Shannon News THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1926.

Shannon News, 1 April 1926, Page 2

Shannon News THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1926.

Owing to me holidays the next meeting of the -Borough ‘Council will be held on Tuesday, April 13th. Constable Shannon, who has been doing relieving duty at Olaki, lias returned to Shannon. A reminder is given to members of the Shannon Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club that a general' -meeting will be held in the Council Chambers this evening at 7.30 p.m.. Mr J. D. Forno, saddler, announces in this issue that he has disposed of his saddlery business in Ballance St., to' Mr 11. S. Wycherley, saddler, of Palmerston North. ~ The public are reminded that' a late night will be observed by the shopkeepers this evening, owing to the shops being closed all day Friday, Saturday and Monday. We understand it has been decided that the road to the new bridge over, the Manawatu river at Shannon will be at a site to be reached by going down the Foxton road to the first small bridge and then across country through Mr Carter’s property. We learn the bridge will cost £30,000. Notice is given in this issue that an election will be held on Thursday, April 22nd, for the purpose of electing a councillor to the vacancy caused by 'the election of €r. Butt to the Mayoralty. Nominations of candidates will close on Friday, April 16th. • At a special meeting of the Borough Council held on Tuesday evening Mr Edwin Butt was sworn in as Mayor by the Town Clerk in the presence of the councillors. Cr. Spencer assured the Mayor he would have the co-oper-ation of the councillors in his duties and they -felt -sure his term of office would be a pleasant one. • The Mayor, in replying, said with the backing of the Council, he had no cloubt everything would be alright.

The Methodist Thanksgiving sale held in the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon and evening was not SO' well (patronised as those held on former occasions, this no doubt being due to the number of calls made on the public of late, tout nevertheless the sale can be considered satisfactory under the circumstances. The various stalls were well laden with produce and useful articles; and purchasers were able to make good bargains. Apart from the, sale there was a bran mb for the children, wood sawing and nail driving, and a number of competitions, all of which created interest. During the evening the Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs E. Butt) were present-, the fotrmer in a few words, expressing his pleasure at being present, and referring in appreciative remarks to the work of the eommiitec who were responsible for the effort in the interests of the church: The stall holders were:—'Supper: Mesdatries Quarrie and Brassington; lollies and cake-s, iMesdames Riches, Ewart and Sinclair: produce, Mesdallies Swindlehurst, Hill and Pettit; clothing, Mesdames Mardon and Barber; tea room, Misses Swindlehurst: bran tub, Misses Evelyn Swindlehurst, Elsie Thill and Helen: Roberts; competitions and shooting gallery, Mr Riches. The winners of the competitions were: Dolls, “lily,” Mrs Pettit; “Maggie,” Mr Swindlehurst; “Tom,” Mr s’ Bowker: ladies’ naildriving, Miss Electra Swindlehurst; wood-saw-ing, men, Mr Roberts; ladies, Mrs Sinclair: table cover, Mr T. Ingley; dinner, Mrs Barber.

Most of tlie sawmills in the Ohakune district are closing for a fortnight at Easter instead of the customary lour days in view of the present unsettled conditions of the sawmilling industry. Record entries have been received lor the dairy iaetory butter and cheese division, at ithe Waikato Winter Show in June. The -entries which closed last evening - .totalled just on 900. Greater progress has been made in the treatment of mammitis during the short time that vaccination has been on trial than has been the case during the last quarter of a century with all other forms of treatment. Mr S. Frith the representative for the Dr. Ring. Proprietary, Ltd., of Auckland, is at present in this district and is very busy carrying out inoculations. At Moutoa alone over 2000 cows have been treated at a cost of 2/6 per cow. The Company will also undertake to teach the farmer to inoculate his own cows. An incident that should serve as a warning to consumers of electric current occurred in Oamaru on a recent evening. A lady resident had been ironing, and left her iron on a table on top of some, sheets.. She was going out for the evening, and took the precaution, as she thought, to switch off the current. As a matter of fact, she had previously switched it' offhand she switched it on again as she left the room. Upon her return a. couple of hours later she discovered her sheets ablaze, a big bole burnt through tlie table, and the bouse full of smoke. The moral of the incident is'-that users of electric irons should disconnect the iron with the point on all occasionsimmediately after they’ have finished ironing.

An Auckland telegram states: A wioanan immigrant by the Waimana says there were too many, people on board for the accommodation, particularly the cooking arrangements. The passengers' were in six-berth cab ins. In the tropics it was unbearable and the women slept- on the hatches, the men sleeping out on deck. About five hundred people signed a memorial circulated on the ship during the voyage. There was complaint by two or three passengers about the bedding, but the ship herself was kept.' clean us it- could be. Asked why no complaints were made on arrival in Auckland, she answered, - ‘I really cannot say. We were all strangers and alter that uncomfortable trip were too glad to get ashore.”