TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1926.

Shannon News, 8 June 1926, Page 2

TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1926.

A slight shock of earthquake was felt in Shannon at 10.4 pan. on Saturday.

The fortnightly meeting of the Cribbage Club was held in Beard's Buildings on Thursday evening, when there was again a good attendance. The prize winners in the crib tourney were Mrs A. T. White (ladies), and Mr D. McLaggan (gents). v

Mrs B. Spencer announces in our advertising columns to the residents of Shannon and, the surrounding district that on Saturday next she will open a Cash 'Drapery Business in Beard's Buildings, Ballance . Street, where only the best quality goods at the lowest possible prices will be stocked.

It has frequently been stated that many Shannon residents do much of their ! shopping in Palmerston No-nth to the detriment of local businesses, but at times the eirder of things are changed, for a citizen of the latter town who was spending a day or two in Shannon took home with him goods from a local shop and in conversation with a "News" reporter said his saving on the purchases was considerable.

At the Domain on Saturday, a football match .was played between a team consisting of seniors and juniors from the Shannon Club and a team from Mangahao. The game was ;for a dinner and after an even contest the visitors suffered defeat by the narrow margin of three points, the score ending Shannon 20, Mangahap 17. The Mangahao team included some good players and at times gave fine displays of football. It is .hoped to play a return match in the near future.

A Shannon resident who has installed an electric water heater discovered on Sunday that the supply of water which comes from the Borough supply, was not running. On investigation •• it was found that a tank, which was only put in about four months ago, for the purpose of holding a reserve supply of -water forthe heater, was more than hall full of a fungus growth, this having blocked the exit of water. A sample of this matter has been forwarded to the Council office, and judging from its appearance, one is forced to the' opinion that a test, should be. made of the filters at the reservoir.

In view of the coming show next week Howard Andrew, -Ltd., are making # special reductions in tweed costumes, repp frocks, wool coats, etc., and invite customers to see windows.

■The gate takings at Wanganui on Thursday on the occasion of the Taranaki v. Wanganui> Rugby match amounted to £4OB, -easily a record for the district.

In connection with the rep. match in Levin on June IDth, between HoroVhenua and Manawatu, ail games 'other than senior will he played on that date.

A Wanganui motorist who recently paid a visit to Taranaki collected five ''blue papers" in the, course of his trip. These souvenirs were all the resuit of niinor by-Jaw infringements in various Taranaki towns." It was quite an expensive outing.

It is not unlikely that the reason for Maclean, the- Southern United forward, not being included in the pakeha team to play the Maoris on Wednesday -next, is the fact of his wedding taking place, on the 'same afternoon. Fellow spoils throughout the Horowhenua district wilt join in washing him all good fortune and .happiness in the married state.

By a singular oversight on the part of someone, a new butchering firm established in Gisiborne was allotted a telephone nunnber which had actually been in use for some time by a well-known clergyman. The consequence was that, following the opening announcement of the now .butchery, the reverend gentlemen was fairly inundated with "orders" of an unusual nature.

"I find it never pays to deal with anything until the time arr.iv.6s," stated' -Mr A. W. Mowlem, S.M., at the Eiketeliuna when pressed by Counsel to give a ruling as to the method of assessing certain costs. Counsel raised no objection in the case at issue 'but wanted a ruling for future occasion. The magistrate stated he would give that ruling when the occasion arose.

I At the 'Palmerston North Magisj trate's Court on Monday, on a charge of attempting to pass over a railway crossing with a horse and lorry when an approaching train was within half a mile, William Henry Feetham, | who pleaded guilty .by letter, was . fined £-Z and costs 7s,

The operations of the Hokio Drainage Board have resulted in*the level of Lake Horowhenua being lowered very substantially, and at (present there is a broad dry beach .right round the edge where previously there was a foot or eighteen inches of water. The boatshed on the Levin side is high and dry, the water having receded for half the length of the jetty and being only six inches in depth-at the end. On either side of the boat shed there is a dry beach thirty or foirty yards in width., ■

The tourist party who were "-doing" the Mediterranean, were much annoyed by the comments of an American who could find nothing wonderful in the sights of the Old World. Standing on the edge of the crater at Vesuvius, a British' member of the party said to the American with a suspicion of triumph, "Well, I don't suppose you've got anything in America to equal that?" "Wal, no," conceded the imperturbable Yank, "but 1 guess we gat a fire brigade in Dayton, Ohio, that could put this little lot out inside five minutes."

The reports of heavy traffic on the road between Levin and Otaki on Thursday, have been further amplified by the statement of a Levin motorist,' who was making his way. to Wellington just when the usual after-races motor,rush was on. He arrived at the Waikawa stream bridge at a very inopportune moment and at the time when the first of an interminable line of cars had its front wheels on the bridge (Clanking. The south-bound car had to" wait 'half an hour before he could safely negotiate the few yards to the other end of the bridge. -

Entries for the Manawatu Winter Show, although not yet' complete, already exceed last year's grand total by 273. The principal increases this year are as follows: Needlework. 94, butter and cheese 29, photographs 9. poultry, pigeons and canaries 142. The only section in which there is a material decrease.is fat stock which ,has gone down 49. There has been a record demand for indoor, •exhibition space and despite increased accommodation the Association is unable to meet all requests. A splendid motor exhibit be a feature. A record will also toe established in the number of meetings of breeders'' societies and farmers' (Organisations generally.

Speaking at Wednesday's meeting of the Horowhenua County Council, the chairman (Mr. G. A. Monk) said he had been taken to task by an Ot&ki Borough Councillor for having held up the erection of! two bridges, one of which was now found to be. in the County, and which the Borough Council had asked the County to repair and for being unfair in his remarks at last Council meeting. The chairman said they had been for a good many years endeavouring to reach an agreement as to the pro rata payment to be made by ..the Otalu Borough Council for interest and sinking fund incurred by .the Borough when part of the. County. A feAV months ago that agreement was arrived at and had been ratified by the County and Borough, and he believed Cr. O'Rourkc was "one of the signatories on behalf of the Borough and knew exactly what he was doing. During those years over £SOO had been paid by the County in interest, sinking fund, etc., on behalf of the Borough. When the Borough asked the County to do this work, the chairman said, he asked if the Borough could pay its share. His reason for that was that he did not want to see the Otaki Borough's bur•den added to as he knew that th'ey were having considerable difficulty. Thp £SOO had been paid out by the County to the lending authorities from the general fund. To-day it was an asset on the County's books. It was all very fine to say that he had been unfair. In point of fact the County had been too fair to the Borough. If Otaki thought the agreement was not fair why did the Council not ask for commission a year ago. The County had not pressed'for'payment, but the time had come when they must ask for it. He was quite justified, under the circumstances, in asking whether they should go on with -the bridge work, when they Tnfcw the ptlicr locaf body might not be able to pay for it. He pointed out that the Borough had asked the County to do the work.