Shannon News FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1926.

Shannon News, 23 April 1926, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1926.

.The annual meeting of the Bowling Club was held last evening, a report of which v will appear in our next issue.

Mrs A. Exton, of Gollingwood, Nelson, accompanied by her granddaughter,’ is visiting her son, Mr E. T. Exton, of Vance Street.

Mr W. Murdoch, late Mayor ,of Shannon, is at present on a visit here for a few days. He is staying, with Mr and Mrs F. Mardon, of Vance Street.

Nominations' for seats* on the Shannon School Committee close with the chairman (Mr R. L. Tippler) at 8 p.in. on Monday next. The householders meeting will take place at the Schoolroom op Monday, May 3rd.

The picture of “The Landing of the Anzacs,” to be presented at the Public School -on Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, is a very handsome one measuring *4fl 6in x”3ft 6in. It is now on view in Mr Howard Andrew’s window.

Tile annual meeting of householders at Moutoa on Monday evening to elect the school committee was poorly attended. The new' committee elected was Mesdames Gregory and G. A. Spring and Messrs J. Newth, G. Spring and A. Gregory (chairman).

The dance held under the auspices of the Ladies’ Guild of Veil. Bede’s, which took place in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening, proved a. success, both socially and financially. The hall was well filled and everyone had a most enjoyable time.

The meeting of the Bowling Club held last evening was unique, in that it took no less than four chairmen to conduct the proceedings. At the opening of the meeting the president (Mr .7. T. Bovis) was unable to be present, owing to liis duties as returning. officer for 'the election of a councillor detaining him. Mr Murray was appointed to the chair until the former’s arrival. Shortly after Mr Bovis arrived and took charge l of the meeting until the election of officers Mr White was then' appointed president, but owing* to a misunderstanding where the meeting was to be held, he was not present and the vice-president, Mr B. Spencer, was appointed to the chair. He had just become seated when Mr White arrived and amidst laughter the latter took over the duties of chairman.

Howard Andrew, Ltd., is having a Frock Week and ladies would do well to call and inspect and make their selection at reduced prices. The ladies’ window speaks for itself.

“Lambs this year are killing out pounds better than’ lambs of similar size and appearance -usually kill out,” said Mr J. Henderson, at- a meeting of the Farmers’ Union in South Canterbury.

The advice of a lack of shipping space caused quite a stir among the orchardists in -Hastings, who have about 25,000 cases of fruit for export. Mr Attwood, President of the Fruit Growers’ Federation, can say nothing definite -until lie hears from headquarters—Press Association.

Onions are still commanding a high price in the -South, and it looks as if they will get dearer, rather than cheaper. To show how the price of onions lias advanced, it is stated that at the start of the season growers ■were getting about- £8 a ton whilst the price now was £l4 or £ls a ton.

The old goldfields township of Ku mara, where houses were being pulled down and sold a few years ago for the value of the roofing iron, which was then selling a-t war-time prices, is now experiencing a housing shortage. The unexpected turn of events has been brought about by the establishment of several new sawmills in that district. It is stated that Kumara's population would show an increase of two hundred when the next census is taken, if housing accommodation were available.

Mr Ramsay MacDonald, speaking at a meeting of Essex farm workerssaid: “I earned my first shilling as a worker in the field.” Recently a Foxton Maori lad who went over tiie bar on a fishing expedition secured, single-handed, sixty schnapper in five hours. This works out at one every fivei minutes and when it is taken into consideration that schnapper realise about, ils each it will be seen that- the day’s outing proved a very lucrative undertaking.