Shannon News FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1926.

Shannon News, 9 July 1926, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1926.

Mrs R. Wilson, of Christchurch, and her infant eon, is on a visit to her parents, Mr and Mrs A. Merwood, of Ballance Street.

Those in search ol' a pleasant evening’s dancing should not fail to attend the fortnightly dance to he held in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening next by the Ladies’ Guild of Ven. Bede’s. These dances have become very popular, patrons being assured of an' enjoyable time.

The Shannon Borough Council gives, notice in this issue that no person shall attach any pipe, cock, or other fittings to the water mains of the Borough or to any pipe or apparatus connected therewith,, or make any addition or alternation to, or in any water service or appartus connected therewith, without having first obtained a permit from the Town Clerk.

The attendance at the Gribbage Club’s card tourney continues , to grow, there being a further- increase last evening. A number of crib and euchre games were played, at the conclusion of which light .refreshments were handed around. The trophy winners were: —Grib: Ladies, Mrs J. Hennessey; , gents, Mr G. Franks. Euchre: Mrs B. Spencer.

At thcj final rehearsals of the Shannon Choral Society good work lias been done and the choir shows good progress since the last concert. In the climax of the “Lost Chord,” the choir will be assisted with Mr S. Kingston with tenor obllgi.o and a cornet played by Mr Harold Osborne, bandmaster of Foxto-i Baud. Madame Lola Maries, who ww such a great success at. the rendering of “The Bohemian Girl,” at. Levin, this week, wiil sing by request her solo “I dreamt I dwelt in Marble Halls ” A further glance at the programme in to-day’s issue will show that the public are in for a rich treat. Tickets are selling well and the public are reminded that ticket holders will have the preference up till 7.45. Members are reminded of the last rehearsal to be hold in the theatre on Tuesday next at 6.45 on account of another meeting in the ball at 8 p.m.

In tlieir advertising space Howard Andrew, Ltd., call attention to special bargains now going at their Giganic Clearance Sale and tire public are advised to secure them early, as at the ridiculous prices they will find a ready sale.

The Wairarapa Automobile Association has decided to spend up to £3O on improving the motor camping ground at Featherstoii.

The Magistrate (Mr J. L. Stout) has set aside July 14 as the date for hearing local 1 bodies, and apportioning fees in connection with heavy traffic licenses.

The quarterly return of vital statlstivs for the Levin district, prepared by Mr B. Magee, the Registrar, shows there were 22 births, 2 deaths and 11 marriages. In the June 1925 quarter there were 27 births and 6 deaths, but the total number of marriages in 1925 just .equalled that already recorded for the first half of this year.

A copy of the official “Pictorial History’’ of the Dunedin Exhibition is to hand and gives an admirable record of the Dominion’s most successful exposition to date. The Illustrations are well chosen and artistically printed and the salient facts relating to tile enterprise are given in the accompanying letter press.

An observer supplied the following statistics regarding the refereeing in the Rugby match between Christchurch and Albion on the Lancaster Park Oval at Christchurch on Saturday afternoon: —Line-outs 82, scrums 52, Christchurch got ball 36, Albion got ball 16, Christchurch free kicks 5, Albion , free kicks 19, Christchurch marks 7, Albion marks 8, iGhristchurcli force down 2, Albion force down 4, Christchurch touch in goal 0, Albion touch in goal 1. Altogether the whistle was blown 131 times.

Careless use of matches accounted for ten of the fifty-one fires that occurred in .buildings In Wanganui during the year ended June 30. Nine were caused by sparks from fires, three by defective chimneys, four by backfiring of motor engines, and two by cigarette butts, while a bird’s nest which came in contact with a chimney pipe contributed one of 'the alarms. Of the 51 fires, 19 were in dwellings, and the remainder in various buildings, from schools to fowlhouses. Suspicious circumstances were noticeable! in two instances.,

A frost of 12i degrees was registered in Masterton on Sunday morning.

The Otaki Native School has been closed on account of sickness among its scholars.

Twenty-nine sacks of schnapper and gurnet as well as two sacks of skate were caught off Hokio recently by fishermen from Paraparaumu. The lines were put down from south of the Hokio stream to northward of the Hyderabad, there being about 1500 hooks on the one line.

China as a possible market for New Zealand fruit has probably been thought of by very few people, states an exchange, but that it provides at least an opening is show r n by the fact that a Te Ivuiti orchardist is now jug 200 cases of apples in fulfilment or an order from the Flowery Land, with ,a prospect of further trade next season.

Cars pass through Otaki via the main county road at a great speed, and sooner or later a bad smash will eventuate. Two cyclists returning from work on Monday were almost run clown by a big car, which not only travelled at an excessive speed, but failed to give the cyclists room to pass. Car owners in general complain of the speed of some, of the motor-hogs, and it is hoped for the sake of life and limb that police action will be taken.-—Mail.

is is possible for a rugby team to score 10 points without its opponents handling the ball in play? This sounds like one of the riddles frequently j asked by aged followers of the game, but it has actually occurred in Auckland this season. A Ponsonby junior player scored, for his team just as a spell ended, and the try was converted. Ponsonby immediately kicked off for the next spell,.and another player, following up fast, secured the ball. before any of the opponents, and scored another try, which'was also converted. This is perfectly possible, but nevertheless an extremely rare occurrence.