Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925.

Shannon News, 22 December 1925, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1925.

The two seats ordered by die Borough Council have been placed in the square opposite Hie Railway Station, and no donlbt they will be much appreciated by the public. The paddling pool at the Recreation Grounds is to he cleaned out and will be available for the children attending the People’s Picnic 'on New Year’s Diay. The public are again reminded to take advantage of the opportunity at the Druids’ Hall on New Year’s Eve to come and dance the Old Year outand the New Year. in. There will be novelty dances and the music will be supplied by Mrs Butler. Proceeds to be given to the ChiHdren’s -Home. After the ceremony at the school on Friday, Mr Howard Andrew stated that he had been so agreeably surprised by the singing of the children that afternoon, that he had decided to donate six prizes ‘ (three for hoys and three for girls) for solo wo|rk. These would be awarded at a time suitable to the headmaster, by a competent person.

The Druids' Christmas Tree at hie Druids’ Hall to-night is an event which the kiddies have been looking forward to for some. days. The Druids of Shannon extend a hearty welcome to all members and their families, also to those of kindred friendly societies to attend, and they will give the children the time of their lives. Proceedings will commence at 7 pan. sharp. • The Wanganui Automobile. Association lias advised the Shannon Chamber of Commerce that they have established two camp sites near Wanganui where cars can 1 be parked and camp pitched alongside. One site is four miles away situated at Aramoho Park, which is a beautiful reserve on the north bainik lof the Wanganui river; while the other catnip is on the banks of the Okehu stream, about ten miles from Wanganui on the Great North road. Ven. Bede’s Social. Committee are holding a; dance in the Parish Hall on New Year’s night, Friday, January Ist. As Shannon is to be on fete that day for the People's Picnic- in the Recreation Ground a dance should make a fitting wind up to the day. There is to bo something\ novel in the way of dances and competitions. Tlie Maori String Band has been engaged to supply the music. The supper will le in the capable hands of Vein Bede’s Ladies’ Committee which ensur s it being of the best. Dancihg will start at 8 p.m. and be continued until 1 a.m. Every effoi-t is being made to organise a thoroughly enjoyable function and all those who attend are assured of a good time*

The Hawkes Bay County Council has decided to establish a depot for the depositing of empty petrol tins and' to take action against motorists depositing them on the roadside. The drawing of the Colossal Art Union at Dunedin, in which thousands from all parts of the Dominion are participalting, has been postponed till Weincsday night. There was an exceptionally heavy mail on Saturday night and it* is impossible to check and audit the returns before then.

Tire shunting accident in the Pa-l-nn erson Station yard on Tuesday unfortunately proved fatal yesterday, when Mr Douglas N. Pye succumbed in the Palmerston North Hospital as a result of his injuries. Deceased was employed in taking numbers of trucks when he stepped directly ip front of a rake of waggons being shunted on the next set of lines. He was knocked over and dragged about six yards until Hie waggons were brought to a stop through a solid object in one of his pockets causing a wheel to skid. Deceased was 32 years.of age and leaves a wife and three young children.

Official intimation lias been received in Wanganui that the Duke of York will visit New Zealand next year. The itinerary will probably include the Wanganui Diver. The trip will coincide with a big native gathering at Katana where aU the tribes will he represented. .The first trucking of pigs for the North Island Dairy Companies’ Pig Co-operative Association in Devin took place yesterday. This is the organisation that has been formed to handle pigs, on the same co-opera-tive lines as butter-fat—-namely at a spot cash price or at advances against the London price. The Association has every reason to be satisfied with its first effort in Levin, no fewer than 83 bacon pi gs being consigned, which was regarded as being very satisfactory.. At the meeting this week of the Wellington Education Board it was reported that the scheme of addition to the infant school at Otaki was nearing completion. Other works of improvement in hand in this district include the remodelling of the school residence at Shannon, erection of an incinerator at Koputaroa, -and additions to the infant department at Levin District High School, all of which are progressing favourably. A new gate is also to' be erected, at the entrance to the Ohau school grounds, and a brick incinerator wjll be constructed at the Manakau sbhool. The lessee of Jhe King’s Theatre at Paliiutua, stated at the concert of the Australian Silver Band that Pahiatua was once an excellent show ’town, but now it was not. The Band had dropped a large sum by its visit and other companies hiad lost money, sq could not be expected to return. He bad to give various companies a guarantee to come there and unless a certain number of seats, were booked lie would cancel the engagement and restrict the programme! ini future to motion pictures, and no further companies would be. allowed toi engage the theatre for nine months.

Reporting to this week’s meeting of the Horowihenuia power Board, the Consulting Engineer, Mr T. R. Overton, said; “I have been around portion of the northern part qf the district and am satisfied with the progress that is being made. I propose going over the southern area within the next two days. The load is developing rapidly and it will be observed that the allotment from Mangahao has now been reached. This, of course, being due to the demand from the large flaxmill consumers, whilst the development of cooking and water heating constitutes a record for Australasia, taking comparative figures of district population and length of time power has been available.” ,

,An interesting example of the watchfulness necessary to. make elec-tric-power supplying commercially successful was mentioned at this week’s meeting of the Horowhenua Piower Board. Mr T. R. Overton said that, as a result of flaxniilte, the Board’s peak load now came on at 8.30, instead of 11.30 as formerly. He ; considered that it wtoulxl be possible" to get a better diversity of load and to that end was getting the halfhourly loads from the Public Woirks Department, which, would be analysed and a recommendation made. The Board paid for its current on the half-hourly peaks, and he. suggested ithat it might be possible to. arrange with the flaxmills to start up in the morning in different half-hours so as to cut down the peak. Messrs R'oss and Barber thought the milking machine load might have more to do with the high peak in the mornings, but the Engineer said he did not think these affected the position. It was a matter for enquiry after they had the detailed figures. Messrs Overton and Smith were, therefore, instructed to go into the cause of the recent excessive peak load with a view to finding some means of reducing or spreading it.