Shannon News TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1927.

Shannon News, 8 February 1927, Page 2

Shannon News TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1927.

A friendly game of cricket was played on the Domain on Saturday afternoon between teams from Mangaoro and Shannon, the latter team winning.

Mr W. Murdoch, who has been residing in the Auckland district, was a visitor to Shannon on Saturday, while on his way to Wellington. Mr Murdoch is looking very well and during his short stay was kept busy visiting his friends.

Mr L. H. Best, of Kingston road, Shannon, who Avas so successful with his sheep exhibits in the Southdown classes at the Levin Show, met with further successes Avith his exhibits at the Woortville ShcAV, Avhere he secured a first for eAve lamb, defeating eight others. He also secured, third for ram lamb and a third for ram over 12 months and under 2rl months.

A general meeting of the Shannon Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club was held pn Saturday evening, when the programme committee submitted a programme for the Club's fixture to be held on March 12th. The programme includes a number of events for axemen, the chief of Avlitch will be the 14inch under hand chop, the first prizj being £lO, second £3, and third £1; while good prizes are offered in the other events. The cyclists and runners are also Avell catered for. The programme, being approved of by the meeting, Avas adopted.

The monthly stock sale was held in the Shannon yards on Monday. There was a large yarding of sheep and an average number of entries in the cattle section. Although there was a fair attendance of buyers, bidding was not spirited, prices realised being on a par with recent sales. With the exception of a large line of ewes, the sheep entries change:! hands> while most'of the cattle found new owners. The prices realised are as follows- —Sheep: Store lambs 7/8, 9/9 and 14/-; 2-tooth wethers 19/-, 2-tooth ewes 17/7. Cattle: Tat cows £4 10s, £5 and-£5 15s, store cows £2 10s to £3 7s 6d, bulls £2 15s anvl £4 10s, springing heifers £5.

One thing at a time and that done well is the standing motto of the Shannon Borough Council. Having clone wfitjh their municipal buildings thjey decided at their lheeting on Friday evening to direct their attention to a public swimming baths. No greater asset can be given a town, which has such a large number of young folk, than properly controlled swimming baths; and in this movement we have not the slightest doubt the ratepayers and the public will give the Council the support it deserves. A public meeting is being called in the Council Chamber on Tuesday, February 15th, when .he Council will submit a scheme and estimate of cost.

Mr Jas Curran reporting at the Athletic Club 's meeting on Saturday night on the state of the cycling track at the Drmain, said a start had been made to prepare the track, but a lot of work required to be done. The track would have to be chipped, while several pieced would have to be made up. Ho thought that after all the voluntary work that had been done to put the track in order, the Council should have put a man on cue day a month to keep it clean. He also took exception to the Council making the Domain a campingground for tourists, lie moved that a letter be forwarded to the Council protesting against their action in this matter. The motion was seconded by Mr T. King and carried unanimously. Mr E. Spencer said that lie fully agreed with the motion.' He had protested as a 'councillor. It was a public ground and should be kept -for that purpose alone. London has voted against the American waffle. Just about & year ago a great firm of caterers put the crisp and toothsome American concoction on their menus. Maple syrup, so-called, was imported to pour on the waffles. For a few months they were popular. Then the demand dwindled and finally disappeared. The caterers attempted to revive interest in the waig waffle, even tried putting an egg in the batter, but staid old London held aloft. The caterers say the explanation is that eating is a serious business with the English. Bacon and eggs, beef and boiled potatoes are enjoyed in cold weather. Waffles may satisfy*" American appetites, but they scarcely arouse English curiosity as food.

The rate Avar anticipated in the Waikato ir. connection with fertilisers, :i; a rc-sult of the recent entrance into ihc manure business by the N.Z. Co-- > Dairy Co., Ltd., is on in earnest, for following the announcement by the daisy company that it would supply superphosphate direct to the company's suppliers at £4 17s 6d less ss, the other fertiliser companies announce that.their price is iioav £4 7s 6d per ton for cash.

Interesting tests have been, made by the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Forestry Department of the respective merits of wheel spokes of manuka, ironbark and hickory. These showed that, although ironbark has a greater specific gravity than manuka, the latter is 10 per cent, stronger in compression, proving its superiority for spoke construction. Hickory, the main spoke timber of America, proved to be only GG per cent, as strong as ironbark.

Great excitement is prevailing among some of the Mokau Maoris. It is stated that the shifting sand has uncovered the Tokomaru canoe at Mohakatino Eiver Heads, so that at low tide more of it is visible than there has been for the last 40 years. This cance has a great value among the natives, as it is one of the original canoes in which the Maoris came to New Zealand.' The canoe was wrecked at the mouth of the Mohakatino Eiver, and has become petrified.

Evasion of the motor regulations is becoming more and more a difficult matter. On the new motor number plates, a small star takes the place of the dash between the separate lots of numerals. The star will prevent the use of old number plates thatjhave bee a re-painted. But there is still nothing but luck to lead to the apprehension of a man who keeps only one set of plates for two or more cars, changing the plates from one to the other, according to which he is using.

A Wangai-ui motorist, who returned recently from Wellington, noticed with interest the activities in the direction of forming better roads in the Wellington province. He stated that when bends in the reads were under repair or where the bends sloped down dangerously, the sides of the roads had been lined with new kerosene tins. In his opinion the idea was a good one, particularly at night, as light shining on the surface of the tins marked out distinctly dangerous points on the highway.—Chronicle.

A dog story possessing unusual features is in circulation in Wanganui. The proud owner of a cherished dog went away for a holiday, and on his return Avas informed by a neighbour that the dog had been run over by a car. It was now under the sod in th*.' owner's section, the kind-hearted neighbour having given it a suitable interment. He was thanked by the bereaved owner, and the matter dropped. But it was revived again, when the dog inspector called on his rounds, and insisted on the exhumation of the corpse. From the. subsequent examination was evolved the theory that the dog had iDecn shot. Further developments are noAV said to be pending.

At a committee meeting last night arrangements were made in connection with the annual excursion of the Levin District High School, which will be held to Plimmerton on Wednesday next. It was reported that the Mayor had invited the business people to observe a whole holiday instead of a half day. It was decided that tickets for adults (4s) be on sale at the school on Monday and Tuesday, and at the Municipal Shop on Tuesday next. All school children will be paid for by the fund that is being raised. Messrs Roe and Procter were appointed to arrange for the allocation of the carriages to the children, the whole of the remainder of the train being thrown op"en to the public. -It was anticipated that with the proceeds of the Shop Day being held to-day, the funds required would be available.

Nothing is more pleasing .after a swim in the surf than a delightful sunbath lying on the sands, but when this policy' of lying in the sun on a hot beach is pursued to excess, dangerous consequences may result. This was illustrated at Napier (says the ''Daily Telepraph") when a swimmer 911 the Parade became so thoroughly '"'cooked'' that he resembled a cooked crayfish just out of the pot. The aftermath came in the evening, when the swimmer became delirious with pain of his sun burns, which covered his limbs and body, and a medico was summoned. The medical man injected morphia to dull the pain and induce Vestful sleep in the patient, but even with this precaution the sufferer had to be watched all night, and Avas not out of danger the following morning. His painful and dangerous experience should be a warning to others.

A remarkable example of the speed which the old-time sailing ship aould develop under favourable conditions is shown by a painting by a well-kfcown artist. Copies of the picture, which* are still retained by shipping companies and others interested in the old ''Wind jammers," were recently issued in! coloured form. In the picture are siown the clipper ship Turakina, which inade many voyages from England to Otago in the 'eighties and 'nineties, an<| her contemporary, the old mail steamer Euapehu, breasting a stormy sea. {Both ships wei-3 owned by the New Zealand Shipping Company. It is recordedjthat on January 14th, 1895, in lat. 46,5|)deg. S., long. 69.16 deg. E., both ships, peering east, with the wind north, the Tiirakina, in a moderate gale with raiij and dirty weather, her sails scaked Jwith spray, passed the Ruapehu within a ship's length of the latter's starboard side. Soon after passing, the Turakina hauled her wind and crossed the Ruapehu's bows, shortening dcwjri to topsails, with reefed mainsail andjfurled cro'jack. Even, then the Turakina held her own with the steamer during a long summer's day, always a little ahead on the bow. The Ruapehu was logging 14J knots.

At a sale at Carterton last Friday, a set - of gig harness was sold for 200 and the gig for 40s.

Eain fell in Foxton on eight days last month, a total of 1.2 inches. . The maximum fall occurred on the 13th, when .42 inch was registered.

The members of the Shannon Lawn Tennis Club visited the Hokio Beach yesterday for a picnic, and spent a thoroughly enjoyable day, indulging for the most part iii bathing and fishing.

Carterton's "high pressure" water supply has sunk to the status of the lowest of low pressures, the registration at the fire brigade station on Monday morning being barely 51bs.

Mr. Hesse, Agricultural Instructor, has been on a visit to the.Otaki State School for the past two days and .imparted much useful knowledge to the scholars. r

The vital statistics for Otaki for January were: Births 4, deaths nil, marriages 2, licenses issued 3. For the year there were 85 births, 21 deaths, and 32 marriages.

Greytown's hottest day this year was on January 31st, when the shade temperature recorded was 92 degrees Fahhenheit. Eain fell on seven days and totalled 1.26 inches. The maximum rainfall was .66 of an inch on January 13th.

The Christchurch City Council decided' to support the remit to be move"! at the next Municipal Conference, "That the Government be urged to abolish the existing Main Highways Board and set up one each for the North and South Islands."

During 1926 thero were 217 bankruptcies in the Wellington district. The total assets were £23,549 Is 9d*, and the liabilities £95,799 0s 4d. Thirty-one were employers, 88 employees, 98 workers on their own account and three were women.

The sustained interest of the serial story.applies also to the serial sermon, and those who heard the Rev. J. D. McArthur preach some time ago on successive Sundays on the parables of Christ, will appreciate the fact that he is now commencing a series of discourses on the Sermon on the Mount. The subject was introduced last Sunday and will be continued to-morrow mom ing, when his theme will be "The Beatitudes." In the evening the subject will be "The Cross in the Garden. ''