Shannon Betas FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1926.

Shannon News, 26 November 1926, Page 2

Shannon Betas FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1926.

Up to the present 158 connections have been made to the Shannon water

Dr. Bell, of Wellington, who takes over Dr. practice from December Ist, has arrived in Shannon.

During the past seven months building permits to the value of £3OBO have been issued by' the Shannon Borough Council.

Little Jackie Pickles, aged H years, of Karori, who was knocked down by a motor car on the Esplanade, Petone, recently and died from.injuries received, was a nephew of Mrs J. Aspin, of Stout Street.

Members are reminded of the annual meeting of the Choral Society on Wednesday next and any one interested in the society will be welcomes. There will also be a final practice for zhe Mangahao conccjrt. Every member is asked tp be present.

The keenest interest is being taken in the Choral Society's visit to Mangahao on Wednesday next and the Mangahao Committee are sparing no effort to make it a huge success. A bumper house is assured.' The Society is putting on a splendid programme and a number arc making the trip in the afternoon, being the guests cf friends at Mangahao.

Great interest is being taken by the ladies of the Croquet Club in the competition for the brooches.' During the week the holders, Mesdames Franks and MeLauchlin, were by Mesdames Aim and Clayton by 26 to 17. A heady the new holders have been clvllenged.

In presenting his report on the financial position of the Borough at Tuesday night's Council meeting the Town Clerk of Shannon stated that in 1918 the capital valuation of the Borough was £1.1.7,840 and on the 31st March of tliis year the capital value stood at, £197,900, aii increase of over £10,000" per year. '

On Monday evening a nick-nack social was tendered to Miss Electra Swindiehurst and a farewell to Mr and Mrs Mardon, by members of the Methodist Church. Miss Swindlohurst was the recipient of many useful articles, while who is secretary aiid treasurer of.the Ladies' Guild, and a staunch worker in the interests of the church, was presented by Rev. Mr Peryman, on behalf of the Ladies' Guild, with a jardiniere. An enjoyable evening was spent in games, while musical and elocutionary items (were rendered as follows: —Solos, Mrs Riches and Miss S. Quarrie; violin solo, Mr H. Boyle; recitations, Misses J. Ingley and A. Dorset, Master Dorset and Rev. Peryman.

A pleasing little function took place in the stationinaster's room at the local railway station yesterday afternoon, when the opportunity Avas taken by the staff and local transport workers to bid farewell to Mr Bruce Gordon, who leaves to-day for Marton on transfer. The stationmastcr, Mr Thomas, on behalf of those present, in presenting Mr Gordon with a handsome dining room clock, referred to the happy relations which had existed, between Mr Gordon and the staff during the six years he had been with them. He also testified to the high esteem in which Mr Gordon was held by the transport workers and the general public. In bidding him farewell he assured him he would have the good wishes of all for his future happiness and a successful career. Mr Gordon suitably replied. Word has been received in Shannon that the death occurred in Christchurch last week, of Mr Thomas Knight, who up till a few weeks ago had been a resident of Shannon for the past six: years. The late Mr Knight, who was well known in Shannon, having been caretaker of the Bowling Green for some time, had been ailing for several months. He had taken up his residence in Christchurch with the hope that his health would be restored. General regret will be felt at his demise, and to Mrs Knight will be extended the sincere sympathy of her many friends in her loss. Mr Knight, who was Go years of age, leaves besides his widow, two sons, Mr T. Knight (Temuka) and another son who resides in Christchurch. Howard Andrew, Ltd.. have a large selection of pleated skirts and are offering special i eductions on Saturday next for these well-made, finished and fashionable lines. Ladies should come early and secure them. —Advt.

It will be surprising to many to learn that 106 motor drivers*! licenses wore issued by the Shannon Council during the past year.

After an absence of sixteen years, Mr 0. C. Franks will visit his parents at Sydney. He leaves Wellington today by the Marama.

The Shannon Borough Council are in receipt of an invitation from the Foxton Borough Council for them to attend the official opening of the Foxton Towji Hall on December Ist. The invitation has been accepted.

The dance run under the auspices of the Tennis Club in the Parish Hall on Tuesday evening was a most, successful affair. There Avas a large gathering and a most enjoyable time was spent by all. The music was supplied by Mr Olsen, with extias played by Miss Butler. A dainty supper, supplied by the lady members of the Club, was served by airsncrgetic committee..

Madame Winnis Eraser, who is to sing the soprano music in "The Messiah '' in Levin on Monday - night' is universally recognised as the finest soprano in New Zealand to-d-ay. She has been offered an appointment with J. C. Williamson, Ltd., in Australia, which she has accepted, necessitating her leaving New Zealand very shortly. This will, therefore, be the last opportunity for some time at any rate, that local people will have of hearing this -.'harming and cultured artist.

In this issue an announcement is made of the forthcoming Municipal Ball to be given by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Foxton to celebrate the opening of the new Town Hall. This building erected at a total cost of £lO,000, replaces the wood and iron structure, destroyed by /ire in March last. The new hall will seat nearly 1000 people while- its dancing floor 7S feet by 52 feet is the largest on the West Coast. Special arrangements- are''being made to make the Municipal Ball (the first of its kind in New Zealand) an instautnm coys success. A 'urge influx of visit .rs to the town is anticipated. <

The members of the Royal Wellington. Choral Union to the number of sixty will reach Levin on Saturday afternoon liy special train at 3 o'clock. They will be met by members of the Levin Choral Society and a public welcome will take place in the concert chamber at the - J l)e Luxe Theatre immediately after the train arrives. The Mayor (Mr Hobsoii) will tender the visitors a welcome on behalf of the town. On Monday they will be taken on a tour of the district by car. The members of the orchestra will arrive in Levin on Monday from Palmerston.

The following are the winners of the competition held at Ven. Bede's Bazaar on Friday and Saturday last: — Lady's .silk jumper, Mr Henry; gent's silk shirt, Mr A. E.. Blackwood; embroidered night dress, A. T. White; embroidered silk petticoat, Miss 11. 'Ross; embroidered pillow eases, tape in bottle II yards sft, 2in., G. T. Wilkinson; dinner, Miss E. Holmes; iced, cake, peas in bottle, 246; A. H. Morga-n, 243; ham 10-ilbs, J. Feetham; sack of coal, 171 lbs, F. Saxon; sheep, weight 5.41 lbs, Mrs Saxon, 141/Jlbs; Kewpie, "June,'' Mrs W. H. Gunning; fairy doll, Miss M. Gray; dressed doll "Hope," Dudley Drake; Kewpie, "Fairy," Miss L. Whitcford; Exhibition chocolates, Mrs C Peclersen; box of chocolates, J. Neilsen; box of sweets, Mr- Fitzsimmons; embroidered tea cloth, Jessie Jamieson; gent's fuji silk shirt, beans in bottle, 155, S. E. Edwards, 158, nearest; cushion, screws in bottle, 100, E. J. S. Spencer 101 and M. Moore 09 tied.

"1 lately heard," wrote Dr. Beattie in 1780, "that when Handel's 'Messiah' was first performed, the audience was exceedingly struck and affected by the music in general, but when the

Chorus struck up, 'For the Lord God Oninipoteat, in the Alleluia, they were so transported that they altogether, with the King (who happened to be present) started up and remained standing till the. Chorus ended. This anecdote I had from Lord Kinnoul. " This reference Jiom "Beattie's Letters," published in 1820, is interesting as explaining the origin of the custom followed to this day of the auditors ris ing to,their feet when the Hallelujah Chorus is sung Other observers say that it was King George 111. himself who first rc.se in silent homage to stupendous theme that the great musician presented in this transcendent chorus, which towers above all other cffoits of musical art. The audience on Monday night, when they arc stirred once again the majestic climax of the oratorio will be but follow jug the kingly example of over a century ago". —Levin Chronicle.

For Health and Happiness eat Mil■derson 's Creamy Tea Biscuit—its delicious craamihess is a wonderful store of both mental and physical energy, 1/4 per lb from Aitchcson & Sen.

Howard Andrew's gigantic realisation sale is drawing to a close and people air advised to secure the great advantages of the price list in the issue of to'-day. When ladies can buy wellmade -crepe bloomers for 1/11, all shades, and the best box calf shoes (suedelined) for 0/11, is it any wonder they are besieging the store. Men can buy a smart tweed suit, well-tailored, with extra paid if pants for £3 15s and all wool sox for 1/- so with these prices it does iiot matter if money is short. It goes so far at Howard Andrew 's.*

"I believe daylight saving to be one of the finest things that could happen for the fanners of New Zealand," said Mr J. W. Deem, of the Agricultural Department, in an address to the Wanganui Rotary Club. He said daylight saving would greatly improve the lot of the farm worker, and would be appreciated by most farmers.

The advances made in transportation by means of motor trucks were revealed by the passage of a sheep-laden lorry along Taupo Quay, Wanganui. Sheep 'on motor vehicles are common enough sights, but in this case an unusual touch was added, by the fact that: the burden consisted of three separate i About 40 sheep were thus aecommo- | dated on the obliging truck.

It is reported (says the Auckland Herald), that steps are being taken to form a new political party in New Zealand. The platform that is discussed has negative, rather than positive, planks, for the party is said to owe?its origin to the antipathy of its promt tars and friends to control legislation, government by Orders-in-Couucil and the continuance in force of certain of the war regulations.

A novel way some Poverty Bay residents have of ridding themselces of their parental responsibilities for the holiday season was explain >d by Dr. Hall at the Cook Hospital Loarl meeting last week. He said that his house surgeons had informed him. that Ihere was usually an influx of children into the institution about Christmas time, the majority of whom were suffering from minor complaints only. The reason given for this was that the parents could go away for a holiday while the children were being well cared for at the rate of 2s a day. ,

In the course of a discussion on the price to be paid for birds' eggs and heads at a meeting of the Marlborough County Council last week, two councillors stated that it would be wiser to higher price for heads> otherwise the small beys would make a business out of sparrows' eggs. The speakers stated., that sparrows would continue to lay eggs, although they were being robbed, and as many as 20 could be collected from one nest if tint robbing was carried out with care.

"I'm going to talk on 'Liars,' but before I do so I want all of you to read the 3 7th chapter of St. Mark," announced a Rotary president at a gathering in America, according to a story told, in NeAv Plymouth by Rotarian Jackson. When the day came for the promised address the president asked all to raise their hands' who had done, as he had asked. Everyone did so. "Now you'are the men I want." exclaimed the president, "There are only 16 chapters hi St. Mark."

One of the largest functions ever held in the Ihakara Hall' took place last evening on the occasion of the bachelors' ball, which proved to be a very successful one./ Everyone appeared to enjoy themselves though it was unfortunate- that the dancing space was too small for the number of patrons present, who would have comfortably filled a hall twice the size. Among the visitors, Levin, Shannon and Koputaroa were represented, Miss George's orchestra supplied the music for the dances and'Mr A. Ward ably carried out the duties of M.C

It was reported the other day that a license to wed' a woman of 66'had been issued to a Stratford man aged 78 years. Had the event, taken place it would have been the bridegroom's fifth venture in matrimony, but unfortunately the iady in the ease failed to put in an appearance. As in the words of a current popular song, most of the usual people' connected with such a ceremony *'turned up." No telegraph boy, however, turned up, and the unhappy bridegroom, with his attendants, waited almost, an hour "and a-half before giving.up hope.—" Daily News."

The laifgast butter churn in NewZealand and, it is stated, the largest in the world, has recently been installed iii the Tapuke factory of the Bay of Plenty Co-operative Daily-Association. The new churn is a huge piece of mechanism, which turns out 46001 b. of butter in a single churning, enough to fill 82 boxes. The machine iu the Dominion which has the next largest capacity can turn out about 40 boxes.. The new machine does the work of three ordinary machines in one churning and the operation takes approximately the same time.

With the other directors of the New Zealand Bacon and Meat Pack'nj; O'., the three Auckland provincial 'i?i-tois —Joseph Barngh, Hamilton; E. C. Banks, of Matamata, and James Patterson, of Ngaruawahia (deceased) put their signatures to a joint and several guarantee for £50,000, when further capital was required to enable the company to extend its sphere of operations. The extension of the business was not a. success, and the company had to go into liquidation. The three directors named were called on to find £17,000 which'with bank interest to date totals £21,000. An appeal for funds to relieve the losses they sustained when the guarantee to the Bank of New Zealand was called up is now being made. The appeal is in the hands of a committee appointed at a publie meeting in Hamilton, and during the last fortnight 20,000 circulars have been distributed throughout South Auckland and Bay oil Plenty districts asking suppliers of all co-operative dairy factories to subscribe.

The first girder of the North Shore bridge, Sydney, was placed in position en Saturday, November 6.

The New Zealand Athletic Council has recei/ed advice that the t.-ur of the American athletes will not eventuate, the American Union Council having refused its sanction.

An extraordinary iucident took place at Opotikt recently. Two little boys were talking to one another in the street When a horse came up behind them. It grasped one of the boys in its teeth, shook him, and then dropped him to tha grouud. Although the boy was wearing several thicknesses of clothing, t.he horse's teeth caused abrasions, the marks of the teeth on the skin being plainly visible.

The Wanganui Chronicle, says: This week the "ountry has "come to town" in earnest. Yesterday's wool sale, and the freezing works trouble, are factors largely responsible. Farmers and farm hands are interested in the movement to man the slaughter boards with free labour, and those who can leave their rural engagements are eager to help in putting the stock through the works.

A splendid oak tree about 2ft in diameter .situated m'yictory Square, Nelson, has been absolutely ruined through some person having ring-barked it. This is a deliberate act of vandalism, as nearly all the bark has been removed from th-3 tree. Besides the loss of this fine oak, Mr Large, the corporation's head gardener, complains of other acts of vandalism and petty thefts from the various reserves.

Nemesis came to an eight foot shark in Manukau harbour under unusual circumstances the other day. Moreover, the shark's.fate was touched with strange irony in that the instrument of its downfall was a dead dog tied up in a bag. Apparently in the course of >iis* cruise in the Manukau harbour a mako came on this tasty canine morsel, but the sacking became entangled in th.e shark's teeth, and with no tooth pick handy he was muzzled in deadly earnest. On Sunday he was found lying dead on the rocks near the heads, vanquished by a dead dog.

A tableau of the tense scene on Signal Hill, St. John's/Newfoundland, 2a yeais ago, when the first wireless message was sent between England and America, was set up at OJympia Vlur'ng the Radio Exhibtion. With it was Mr Kemp, one of Mr (now Senatore) Xareoni's assistants, who , heard the first three dots (S in the Morse code) of the ■' historic message. It was on December 12th, 1901, that they listened there for the expected signals from Cornwall. A sharp click of the tapper gav? the excited men the first warning. Then, faintly, but unmistakably, came the signals. Trans-Atlantic wireJess had ceased to be a dream.

'I was met with a striking piece of local patriotism ,by a lady resident oi: your town,'' said a canvasser to tlio Foxton Herald representative j'esterday. "Upon soliciting an order for-a"*

certain exclusive line I. was politely informed by the lady that as her husband got liis living in Foxton, any requirements for the household would be purchased locally or per medium of local firms. I can assure you," concluded the visitor, "that I appreciated such a spirit of local patriotism, which is rarely' encountered in my line of business.''

A striking instance of the working out of the new cable regulations was brought under the notice .of 'an Otago Daily Times reporter on Friday. A certain message which would before this month have cost £22 would now cost £BS on account of its containing a higher proportion than one-third of figures and This difficulty could, however, be got over by adding no fewer than 716 irrelevant and unnecessary words to the message. Tlio proportion of figures would then be less than one-third, and the cost would be about £44, representing in effect a saving of £4l.

A tale af a paper thief and a concealed camera is told by a Linwood resident. He had missed liis paper on several occasions and get a trap to catch the .iffender. On a recent nicrning he rose early, just as the paper runner was doing his rounds, and saw his paper thrown to the centre of the front lawn. Armed with "a camera, he then sat beside the open front window, the blind of which was partly raised, and waited for the expected caller. His patience met with its reward, for soon afterwards a man came along the street, calmly walked into the grouad*> and made his exit with the paper tucked under lis arm. He was blissfully unconscious of the fact that, as he picked up the paper, the camera clicked on him. The print from the negative was a perfect one, clear and unmistakable as to the subject of the" snap. It was then shown to the corner grocer, who immediately recognised the person who was picking up the paper, and was able to give his name and address. The subscriber disiikes the idea of prosecution, but is determined that the unlawful 'appropriation of liis morning/ paper must cease, and the picture he holds may yet be v shown to the subject of his photographic study. A