Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1926.

Shannon News, 20 August 1926, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1926.

The winners at tire Gribbage Club s tourney held last evening was as follows: —Grib: Ladies, Mrs Hennessey; gents, Mr C. Hensmann. Euchre: Mrs Davis>

Owing to a. number of boys having to 'enter camp next week, the usual fortnightly dance in the Parish Hull on Tuesday evening will, not take place.

At the Athletic Club’s meeting last evening the secretary was instructed to write to Dr. Mackereth, and express the members’ sympathy with him in liis illness..

Vandalism is still being perpetrated at the Domain, regardless of the many notices offenders, if caught, will ,be prosecuted. A few days ago the windows in the pa.vilion were broken and the netting torn down.

At the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North, charged with having been found' on licensed premises at Shannon, on July J.7th, when they were required toi-be closed, Stewart Millar, who did not appear, was fined 10s with costs 7s. /

In this issue Mr F. H. Taylor, of Ballance Street, announces that he undertakes typing /of business correspondence, agreements, tenders, testimonials, etc. All work will be carefully and promptly carried odt with the strictest privacy. In this class. ;of work Mr Taylor has had many years’ experience.

A Shop Day will be held in Primmer Terrace to-morrow by the members of tile Methodist Ladies’ Guild. The public will have -the opportunity of purchasing cakes, produce, etc., and there will also be a number o-f competitions. A feature at the shop will be that a counter-lunch, and afternoon tea can be procured.

On Tuesday, Mrs W. H. .Gunning, of Shannon, received advice of the death of her mother which took place at Timaru on Monday, night. Mr Gunning went South the same evening to attend the funeral. Sincere sympathy will be extended by a wide circle of friends to Mrs Gunning in her bereavement^

The funeral of the late Mr Win. J. McLeod, who died as a result of an accident at No. 3 Gorge, Mangahao, on Saturday last, took place at- the Palmerston North Cemetery on Tuesday afternoon. An impressive service was conducted at the graveside by Rev. G. T. Brown, Presbyterian minister, in the presence of about forty fellow workers, who had travelled from Mangahao. to pay a last tribute to one who held the respect and esteem of all those who knew him. The casket was covered with beautiful wreaths from relations and friends, including tire Auckland Working Men’s - Club, the Workers’ Union, -Mangahao foremen, workers and staff, at the .No. 3 (lam and the Mangahao store. Among those present from No. 3 dam was the. Resident Engineer, the Public Works staff representative and the secretaries of the Workers’ Union and the Y.M.C.A.

A very pleasant social function took place on Monday evening when the Foxton Chamber of Commerce entertained representatives of various other chambers and lady friends. Mr .7. K. Horn blow (president) wais in the chair and amongst those present were Messrs J. Linklater and 7. A Nash, M.’sP., H. L. Young, J. H. Stevens and Noedl and Catton (Palmerston North 'Chamber), Hyde and Tippler (Shannon), W. E. Barber ■Manawatu County Council), H. Hornblow (Railway (Department) and Trueman (town clerk). Apologies for absence were received from Levin and Mart on Chambers. The toasts of “Vi'siting Chambers” and ‘‘Parliament” were honoured and a number of interesting lecfurottes on matters of district importance were given by the visitors. During the evening vocal and instrumental items were provided bv Messrs .lensen, Corn, Barron G Smith arid Mrs Corn, Miss Y. Easton, and Mr 7. Tinklater. Mr 7 K Hiomblow contributed a recitation’ while Mr H. L. Young entertained the audience with several very amusing anecdotae.

A sum of £16,000 lias been distributed this week to suppliers in tile form of bonus cheques, by the Cambridge Dairy Co. \ cinematograph has been installed at the Otaki Sanatorium and on Wednesday evening last a motion picture was successfully screened there for the first time. It is proposed to afford regular picture entertainments for the patients. “I have sold my car, as I am getting married,” was the explanation of a resignation which the Auckland Aiuoiiiobile Association received last evening. “I think he will find the car was cheaper,'’ said one member, amid smiles.; A Pahiatua resident mentioned recently that records had been kept for a number of years and these showed that the coldest period of the winter in the local districts was between August 10 and 20. There is quite apparently no exception this year. I “You i tight educate yourself ,and me, i. iit you’ll never educate a woman’to what she’s going to have,” said Mr Livingstone at the Centra! Power Board meeting at Hamilton this week, when tire question of choosing a. suitable make of 'stove to import was mentioned. It was decided to reler the matter to a special committee. A big importation of Australian [lour, totalling 1500 tons, was brought into the Dominion by the Waikouaiti, which arrived at Bluff on Wednes dav last from Melbourne. The Bluff shipment, was 215 tons and.. big quantities are - being taken to Lyttelton and Wellington. Loss of revenue through the floods was referred to . the Horowhenua Rugby District Management Committee last evening, the secretary (Mr J. Casey) said that the floods had meant the loss of £SO at the Rangi-tikei-Horowhenua match for the Bebbington Shield. A- : farmer, J. W. Attwood, of Walton, sustained severe injuries to his right arm through being tossed by a cow. He was on foot, and was driving the cow along the road with the , assistance of a dog. When the cow > turned to attack the dog the latter took refuge behind his '.owner, who was hurled some feet in the aii, and sustained lacerations and a badly sprained wrist in falling. At Saturday’s meeting of the Horowhenua County Council, the Committee appointed to confer w'ifli the Levin Borough Council on the subject of the proposed subway under the railway line at Kawiu Road, reported having met and agreed to ask the Government to pay half the cost. Ihe Committee asked that it be made a Standing Committee to deal with the matter and they were authorised to do so.

. ‘He said lie wouldn’t mind a trip to Mount Eden at all; tlie food was belter there than he got at home,” said a county ranger in giving evidence in a dog license case at the Magistrate’s Court*at Rotorua. “Oh, well, we don’t want to' hear that,” put in Mr Ort'-Walker, S.M. I date say a lot of people get better treated at" Mount Eden than they do at home.”

Cr. Ryder enquired at Saturday’s meeting of the Horowhenua County Council as to whether any advice had been received when the Public Works Departmental Engineer would visit the'county to inspect the main highways work and report thereon as requested by the Council. The Engineer said no such advice had been received and he would rather that the Department did not advise them as he wanted to see an absolutely independent report made.

Six tenders, were received by the liorowlienua Power Board yesterday for the erection of a brick cottage at the Power Station. The price of' Mr W. G. Bishop at £907 10s was accepted, it being\ the lowest. The Power Board supplies the brioks at the Levin Railway Station, it having been decided to obtain these from the Prisons Department at a (cost, inclrding freight, of £4 8s per 1000, the total cost of the bricks being £92 Bs.

An eight-ton steam roller might he expected to have the best of a collision with almost any other vehicle. Nevertheless, when a motor lorry ran full tilt into the Waitomo County Council’s roller on the Pio Pio Road the other day the weightier machine sustained injuries which will put it out of action for the next two months while the lorry merely hacked off and drove blithely away. The massive steel forks holding the big front wheel of the roller were broken clean through in two places, while the lorry’s only injury was a bend in its particulary solid front buffer.

An Oamaru correspondent forwards to “Civis” of the Otago Daily Times, the following clipping from the local paper:—‘‘A little girl, aged 78, .was missing from her home in Hull street yesterday, and caused her ‘parents considerable anxiety until she was located at the residence of friends in Avon street,”— supplemented by this comment:—“Please note the age of this little girl, which is a testimony to the wonders of the Oamaru climate, where they are still little girls at the age of 78. Marvellous Oamaru! Perhaps the result of No License.”