Shannon News FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1926.

Shannon News, 5 March 1926, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1926.

Rev. and Mrs Farnell, who have been spending a holiday at the beach at Paraparaumu, have returned home. Mr Jas. Curran., of Shannon, has been elected a member of the Manawatu Licensing • Committee. He replaces Mr Wni: Murdoch, who. did not offer himself for re-election.' Mr \V. Baxter, who was postmaster here for some years, but who is at present stationed at Ormondville, has received notice of his transfer to Ternuku, South Canterbury. * Mr C. Jones, postmaster, is at present enjoying his annual leave. Mr Jones will be a competitor at the N.Z. Rifle Club’s- Championship meeting which opens at Trentham next week. Mr McGonvilie is acting-postmaster during Mr Jones’ absence. A reminder is given of the meeting to be held this evening in tire Council Chambers at 7.30 p.in. of all interested in giving a farewell to. His Worship the Mayor; (Mr Wsrn. Murdoch), who is leaving Shannon at an early date. NO doubt owing to counter attractions the attendance at the lecture in the Druids’ Hall on ’Wednesday evenMng by Mr R. Lincoln was poorly attended. The lecturer, who was attein tively listened to by those present, is a very able speaker and fully dealt with Iris subject, “The World in Revolt—the Oiutcom e. ” James Henry Alfred Redder, a clerk, 47 years of age, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston N. op Tuesday that on November 17th Last he stole £l9 18s 6d, the property of Ihe Miranui Co-operative Society. On the application of Senior-Ser-geant O’Grady, accused was remanded till next Monday. Mangaweka’s avenue of plane trees is one of the most distinctive features of the Main Trunk township. The trees line both sides of the road to the station, and are a graceful ornament, a tribute to the foresight of those responsible for tlieir presence. —Wanganui “Chronicle.” The picture show given on Wednesday evening by Messrs Hyde and Wilkinson to raise money to purchase shields for competition by Maoris at the People’s Picnic, which is to be held annually every New Year’s Day, was well-attended, and after paying expenses, a nett profit of £4 7s 9d was made. A donation of 5s has also been received from Mrs Whiteford, of Mangaore.

Under the Motor Vehicles Act the registration number plates for all motor vehicles are to be changed every year. The Department expects motorists to have the new number plates affixed by March 31st next, but as yet the new issue of discs has not .arrived for distribution. It is understood that the colour of the new discs will be black with white lettering, and the superfluous letters “N.Z.” Which appear on the present plates, will be eliminated.

On Monday evening Mr J. C. Milnes of the Levin Fire Board, will address the citizens of Shannon at the Council Chambers, at 7.30 p.m., on the working and formation of a fire brigade for Shannon. As a fire brigade is most essential for the town it is hoped the public will attend in large numbers-

“Are there many law students in Wanganui?” queried .Mr J. S. Barton SM., at the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning. He pointed out that Ms copy ,ol Cruickshank and-also both the copies in the Law Library had disappeared, and the clerk could not trace them.

A young Christchurch inventor, Mr F. D. Meredith, claims to have devised a inacimne, in the form of a radio set, by which electricity can be obtained from the .atmosphere in sufficient quantity to provide light and power for general use, including the lighting of houses and the charging of batteries. He has applied for patent rights for his invention. The Rangitikei district, which bristles with crossroads, is fairly we,ll provided with signposts, but most of the direction boards are practically unreadable. Mossgrowm and weajheiworn, they are practically bereft of paintwork. The activities of a man with a paintbrush would be appreciated by the motoring community.— Wanganui Chronicle. The Shannon Choral Society advertises in this issue its annual meeting far the Uth inst. in the Parish Hall. Cast season the choir gave several concerts which were much appreciated by the public. Assistance has also been rendered to well deserving objects. The choir supplied a long feit want in Shannon and deserves the support of the people of the town. The Society has a' strong membership and tire public are looking forward to the future concerts to be given during the season. It is very difficult at times to assess the value of stamps in which there is some peculiarity unnoticed by the ordinary purchaser. A Wellington resident recently purchased three sheets of 5d stamps at the Post Office, and' afterwards discovered that there was no perforation between the individual stamps. He knew something about stamp collecting and soldi some of them at £1 a pair, the rest being bought by another collector who makes a- specialty of selling to stamp collectors, and he is selling them at £2 and over a pair.

A little, scene that would have graced a comedy film was enacted by a motorist when lie called at the Hawera Borough offices last week to be examined for a driver’s license. Un-der,-the eagle eye of the inspector he cranked his car, which, being in gear, responded in a manner totally unexpected. The car started off across the street, pushing, the would-be driver in front of it, mounted the kerb and brought up. against a building. The motorist was still in front, buit was saved by the protruding front springs, between which he was pinned to the wall.

In respect to the recent press report that the Railway Department were entering upon a scheme to erect houses ’for their employees in different parts of the Dominion, Gr. Hyde suggested that it be a recommendation to the Borough Council that the Railway Deparment build nooses for their .employees in Shannon. At present there were three or four, employees renting houses and if the Department erected homes for them it it would ease the pressure so far as other citizens of 1 the Borough were concerned. Mr Bo viis- sajid he believed the Mayor had already written to the Department making the suggestion. The matter was left to Mr Thwaites to make further enquiries.

One of the historic spots visited by the Ministerial party which toured the - Rangitikei district last Saturday was ! Crofton, the hamlet originally founded by Sir William Fox as a “prohibition” village. The village ©till exists, but did not altogether fulfil its temperate destinies. Sir William Fox, who owned the famous Westoe station, perpetuated his memory much more effectively in the gum tree belts he planted at many places in the district. These are now yielding good milling timber, or else are still standing, and giving useful shelter.

luter-club croquet matches are still in progress, Shannon ladies having played in Levin on '1 uesday. Levin won all the games hut the majority of, the .visitors, with but two exceptions, • are players of only two years experience and the outcome is, then, not surprising. 'Hie playing of two singles and a similar number of doubles resulted in Levin scoring 104 to Shannon’s 42. In the scores which follow, Levin players are given first, the handicaps being shown in parenthesis. Singles: Mrs Nicholson (8) 26 v Mrs Brown (3s) 9. Mrs I-lall (8) 26 v‘ Mrs Capes (8) 19.' Doubles: Mrs Plaster (10) and Mrs Sigley (11) v. Mrs McLaughlin and Mrs Aim (12 each), 26—11; Mrs Walker (11) and Mrs Rankin (li) v. Mrs Franks and Mrs Mason (12 each), 26—3. These matches have been the means of making croquet ( very popular, and quite a number of ( spectators availed themselves of the » shady seats provided on the lawnedge, in order to watch the progi ess J of the games. i