Shannon News TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1926.

Shannon News, 16 February 1926, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1926.

On Sunday evening a splendid view was Obtainable from Shannon of Mt. Ruapehu. The. Rev. Mr Farnell and Mrs Farnell left for Paraparauimu yesterday morning where they intend spending a holiday at the seaside. Owing to Saturday last not ifaeing convenient for ■ Foxton to play Shannon ,for the Newman Qup, the tennis match has been postponed indefiniteiy. \ Mr J. N. Grant, Grand Secretary of the U.A.O.D. Lodge, .accompanied by another Grand Lodge officer, will make an official visit to Shannon today. A meeting of all members of the Shannon Plunket Society and those willing to assist with the Biatby Carnival will_be held in the Plunket rooms, Ballanoe Street, on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock. At the croquet green on Saturday, Mesdam.es Clayton and Blaikie challenged Mesdames Aim and Roach (the holders) for the (brooches, the latter retaining them, the scores being 26—13. A well-known and popiular resident in the person of Mr W. Quarrie will leave Shannon on Friday next for Queensland be intends to take up his residence. Mr Quarrie, who has taken a prominent part in social and tennis circles during his residence in the town will be much missed and all will join in wishing him success and happiness in his new home. A meeting of the Shannon Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club was held on Saturday evening, the President (Mr J. T. Bovis) presiding. It was decided to hold a sports meeting on the 27th March. A committee which was set up to draw up a programme .submitted a list of events which includes running, cycling and field events such as throwing the hammer, discus and javelin, Avhich was adopted. An effort is being made to get Mr P. Munro, of Wellington, to give an exhibition in the field events. Inspection Avas made of the Domiain and the Reserves Committee will be conferred with during the week when suggestions will be placed, before them as to improvements necessary for the carrying out of the events. The cycle road race, organised by Mr C. Young, which took place on Saturday afternoon aroused a. deal of interest. Quite a large numiber of spectators congregated opposite the Maoriland Theatre, this being the starting point, The crowd afterwards moved to the Foxton road to witness the finish. The course set for the cyclists was twice round the Buckley settlement from Shannon, a distance of 12J miles. Thirteen nominated for (he race but only eight faced the starter. The contest wa< won by E,wan Barber (6 mins. start) who led practically throughout, his time being 40 minutes 7 seconds: C. Ooyle (6mins.) 2: T. .Tamieson (Imin.) 3. The latter put no the fastest time. 3S minutes 12 seconds. Tt is Mr Young's intention to hold n road race in about a fortnight's time for youths under 17 years of age. As a result of the race the People's Picnic fund will benefit to the extent of 245. being money derived from entrance fees, the prizes having been donated by Mr Young.

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Tlie Shield which lias been, won by the local-school for the best Kept garden in the Manawatu district is now on .view in Mr J. V. Bums' window. The advance ipay-out for butterfat supplied to the Shannon co-operative Dairy Company for the month of January will be 1/5J per lb Owing to unforeseen circumstances it has now been decided to hold the annual Shannon School picnic at Plimmerton on Saturday, March 13th, instead of on Friday, March sth, as previously announced. Mr H. Everett, representative of Messrs Radford and Co., fruit importers, of Rarotonga, is ait present the guest, of Mr and Mrs C. Gronquest, of Vogel Street. The many friends in Shannon of Mr F. V. Hewitt, of Mangaore, will be sorry to learn* that he is confined to his bed with illness and will wish him a speedy recovery. The street stall held on Saturday by the coimmlttee of the yen. Bede's | iprovied highly successful, a large quanity of produce and goods coming to hand, which was all disposed of, and as a result the sum of £lB 10s was netted. The Vioar and Churchwardens desire to thank all those who forwarded donations, also the ladies and others who assisted at the stall. Several competitions were got off, the following being the results: Dinner, No. 113, Mr Swcder; tea* No. 17, Mr Rl. Collins; breakfast, Nov 78, Mr Bert Wilkinson; dressed doll, No. 55, Miss D. Cridland; taible searfe, No. 65, Mrs Rawlinson. A Melbourne cable says that a fire in the furniture and •bedding factory of Morris and Ludwig of l Praliran caused damage to the building and stock estimated at £3OOO.

At a meeting of the Taranua Power , Board on Friday last the Chairman stated that they would certainly strike I an availablility rate next year, for | two purposes-) one for revenue and the j'other to induce all to connect up. ! A fire at Norsewood on Sunday destroyed' J. Mathias's draper's shop, and also the branch offices of Kight and Dunn,, solicitors, and the branch office of the Bank of New South Wales. The holders of the Kinneburgh Feathers—Messrs Pyke, Inder, Clements j and Suhan—will bo called upon to defend their right on Wednesday by a Foxton rink, who', with three other rinks from their town will come here on that day. If the'Levinites win, they have to. face a challenge from another Otaki rink.

The Foxton Tennis Club sent, a team to Levin on Saturday to play a return match, Levin winning ,by 13 sets to 11 and 121 games to MO. Levin sent a B team to Foxton, but the games were not all played owing to the Levin players having to leave early on the return journey. Levin won by 10 sets to 5 and 82 games to 62.

The- census will now (be taken on the night of Tuesday, April 20. The reason for the alteration from Sunday is that so many people spend the week-end away from home and by Tuesday have returned. There are several new features in the returns, including a call loir returns of income of persons over 16 years of age, this being asked for in view of the Government's proposals to provide assistance to householders with large families. America has twelve million motorcars, nine million gramophones, and between two and three million wireless sets. The Rangitik'ei bridge is to be redecked and tar-sealed at a cost of £7OOO. The cost will be borne by Highways Board (50 per cent.) and the Manawatu and Rangitikci County Councils (25 per cent. each). Excellent progress is being made by the Farmers 5 Union in the Wairarapa in enrolling members for the women's division of the union. So far- every branch visited has responded with a good quota of members.

"Men who have been in the navy, and ' men of the mercantile marine, usually carry their paper money in their hats,''' said a nautical Avitness in the Supreme Court at Auckland. He also stated that, the men carried silver in their boots, th'e'ir socks and all sorts of places. The calling of applications for' the position of caretaker at the New Plymouth Technical College resulted in 29 men applying for the position, which carries with it a salary, of £l5O. The great majority of the applicants forwarded excellent testimonials, and the board of managers of the school found great difficulty in making a selection. During a discussion on rural buses at the Council of the Palmerstou North Chamber of Commerce last evening, the chairman (Mr. H. L. Young) said he had been informed that as much as £22,000 was spent in Palmerstou North on Saturdays, and that stocks of goods in the Square represented four millions sterling. Eight foolscap pages of complaints and suggestions concerning the proposed new motor regulations were submitted by the Employers' Federation for consideration by the Chamber of Commerce Council last night. Members side-stepped the task of wading through them by leaving the matter in the hands of the president, "to take action if necessary."—'Manawatu Times.

"I was astonished to meet so many people at Dunedin who could speak French," said Commander Deeoux, of the French sloop Cassiopec, last week, "and I think there were inany otkcns who could speak, but did not dare to! The difference with the Frenchman was that he dared to. speak English, although he often spoke it very badly. ;; Palmerston North residents received a shock when they heard that the, Manawatu capital was unknown in the United States. But what of Brisbane ? When' Scholz and Hahn were unowned •that they were invited to visit Queensland after their New Zealand tour they looked perplexed... "What's this > Queensland—a ' cabaret ?" asked {Scholz. Soon it will be possible to telephone to any part of the South Island, from any town in the North Island. There will be no increase in charge on the present rate of trunk communication in either the North or South Islands, namely, one-fifth of a penny per mile. The cost of a conversation, between Wellington and Nelson, or Wellington and Christchuroh will be about 3s for three minutes. i When a ease was being heard at the Hastings Magistrate's Court in whicl H. lan Simpson was charged with fail ing to notify neighbours of his inter) tion to muster and remove stock, as re quired by law, defendant stated that i was not customary to do this. In rl; witness box he stated that he had 74 neighbours and not one of them ha> ever informed him when they removec their stock. "In one year," he said "I lost over 400 sheep and over 10 cattle when other people's stock wh; being removed." Mr. R. W. Dye: S.M.: Then it's about time the Ac was brought into force and'something was done to stop it. (Laughter.) , "We have practically got to ercaU a circus to attract the public," said f speaker at a meeting of th'c general committee of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association in einphas ising apathy in Auckland towards 8 show that consisted merely of a display of cattle and sheep. Other speakers said that unlike Christchurch and Palmerston North, Auckland was not a fanning community, so that some other attraction would have to be provided In order to ensure a large "gate." It was suggested that a floral fete with competitions for decorated motor cars' and vehicles might be arranged. "Put on a totalisator," was the final solution of the problem offered by one memoer (states the Herald).