Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1925.

Shannon News, 15 December 1925, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1925.

This evening a. meeting in connection with-the People's Picnic to be held on New-Yearns .Day, will take (place in. the picture theatre unci everybody is. invited to attend.

Mr and Mrs A. E. Hyde, who have heen visiting the Dunedin Exhibition ihaive- returned home allter having spent a most enjoyable holiday in the south.

A Christmas Tree will be provided by the Druids ojf Shannon in the Druids' ' Hall on Tuesday evening next at 7 p.m., and a hearty welcome is extended to all members and their families, also to-, members and families of kindred Friendly Societies.

On New Year's Eve a dance will be held in the Parish Hall, when the public will ibe aJMe to dance the Old Year out and the New Year in. Mrs Butler will supply the music and everything will ibe done by the oeimmittee to provide a good liigrn's enjoyment. Tlie proceeds are 'to be donated to the Children's Home.

Messrs Hyde and Wilkinson have arranged with Mr Les. Scott to take a moving picture in trie main street of Shannon on Saturday afternoon next. "Be early at the matinee" is the advice .given to the children as the picture will be taken before the afternoon performance. The result AMill subsequently be screened in Shannon. Mir gc'oitit is just now turning out some splendid work and the picture of Shannon will afterwards be i sent on circuit, thus being good publicity for the tawn.

The Ladies' Guild of Yen. Bede's held a meeting , 0 n Friday afternoon when the balance sheet 0 f the "Christmas Fair" was considered. The proceeds of the Fair, after expenses were paid, wefce £llO Is Id. This amount was voted by the Ladies' Guild to clear the uiiortg<age debt on tiie Parish Hall. The Vicar offered his heartiest thanks to the ladies for their endeavours, and Stated the Hall mortgage would all be paid off by this amount. A motion of thanks was passed to 'the members of the Mfaori Orchestra for their help in brightening up the evening's (proceedings with their music. The motion was carried unanimously.

The importance of local body work was a theme briefly touched upon by the chairman of the Horowhenua County Council (Cr. G. A. Monk) in referring to the past year on Saturday. A member of a local body, he said, saw the results of his endeavours and in this respect was different tp say, a member o* Parliament, who did not sec the result of his work. Councillors were thus alble to see where they had made mistakes and to profit by them, [f one did. not want to make mistakes there was only one safe policy to adopt and that was to do noithing. If he wished to achieve anything ho must make mistakes, but if he was honestly doing his best the public would excuse his mistakes.

Notwithstanding the buisteiious weather on Saturday, the street stall under the management of Mc.~dam.es Morgan and Bovis, Who were assisted by an energetic band of workers, proved most successful, the sum of £22 being netted towards wiping off (the debt on the Shannon Tennis Courts. The stall, which wa,s laden with Christmas cakes and puddings and home produce, was well patronised by the public and those in charge were not long in disposing of their stock. During the number of competitions were held, the following being the winners: Guessing weight of lamb, Mr E. T. Moody, 461bs. correct weight Wphs; weight of cake (from Auckland) 61bs ljozs, Miss Huffa.m and Mr cherry 61bs So'zs, I the former winning; doll (2), No. 28, j ' Miss 1 King; dinner, numlber of maize ! in bottle 650, Miss Blomfield; breakfast, 75 knots in string, R. Brann; tea, No. 13, C. young.

The B. and C section of Hie local bowling clubs'- diainpionship singles competition is now; completed, Messrs BartlioliQpiew and T. Moynihan being the respective Tiiere ■are still a lew more games to go hi the A section. ' A meeting of parishioners of the Venerable Bede's Church, Shannon, took place after the Evensong service on Sunday last. The purpose of the meeting was tin? election of a parishioners' warden, in the pllace of Mr Edwin Butt, resigned. , Mr E. J. S. Spencer was elected unopposed. "Get rid of the gold standard and' adopt the chai'/acter standard and New Zealand will soon he God's own country. Money makes us all crawlers. We like to be considered big people, when we are really no bigger than spiders and ante and other crawling creatures. The finding of gold makes gamblers and the cultivation of the soil makes men."— These are excerpts from a sermon preached by the Mayor of Christchurch, the Rev. i, G. Archer, last night, says a Pre&s telegram to-day.

After making full investigation into the question of exporting pigs, a number of dairy companies have resolved to develop the export pig industry. The dairy ' farmers are convinced of the soundness of this step as is evidenced by the fact that the suppliers of the Rata, Cheltenham, Bulls, and Pahiatua factories have all agreed to exterfd the principle of ico-operatioin to .this important adjunct of the.dairying industry. Suppliers may either have their payments in spot cash or they may choose" to send their pigs for export, getting an advance against the price brought in London in exactly the same way as with butter and cheese. Levin ■ suppliers are notified by advertisement to-day that the first local trucking takes places on Thursday, and they are asked to support this movement as -much as-possible:

A striking proof of the sound advice given by the Government Orchard Instructors, and the efficacy of the methods they recommend, is sup-' plied by the testimony of alooail fruitgrower. Having acquired a property that included a few -apple trees and some gooseberry bushes 'that had apparently grown Qif their own' yoii'tion, and lie being almost entirely ignorant of-,the intricacies of pruning, this new orchardist felt inclined to let the axe do its. work, and make a fresh start. Fortunaitely, a pruming demonsltration was given'shortly alter his arrival in the new home and as the result of his observations, he dealt with his orchard on the lines laid down, and now is the owner of heaivily-laden gooseberry bushes and some apple tjyees of fair promise, .'and is fully satisfied Hhat the State expert services is a good one.

The bad effects of the time-payment-system, on business generally was a ■ theme enlarged ujpon at the half-year-ly meeting' of the ißank of New Zealand in Wellington! to-day, hy the j chairman (Sir George Eliot), who t said: "There is'a'matiter which I think | should he brought before, you, and I that is the great extent to which the hire-purchase, or time-payment system of dealing in articles from a gramophone to a motor car, from a perambulate to a ibuilding section, is becoming a feature of this country's trade. The good old-fashioned n-ottion of buying an aii-icle only when one has money to pay for it seems to have gone Iby the board. Almost any article can be. and is now being, purchased on the payment off a few shillings a week and'upwardfe. Thalt the system is pernicious needs no argument: if, seriously laffects .legitimate business; It is oostlv in the extreme to the purchaser and it tends to breed a. ihaihit of reckless extravagance. There are, of course, exceptional occasions when the system may be of advantage, ibut, generally speaking it is a dangerous practice fiar buyer and seller alike. Any serious financial setback would have a disastrous effect on those whctee trade i(s largely made up of tlie selling of goods on /the timejp'aymenti system." The' Chief Electricart Engineer 0/ the Public Works Department (Mr F. T.' M. Kissel) has written to the Engineer to the Horowheuua, Power Board (Mr J. A. Smith) drawing attention to the fact that some of the electrical toys being offered for sale are dangerous in the hands of -anyone who is not an expert. He says: "It has been brought to my >s hottice that applications are being made for ! approval to nee on tlie ordinary house ; service, electric toy railways, which are of dangerous design. The particular railway which 1 examined, was intended for use off {he lamp socket or heating plug. Tlie starter had two lamps in parallel and a resistance in series with the Iwo lamps. The lamps were on ordinary batten holders and it was impossible to run with one lamp out and the terminals exposed. Further, an open circuit on the motor on the engine would result in full potential on the exposed mid rail and on the exposed contacts of the resistance. As many dealers* may not consider it necessary to consult the sup- J ply authority, I am taking the oppor- j tunity to bring this matter to your j notice."- I