Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1926.

Shannon News, 13 April 1926, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1926.

The tnany friends of Mies V. Stewart .wail regret to hear she is an inmate of the hospital in Palmerston North. It is estimated that the Shannon Athletic Club will show a profit of £37 as a result of their recent sports meeting. The Shannon Athletic Club at their meeting on Saturday night decided to hold a smoke concert in the Druids Hall on Friday evening, April 23rd. To-night the music for the screening of “The Phantom, of the Opera” at the -Maoriland Theatre, will be provided by Miss Mona Neale’s Orchestra. A notice is published in this issue reminding holders of Borough licenses that all licensee expired on March 31st., and that they must be renewed immediately. A meeting of, citizens will be held in the Council Chambers oh Thursday afternoon at 3.30 to arrange for holding a service in Shannon on Anzac Day. Yesterday afternoon Mesdames Coombes and Aitchiaon, president arid secretary of the PlunJket Society at Palmerston North, visited. Shannon and met the committee >of the local branch, when it was decided that from the end of the month; the visiting nurse to. Shannon shall wiou\k from, Levin instead of Palmerston North.

Mr J. Linklater, M.P., was a visitor to> Shannon on Firiday. Messrs Thwaites and Hyde, of the Chamber of Commerce, took advantage of the opportunity to interview him in reference to a letter received thropgh him from the Postmaster-General, dealing with mail facilities to .Shannon. .They expressed dissatisfaction regarding the portion of the letter referring to the mail delivery, in which it was stated that an afternoon, delivery was not warranted, as business people who were expecting correspondence could Obtain same at little inconvenience. The deputation pointed out that business people were not affected so much as those residents 1 who lived on the outskirks of the Borough. They thoroughly- explained' the position stating that an afternoon delivery had been in existence in Shannon for some years; and now that the town had grown the Department had cut it out. Mi- Linklater promised he would interview the PostmasterGeneral ion hig return to Wellington and explain the position. The question of the need of a dry dock at the radway station was also brought under his notice. He expressed surprise that the business people had been agitating for one for .the past two years. It was pointed out that the matter was a small one for the Department, hut a big one so far as business people of Shannon was coil* oerned. Mr Linklater said he would enquire into the matter.

The triennial County Council elections will be held on May 12th next, and nominations close on May 4th. Elections will be held in the Hiorowhenua County at the same time for three members of the Palmertson Hospital Board and three members of the Horowhenua Power Board. The five-yearly census this year will be taken on. the night of Tuesday, April 20. All persons travelling that night' will he required to supply census schedules where they are at midnight. Special officers wdl eniumerate those travelling on the Main Trunk trains, and all persons 'travelling bv boat will be required to hand in their schedules before leaving the ship.

At the census of 1921, Levin had a population of 1979, Otaki 1075, Shannon 1013, and the remaining area of Horowhenua 5397, making a total of 9464 people in the Horowhenua area. No doubt the present census will show a hig increase on the foregoing figures. The first batch of census papers was issued to-day, the principal distribution starting to-morrow, hut in Levin, Otaki and Shannon Boroughs, .where the estimated time for delivery is shorter, a start will be made a lew days later. Deer are very plentiful in the Rainhow district of Nelson. During eight days’ shooting extending over Easter, Messrs H. D. and D. Harman, of Brightwater, shot 222.. Included were five nine pointers. The biggest bag in one day was 32. On one occasion 12 deer were seen in one bunch and the wtyole dozen were brought down. In an interview at Christchurch, Mr P. J. O’Regan, of Wellington, said that though no specific disclosures had been made on the point,- there was a tacit conspiracy between the present Government and certain powerful political forces regarding the destruction of the triennial Parliaments. This was being done under the specious pretence of licensing reform, and aimed at the restoration of flve-yeaT Parliaments. A telegram from Dunedin to-day says: ‘‘Mr Paap, a member of the Executive of the Licensed Victuallers of New. Zealand, states the matter has not. even been discussed. The position lies entirely with Parliament. The Dunedin members are definitely committed to oppose an extension of the licensing term.” Seventy golfers, including members from the Shannon, Foxton and Wellington Clubs, gathered on Saturday afternoon at the Levin Gulf-house to participate in the various 1 matches arranged, Saturday being the first official playing day of the season. Mr K. E. Adams, Club President, dealt briefly in his opening remarks, with the club’s past progress and its future prospects, and he welcomed the large ga|thering of [visitors from (Outside clubs. A Canadian foursome was arranged, in which. Mr Hosie and Mrs Park proved the winners,. . with a score of 54, whilst Mr Challies and; Mrs J. D. (Adams tied with Mr W.Bull and Mrs W. iM. Clark who netted a score of 57 each. Twentyone pairs took part.

Motorists generally are well satisfied with the car numbers that are being distributed for the current year. They represent a big advance on last year’s plates. The confusing initials “N.Z.,” that served no useful purpose, have been omitted, the numbers are in higher relief on a heavier plate, and enamelled in white on black are much more legible than the green and white imported articles. Each pocket of plates ’bears a warranty by the Wellington firm which manufactured them that the plates are 100 per cent. British manufacture, 15 per cent, of the total cost representing the raw steel which is made tn Great Britain, and 85 per cent, representing the various processes of manufacture carried out in New Zealand. Furthermore, the whole of the specialised machinery, used to make the plates was designed and built in New Zealand by New Zealand craftsmen. The cost is 2/6 per pair as against 2/- for the American article, but the small increase will not be grudged seeing the improvement effected and the encouragement to New Zealand industry.