TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1926.

Shannon News, 30 March 1926, Page 2

TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1926.

At the Council Chambers this evening at 8 (p.m., the swearing in of Mr Edwin Butt as Mayor, will take place.

Mr and Mrs Calms, who* now reside at Tokaanu, Taupo, where Mr Cairns is postmaster, spent the week-end in Shannon (being the guests of Mr and Mrs W. N. Brown.

A general' meeting of members of the Shannon Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club will toe held in the Council Chambers on Thiuirsday evening next at 7.30 p.m.

Dr. Jas. Hennessey accompanied toy hig sister, Miss Hennessey, left Shannon yesterday afternoon for Wellington where they will join the Makura sailing for iSan Francisco to-day.

a In this issue the committee of the Flaxworkers' Picnic (thank Mr C. Young and Messrs A. and L. Seifert and Hotchen and Watts, for donations towards the picnic tad, these dowoirs names not, having ibeeh included on the programme.

The public are reminded that on account of 'the Easter holidays the shops in Shannon will remain open all day on Wednesday, observing a late night on Thursday and will toe closed on Friday, Saturday .and Monday,, reopening on Tuesday..

The proprietors of the Palmerston North Steam Laundry notify in this issue that Mr J. V. Biurns, stationer, has been appointed their ; agent in Shannon and that laundry parcels left with him will be despatched on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the work returned within three days. Freight will be paid (both ways.

Uiis afternoon and evening the Methodist Harvest ! Thanksgiving sale of produce, -fruit, clothing, etc., is being held in the Parish Hall? There will also be bran tubs for the children and a number of aoanpetitioe» will be held. Afternoon tea and supper can be procured. The admission is free during the afternoon, but in the evening a charge of 6d will be made.

At the Sports on Saturday, two competitions—guessing the weight of two sheep and a lamb—were in charge of Mi- Jas. Richardson, who was successful in raising quite a tidy sum of money on the dub's behalf. The correct weight of the two sheep was 159 lbs., the nearest guess wias that of G. A. Pritchard 158 J the minner up being J. G. Rolston (Levin) 1581bs. . The weight of the ■ lamb was 52ibs, ihe winner being Geo. Jude who guessed 501bs.

An outbreak'Off fire occurred on Friday night at 10.30 p.m. in premises in Stout Street, occupied by Mr C. Hardie, tailor. The fire was noticed by Mr Lester, who was passing. He quickly gave the alarm and with the aid of tire extinguishers obtained from the Post Office, Railway Station and W. H. Gunning and Co.'s, the Are was soon under control. When discovered the fire had just broken out. • In another five minutes it": would have been impossible to save the building and contents. As it'was the damage done to the stock and building .was in the vicinity of £IOO. The fire was caused through the electric iron toeing left on, the heat from which set fire to a bundle of cotton wool lying close by. The building, which is owned by Mrs Macpherson, was not insured. Mr Hardie's stock and fittings were covered by insurance, but he will be a heavy loser owing to damage done to his stock through smoke and water. On page 2 Howard Andrew, Ltd., have a special advertisement re Easter lines, and remind the public they are open all day on Wednesday of this week and up to 8 p.m. on Thursday night.

The "News" will not be published on Good Friday, tout will be issued on Thursday of this week. The ■.Shannon Labour Party's annual dance will 'be held in (the Druids' Hall on Easter Monday night. The following competitions were completed and drawn at the Town Baby Committee's stall on Saturday evening:—Cake stand, Mr T. White; guessing weight of cake, correct weight lib 150Z5., Mrs Radford''2-I'bs. The "Silent Domino" at the Sports on Saturday aroused a lot of curiosity as to whether the person was a mail or woman, the list of names written in the book, including practically every well known resident of the town. Out of the large -number of guesses made, seven were successful in guessing who it' was, a ballot'was taken and Mrs E. Burns won the trophy. The "Silent Domino" was Mrs Whibley.

The Foxton Fire Board are asking for an inquest touching the destruction of the .Town Hall by fire and in conjunction with the Borough Council are offering a substantial reward for the conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fire.

. A serious fire occurred in the workshops of the Dominion Motors, Courtenay Place, Wellington, on Saturday morning, eight cars being burnt and 20 damaged. , The Fire Brigade made a fine save. The stock of the Dominion Motors was insured in the -Sun Office'for £42,500 and the United office for £50,000.

The annual re-iumion for all ranks of the Wellington Regiment will take place this year at ipalmerston • North on the 241111 April. In the evening a smoke concert will be' tendered to Ma-jor-General R. Young, C. 8., C.M.G., D. 5.0., in honour oif his appointment to the command of the New Zealand military forces.

Exactly wha« constitutes the ideal holiday is not definitely defined, opinion in this respect varying with the temperament of 'the holiday-maker. However, a Wanganui resident, .who was recently. engaged on a', deep-sea fishing expedition off the coast of Russell, is firmly> of the belief that he was treated to the most economical and enjoyable holiday imaginable. He. spent .tjwo weeks on the vessel chartered for the occasion, and travelled 500 and his expenses totalled only £5 15s. Included in the latter was the cost of provisions and every other accessory required for such a trip. .

Direct from the Court Theatre, London, where it has been running for three years, "The Farmer's Wife," a play of delightful humour and quaint characters will too seen [to-morrow presented by a new company of comedians specially selected in England by the J. C. Williamson Management. The newcomers include Doris. Johnstone, Townsend Whitling, Susan Richmond, Frances ,Cave, Edwin Brett, Douglas Vigors,* Graham Stuart, Emmeline Orford, Warde Morgan, Cynthia. Burke and Violet Ley, nearly all of whom have appeared in the English production. A brilliant caste in association includes Yardley Turner, Arthur Greenaway, Millie Engler and Yetty Landau.

One of. the biggest fires for many years occurred in Palmerston at 4 o'clock on Sunday morning, when the two-storey grain mills and store of the A. J. Palmer Co., Litd., situated in Queen street, were totally destroyed. The water supply was hopelessly inadequate. The insurances total £IO,OOO and Mr Palmer estimates the losses at £BOOO to £IO,OOO over the insurances. The building was closed at 4.30 p.m. on Saturday and at 3 a.m. the night matchman went round the outside of the building when all seemed 'to be in order, (but all 4.10 a.m. the whole store was ,a raging mass of flames. The watchman saw two; cars apparently containing joy-riders, come out of one of <jihe rights-of-way adjoining the building at 3 a,m., and it is suggested that .a match or cigarette end carelessly thrown down was responsible for the fire.

"Scandal-mongering" is the subject of a trenchant letter, appearing in the Dargaville Times. "I have resided," says the writer, "in several different countries, and lived in ibdg cities and even smaller /towns than this; but for down-right wicked scandal-mongers, Dargaville is the limit. I know .erf one coterie of women who are not above reproach themselves, but who are always pulling someone's reputation to pieces, and I might mention that a number of their victims are seriously considering the loost of a quantity of tar and feathers with a view to nosing same in a. manner more» forcible than polite. There is a limit to most people's patience 'and 1 would warn those "ladies" (who are known in this neighbourhood as rtiie "gang") to put a curb on their tongaies, or they will find themselves in trouble. Unfortunately it is not only the women who go in for the wretched tittle-tattle, but many men (so-called) are just .- as bad."