Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1926.

Shannon News, 27 April 1926, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1926.

. The croquet green is now closed for play in preparation for top-dressing and extending the green. ' Mil" J. HaHam, of Stou[t Street, wiiohas been on a visit to the Pacific Islands, returned home on Friday last, after spending an enjoyable holiday. At the Shannon Bowling Club's meeting a vote of sympathy was passed by the members, to the widow ■of the late Mr Li.nd, who> was a pioneer member of the Club. : The milk vendors in Shannorf notify iby advertisement in this • issue, that the price of milk delivered,, will foe raised to 6d per quart as from Saturday, May Ist. ' -'■ , ■ _ ' ■ . >a—\u "T- '■'<-. Members of the Shannon Choral Society are specially requested to attend' Thursday night's practice a<s the conductor has a mutter of great importance to the future of the Society toi put before the meeting. Mr and Mrs W. Webb, who have recently returned from a tour' of, the world, and have Jjeen the guests of Mrs F. Mardon, sow., 'have left for Wellington. Mrs Manning, of Auckland, is at present staying with Mrs Mardon. As a wind up to their recent. sports' meeting, the Shannon Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club held a smoke concert in the Druids Hall on Friday evening. '.Over fifty members and a number of visitors from outside clis-, tricts were present and a most pleasant evening was spent. A number of muisical items were rendered and several toasts were honoured.

Mr Wilson, an inspector of the Post aind Telegraph Department, visited Shannon on Saturday last, tor the purpose of enquiring into the request of the Chamta Qf Comihiorec far improved postal/facilities in Shuunion. After ■making the necessary enquiries he met Messrs Hyde and Tliwaites, of the Chamber of Commerce, and informed them that he would recommend that the closing of the afternoon mail for the North, -which, at present,is at 2.30'p.m., toe put op,-a couple of hours later, also that a, letter posting box ibe erected at Newtown. In respect to two- deliveries daily over the whole of the Borough, he considered the service new being given, was as good as that of other towns of similar size.

Yesterday afternoon the eumniiittee of the local 'branch, of the- Plupket Society entertained Nurse .Tones to afternoon tea, on the occasion of her being ahout to- leave New Zealand foj" Western Australia, where slie will take charge of an infant health centre. In. the unavoidable absence of the President (Mrs Hutton) the. secretary {Mrs 13. iSpencer), on ibehalf of the committee, expressed their appreciation of Nurse Jones' work in (Shannon, and regretted her departure, at the 6-ame time wishing her every success in her new field of labour. As a token of recognition of the valuable services she has given she asked Nurse Jones to accept .a handsome greenstone paper knife, suitably inscribed. The .recipient, in thanking the committee for their thoughtfulness, stated she appreciated the assistance they had rendered her, which had .made the carrying out of her duties mulch easier. She stated that she would always have very vivid and kind .remenilbrances of .Shannon, as, the first Plunket baby to come under her charge came from Shannon and for that -reason she had always been anxious for a branch of the Society to be opened here. Now she had the satisfaction of knowing that not only had a branch 'been opened, but it. had .been an unqualified succps6 and she felt sure the work would be continued. The Governor-General will appoint Pie Hen. C. P. Skerrett, the Chief Justice, his deputy, during His Excellency's absence from the Dominion on his tour of the Cook Islands.

The- overflow from Lake Horo'wlienua through the Itokdo cut is getting away luuicb. fsater than was anticipated. Yesterday a fall of 15i inches in the level. >of the Lake was reported' that is two inches more than the Lake rose after the dam was put in. A perceptible fall in the flood waters at the Beach end of.the stream, is also reported, though yesterday the road land one of the bridges was still inundated.