwards treated to afternoon tea.

The fact that Ohinemuri may gain restoration is having a ..very strange effect on at least one- of the goldfields centres. Tlie iMorrinsville Bowling Club had asked one of these clubs to pay a visit to iMorrinsville at a date in tlie near future. The reply received stated that everyone was so excited at tlie prospect of restoration ttiat'they had no time to flunk'about travelling to other places.

The managers of the dairy factories in Marlborough are experiencing a good deal of trouble in securing first grade, more particularly in regard to butter. , A dairy instructor has visited the district and advised the factories to collect cream three times weekly. This advice is being acted upon, and it is hoped that, on improvement in quality will; take place.

The extent to which motor traffic is competing with the railways might be gleaned from i he.fact that on 'Tues'day a lorry to w ,idh was attached a double-decked‘sheep crate, was noticed in tlie streets of Wanganui. It. is understood that seme fanners in the surrounding' district intend to have their stock convened to the freezings works by this me Tod during the present killing season. -

There are now 114 electric ranges in operation in the Hbrowhenua Power Board’s district, an increase of thirty in the past four months. Frequent enquiries are toeing received regarding further installations. No' other Board in New Zealand can show such rapid development in ths branch of electrical activity. The milking motors in action number 21,), as against 128 in July. The total consumers now ,connected are 2030, as .against 1770 four months' ago. -

Some amusement was caused at a meeting qf StirLng Djairy Factory Company sliareli iders (states the Clutlm Free Press), when tlie question of proxy voting was being discussed. Mr G. Harvey sai l'd did not matter a hang who were directors -after this year, as tlie ]>.„ry Control' Board would do all the directing .required.— (Laughter). All they ivould have to do would be to look after the pigs and. get a little timber.—A voice: And miik 'tlie cows.--(Laughter). The Stirling suppliers do not view with favour the proposed rule oMhe Dairy Control Board.

Wien the dam at Arapuni is completed it will form a lake about 18 miles long and about five and a-half square miles in area. One of the engineers on the contract expressed the opinion last week that this* stretch of water would make the finest place for boat races in New Zealand. He stated that one stretch of. the lake would be four mil.es long and about thirty chain's wide 1 . The rate- of flow of the water would be almost negligible and the banks would form a fine natural viewpoint tor hundreds of spectators. The land would rise in a gentle slope'away from the banks.

The caretaker of a Palmerston North -howling, croquet and tennis club received a shock yesterday morning, when he discovered a young man q;sleep on one 'of the -’seats. The sleeper’s dreajji jvwas rudely broken and questions were thrown at him in no uncertain toWs, but the lover of fresh air serenely replied that he had been working until three a.m. and as he had an ajpoih'tment for a game of tennis at five, he deemed it advisable to take no risks of the alarm failing to awaken him. JThe. young man’s statement proved correct, for shortly after five, a young lady appeared upon the scene.-—Times. -

Mr Frank Martinovich, of Miritai, North Auckland, whose cow Kate is the champion of 36 entries in the amalgamated . competitions of the Northern Wairoa A. and P. and Northern Wairoa Jersey Club Shows, informs the Dargaville Times that about three years ago. lie bought her at a sale as an empty cow for £3. He does not kiiow who was the vendor. She lias thrown two heifer calves, and as a house cow to-day js making from. 3 to 31,11 js of butter a day. This cow -has not received any force feeding, doing off grass an "average of 7.8 percent. test ‘.>3.840 lbs of fat in 30 days. In response to many enquiries if she is for sale Mr Martinovich says emphatically £no,” he (has room for more like her in his owja herd.

. Commenting editorially on the election the Greyimoulli Star, a Reform paper, says that if Mr McCombs is defeated for Lyttelton the Prime Minister would have an opportunity of doing a graceful act by offering him a seat in the Upper HouseTThis invitation may not be accepted, but it would he the besTreply to those‘who declare that there is no Labour representative in the Legislative Couacil. It is not right that any ground for such criticism should exist. Were two or three members of the Labour Party in the Council it would do iheni good and would probably haVe an enlivening effect, on that Chamber’s , proceedings. Few claim that the Legislative Council is now all that it might be.

As tlie result of the front forks of his bicycle suddenly * breaking, a young man named E. Aroa, of Vogeb town, sustained a serious fall in Devon street, New Plymouth. He was ‘picked up unconscious, and suffering from several abrasions about the iace and head. ,

It is significant that in eaclf election in New Zealand in which a tie has been recorded, a journalist has been concerned (says the “North Otago Times”). Mr O’Brien, one of the Westland candidates, is a journalist, as is also Mr Lyons, one of the Lyttelton candidates. Tlie only other tie qn record is fhait in which Mr Edward Wakefield was concerned. He, also, Weis a journalist.

The attitude adopted by those with sight towards, the blind was tlie subject of a good story told by Mr Clutlia Mackenzie at a gathering of the blind in Christchurch. It referred to his arrival, somewhat weary, at Opunake, and, lying down on the bed in his room at tlie hotel for a nap. About 6 o’clock one of the girl servants “blew into” his room and asked if he didn’t want some dinner. Mr Mackenzie said that lie did want that meal, and added:. “Do you mind showing me the way to the dining-room?’’ The girl, unaware of his sightlessness, promptly answered: “Gam! Not on your life! You shouldn’t drink so much! Although hoop-la games, dart-throw-ing .contests and other such sideshows were in full swing at the Hawera show, they will not be permitted at the Stratford show, which opens to-morrow. This decision has been communicated to the Stratford A. and P. Association by the police, and instructions have been given to the grounds steward not to allot space for this purpose. If. is understood, states an exchange, that tlie action of the police is (based upon a-recent decision at Hamilton, when, judgment was given against a hoop-la proprietor on the ground that it. was a game of chance and therefore.illegal in New Zealand.

Speaking to a Hamilton reporter, the other day, two of the “through'’ passengers toy the daylight I,united said they were not enthusiastic regarding the trip, which they described as one of a most wearying nature. Sleep was out of the question, and the eyes became very tired after several hours of daylight had been travelled. Hie views although described as being were not seen to full advantage on account of the overcast conditions in tlie middle of the island. Taking thb whole trip, these two passengers, who are used to travelling on the Main Trunk, stated emphatically that “ill 'future the night- trains for Wellington and Auckland would do them.”

I Ait a gathering of civil engineers in I Wanganui comment was made by I Colonel symonds, of the British Imperial Oil Co., of the-fact that he had noticed that they were not getting anything like the value of the 18 feet ■of” tar macadam 'roads they were spraying. He pointed out that the edges of the surfaces were allowed to become broken. This allowed wvater ! to got into the road material and thus damage the surface. He found it possible to ✓ dig the sides of the roads up with a knife, and no doubt one could dig up the whole road in this manner if he cared to do so. Economy could be effected, he. suggested, if wooden kerbs were erected' on the sides of’the roads, and the spraying and penetration was carried right up to the kerbs., This would prevent a great deal of. the breaking up of the edges of die sprayed roads. The timber, he thought, thatr would be most suitable for this purpose was jarrah. Possibly there were New Zealand'timbers that possessed as good qualities'and wquld serve the purpose equally as well.