Shannon News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1927.

Shannon News, 4 February 1927, Page 2

Shannon News FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1927.

The ratepayers’ list of the Buckley Drainage district is now open for inspection at the Borough Council office, Shannon. After having spent an enjoyable holiday in Auckland and the Far North, Mrs C. Cronquest has returned .home. 'Yesterday afternoon a man named Peter Beroni, employed as a flaxcutter at A. and L. Seifert’s central camp, while engaged in cutting flax with a hook cut his foot, severing the tendons. After receiving medical attention by Dr. Bell he was removed to the Palmerston North hospital. . The many friends of Mr R. L. Tippler will be sorry to hear that he is at present indisposed. At Wednesday night’s meeting of the School Committee, of which Mr Tippler is chaiiman, Jiis colleagues passed a vote of sympathy with him in his illness, with the wish that lie will be quickly restored to good health. Yen. Bede’s Sunday Schools re-open on Sunday next, the 6th inst., at 2 p.in. All departments will be assembled at the Parish Hall at the time stated above. The kindergarteners will the.i be marched to ante-room of the Masonic Hall, vjhero their lesson will be given. The junior and senior departments will receive their lessons in thesParish Hall. Ail classes arc to bo dismissed at 3 p.m. The Sunday School picnic has yet to have its flnal arrangements fixed. But it is propose! to hold a street stall for the picnic and prize funds..

The Mayoress (Mrs E. Butt) is in receipt of advice from Miss A. E. J. Spencer, chairwoman of the Hawkes Bay Provincial Federation of Women’s Institutes, that she will address a meeting of ladies in Shannon on Wednesday afternoon at the Council Chambers with a view to forming a Women's Institute in Shannon.. The object ox the Institute is to discuss matters of interest to them all. Meetings are held once ’a month, when a pre-arranged programme is carried through. The programme including matters educational (as lectures, demonstrations, or subjects for study), social (as music, drama, folk-dancing, games and competitions) and the teaching and practice of handicrafts. The underlying aims of Institutes are home-making cooperation and citizenship.

Jloward Andrew, Ltd.., for this weekend of their gigantic stocktaking sale are again reducing their stock of models and ready-to-wear ha Is. A glance at their window will show this. Every hat that is bought will bring up the total for cash and will give the buyer a greater chance to secure the lovely hearth rug.

It is reported from Christchurch that owing to the presence of black spot in the orchards, there will be no export of apples from Canterbury this season.

Christchurch is to have the first speedway in New Zealand at Monica Park. It will be a track constructed of soft woods, built up at the corners to an angle of between forty and fifty degrees, and capable of carrying niotor cycle arid small niotor cars at a speed up to 75 miles an hour. It will cost about £BOO9. and it is proposed that the work of formation be commenced next winter, the track being ready for use the following summer.

Can you tell me what we are going to do with all our boys as they leave, school, said a business man to a Wanganui newspaper representative. The latter admitted that he could not answer the question. “Well, I will tell you,” said the business man. “Owing to the ridiculous limitation of apprentices, the majority of our boys will become labourers to tradesmen being brought from overseas. The indicator is pointing very strongly in that direc tion at present!”

Ratana’s boycott of Wanganui institutions has not extended io the court there. Although his disciples no longer purchase luxuries anTT necessities from Wangauu business men, they still patronise the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court, and for a long period yesterday the Bench was occupied with the hearing of rather tedious evidence tendered by Ratana natives on various claims. “I wish Ratana would take this, business to Marton, along with tlie rest of it,” said one of those engaged in the proceedings.

A few swaggers are to be seen on the main roads in the Horowhenua district, but they are stated to be not nearly so numerous as they were about Christmas time.

Aclady surfer on Sunday was an unfortunate victim of the sneak thieves who have been operating in the dressing sheds at New Brighton of late (states a Chrstcliurch message). All she could find of her clothes when she returned to the sheds was a pair of stockings, and with these and her bathing suit she was forced to go home. A mail who went for a dip took the precaution of removing his valuables. It was just as well as when he returned lie found that his clothes had been turned inside out.

According to the Palmerston North Borough engineer (Mr. J. R. Hughes) £1750 has been spent on repaifs to footpaths in the Borough since April Ist last.

A:: interesting property deal recently effected in Wanganui was 'the sale of an Avenue block, states the “Chronicle. ’’ The price was £375 per foot for the frontage of 16 feet, and represents an advance of £175 .per foot on the price paid for the .property 12 months ago. At £375 per foot, in view of Wanganui ’s advance as a business centre, experts believed that the purchase is a good one.

An inaugural sports meeting under the auspices of the Taranaki Caledonian Societies, w r as held at Hawcra on Wednesday. Lamb, the Australian cyclist, competed. He won the invitation mile and was third in the three miles. Rose also competed and won the mile. Interest attached to the meeting because of the fact that the British Empire champions, Lamb, Rose and Lay, took part.

What was described by an angler as being absolute slaughter, was seeu on the beach at Waikanae the other day, when Maoris were fishing for kahawai. The fish were very plentiful and they were caught by a tin disc on the cud of a line. One Maori was throwing this out time after time as fast as he could work, and another was gaffing the fish as they were brought iii. The process was an incessant one for the time being.

The Dargaville Borough Councillors had a bomb dropped among them at the meeting on Monday night, when a letter was read from the Audit Department, tagging the balance-sheet (says the “Tilnes ,, ). It appears that the Council paid their share of the cost of the tablet on the Wairoa bridge out of the general funds and also unauthorised expenditure had been overdrawn. The Department demanded that eaeli councillor pay 13s 4d out of his pocket.

When a Magistrate or Justice of the Peace passes judgment on foot-path loving cyclists and speed kings after February 1, the familiar phrase “Costs 7/-’’ will not be heard. Instead, there will be a demand for 10/*, as fees for warrants will be increased from 3s as at present, to ss. The change will conform with the new regulations issued by an Order-in-Council on December 20, and recorded in the latest issue of the “New Zealand Gazette. ’’ The foe for information and complaint will be increased from 5s to 7s and for hearing or rc-hearing from 2s to 3s. Court costs will therefore be 10s. Besides the increase in warrant fees, charges for summons services have been increased by one shilling.

Cabled advice has been received by Mr. T. M. Wilford, of Wellington, of a further success of his daughter, Miss Isobel Wilford, on the London stage. For some months Miss Wilford has been under-study to Miss Olga Lindo in "The Best People" at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftbury Avenue. The play concluded its run on January 11, and three days afterwards Miss Wilford obtained the position of under-study to Miss Tullalah Bankhead and Miss Ruth Perry in "The Gold Diggers," a two-years ’ New York success, at the same theatre. Mr. Wilford is now advised that last Saturday night Miss AVilford played Miss Perry’s part, scoring an immediate succcess. Isobel Wilford was effective ingenue lead in Williamson’s exciting mystery play, "The Bat," here in 1922.

No little amusement was caused by the appearance of a hive of bees in Ruataniwha Street yesterday. The swarm eventually settled on an elec-tric-light pole in front of the shop of a prominent Oriental," who promptly proceeded, with the help of several fellow-countrymen, to make arrangements for their capture, but after several attempts, it was left to a European, who came on the scene w'ith a ladder, to dislodge the swarm. Unfortunately, for the Celestial, in his efforts to dislodge the swarm the receptacle into which the hive was to have been swept, slipped, and about half the bees descended upon his pate. The expectant Chinaman, who made a hurried exit, was seen to imitate all the gyrations of the "Charleston" in his efforts to shake off the honeymakers. —Waipukurau Press.

A rat introduced the comedy element into "The Fake," at the Theatre JRoyal, Christchurch, on Saturday evening, but the moment was exceedingly awkward for the players, states an exchange. Miss Iverric Kelly, Mr. Maurice Moseovitch and Mr. Reginald Newson were acting a most poignant scene when Mr. Rat scuttled out of the wings. The audience, until that moment, had been most attentive and quiet, as befitted the scene, but the appearance of the rat was too much. As it nosed round the property furn'iture the audience giggled, and forgot the story of "The Fake." It must have been a trying moment for the folk on the stage, but they held their ground until the rat disappeared into the 11 drawing room." Then the audience turned its attention to the play again, only to forget it a few minutes later when the rat scurried round and made a second entrance.

Last week-end a party of Tararua Tramping Club members crossed from Otaki to Upper Hutt, under rather bad conditions. The mountains were enveloped in mist for the major portion of the crossing, and visibility was poor, but the party, a strong and happy one,- made an enjoyable trip, and experienced no difficulty.

A pleasant outing was provided by the Wellington Red Cross Society on Friday last for a number of patients at the Porirua Hospital. Twenty-eight men journeyed per motor-car to Eaekakariki, where the day was spent on the beach. Cricket, bathing and various games "were indulged in and the time passed all too quickly. Luncheon and afternoon tea was served to music, one of the, men having brought a gramophone with a fine selection of records.