Shannon News WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1926.

Shannon News, 29 December 1926, Page 2

Shannon News WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1926.

Despite the rain on Christmas Eve there was a large crowd of shoppers in town and business houses report having done good business.

Father Christinas visited the Druids’ Hall on Thursday afternoon at the invitation of Messrs A. and L. Seifert and the employees of the Company, when the little 'ones were given a royal time, each child after receiving a present, being treated to ice creams, etc.

Give your children the kind of morning nourishment they . need —Gransalo Wholewheat Wafers, which contain malt, milk, and olive oil, 1/- per lb from Aitcheson & Son.* '

One of the biggest crowds yet seen at the Foxton Beach collected there yesterday, the number* being estimated at about’ 3000.

A remarkable accident befell a voting lady cyclist at Tauranga. She was riding dbwn Devonport road, at Tauranga, but owing to the brakes failing to act the rider and machine crashed into a plate-glass windoyr of a shop. The young lady escaped With a few cuts on _ ,the . hands, while -the window was badly shattered.

A, Blenheim telegram says that Mr, J. D. Prousing, of Mahakipawa last evening ckught a blue phequer carrier, pigeon bearing a message s-tating that it landed on the Union Company’s steam i*r Kaiwayra, bound ?*.-r Lyttelton from Newcastle,, on December 18th last ;Wlien the vessel was a thousand miles from the Ne.w Zealand coast. It was liberated on December 20th off Farewell Spit.

At. 0.30 a.m. on Sunday a five-roomey house at the Foxton Beach was totally destroyed by fire. The building was the property, of Mr H. Baker, licensee of the.'Clarendon Hotel, Palmerston N. lie had put a fire in the stove and placed a kettle of water on before leaving the Beach for r oxton to pick up some luggage. On his return he found ihe hous -. in flames, and it was soon burnt to the 'ground together with its contents. A strong easterly was blowing at the time.'

The weather for the Boxing Day holiday was flue and warm and the occasion was generally availed of for picnics .and other outdoor recreations. The Otaki motor sports claimed a big quota from Levin, but the Hokio Beach proved;the popular rendezvous. The bus nervine was not able' to cope, with the numbers wishing, to go to the seaside, and in addition many private cars, lorries and vans were pressed into service. Fully 700 or 800 people visited the Beach during the day and though there was a couple of brief showers, -tbny spent a thoroughly enjoyable holiday.

Before one of the largest crowds ever seen at a boxing match in Palmerston N. and including a fair sprinkling of ladies (says the Palmerston Times), the Manawatu Boxing Association last nightstaged a fifteen round professional contest between' Raymond Jansen, of France, and Reg Trowern, of Auckland, for a purse of £l5O. After a spirited contest the referee’s decision went to Jansen, a verdict that was endorsed by popular consent. Several amateur bouts were put on.. JI. Larsen, of Wellington, was too good for Jim Evans (Levin) all through a 6-round bout. Evans’ footwork saved him severe punishment at the hands pf the Welliugtonian. The decision after "far the best of the amateur bouts, was very popularly received.

Some days ago a Maori was sitting in Mputoa Gardens in Wanganui and exchanged greetings in. the Maori language with two strangers. The strangers proved to be recent arrivals in New Zealand and emissaries of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Surprised at hearing them able to speak perfect Maori he asked where they learnt and it appears that Maori is included m the school curriculum, in Salt Lake City to enable the missionaries to commence, their work in New Zealand immediately they arrive.

Cadet units attached to secondary schools are to have the privilege of using machine-guns for training purposes. .

The new Eatana temple is not yet complete, but the building will be sufficiently advanced to perform the opening ,ceremony during thq Ojhristmali holidays.

The motor-ship Vinemoor, which arrived at Wellington from Vancouver and ports, brought two live bisons for the Wellington zoo. The animals were carried in two strongly constructed crates lodged on the after deck of the vessel. The bisons, although in a rather cramped space, arrived in good condition. They resented curious inspection by viciously kicking the sides of their crates. They are Canadian bred.

The question of obtaining payment of hospital accounts by Maoris was drawn attention to in correspondence before the meeting last week at Wellington of the executive of the New Zealand Hospital Board's Association. It was decided to invite further information from boards with a, view to representing to the Government the necessity for legislation enabling the attachment of rents or other suitable means of enforcing judgments for debts.

A Wairarapa farmer, who has just returned from a trip up north, stated to a "Daily News" reporter yesterday that after leaving the Wairarapa the change in the country was remarkable. This side of Pahiatua the land appeared sour and dead, and feed was scarce when compared with the Wairarapa pastures. Beyond Pahiatua it changed again and the fields, where last year the drought had been badly felt, were green and flourishing. In his opinion' the Wairarapa easily leads the way.

"You can walk into the Waitomo Caves, where are some of the natural wonders of the world, and the glare from the naked electric bulb flashes right in your eyes," said Mr. W. J. Broadfoot at a meeting of the New Zealand Tourist League at Auckland. There were, he said, some places where the lights were masked, but he thought the system of masked lights should obtain throughout. Other membbrs thought so, too, and "it was decided to draw the Government’s attention to what was considered the unsuitable lighting of the caves. ( *

At the annual business meeting of the Scottish Primary Teachers’ Association at St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh; Mr. Andrew Young, honorary president, in the course of an address said that teachers did not take their position public and social life as they ought to. They were far too humble; they had too much of the! inferiority complex. The teaching profession was the only profession that allowed other, people to dictate te them what they were to do and they .were to do it. Teachers must magnify themselves and their profession.

Although an aeroplane is flown almost daily over Christchurch (says the Lytteiton Times) there is not a great deal of activity at the Wigram Aerodrome,' Sockbum. No new machines have arrived, but several are on order, including a Bristol fighter, 1 the gift of Sir Hemry Wigram, and this will be the 1 fastest New Zealand has seen. If will attain a speed of 180 miles an hour, and officers and staff at the aerodrome are eagerly looking forward to its arrival. The main project on hand is a photographic survey of the Hanmer district, but as the photo-' graphs will be from a height of 10,000 feet a clear,'.cloudless day is necessary. Many members of the staff are at present on holidays. The re.; fresher course will begin In February.

"It docs not seem to bo generally known,” said Senior-Sergeant Edwards, in the Police Court at Auckland on Monday, “that even when a person merely borroyvs a gun he must register it when it has been in his possession seven days.” The senior-ser-geant added that in the ease of a rifle it was necessary to obtain a permit even before borrowing it. Defendant in the case before the Court stated that the gun in question had been left in his care by a man who stated that he would call for it in a few days. He had not returned, and after a time witness had gone to the police to register the gun. As a result he was charged with having it in his, possession longer than seven days without registering it. A fine of 10s was imposed.